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Annual Report 2016 Instituto De Astrof´Isica Facultad De F´Isica Pontificia Annual Report 2016 Instituto de Astrof´ısica Facultad de F´ısica Pontificia Universidad Cat´olicade Chile Av. Vicu~naMackenna 4860, 782-0436 Macul, Santiago, Chile www.astro.puc.cl Abstract • Dr. Aiara Lobo, from Universit¨atHeidelberg, Ger- The Institute of Astrophysics (IA) at PUC has 16 ac- many tive faculty members, one Emeritus Professor, 46 post- • Dr. George Privon, from University of Virginia, USA doctoral researchers, and about 50 graduate students. The IA members published 228 refereed articles during • Dr. Jorge Gonz´alez, from Heidelberg University, 2016. In the academic year 2016, 12 students received Germany their Licenciatura degree, 4 obtained an M.Sc., and 4 a Ph.D. • Dr. Nicol´asCuello, from Universit´eClaude Bernard, France 1 Introduction • Dr. Rafael Brahm, from Pontificia Universidad The Instituto de Astrof´ısica (Institute of Astro- Cat´olicade Chile, Chile physics, IA) is one of the two academic divisions of the Faculty of Physics of Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica • Dr. Nicol´asTejos, from Universidad de Durham, UK de Chile (PUC). The Institute offers an undergradu- ate (Licenciatura) degree in Astronomy, and Ph.D. and • Dr. Paul Eigenthaler, from University of Vienna, Master's programmes in Astrophysics. Austria The IA is becoming an international centre of ex- • Dr. Sam Kim, from University of California, USA cellence for studies in the field of Astrophysics, covering a broad range of topics in observational and theoretical • Dr. Rodrigo Contreras, from Universidad de astrophysics, and is preparing the next generations of Bologna, Italy students that will benefit from the superb observational facilities available to Chilean astronomers and their col- • Dr. Alvaro Rojas, from Universit´ede Nice, France laborators. In addition, the IA together with the as- • Dr. Roberto Puddu, from Universita di Siena, Italy sociated Center for Astro-Engineering (AIUC) are en- gaged in innovative telescope instrumentation projects • Dr. Carlos L´opez, from Universidad de la Laguna, and high-performance computing programs. In this re- Spain port, we review the main activities at IA from January until December 2016. 2.1.3 Postdoc Departures • Dr. Iv´anLacerna, takes a faculty position at Uni- 2 Personnel versidad Aut´onoma,Chile. 2.1 Changes in 2016 • Dr. Adal Mesa. 2.1.1 New Faculty Dr. Ezequiel Treister arrived from Universidad de • Dr. Robert Nikutta left to take on a Postdoc position Concepci´on,Chile, and hired as a new faculty member in Tucson, Arizona. (Associate Professor). • Dr. Karla Pe~naleft to take on a Faculty position at 2.1.2 Postdocs Arrivals Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile. • Dr. Loic Maurin, from Universit´eParis Diderot, • Dr. Steve Schulze left to take on a Postdoc position France in Tel Aviv, Israel. • Dr. Claudio Ricci, from Universit´ede Geneve, Italy • Dr. Aldo Valcarce is now in Cruz das Almas, Bahia State, Brazil. • Dr. Xian Chen, from Peking University, China 1 • Dr. Jincheng Yu left to take on a Postdoc position • Dr. Julio Chanam´e,Assistant Professor (Ph.D. The in Shanghai, China. Ohio State University, USA, 2005) { Stellar dynam- ics. The Milky Way and the Local Group. Stellar • Dr. Luca Sbordone left to take on a Postdoc position structure and evolution. at ESO, Chile. • Dr. Alejandro Clocchiatti, Full Professor (Ph.D. Uni- • Dr. Zheng Zhenya left to take on a faculty position versity of Texas at Austin, USA, 1995) { Supernovae, in Shanghai, China. near and far. Radiative Transfer. Galaxy Clusters. • Dr. Xian Chen left to take on a Postdoc position in Cosmology. Beijing, China. • Dr. Jorge Cuadra, Associate Professor (Ph.D. • Dr. Aiara Lobo relocated to Belgium. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit¨at M¨unchen, Ger- many, 2006) { Gas dynamics around massive black • Dr. Mark Booth left to take on a Postdoc position hole binaries. Accretion onto Sgr A*. Proto- in Germany. planetary discs. Star formation and dynamics in galactic nuclei. • Dr. Jes´usCorral left to take on a Postdoc position at ESO, Chile. • Dr. Rolando D¨unner,Adjunct Assistant Professor, (Ph.D. PUC, 2009) { Large scale structure and cos- • Dr. Istvan D´ekany left to take on a postdoctoral po- mology. Astronomical instrumentation. sition at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) of Heidelberg University. • Dr. Gaspar Galaz, Associate Professor and cur- rent IA Director (Ph.D. Universit´ede Paris, France, • Dr. Roberto Gonz´alez. 1998) { Stellar populations in galaxies. Galaxy evo- • Dr. Nicolas Laporte, take on a postdoctoral position lution. Low surface brightness galaxies. Statistical at University College London. properties of the galaxy distribution. • Dr. Cristina Romero left to take on a Postdoc posi- • Dr. Leopoldo Infante, Full Professor (Ph.D. Univer- tion at Universidad Diego Portales, Chile. sity of Victoria, Canada, 1990) { Galaxy and struc- ture evolution. Pairs, groups and clusters of galax- • Dr. Sanzia Alves do Nascimento left to take on a ies. LSB, dwarf and star forming galaxies in relation faculty position at Univ. Federal do Recancavo da to environment. High-z QSOs. Correlation func- Bahia, in Cruz das Almas, Bahia State, Brazil. tions. The very high redshift universe. 2.2 IA Faculty • Dr. Andr´esJord´an, Associate Professor (Ph.D. Rut- gers University, USA, 2004) { Search and character- List of faculty members at the IA as of late 2016. ization of transiting exoplanets. Galaxies in nearby • Dr. Felipe Barrientos, Associate Professor (Ph.D. clusters. Star clusters. University of Toronto, Canada, 1999) { Galaxy evo- • Dr. Nelson Padilla, Full Professor (Ph.D. Universi- lution and morphology. Elliptical galaxies. Clusters dad Nacional de C´ordoba,Argentina, 2001) { Nu- of galaxies. Observational cosmology. merical astrophysics. Galaxy and Structure Forma- • Dr. Franz E. Bauer, Associate Professor (Ph.D. tion. Cosmology. University of Virginia, USA, 2001) { AGN Demo- • Dr. Thomas H. Puzia, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. graphics, Feeding, and Evolution. Coeval Growth Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit¨at M¨unchen, Ger- of Galaxies and Super-Massive Black Holes. Deep many, 2003) { Large-Area Surveys of Baryonic Blank-field Surveys (Radio through X-ray). Nearby Structures of nearby Galaxy Clusters and Groups. Supernovae and X-ray Binaries. Structure Forma- Hierarchical Structure Formation. Mass Assembly tion and Galaxy Cluster Evolution. of Clusters and Galaxies. Star clusters and Star • Dr. M´arcioCatelan, Full Professor (Ph.D. Universi- Cluster Systems. Chemical evolution and enrich- dade de S~aoPaulo, Brazil, 1996) { Stellar structure ment histories of galaxies. Galaxy formation and and evolution. Globular clusters. Variable stars. evolution. Stellar dynamics. Stellar populations. Stellar Populations. Galaxy formation and evolu- Population synthesis models. Stellar abundances. tion. • Dr. Hern´anQuintana, Professor Emeritus (Ph.D. Cambridge University, UK, 1973) { Observational 2 astrophysics. Clusters of galaxies. Interacting galax- • Dr.Xian Chen (Ph.D. Peking University, China, ies. Large scale structure. 2010){ Extragalactic Astronomy • Dr. Andreas Reisenegger, Full Professor (Ph.D. Cal- • Dr.Rodrigo Contreras (Ph.D. Universidad de tech, USA, 1993) { Theoretical Astrophysics and Bologna, Italy, 2010){ the history of the milky way Cosmology. Neutron Stars. Stellar Magnetic Fields. told by its variable stars Structure Formation. Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies. • Dr.Jesus Corral (Ph.D. Universidad de la Laguna e Instituto de Astrof´ısicade Canarias, Spain, 2012){ • Dr. Patricia S´anchez-Bl´azquez,Assistant Professor increasing the census of galactic stellar-mass black (Ph.D. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, holes in x-ray binaries 2004) { Stellar Populations. Galaxy formation and evolution. Chemical enrichment. Population synthe- • Dr. Nicol´as Cuello (Ph.D. Universit´e Claude sis models. Numerical modelling. Resolved proper- Bernard, France, 2015){ Extragalactic Astronomy ties of galaxies. • Dr. Istvan D´ekany (Ph.D. Eotvos Lorand University, • Dr. Ezequiel Treister, Associate Professor (Ph.D. Hungary, 2010){ Stellar populations Universidad de Chile, Chile, 2005) { Extragalactic • Dr. Holger Drass (Ph.D. Ruhr/ University of astronomy, active galactic nuclei, galaxy evolution, Bochum, Germany, 2014){ from the optical to the black holes. near-infrared: installation and commissioning of a • Dr. Manuela Zoccali, Full Professor (Ph.D. Univer- new optical, high-resolution spectrograph and devel- sit`adegli Studi di Padova, Italy, 2000) { Stellar Pop- opment of optics for near-infrared spectroscopy ulations in the Milky Way. The Galactic Bulge. Star • Dr. Sonia Deffau (Ph.D. Universidad de Chile, Chile, Clusters. Chemical Abundances. 2008){ Stellar pupulations, stellar kinematics 2.3 Postdocs 2016 • Dr. Paul Eigenthaler (Ph.D. University of Vienna, List of postdoctoral researchers at the IA as of late 2016: Austria, 2011){ chasing ghosts in the nearby universe -an unprece- dented study of the dwarf galaxy popula- • Dr. Karla Alamo (Ph.D. Universidad Nacional tions in the cen-taurus a group and the formax galaxy Aut´onomade M´exico,M´exico,2014){ relating glob- cluster ular cluster formation efficiency with dark matter halo properties • Dr. Crist´obalEspinoza (Ph.D. University of Manch- • Dr. Sanzia Alves (Ph.D. Universidad Federal do Rio ester, UK, 2009){ physics under extreme conditions Grande do Norte, Brasil, 2012){ Stellar Populations via observations of neutron stars • Dr. Patricia Bessiere (Ph.D. The University of • Dr. Virginie Faramaz (Ph.D. Institute de Plan´etologie Sheffield, UK, 2015){ understanding
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