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CURRICULUM VITAE (Maximum 4 Pages) CURRICULUM VITAE (Maximum 4 Pages) CURRICULUM VITAE (maximum 4 pages) CURRICULUM VITAE (maximum 4 pages) - To demonstrate that the C, N and O ratios observed in AGB stars require the existence of non - standard mixing processes during this phase of stellar evolution. The origin of these Part A. PERSONAL INFORMATION CV date 01 - 08 - 2018 processes is still unknown. First and Family name Carlos A. Abia Ladrón de Guevara - First realistic determination of the contribution of AGB stars to the cosmic abundance of Social Security, fluorine. Age Passport, ID number Researcher ID O - 9585 - 2017 Apart of the above mentioned items, whi ch I'll continue to study, I'm currently I'm studying the Researcher numbers Orcid code 0000 - 0002 - 5665 - 2716 chemical evolution of the heavy elements (s - and r - elements) in our galaxy evaluating the impact of the stellar migration in the observed patterns. In a near future this study will be 13 14 18 A.1. Current p osition extended to ot her light element isotopes as C, N, O etc. On the other hand, I'm also Name of interesting in the chemical characterization of the most massive AGB stars and in particular Universidad de Granada University/Institution on the impact of the occurrence of the combustion in the bottom of the convective enve lope Department Dpto. Física Teórica y del Cosmos in the surface composition. Address and Country Phone number E - mail [email protected] Technical achievements: Current positi on Catedrático From 2009 - Build and installation of a IR robotic telescope in Dome C (Antarctica) . Espec . c ód. U NESCO 210110 210112 210303 210111 Stellar evolution, supernovae, nucleosynthesis, chemical evolution, Palabras clave cosmology, nuclear astrophysics, computational astrophysics C.1. Publications A short list of the most recent & cited published papers: A.2 . Education PhD University Year - s - Process Nucleosynthesis in Carbon Stars, C. Abia et al. 2002, Astrophysical Journal, Physics Universidad de La Laguna 198 9 579, 817 - On the Need for Deep - mixing in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars of Low Mass, M. Busso, C. Abia et al., 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 717, L47 - L51. A.3. JCR artic les, h Index, thesis supervise - Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, and Yield s of Low - mass Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars at - 2 Ph.D thesis supervised in the last 10 years Different Metallicities. II. The FRUITY Database, S. Cristallo, C. Abia et al. 2011, - 137 publications in total, 60 referred articles included in the JCR, 49 in the Q1. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 197, 17 - 38. - h - index: 29 (source ADS & Google Scholar) - Citations: > 2300, 140 per yr in the last 5 (source ADS and Google Scholar) - Nitrogen Isotopes in Asymptotic Giant Branch Carbon Stars and Presol ar SiC Grains: A - 5 sexenios de investigación (último 2016) Challenge for Stellar Nucleosynthesis, R. Hedrosa, C. Abia, et al., 2013, Astrophysical Journal, 768, L11 - L15. Part B. CV SUMMARY - On the Need for the Light Elements Primary Process (LEPP), S. Cristallo, C. Abia, et al. My research mainly deals with the observational (high resolution optical and near infrared 2015, Astrophysical Journal, 801, 53 - 65 spectroscopy) and theoretical (radiative transfer and stellar models) study of low mass mass stars (< 3 Mo), from the main - sequence until the AGB phase. In particular, I'm interested in - The puzzle of the CNO isotope ratios in asymptotic giant branch carbon stars, C. Abia, et the detailed chemical composition of these stars in light (Li,F,C,N,O) and heavy (A>80) al., 2017, A&A, 599, 39 elements, these later produced trough the s - process. I also study the contribution of these stars to the abundance of thes e elements in the universe. To perform such kind of studies, - Chemical evolution with rotating massive star yields - I. The solar neighbourhood and the s - I'm familiar with the use of spectral synthesis (both in LTE and N - LTE) and stellar evolution process elements. N. Prantzos, C. Abi a, et al. 2018, MNRAS, 476, 3432 and nucleosynthesis numerical codes. The outputs of these chemical analyses and numerical simulation s are used in the study of the chemical evolution of these elements C.2. Research projects and grants trough the corresponding numerical codes. All these studies have been financially supported by national and international (EU) research projects. My scientific projects concern the chemical composition of cool and evolved stars and their evolution and associated nucleosynthesis. The chemical evolution of the Milky Way and the unive rse as a whole. I have also participated in a technical project in Antarctica. Part C. RELEVANT MERITS - ARENA, Antartic Research, a European Network for Astrophysics, 2006 - 2009, Unión In the last 10 years, my more relevant scientific merits would be: Europea (FP VI), I.P: Nicolas Epchtein. Collaborator (P.I. node UGR, Carlos Abia), Grant: 1.6 00.000 € (27.000 € node UGR). - I have shown observationally that AGB C - stars are low mass stars (< 3 M ) trough the 85 analysis of the s - process branching at the Kr . - Dos Retos en Evolución Estelar Moderna: Estrellas AGB y Progenitores d e Supernova, - First detailed study of the chemical composition of the extragalactic AGB carbon stars. 2009 - 2012, . AYA - 2008 - 0421 1 - C02 - 02. PI.: I. Domínguez. Collaborator, Grant: 43000 € - An observational and theoretical study of the dependenc e on the stellar metallicity of the s - process nucleosynthesis . - La Producción de Flúor en las Estrellas AGB, 2010, FP A2008 - 03908 - E. P.I.: Carlos Abia, Grant: 3.600 €. 1 2 CURRÍCULUM ABREVIADO (CVA) CURRICULUM VITAE (maximum 4 pages) Lea detenidamente las instrucciones que figuran al final de este documento para rellenar correctamente el CVA - First Azarquiel School in Astronomy, 2010, CSO2009 - 05461 - E ,P.I.: Carlos Abia (co - PI), Fecha del CVA 19/11/18 Grant: 25.000 €. Parte A. DATOS PERSONALES Nombre y apellidos Mónica Relaño Pastor DNI/NIE/pasaporte Edad - Theoretical and Observational Analysis of the Late Phases of the Stellar Evolution: Missing Physical Processes in AGB Stars and Thermonuclear Supernovae, 2012 - 2015, AYA - 2011 - Researcher ID Núm. identificación del investigador 22460, P.I.: I. Domínguez. Collaborator. Grant: 116.000 €. Código Orcid - Las Estrellas de M asa Baja e Intermedia como Motores de la Evolución Química A.1. Situación profesional actual de las Galaxias, Progenitores de Supernova Termonucleares y Laboratorio de Organismo Universidad de Granada Astropartículas. AYA2015 - 63588 - P, P.I.: Carlos Abia (co - PI). Grant: 61589 €. Dpto./Centro Departamento de Física Teórica y del Cosmos Facultad de Ciencias (Edificio Mecenas) Campus de Fuentenueva Dirección C.3. Contracts E-18071 Granada Teléfono 958241722 correo electrónico [email protected] - Contract as "Invited Scholar" in the Universita di Perugia (2004). Duration: 1 month Categoría profesional Titular de Universidad Fecha inicio 10/2014 - Contract as "Reasearcher" in the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (2018) : Duration: 1 Espec. cód. UNESCO 21 month Astrofísica, galaxias, cinemática del gas ionizado, polvo Palabras clave interestelar C.4. Patents C.5. Awards A.2. Formación académica (título, institución, fecha) Licenciatura/Grado/Doctorado Universidad Año Físicas Granada 1997 Doctorado La Laguna 2004 C.6. Participation in Committees A.3. Indicadores generales de calidad de la producción científica (véanse instrucciones) - More than 40 observational p eriods granted in international telescopes. Número de tesis doctorales dirigidas en los últimos 10 años: 1; citas totales: 1628; promedio - Frequent reviewer of JCR journals: A&A, ApJ, MNRAS etc. de citas/año durante los últimos 5 años: 43; h index: 24, base de datos: - Frequent evaluator of national (ANEP) and international (INAF, FNRS, CNRS, EU) http://adsabs.harvard.edu/; Número de sexenios: 3 (último concedido en 2018). research projects - Commissioned in the Spanish CAT Stars and Planets (20 15 - 2017). Parte B. RESUMEN LIBRE DEL CURRÍCULUM (máximo 3500 caracteres, incluyendo - Vocal in the Stars panel in the ESO OPC (2015 - 2016) espacios en blanco) - Member of the Scientific Board (permanent) of the Azarquiel School in Astronomy. - Organizer & SOC for VIII Torino Workshop on AGB Stars, Granada 2006. Me licencié en Ciencias Físicas por la Universidad de Granada, UGR, (1997) y obtuve el - SOC of The Astrophysical Science C ases at Dome C, Potsdam, 2007 - LOC & SOC del ARENA Workshop on Spectroscopy at Dome C, Granada 2008. título de Doctor por la Universidad de la Laguna (IAC, Abril 2004). Mi tesis se tituló: - SOC in An Astronomical Observatory at Concordia, Frascati, 2009 ‘Cinemática del gas ionizado en galaxias espirales’ dirigida por John E. Beckman Abramson - SOC of IX Torino Workshop on AGB Stars, Perugia 2008. y Maite Rozas Espadas. La tesis recibió el Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado en el 2004. - SOC of X Torino Workshop on AGB Stars, Christchurch 2010. Fui contratada como Investigadora postdoctoral en el ‘Departamento de Física Teórica y del - SOC of XII Torino Workshop on AGB Stars, Budapest 2016. Cosmos’ de la UGR (2004-2005 asociada a un proyecto y 2005-2007 como Investigadora - Organizer and LOC of Theoretical and Computational Methods for Molecular Spectroscopy Juan de la Cierva). A finales del 2007 fui al Instituto de Astronomía de la Universidad de and Collisions: Application to Astrophysical and Atmospherical Relevant Systems , Granada, 2010. Cambridge (Reino Unido) como Becaria Postdoctoral MEC/FULBRIGHT (2007/2008) y como Marie Curie Research Fellow (2009-2010). En el 2010 me reincorporé a la UGR contratada C.7. Membership dentro del Programa del Plan Propio de esta universidad y el Octubre del 2014 obtuve la plaza de Titular de Universidad. Participo en proyectos de investigación punteros financiados Member of SEA, (1991), IAU (1993), EAS (1992) & AAS (1997). por varios organismos españoles (MEC y Junta de Andalucía). Actualmente formo parte del Proyecto Internacional HERM33S (HERSCHEL M33 Extended Survey), Open Time Key C.8 Public outreach Project del Telescopio Espacial HERSCHEL (ESA) y del proyecto CALIFA (Calar Alto Large I have given many talks of science popularization lectures in primary and high schools of Integral Field Area Survey).
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