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MEMORIA IAC 2011 SUBCOMITES - Finanzas 2 9 - Operación Del Obs MEMORIA 2011 “INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS” “INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS” GABINETE DE DIRECCIÓN INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS (IAC) MAQUETACIÓN: Ana M. Quevedo PORTADA: Gotzon Cañada PREIMPRESIÓN E IMPRESIÓN: Producciones Gráficas S.L. DEPÓSITO LEGAL: TF-1905/94 7- PRESENTACIÓN Indice general 8- CONSORCIO PÚBLICO IAC 11- LOS OBSERVATORIOS DE CANARIAS 12- - Observatorio del Teide (OT) 13- - Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) 14- COMISIÓN PARA LA ASIGNACIÓN DE TIEMPO (CAT) 18- ACUERDOS 19- Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) 23- ÁREA DE INVESTIGACIÓN 26- - Estructura del Universo y Cosmología 42- - El Universo Local 91- - Física de las estrellas, Sistemas Planetarios y Medio Interestelar 125- - El Sol y el Sistema Solar 147- - Instrumentación y Espacio 176- - Otros 193- ÁREA DE INSTRUMENTACIÓN 193- - Ingeniería 206- - Producción 213- - Oficina de Proyectos Institucionales y Transferencia de Resultados de Investigación (OTRI) 225- ÁREA DE ENSEÑANZA 225- - Cursos de doctorado 227- - Seminarios científicos 230- - Coloquios 231- - Becas 233- - XXIII Escuela de Invierno: ”Evolución Secular de Galaxias” 235- ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SERVICIOS GENERALES 235- - Instituto de Astrofísica 236- - Observatorio del Teide 237- - Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos 238- - Centro de Astrofísica de la Palma 238- - Oficina Técnica para la Protección de la Calidad del Cielo (OTPC) 241- - Ejecución del Presupuesto 2011 243- GABINETE DE DIRECCIÓN 243- - Ediciones 245- - Comunicación y divulgación 255- - Web 257- - Visitas a las instalaciones del IAC 259- SERVICIOS INFORMÁTICOS COMUNES (SIC) 263- BIBLIOTECA 264- PUBLICACIONES CIENTÍFICAS 264- - Artículos en revistas internacionales con árbitros 285- - Artículos de revisión invitados (Invited Reviews) 285- - Charlas invitadas (Invited Talks) 286- - Comunicaciones a congresos internacionales 299- - Comunicaciones a congresos nacionales 300- - Artículos en revistas internacionales sin árbitros y comunicaciones cortas 302- - Artículos en revistas nacionales 303- - Libros y capítulos de libros 303- - Tesis doctorales 305- REUNIONES CIENTÍFICAS 312- TIEMPO DE OBSERVACIÓN FUERA DE CANARIAS 313- DISTINCIONES 315- RECURSOS HUMANOS 319- PERSONAL 332- DIRECCIONES Y TELÉFONOS El cielo del Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, con los telescopios MAGIC II, en primer plano, y Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC), bajo la Vía Láctea. Foto: Daniel López (IAC). PRESENTACIÓN Mientras la presentación de la Memoria del IAC del año 2010 fue extensa y reivindicativa, la de este 2011 es amable y breve. De este año 2011 únicamente quiero destaca la concesión al Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias IAC de la Certificación de Excelencia en Investigación “Severo Ochoa”, otorgada por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Solo ha habido ocho instituciones que han logrado tal distinción, la única de Astrofísica y la única no situada en Barcelona o Madrid. Con ello se nos ha señalado como uno de los centros de investigación más conocidos y prestigiosos. Entre los jurados internacionales había investigadores de los más distinguidos en el mundo, entre ellos varios Premios Nobel. Gracias a los fondos asociados a este programa Severo Ochoa, el IAC avanzará más en la comprensión de las leyes que gobiernan el origen y la evolución de las distintas formas de materia y energía en el Universo. En los próximos años pretendemos profundizar en las cuestiones clave de la Astrofísica, desde fenómenos de muy alta energía inmediatos al Big-Bang y a los agujeros negros, hasta la génesis en el Universo de los rayos cósmicos y rayos gamma, pasando por la formación y evolución de las galaxias, y de manera especial en los procesos de su nacimiento y muerte. Continuaremos estudiando en profundidad la física de los campos magnéticos en el Sol, incluida la interacción Sol-Tierra. También se impulsarán los programas de búsqueda de planetas similares a la Tierra en estrellas cercanas. El IAC hará uso de una gran variedad de instrumentos en la frontera tecnológica desde observatorios terrestres y espaciales y, en particular, del Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC). Se desarrollará también un programa específico para atraer y retener MEMORIA investigadores. IAC 2011 Vamos a ver cuantas de estas maravillosas y optimistas expectativas 7 nos permite realizar la crisis económica que tenemos encima. Prof. Francisco Sánchez DIRECTOR CONSORCIO PUBLICO “INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS” El Consorcio Público “Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias” está integrado por la Administración del Estado (a través del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia), la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias, la Universidad de La Laguna y el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Esta fórmula jurídica de consorcio fue una avanzada solución administrativa, consecuencia de un pacto por el que las entidades implicadas, concentrando sus esfuerzos y evitando duplicidades innecesarias, se comprometieron a unificar objetivos y medios en un único ente, al que dotaron de personalidad jurídica propia. Se trataba de que el IAC fuese un centro de referencia, no sólo capaz de cumplir las responsabilidades derivadas de los Acuerdos Internacionales de Cooperación en materia de Astrofísica, en los cuales representa a Españá, sino además de ser palanca para el desarrollo de la Astrofísica en el país. Cada uno de estos entes consorciados aporta algo esencial. La Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias: el suelo y, sobre todo, el cielo de Canarias; la Universidad de La Laguna: el Instituto Universitario de Astrofísica, germen del propio IAC; y el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: su experiencia en relaciones científicas internacionales. La Administración del Estado a través de el Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, por su parte, no sólo contribuye con el mayor porcentaje al presupuesto del Instituto, sino que, además, lo engloba dentro de sus organismos públicos de investigación y lo proyecta en la comunidad científica nacional e internacional. Especialmente importante es la participación internacional. Téngase en cuenta que la mayoría de las instalaciones telescópicas de los Observatorios del IAC pertenecen a otros organismos e instituciones de investigación europeas. La participación de las instituciones de los diversos países en los Observatorios se realiza a través del Comité Científico Internacional (CCI). La contrapartida principal que se recibe por el “cielo de Canarias” es del 20% del tiempo de observación (más un 5% para programas cooperativos) en cada uno de los telescopios instalados en los Observatorios del IAC. Un porcentaje realmente significativo que una Comisión para la Asignación de Tiempo (CAT) MEMORIA reparte cuidadosamente entre las numerosas peticiones formuladas por los astrofísicos 2011 IAC españoles. 8 El IAC lo integran: - EL INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA (La Laguna - Tenerife) - EL OBSERVATORIO DEL TEIDE (Izaña - Tenerife) - EL OBSERVATORIO DEL ROQUE DE LOS MUCHACHOS (Garafía - La Palma) - EL CENTRO DE ASTROFISICA DE LA PALMA (Breña Baja – La Palma) Se estructura en áreas: - Investigación - Instrumentación - Enseñanza - Administración de Servicios Generales Organos Directivos: Nº Reuniones * CONSEJO RECTOR PRESIDENTE - Ministro de Ciencia e Innovación VOCALES - Presidente del Gobierno de Canarias - Representante de la Administración del Estado - Rector de la Universidad de La Laguna - Presidente del CSIC - Director del IAC * DIRECTOR Organos Colegiados: Nº Reuniones * COMISION ASESORA PARA LA INVESTIGACION (CAI) * COMITE DE DIRECCION (CD) 33 - Consejo de Investigadores 1 - Comisión de Investigación 14 - Comisión de Enseñanza * - Comisión de Doctores * - Comité de la Biblioteca * (* = virtuales) * COMITE CIENTIFICO INTERNACIONAL (CCI) 2 MEMORIA IAC 2011 SUBCOMITES - Finanzas 2 9 - Operación del Obs. del Roque de los Muchachos 2 - Operación del Obs. del Teide 2 - Calidad Astronómica del Cielo 2 * COMISION PARA LA ASIGNACION DE TIEMPO (CAT) - Telescopios nocturnos (sala nocturna) 2 - Telescopios solares (sala diurna) 1 REUNIONES CELEBRADAS Reuniones del Comité Científico Internacional (CCI) Durante 2011 tuvieron lugar dos reuniones del CCI: - - El 5 de mayo en el Faculty Club de la Universidad de Lovaina (Bélgica), organizada por el STER, el CCI celebró su reunión número 65. En la reunión se acordó conceder el Tiempo Internacional ITP disponible de 2011-2012 a KOTAK et al. para ampliar su programa de observación ITP 4/10, que ya estaba llevando a cabo con éxito (Ver Memoria 2010). - La reunión número 66 del CCI, se celebró el 15 de noviembre el Hotel Taburiente, en Los Cancajos, Breña Baja (La Palma). En la reunión se acordó explorar las posibilidades de colaboración en temas de divulgación, especialmente escolar, entre los diferentes telescopios robóticos y/o de control remoto instalados en los Observatorios del Teide (OT) y del Roque de los Muchachos. También se acordó elevar una petición a los gobiernos de España, de Canarias y autoridades de La Palma para que resuelvan definitivamente los problemas de la carretera dorsal de la Isla. MEMORIA 2011 IAC 10 LOS OBSERVATORIOS DE CANARIAS MEMORIA IAC 2011 11 OBSERVATORIO DEL TEIDE (OT) - Superficie: 50 hectáreas - Altitud: 2.390 m - Situación: Isla de Tenerife (Islas Canarias/España) - Longitud: 16030’35” Oeste - Latitud: 28018’00” Norte Diámetro INSTRUMENTO PROPIETARIO Operativo (cm) (año) SHABAR IAC (E) 2010 20 Monitor de seeing automático (DIMMA) IAC (E) 2010 30 Telescopio EARTHSHINE New Jersey Inst. Technology (EEUU) 2009 IAC (E) 30 Telescopio robótico Bradford Univ. de Bradford (RU) 2005 40 x 2 Red de
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