Instituto de Física y Astronomía

PhD: Universidad de Utrecht, Holanda (2011)
Research Area: protoplanetary disks, transition disks, planet formation, high-contrast imaging, imaging polarimetry.
Publications: ADS
Telephone: (+56 32) 299 5551
email: hector.canovas at uv.cl

About my research: My main research area focus on the study of protoplanetary disks, and in particular, transition disks.  As an observer astronomer, I use high contrast imaging techniques to directly image the faint protoplanetary disks at optical wavelengths, near infrared and millimeter wavelengths (ALMA). I’m also interested in studying the fraction of close binaries in transition disks

PhD: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (2012)
Research Area: formación estelar, cúmulos estelares, Vía Láctea, Astronomía infrarroja, Estrellas variables, estrellas masivas.
Publications: ADS
email: pending

About my research: My research is focused on resolved stellar populations in the Milky Way and Local Group. I am a postdoctoral research in the group of stellar clusters led by Jura Borissova. Currently I am focused on the characterization of a particular star forming region in the Milky Way, studying its young stellar population, to try to understand the triggering of star formation in the region. To study these objects I use mainly the VVV infrared photometric catalog. I am also interested in globular clusters and their variable star population, particularly RR Lyrae stars. I am part of the Millenium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS)

PhD: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Santiago,Chile (2012)
Research Area:  Protoplanetary discs evolution, planet formation, exoplanetary transits, atmospheres of exoplanets, planets around Post Common Envelope Binaries (PCEBs).
Publications: ADS (refereed)
Telephone: (+56 32) 250 8457
email: ccaceres at dfa.uv.cl - claudio.caceres at uv.cl

About my research: My immediate work is aimed at understanding the protoplanetary disk evolution, mainly the transition between the primordial disks (CTTS) to the more evolved disks (WTTS or Debris), passing through the Transition Disk (TD) phase. To carry out this task I take advantage of large spectral range spectroscopy (mainly XSHOOTER), (sub)-mm observations (including APEX and ALMA), as well as other sources of information. I’m also interested in the exoplanetary transits field, where I look for new planets either in new or know transiting systems, and I also work to understand some physical and atmospheric properties of known transiting systems. Finally I have started collaborating with the Binary group in the Institute, where I perform observations of the eclipses of Post Common Envelope Binaries (PCEBs) to understand the origin and nature of the variations observed in these systems

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