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Dr. rer. nat.: Physik, Ludwig-Maximillians University - Munich, Germany (1992)
Research Area: Massive Stars, Stellar winds, hydrodynamics, Radiative transport, Numerical Methods, Astrostatistics, Astrometeorology
Publications: ADS
Telephone: (+56 32) 250 5519
email: michel.cure at uv.cl
About my research: My main line of research is massive stars, and particularly the manner in which they lose mass (stellar winds and hydrodynamics). We use different codes for obtaining the synthetic spectra of stars, Hydwind (developed by our group), FASTWIND & CMFGEN for radiative transport. We also do research in Astrostatistics, applying new statistic tools for solving astrophysical problems, for example in the distribution of rotational velocities of stars or the distribution of mass ratios in binary systems. Another area we cover is Astrometeorology, that is, understanding and predicting the atmospheric conditions over international observatories built in Chile. We pay particular attention to precipitable water vapor predictions and seeing.
See my research in: Variability - Data Bases, Surveys and Virtual Observatory - Astrometeorology
PhD (c): in Meteorology, Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet, Munich, Germany
Research Area: Meteorology, Astrometeorology, Atmospheric simulations
Publications: ADS (full) - ADS (refereed)
Telephone: (+56 32) 250 8492
email: omar.cuevas at uv.cl
Webpage: almaforecast.dfa.uv.cl/astromet
About my research: My main research is the study of the turbulence around the astronomical observatories, focus in the characterization and forecast of optical turbulence and astronomical seeing to allow for optimization of the operations. I am also involved in site testing for new astronomical observatories to arrive in Chile. I use meteorological models applied in mesoscale that simulate the atmospherics conditions in complex orographic zones.
Teaching: Computational Physics I, II and III. Undergraduate.
See my research in: Astrometeorology
PhD: Università degli Studi di Padova (2005)
Research Area: Galaxy evolution, observational cosmology, morphological properties and spectroscopy of high-redshift galaxies
Publications: ADS
Telephone: (+56 32) 250 8309
email: paolo.cassata at uv.cl
About my research: The goal of my research is to understand what are the processes that shape the formation and evolution of galaxies throughout the history of the Universe. I make use of deep extragalactic surveys combining data from space and ground observatories to build large samples of galaxies, and I exploit spectroscopy and high-resolution imaging to constrain their properties as a function of redshift.
See my research in: Active Galactic Nuclei - Planet and Star Formation - Data Bases, Surveys and Virtual Observatory
PhD: Universidad de Santiago de Chile (2001)
Research Area: Cosmology, General Relativity, Dark Matter, Dark Energy
Publications: ADS - INSPIRE
Telephone: (+56 32) 299 5554
email: victor.cardenas at uv.cl
About my research: My work is focused on the theoretical description of the observed Universe, both at early times (in the inflationary era) and in recent times (where dark energy dominates). I make use of general relativity, as well as alternative theories of gravitation, I propose cosmological models, and I test them against the available observational data.
See my research in: Cosmology - Gravitation
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