Astronomical Instrumentation

STUDENTS SUPERVISION (PhD):
• Surangkhana Rukdee, PhD in Engineering, “Optical design and prototype of a high resolution near IR spectrograph for astronomy”, completed in 2019;
• Rodrigo Leiva, PhD in Astrophysics, “Stellar occultations by trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs”, completed in 2017;
• Abner Zapata, Angelica Suarez, Carlos Vasquez PhD in Engineering in progress.

STUDENTS SUPERVISION (Masters):
• Virginia Ortiz Würt, Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Magister en Diseño Avanzado (MADA), cosupervisor, “Doble Elice. Modelo de un servicio que acompaña a cientificos en la preparación y medición del impacto de las actividades de comunicación de las ciencias naturales para audiencias diversas”. Completed in 2018;
• Mauricio Flores, Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Magister en Ciencia de la Ingenieria, “Medición de la posición de elementos opto-mecanicos en el plano focal de un telescopio mediante fotogrametria de alta precision”, completed in 2018;
• Louise Dauvin, Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Magister en Ciencia de la Ingenieria, “Optimization of temperature, targets and illumination for high precision photogrammetric camera calibration”, completed in 2017;
• Paz Bluhm, Universidad de Concepcion, Magister en Astronomia, “Seguimiento y analisis de sistemas binarios y candidatas a enanas cafes alrededor de estrellas gigantes utilizando PUCHEROS”, completed in 2014;
• Marcelo Tala Said, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Magister en Astronomia, “FIDEOS: a high resolution spectrograph for the ESO-1m telescope at La Silla”, completed in 2015;

STUDENTS SUPERVISION (Undergrad):
• Carla Toro, Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, memoria en Astronomia, “Spectroscopic monitoring of N Scorpii during the periastron”, completed 2018;
• Pascal Torres Miranda, Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Memoria en Astronomia “Spectroscopic monitoring of a selected sample of binary stellar system”, completed in 2017;
• Mauricio Flores, Universidad de Santiago de Chile ‘USaCh, Memoria en Ingenieria “Diseño de la interface de calibración de un espectrógrafo de alta resolución”, completed 2015;
• Samuel Ropert, Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Memoria en Ingenieria “Diseño y desarrollo del sistema de control del espectrógrafo de alta resolución FIDEOS¨, completed in 2015;
• Marcelo Tala Said, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Licenciadura en Astronomia, “Development construction and test of an Image Slicer for high resolution spectroscopy in astronomy”, completed in January 2013;
• Johanna Coronado Martinez, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Licenciadura en Astronomia, “Modelling detached eclipsing binaries using radial velocities from PUCHEROS”, completed in 2012;
• Camila Antonia Gatica Diaz, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Licenciadura en Astronomia, “Techniques for Astronomical Site testing and monitoring”, completed in 2011.

POST-DOC SUPERVISION
• Holger Drass, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Sep 2014 – May 2020;
• Rafael Brahm, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, started in December 2018, Fondecyt Postdoc;
• Matias Jones, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Dec 2013 – Dec 2016, Fondecyt Postdoc;
• Shintaro Koshida, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, August 2012 – August 2014, postdoctoral research position created in the frame of the project CONICYT Anillo ACT-86 and an agreement with the University of Tokyo;
• Amokrane Berdja, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, October 2011-October 2013, postdoctoral research position created in the frame of the project CONICYT Anillo ACT-86;
• Pedro Escarate, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, from May 2010 to April 2012, postdoctoral research position created in the frame of the project CONICYT Anillo ACT-86.

• Author of articles in the section “Tendencias de la Astronomia” of EMOL (El Mercurio On Line) - http://www.emol.com/
• Author of articles in the section "Que pasa" of La Tercera - http://www.latercera.com/
• Collaborator and Scientific consultant of the theatre Company Tryo Teatro Banda - http://www.tryoteatrobanda.cl/. Co-author of the theatre play “El Observatorio del Cerro Tupahue”, Tryo Teatro Banda 2018
• Responsible for the outreach activities at the UC Observatory Manuel Foster - “Dia del Patrimonio”, “Día de la Astronomia”, week of science.
• Author of the book “Las Piedras de Paranal / The Stones of Paranal” 2011, Ediciones UC
• Editor of the book “Stelle di Atacama” published by the Embassy of Italy in Chile in the occasion of the international year of astronomy 2009
• Regularly presenting public lectures in schools or public events