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Eduardo Alejandro Unda Sanzana

Director

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Light pollution (ground and space sources). Exoplanets. Astroengineering. Minor planets of the Solar System.

Educación

  •  Astronomy, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON. Reino Unido, 2005
  •  Physics with minor in Astronomy, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 1999
  •  Engineering with minor in Chemical Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 1996

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoc Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Concepción, Chile

    2004 - 2005

  •   Postdoc Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2005 - 2007

  •   Assistant professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2008 - 2012

  •   Associate professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2012 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Director Ejecutivo Other

    Sociedad Chilena de Astronomía (SOCHIAS)

    Chile

    2013 - 2018

Formación de Capital Humano


2016: External referee for MSc thesis on Software Engineering related to astroengineering at U. Católica del Norte.
Previous experience is older than 3 years.


Difusión y Transferencia


Several tens of public activities for the general public, school students, teachers, etc. On a professional level I can also highlight:

2019: Main organizer of the XVI Latin American Regional International Astronomical Union Meeting (LARIM).
2016: Main organizer of the XIII National Meeting of the Chilean Astronomy Association (SOCHIAS).
2016: Representative of Chile during the "Chile Week in China 2016".
2016: Main organizer of the II Industrial Event for Providers for Astronomy (focused on manufacturing companies with interest in astronomy).
2015: Director of the Ckoirama Observatory and related projects to open it to students, teachers, etc. supported by the Regional Government in Antofagasta in 2014 and 2015.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Mejoramiento Docente

    UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

    Chile, 2011

    Premio por el mejoramiento de la formación a nivel de pregrado en el área de astronomía observacional.

  •   Architect of SDSS-IV

    SDSS-IV consortium

    Estados Unidos, 2020

    SDSS-IV management recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the survey and have contributed at least a year’s worth of work on SDSS infrastructure with the designation of Architect. Eduardo Unda-Sanzana awarded Architect status for effort including critical work as part of the Chilean Participation Group Executive Committee, and work on Chilean (QUIMAL) grants aimed at developing infrastructure for APOGEE-2S.


 

Article (35)

First observations and magnitude measurement of Starlink's Darksat
FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids
Population control of Mars Trojans by the Yarkovsky & YORP effects
Spitzer Microlensing Parallax Reveals Two Isolated Stars in the Galactic Bulge
Spitzer Microlensing Parallax Reveals Two Isolated Stars in the Galactic Bulge
The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra
OGLE-2017-BLG-1186: first application of asteroseismology and Gaussian processes to microlensing
Simulations of starspot anomalies within TESS exoplanetary transit light curves I. Detection limits of starspot anomalies in TESS light curves
The Fifteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release of MaNGA-derived Quantities, Data Visualization Tools, and Stellar Library
Transit timing variations in the WASP-4 planetary system
High-resolution Imaging of Transiting Extrasolar Planetary systems (HITEP)
Unveiling the environment and faint features of the isolated galaxy CIG 96 with deep optical and HI observations
The 13th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory
The EURONEAR Lightcurve Survey of Near Earth Asteroids
Campaign 9 of the K2 Mission: Observational Parameters, Scientific Drivers, and Community Involvement for a Simultaneous Space- and Ground-based Microlensing Survey
High-precision photometry by telescope defocussing - VIII. WASP-22, WASP-41, WASP-42 and WASP-55
Many new variable stars discovered in the core of the globular cluster NGC 6715 (M54) with EMCCD observations
SPITZER OBSERVATIONS OF OGLE-2015-BLG-1212 REVEAL A NEW PATH TOWARD BREAKING STRONG MICROLENS DEGENERACIES
SPITZER PARALLAX OF OGLE-2015-BLG-0966: A COLD NEPTUNE IN THE GALACTIC DISK
THE SPITZER MICROLENSING PROGRAM AS A PROBE FOR GLOBULAR CLUSTER PLANETS: ANALYSIS OF OGLE-2015-BLG-0448
739 observed NEAs and new 2-4 m survey statistics within the EURONEAR network
THE SIZE, SHAPE, ALBEDO, DENSITY, AND ATMOSPHERIC LIMIT OF TRANSNEPTUNIAN OBJECT (50000) QUAOAR FROM MULTI-CHORD STELLAR OCCULTATIONS
Albedo and atmospheric constraints of dwarf planet Makemake from a stellar occultation
Fundamentals of the dwarf fundamental plane
EURONEAR-Recovery, follow-up and discovery of NEAs and MBAs using large field 1-2 m telescopes
Searching for star-forming galaxies in the Fornax and Hydra clusters
More than 160 near Earth asteroids observed in the EURONEAR network
Orbital period variations in eclipsing post-common-envelope binaries
Spectroscopic observations of new Oort cloud comet 2006 VZ13 and four other comets
The discovery of a 21-kG magnetic field in the Ap star BD+0 degrees 4535 star
GD 552: a cataclysmic variable with a brown dwarf companion?
Doppler tomography of the dwarf novae VY Aquari and WX Ceti
Optical spectroscopy of the dwarf nova U Geminorum
New results on GP Com
First observations and magnitude measurement of Starlink’s Darksat

ConferencePaper (2)

The not-so-extreme white dwarf of the CV GD 552
Monitoring variable stars from the Southern Hemisphere

Proyecto (18)

Desarrollo participativo de tecnologías astronómicas.
Centro Regional de Astroingeniería.
Manufacturing components for the APOGEE-S spectrograph. An SDSS-IV Chilean Participation Group initiative.
EduALMA
Participation of astronomy graduate students in international astronomy meetings
Strengthening the newly created astronomy unit at Universidad de Antofagasta
The first public Chilean professional observatory in the Región de Antofagasta
Centro de medición y asesoramiento de la calidad educativa
A solar observatory to strengthen the interaction with our local community
Detección de exolunas en planetas extrasolares
Third Chilean Astronomy Olympiad
Vagón de la Astronomía en el Tren Bicentenario de Ciencia y Tecnología
Eclipse-mapping de novas enanas
Strengthening the astronomy interaction and productivity in the recently opened M.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy program at the Universidad Católica del Norte
A small Observatory for outreach and undergraduate work at the Universidad Católica del Norte
Una red de videoconferencias para el desarrollo de la astronomía chilena
Fotometría de estrellas variables cataclísmicas como parte de un programa regular de docencia
THE NEXT STEP IN RESEARCHING CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE STARS=> FROM VELOCITY TO POSITION SPACE.
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Eduardo Unda

Director

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

10
Roberto Figuera

Adjunct Professor

Technology and Engineering

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10
Markus Rabus

Profesor Asistente

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Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

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Christian Nitschelm

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Maria del Carmen Argudo

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Angie Barr

Research and Teaching

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José Fernández

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Ronald Mennickent

Full professor

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Jordanka Borissova

Full Professor, grado 4

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad de Valparaiso

Valparaíso, Chile

2
Nelson Padilla

Profesor Titular

Astrophysics

Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Lauri Haikala

Academico

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapo, Chile

2
Médéric Boquien

Académico

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UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Antonio Montero

Profesor Adjunto

Physics

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile

1
Sandro Villanova

Associate Profesor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, DEPTO DE ASTRONOMIA

Concepcion, Chile

1
Douglas Geisler

Full Professor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, DEPTO DE ASTRONOMIA

Concepcion, Chile

1
Yasna Ordenes

Postdoctoral Fondecyt Fellowship

Astrophysics Institute

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Amelia Stutz

Associate Professor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Patricia Tissera

Professor

Fisica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Leiva

Postdoctoral Researcher

Departamento de Astronomia

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Edith Valenzuela

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile

1
Christian Moni Bidin

Director

Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Leonardo Vanzi

full time

Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Claus Tappert

Profesor ad honorem

Instituto de Física y Astronomía

Universidad de Valparaíso

Valparaiso, Chile