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Caddy Coral Cortés Orellana

Professor

Universidad de Talca

Curicó, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Transiting exoplanets, Photometric analysis, Stellar variability, Microvariability, Stellar evolution, Galactic Bulge, Asymptotic giant branch stars, Red giant branch stars

Educación

  •  Ph.D. in Physics, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2019
  •  Master in Sciences, mention in Physics, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2014
  •  Astronomer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2012
  •  Higher Education Teaching, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2017
  •  Bachelor in Astronomy, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2011

Experiencia Académica

  •   Professor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Concepción, Chile

    2019 - 2022

  •   Professor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas

    Concepción, Chile

    2019 - 2020

  •   Teacher Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Talentos UdeC program

    Concepción, Chile

    2012 - 2022

  •   Professor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

    Temuco, Chile

    2020 - 2022

  •   Proffesor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

    Facultad de Ingeniería

    Curicó, Chile

    2022 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Professor Full Time

    Universidad de Talca

    Curicó, Chile

    2022 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


STUDENT SUPERVISION

03.2022 - Present Rubén Villaroel, Bachelor student, Universidad de Concepción
· Thesis: “ Variability in Giant Stars in the Globular Cluster NGC 6397”
Advisor: Dr. Sandro Villanova

03.2023 - Present Francisco Villaroel, Bachelor student, Universidad de Concepción
· Thesis: “ Variability in the Globular Cluster NGC 6397”
Advisor: Dr. Sandro Villanova

03.2022 - Present Diego Ulloa, Bachelor student, Universidad de Concepción
· Thesis: “Blue Straggler Star in the Globular Cluster NGC 3201”
Advisor: Dr. Sandro Villanova

07.2019- 07.2020 Carolina Montecinos, Master student, Universidad de Concepción
· Thesis: “Chemical Analysis of the Bulge Globular Cluster NGC 6553”
Advisor: Dr. Sandro Villanova

07.2019 - 01.2020 Álvaro Llancaqueo, Master student, Universidad de Concepción
· Thesis: “Is There a Relation Between [Fe/H] and Variability in Giant Stars of NGC 3201?”
Advisor: Dr. Sandro Villanova


Difusión y Transferencia


OUTREACH

04.08.2020 Columnist in Magazine Sabes: “Descubriendo Planetas Extraños”
09.07.2020- 12.2020 Columnist in Radio UdeC, Concepción, Chile.
09.04.2020- 12.2020 Columnist in the Newspaper “Diario Concepción”, Concepción, Chile.
09.2013 – Present Project advisor "Congreso Escolar Astronómico", Universidad de Concepción.
18.01.2019 Course: “Los eclipses” astronomy summer school for teachers, Concepción, Chile.
05.08.2019 Public talk: “La Sombra que Ilumina: Los eclipses como forma de descubrir nuevos planetas” in “Festival de la Ciencia Conce”, Concepción, Chile.
10.10.2018 Interview in the Newspaper “Diario El Sur”, Concepción, Chile.
12.01.2018 Public talk: “Descubriendo los Exoplanetas más Extraños” Natural History Museum Concepción, Chile.
09.11.2017 Interview in radio” Cooperativa Concepción” with section: “Mujeres destacadas en Ciencias”, Concepción, Chile.
18.08.2017 Public talk: “¿Qué son los exoplanetas?” College Wessex, Concepción, Chile.
28:04.2017 Public talk: “El estudio de la Astronomía”, Girls in Tech, Concepción, Chile.
17.03.2017 Interview in the Newspaper “Diario La Estrella de Arica”
17.03.2017 Public talk: “Conociendo Nuestro Sistema Solar un poquito más...” General José Miguel Carrera School, Arica, Chile.
17.03.2017 Public talk: “Explorando Nuestro Universo” Ignacio Carrera Pinto School, Arica, Chile.
17.03.2017 Public talk: “Exoplanetas: una Nueva Frontera” Jovina Naranjo Fernández High School, Arica, Chile.
18.01.2017 Course: "Descubriendo Planetas Extrasolares", Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
08.08.2016 Public talk: "Búsqueda de Exoplanetas" Chile Va!, Pinto, Chile.
25.08.2016 Advisor: "6o Feria en Ciencia y Tecnología" Kingston College, Concepción.
15.07.2016 Public talk: "Estudio de Exoplanetas en Concepción", Concepción, Chile.
03.2008 - 12.2015 Assistant in “Telescopio UdeC”, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
11.2011 Assistant in course "Galileoscopio" Universidad de Concepción, Chile.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Third best poster prize "The Galactic Bulge at the Crossroads", Pucón, Chile

    EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY

    Chile, 2018

    Third best poster prize “Search for Exoplanetary Transits in the Galactic Bulge” at the conference "The Galactic Bulge at the Crossroads", Pucón, Chile

  •   Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics Fellowship

    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Estados Unidos, 2018

    Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics: Fellowship Granted to 17 Ph.D. students around the world.

  •   CONICYT Graduate Research Fellowship

    MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA

    Chile, 2014

    CONICYT Graduate Research Fellowship: Ph.D. Fellowship awarded by the Chilean Ministry of Education. Ph.D. Thesis: "Search for Exoplanetary Transits in the Galactic Bulge", Concepción, Chile.

  •   CONICYT Graduate Research Fellowship

    MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA

    Chile, 2012

    CONICYT Graduate Research Fellowship: Master Fellowship awarded by the Chilean Ministry of Education. Master Thesis: "Origin of the First Supermassive Black Holes", Concepción, Chile.

  •   Recognition of the first graduates of the career of Astronomy

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Chile, 2011

    Recognition of the first graduates of the career of Astronomy, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.

  •   Award “Caja de Compensación Los Andes”

    Caja de compensación los Andes

    Chile, 2008

    Award “Caja de Compensación Los Andes” Awarded to students with the best grades in high school, Arica, Chile

  •   Academic Excellence Fellowship

    MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION

    Chile, 2007

    Academic Excellence Fellowship: Awarded to students with the best grades in high school, Arica, Chile


 

Article (6)

A Second Planet Transiting LTT 1445A and a Determination of the Masses of Both Worlds

Winters, Jennifer G.; Cloutier, Ryan; Medina, Amber A.; Irwin, Jonathan M.; Charbonneau, David; Astudillo-Defru, Nicola; Bonfils, Xavier; Howard, Andrew W.; Isaacson, Howard; Bean, Jacob L.; Seifahrt, Andreas; Teske, Johanna K.; Eastman, Jason D.; Twicken, Joseph D.; Collins, Karen A.; Jensen, Eric L. N.; Quinn, Samuel N.; Payne, Matthew J.; Kristiansen, Martti H.; Spencer, Alton; Vanderburg, Andrew; Zechmeister, Mathias; Weiss, Lauren M.; Wang, Sharon Xuesong; Wang, Gavin; Udry, Stephane; Terentev, Ivan A.; Stuermer, Julian; Stefansson, Gudmundur; Shporer, Avi; Shectman, Stephen; Sefako, Ramotholo; Schwengeler, Hans Martin; Schwarz, Richard P.; Scarsdale, Nicholas; Rubenzahl, Ryan A.; Roy, Arpita; Rosenthal, Lee J.; Robertson, Paul; Petigura, Erik A.; Pepe, Francesco; Omohundro, Mark; Murphy, Joseph M. Akana; Murgas, Felipe; Mocnik, Teo; Montet, Benjamin T.; Mennickent, Ronald; Mayo, Andrew W.; Massey, Bob; Lubin, Jack; Lovis, Christophe; Lewin, Pablo; Kasper, David; Kane, Stephen R.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Huber, Daniel; Horne, Keith; Hill, Michelle L.; Gorrini, Paula; Giacalone, Steven; Fulton, Benjamin; Forveille, Thierry; Figueira, Pedro; Fetherolf, Tara; Dressing, Courtney; Diaz, Rodrigo F.; Delfosse, Xavier; Dalba, Paul A.; Dai, Fei; Cortes, C. C.; Crossfield, Ian J. M.; Crane, Jeffrey D.; Conti, Dennis M.; Collins, Kevin, I; Chontos, Ashley; Butler, R. Paul; Brown, Peyton; Brady, Madison; Behmard, Aida; Beard, Corey; Batalha, Natalie M.; Almenara, Jose-Manuel

Article ISI
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL  (2022)

Chemical analysis of the bulge globular cluster NGC 6553

Montecinos, Carolina ; Villanova, S; Muñoz, C.; Cortés, C. C.

Article WOS Core Collection ISI
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY  (2021)

Variability in NGC 3201 Giant Stars and Its Impact on Their Spectroscopic [Fe/H] Determination

Llancaqueo Albornoz, A.; Villanova, S.; Cortes, C. C.; Ahumada, J. A.; Parisi, C.

Article ISI
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL  (2021)

The vertical Na-O relation in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6553

Munoz, C; Villanova, S; Geisler, D; Cortes, CC; Bidin, CM; Cohen, RE; Saviane, I; Dias, B; Tang, B; Mauro, F

Article ISI
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY  (2020)

Search for exoplanetary transits in the Galactic bulge

Cortes C.C.; Minniti D.; Villanova S.

Article ISI SCOPUS
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY  (2019)

Chemical analysis of NGC 6528: One of the most metal-rich bulge globular clusters

Muñoz C.; Geisler D.; Villanova S.; Saviane I.; Cortés C.C.; Dias B.; Cohen, R. E.; Mauro F.; Moni Bidin, C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Astronomy and Astrophysics  (2018)

Proyecto (5)

The VVVX Survey of the Milky Way

Minniti, Dante

Proyecto
 (2017)

Tracing the Formation of the Milky Way and Nearby Dwarf Galaxies Using Globular Clusters

Villanova, Sandro

Proyecto
 (2017)

Galaxy Evolution and the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes in the ALMA era

FONDECYT (1120061)

Proyecto
2012-2015
Personal técnico y/o de apoyo

Galaxy Evolution and the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes in the ALMA Era

Treister, Ezequiel

Proyecto
 (2012)

The Stellar-Mass Formation History of Massive Galaxies at z > 1

Demarco, Ricardo

Proyecto
 (2010)

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Caddy Cortés

Professor

Departamento de Tecnologías Industriales

Universidad de Talca

Curicó, Chile

4
Sandro Villanova

Associate Profesor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, DEPTO DE ASTRONOMIA

Concepcion, Chile

2
César Muñoz

Postdoctoral

Astronomia

ULS

Antofagasta, Chile

2
Bruno Moreira

2
Douglas Geisler

Full Professor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, DEPTO DE ASTRONOMIA

Concepcion, Chile

2
Christian Moni Bidin

Director

Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Ronald Mennickent

Full professor

Astronomy

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile