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Marcos Andres Diaz Quezada

Assistant Professor

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Astronomical Instrumentation; Device Physics; Instrumentation for space physics and radio astronomy; Plasma Physics; Applied Electromagnetics, Very small satellite technology

Educación

  •  Electrical Enginering, BOSTON UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2009
  •  Electrical Engineering, BOSTON UNIVERSITY. Chile, 2004
  •  Ingenieria Civil Electricista, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2001
  •  Electrical Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1998

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas y Matematicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

    Santiago, San Pedro and Boston(USA), Chile

    2000 - 2008

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    MIT Haystack Observatory

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2002 - 2004

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    Boston University

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2004 - 2009

Formación de Capital Humano


Teaching and Mentoring

3/2009–present Assistant Professor, University of Chile
Courses: Applied Electromagnetic (EL3002), Analog Electronic Circuits (EL3004), Project Workshop (EI2001), Seminar in Analog Integrated Circuits (EL652)

Undergraduate Theses

11/2013 Diseño e Implementación del software de vuelo para un nanosatélite tipo Cubesat. Carlos González Cortés. (Advisor)
09/2013 Implementation of an open hardware and firmware modular radiosonde. Luis Alberto Herrera Gonzaléz. (Advisor)
08/2013 Requerimientos, implementación y verificación del nano-satelite SUCHAI. Tomás Opazo Toro. (Advisor)
08/2012 Evaluación y Aplicación de estrategias para el control de errores en canales satelitales mediante codificación algebraica. Felipe Troncoso Hernández. (Advisor)
08/2012 Aplicación y evaluación de estrategias para control de errores en canales satelitales mediante BICM. Sebastián Derteano Herrera. (Advisor)
08/2012 Modelación estadística de canal satelital, para aplicación en nanosatélites. Camilo Rojas Milla. (Advisor)
11/2011 Diseño, construcción e integración de un módulo de interfaz digital análogo para sistemas repetidores de globo sonda usados en situaciones de emergencia. Ignacio Abarca Mesa. (Advisor)
04/2011 Simulación Fluido-Cinética de los efectos ionosféricos producidos por la inyección de partículas desde el espacio. Accel Abarca Prouza. (Advisor)

Graduate Theses

04/2014 New techniques for fast simulation of Semiconductor devices. Francisco Reyes. On going Master thesis. (Advisor)


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Outstanding graduate teaching Fellow Award

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2005

    Award to an outstanding teacher assistant


 

Article (23)

An Architecture-Tracking Approach to Evaluate a Modular and Extensible Flight Software for CubeSat Nanosatellites
Determination of the Signal Fluctuation Threshold of the Temperature-Ion Composition Ambiguity Problem Using Monte Carlo Simulations
On the Relationship Between the Electromagnetic Burst and Inductive Sensor Measurement of a Pulsed Plasma Accelerator
AOT Retrieval Procedure for Distributed Measurements With Low-Cost Sun Photometers
Electromagnetic Burst Measurement System Based on Low Cost UHF Dipole Antenna
Automatic Detection of P and S Waves Arrival Times: Comparisons of the STA/LTA method with respect to the Modified Fractals Method and Basic Matching Pursuit Algorithm.
Evolutionary Design of a Satellite Thermal Control System: Real Experiments for a CubeSat Mission
Magnetic fluctuations in anisotropic space plasmas: The effect of the plasma environment
New opportunities offered by cubesats for space research in Latin America: the SUCHAI project case
THE LIFE CYCLE OF A RADIOSONDE
Anomalous ISR echoes preceding auroral breakup: Evidence for strong Langmuir turbulence
Plasma parameter analysis of the Langmuir decay process via Particle-in-Cell simulations
Incoherent scatter radar estimation of F region ionospheric composition during frictional heating events
Particle-in-cell simulation of incoherent scatter radar spectral distortions related to beam-plasma interactions in the auroral ionosphere
Analysis of beam plasma instability effects on incoherent scatter spectra
Dynamic variability in F-region ionospheric composition at auroral arc boundaries
Optical estimation of auroral ion upflow: 2. A case study
Particle-in-cell simulation of the incoherent scatter radar spectrum
Wave dispersion and the discrete aurora: New constraints derived from high-speed imagery
Optical estimation of auroral ion upflow: Theory
Radio frequency interference shielding and mitigation techniques for a sensitive search for the 327 MHz line of deuterium
A Map of OMC-1 in CO J = 9–>8
Calibration of active antenna arrays using a sky brightness model

ConferencePaper (5)

SDR Cloud Radar development with reused radio telescope components
Design automation for satellite passive thermal control
Feasibility study of using a small satellite constellation to forecast, monitor and mitigate natural and man-made disasters in Chile and similar developing countries
Using Fabrication on Small Satellite Projects
Vertically illuminated TW-UTC photodiodes for terahertz generation

Proyecto (5)

The first Chilean 3U-CubeSat space telescope designed to protect our dark night skies
Phased Array Platform for Space Applications in Cubesats
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium processes in space plasmas and the solar-wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions
A Cubesat platform for space and technology research
Camara de termo vacío para estudios en ambiente espacial
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Marcos Diaz

Assistant Professor

DPTO. INGENIERÍA ELÉCTRICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

10
Joshua Semeter

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Boston University

Boston, Estados Unidos

2
Leopoldo Soto

Head of the Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Laboratory

Thermonuclear Plasma Department

Comisión Chilena de Energia Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

2
Gonzalo Avaria

Investigador

Ciencias Nucleares

COMISIÓN CHILENA DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

2
Cristian Pavez

Researcher

Nuclear Sciences Department

COMISIÓN CHILENA DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

2
Jorge Ardila

Profesor Auxiliar

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

santiago de chile, ñuñoa, Chile

1
Miguel Martínez

Research Scientist

Geospace Physics Laboratory (673)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD, Estados Unidos

1
Alexandre Bergel

Assistant Professor

DEPARTAMENTO DE LA CIENCIA DE LA COMPUTACIÓN (DCC)

Santiago, Chile

1
Roberto Rondanelli

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Geofísica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Roger Schurch

Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Valparaíso, Chile