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Adolfo NOT APPLICABLE Figueroa Vinas

Senior Research Scientist

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, Estados Unidos

Líneas de Investigación


Major research interests include studying plasma kinetic and MHD physics of the solar wind, heliosphere, shock waves, MHD and kinetic simulation of plasma instabilities and turbulence associated with space, solar and astrophysical plasmas.

Educación

  •  Physics, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Estados Unidos, 1980
  •  Physics, UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO. Puerto Rico, 1972
  •  Physics, UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO. Chile, 1970

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistant Professor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO

    Science

    Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

    1972 - 1974

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Senior Research Scientist Full Time

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, Maryland, Estados Unidos

    2000 - A la fecha

  •   Astrophysicist (Staff Scientist) at the Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics Full Time

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, Maryland, Estados Unidos

    1980 - 2000

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    1975 - 1979

Formación de Capital Humano


Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor: Claudio da Silva (UERJ, Brasil, NASA-GSFC), Nieves-Chinchilla, T. (U Alcala de Henares, Spain, NASA/GSFC, CUA), Pavan, J. (U Pelotas, Brasil, NASA/GSFC), Maneva Y. (K.U. Leuven, NASA/GSFC), Moya P. S. (U Chile, Santiago/Chile, NASA/GSFC), Navarro R. (U de Chile, Santiago-Chile), Lopez R. (U de Chile, Santiago-Chile).


Premios y Distinciones

  •   NASA Special Act-Individual

    NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    Estados Unidos, 2008

    NASA Special Act-Individual – August 26, 2008.

  •   NASA Special Act-Individual

    NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    Estados Unidos, 2007

    NASA Special Act-Individual Award, May 21, 2007.

  •   NASA/GSFC Performance Award

    NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    Chile, 2007

    NASA/GSFC Performance Award, July 13, 2007

  •   NASA/GSFC 25 Year Service Award

    NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    Chile, 2005

    NASA/GSFC 25 Year Service Award – November 2005.

  •   NASA Group Achievement Award (Cluster Science Team)

    NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    Chile, 2004

    NASA Group Achievement Award (Cluster Science Team) – August 24, 2004.

  •   NASA/GSFC Performance Award

    NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    Chile, 1996

    NASA/GSFC Performance Award. December-1996.

  •   NASA/GSFC Special Act Award – MCAT

    NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    Chile, 1995

    NASA/GSFC Special Act Award – MCAT, September 28, 1995.

  •   The House of Representatives of the Government of Puerto Rico Award Certificate

    The House of Representatives of the Government of Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico, 1990

    The House of Representatives of the Government of Puerto Rico Award Certificate, February 15, 1990.


 

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Jaime Araneda

Associate Professor

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UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

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Víctor Muñoz

Associate Professor

Physics

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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Juan Valdivia

Full Professor

Fisica

DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICA, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

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Pablo Moya

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Fisica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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Adolfo Figueroa

Senior Research Scientist

Heliophysics Science Division

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, Estados Unidos

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Rodrigo López

Investigador

Centro de Investigación en la Intersección de Física de Plasmas, Materia y Complejidad

Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

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Roberto Navarro

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Física

Universidad de Concepcion

Concepción, Chile