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Carolina Belen Agurto Gangas

Independent researcher

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

Garching, Alemania

Líneas de Investigación


mm-(sub-mm)-observations, radiative transfer, interferometry, fitting tools, monte carlo analysis, star formation, protostars, protoplanetary disks, dust physical properties

Educación

  •  Physics, UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2012
  •  Astrophysics, UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2015
  •  Astronomy, LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN. Alemania, 2020

Experiencia Académica

  •   Ayudante Cátedra de Física I Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2011 - 2011

  •   Ayudante Cátedra Física II Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2011 - 2011

  •   Ayudante Laboratorio de Electromagnetismo, ondas y óptica Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2012 - 2012

  •   Ayudante Cátedra Física I Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2012 - 2012

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Support astronomer 23.11.12-30.11.12 Other

    European Southern Observatory. La Silla

    La Serena, Chile

    2012 - 2012

  •   Support astronomer 23.02.15-27.02.15 Other

    Observatorio Santa Martina, UC

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2015

  •   Support astronomer 25.01.11-30.01.11 Other

    Cruz del Sur Observatory

    Combarbala, Chile

    2011 - 2011

  •   Tour guide in Astronomy section Part Time

    Exhibition: The Max Planck Science Tunnel

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2009 - 2009

  •   School and Astronomy student representative Other

    Communication and Outreach Center, Universidad de Valparaíso

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2012 - 2012

  •   Support astronomer 02.06.15-04.06.15 Other

    European Southern Observatory. Paranal

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2015 - 2015

  •   Doctoral Researcher CONICYT Fellow Full Time

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

    Garching, Alemania

    2015 - 2019

Difusión y Transferencia


Since 2008 I have been involved in astronomy outreach activities. In 2008 I became a member of the astronomy student outreach group at the Astronomy Department in the Universidad de Valparaíso. From 2008 to 2015 I presented seminars about stellar evolution at different high schools in the Region of Valparaíso ("Evolución Estelar: Las estrellas nacen, viven y mueren").
In 2009 I had the opportunity to participate as a tour guide in the fantastic exhibition Science Tunnel, which received more than 100,000 visitors. In this context, I collaborated with EXPLORA (National outreach programme and assessment of science and technology) as a scientific assistant in astronomy public events and training for tour guides in the exhibitions Noticias del Universo (2010) and Puro Cielo (2013).
In 2013 I co-funded the astronomy outreach initiative \textbf{Star Tres} with my colleagues Dr. Javiera Rey and Dr. Karina Rojas. Since then, we have created astronomy content in a web page, in a Youtube channel and different social media platforms with infographics. Thanks our community, we gained access to participating in #MeetESO in 2016, and as science collaborators in the script of the planetarium show "Bot y Lu: El Escape del Agujero Negro" in 2017.
During 2018, I was invited to the social media gathering at ESO Supernova planetarium in Garching. Here, I had the chance to record the exhibition for our followers and also to became familiarised with the ESO educational program. In October 2018, we were selected among the 100 Young Leaders 2018. This recognition, is given since 17 years by El Mercurio newspaper and Universidad Adolfo Ibañez. We were selected for our outstanding work in astronomy outreach and careers, and because we are one of the first Chilean/Spanish-speaking initiatives led by women.
In February 2019, we started a small project in Star Tres to encourage and promote a higher visibility of female scientists in Latin American. During the entire month we shared short biographies of Spanish-speaking scientists, #FebreroDeCientificas.
This year we published an illustrated and educative astronomy calendar, "Astrocalendario" with the publishing house of the USACH (Universidad de Santiago de Chile).


Premios y Distinciones

  •   100 líderes jóvenes 2018

    UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ

    Chile, 2018

    Las tres astrónomas de la Universidad de Valparaíso y estudiantes de doctorado crearon Star Tres, un blog dedicado a la divulgación astronómica que tiene además un canal de YouTube con más de 16 mil suscriptores. Un sitio que busca informar, enseñar y derribar mitos sobre la astronomía a través de noticias, juegos y herramientas lúdicas para poder llegar al público de todas las edades. Su objetivo en un futuro es poder abarcar todas las ciencias. Además, las tres son parte de la agrupación #Conectadasporlaciencia, que reúne a mujeres científicas y youtubers de España y México, para dialogar y actuar respecto de la poca presencia de género en las ciencias. Javiera tiene un doctorado en Ciencias, mención Astrofísica, en la Universidad de Ginebra, en Suiza; Karina Rojas, magíster en Astrofísica, tiene un doctorado en el Instituto de Física y Astronomía de la Universidad de Valparaíso; y Carolina Agurto está haciendo su doctorado en el Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics en Alemania.


 

Article (6)

Revealing the dust grain size in the inner envelope of the Class I protostar Per-emb-50
Detached cataclysmic variables are crossing the orbital period gap
DETERMINATION OF PULSATION PERIODS AND OTHER PARAMETERS OF 2875 STARS CLASSIFIED AS MIRA IN THE ALL SKY AUTOMATED SURVEY (ASAS)
YOUNG STELLAR CLUSTERS CONTAINING MASSIVE YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS IN THE VVV SURVEY
14 new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the SDSS and Catalina surveys
White dwarf main-sequence binaries from SDSS DR 8: unveiling the cool white dwarf population

BookWhole (1)

Astrocalendario 2020

ConferencePoster (4)

Dust properties inside and outside the disk of BHB07-11
Grain growth in Class I protostar Per-emb-50: a dust continuum analysis with NOEMA & SMA
VVV Galactic Star Clusters: VVV CL059
White dwarf - M dwarf binaries from Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Proyecto (12)

Ph.D program in Astronomy at LMU
THE ORIGIN OF VARIATIONS OF THE ECLIPSE ARRIVAL TIMES IN POST COMMON ENVELOPE BINARIES
Young stellar clusters in the VVV Survey containing massive YSOs
Young stellar clusters in the VVV Survey containing massive YSOs.
Astronomy outreach activities
Astronomy Outreach Activities 
UNDERSTANDING CLOSE COMPACT BINARY STAR EVOLUTION WITH POST COMMON ENVELOPE BINARIES FROM THE SDSS
UNDERSTANDING CLOSE COMPACT BINARY STAR EVOLUTION WITH POST COMMON ENVELOPE BINARIES FROM THE SDSS
ASTRONOMICAL TEACHING, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH AT UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO, IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO AND THE OBSERVATORY CRUZ DEL SUR, COMBARBALÁ, 4TH REGION
ASTRONOMICAL TEACHING, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH AT UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO, IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO AND THE OBSERVATORY CRUZ DEL SUR, COMBARBALÁ, 4TH REGION
TEACTEACHING AND OUTREACH OF RADIO ASTRONOMY AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO AND AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 5TH REGION OF CHILE
TEACTEACHING AND OUTREACH OF RADIO ASTRONOMY AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO AND AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 5TH REGION OF CHILE
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Carolina Agurto

Independent researcher

Center for Astrochemical Studies

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

Garching, Alemania

2
Matthias Schreiber

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Fisica

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Valparaiso, Chile

1
Catalina Arcos

Professor

Instituto de Física y Astronomía

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Márcio Catelan

Full Professor

Instituto de Astrofísica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Pia Amigo

Profesor Jornada Parcial

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

1
Monica Zorotovic

Profesor Adjunto

Instituto de Física y Astronomía

UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO

Valparaiso, Chile

1
Sebastián Ramírez

Profesor asistente

Centro de Astronomía, Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Radostin Kurtev

Titular

Instituto de Física y Astronomía

UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO

Valparaíso, Chile