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Javier Alonso García

Associate Professor

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


GLOBULAR CLUSTERS, STELLAR POPULATIONS, STELLAR EVOLUTION, GALACTIC STRUCTURE

Educación

  •  Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Michigan. Estados Unidos, 2010

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Millenium Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2012

  •   Fondecyt Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2015

  •   Research Professor Full Time

    Universidad de Antofagasta

    Antofagasta, Chile

    2015 - 2017

Formación de Capital Humano


THESIS ADVISOR
- MSc Thesis advisor: Gonzalo Aravena Rojas (graduated August 2020)
- MSc Thesis advisor: Andrea Vásquez Zapata (ongoing)

SPONSOR OF YOUNG FACULTY
- Karla Peña Ramírez (2016-2019) - Universidad de Antofagasta - PAI CONICYT 79160052 Sponsor
- Sebastián Ramírez Alegría (2017-2020) - Universidad de Antofagasta - PAI CONICYT 79170089 Sponsor

TEACHING
Universidad de Antofagasta
2018 to 2020 - Stellar Astrophysics (graduate course; mandatory)
2016 - Introduction to Astronomy (mandatory for Diplomado in Astroengineering)


Difusión y Transferencia


Outreach activities include the following:

- Classes in outreach programs and schools:
2010 - "Mundos lejanos: Estrellas, planetas y vida en el universo", PentaUC course for young people with talent, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2015, 2019, and 2020 editions of the Winter School in Astronomy, Universidad de Antofagasta.

- Regular contributor to the Astronomy page in the Sunday edition of El Mercurio de Antofagasta, since 2015;

- Several public talks in Chile.

- Occasional press releases and interviews in the news media.



 

Article (23)

The RR Lyrae projected density distribution from the Galactic centre to the halo
KMT-2018-BLG-1292: A Super-Jovian Microlens Planet in the Galactic Plane
Short- and long-term near-infrared spectroscopic variability of eruptive protostars from VVV
Small-scale star formation as revealed by VVVX galactic cluster candidates
The enigmatic globular cluster UKS 1 obscured by the bulge: H-band discovery of nitrogen-enhanced stars
The VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea infrared variability catalogue (VIVA-I)
VVV WIN 1733-3349: a low extinction window to probe the far side of the Milky Way bulge
VVVX-Gaia discovery of a low luminosity globular cluster in the Milky Way disk
A colour-excess extinction map of the southern Galactic disc from the VVV and GLIMPSE surveys
Analysis of the physical nature of 22 New VVV Survey Globular Cluster candidates in the Milky Way bulge
Candidate Hypervelocity Red Clump Stars in the Galactic Bulge Found Using the VVV and Gaia Surveys
Chemical abundances in the metal-intermediate GC NGC 6723
Globular cluster candidates in the Galactic bulge: Gaia and VVV view of the latest discoveries
H-band discovery of additional second-generation stars in the Galactic bulge globular cluster NGC 6522 as observed by APOGEE and Gaia
The Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS): improved SEDs, morphologies, and redshifts with 12 optical filters
VVV Survey of Blue Horizontal Branch Stars in the Bulge-Halo Transition Region of the Milky Way
FSR 1716: A New Milky Way Globular Cluster Confirmed Using VVV RR Lyrae Stars
VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way
DDO 44 and UGC 4998: Distances, metallicities, and star formation histories
RR Lyrae stars in M32: Signatures of an ancient population
Stellar populations in the outer reaches of M31 and M32 from WFPC2 photometry
The star formation history and spatial distribution of stellar populations in the Ursa Minor dwarf spheroidal galaxy
A tidal extension in the Ursa Minor dwarf spheroidal galaxy

ConferencePaper (21)

Dwarf Cepheids in the Satellites of the Milky Way
RR Lyrae Stars in the Inner Galactic Globular Clusters
The giga-CMD of the VVV survey
Pulsating stars in ω Centauri. Near-IR properties and period-luminosity relations
New Breakthroughs in the Battle of the Bulge Using Globular Clusters
Searching for Variable Stars in the VVV Globular Clusters
The VVV-SkZ Pipeline: How to Get Automatic PSF-Fitting Photometry from the VVV Survey
Multiple populations in Galactic globular clusters from a Strömgren perspective.
Near-IR Period-Luminosity Relations for variable stars in ω Centauri
Stellar variability in the VVV survey: overview and first results
The VVV Templates Project
Variable stars in the VVV globular clusters
Multiple populations in Galactic globular clusters: a survey in the Strömgren system
Stellar Variability in the VVV survey
The inner Galactic globular clusters
The Vista Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) ESO Public Survey: Current Status and First Results
VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV): first results and perspectives
Globular Clusters in the Direction of the Inner Galaxy
Uncloaking globular clusters of the inner Galaxy
The discovery of RRLyrae in M32
Searching for Tidal Tails in the Local Group Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies

Errata (1)

Near-IR period-luminosity relations for pulsating stars in omega Centauri (NGC 5139) (vol 604, A120, 2017)

Proyecto (1)

UNVEILING THE HIDDEN GALACTIC PLANE: A NEAR-INFRARED VIEW OF THE STELLAR POPULATIONS AND THE STAR CLUSTERS AT LOW-GALACTIC LATITUDES
4
Jordanka Borissova

Full Professor, grado 4

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad de Valparaiso

Valparaíso, Chile

5
Radostin Kurtev

Titular

Instituto de Física y Astronomía

UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO

Valparaíso, Chile

4
Dante Minniti

Professor

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Santiago, Chile

1
Matthias Schreiber

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Fisica

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Valparaiso, Chile

3
Manuela Zoccali

Profesor Asociado

Facultad de Física

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Márcio Catelan

Full Professor

Instituto de Astrofísica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Matias Gomez

Associate Professor

DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Santiago, Chile

1
Sergio Torres

Director de Investigación y Desarrollo

Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

La Serena, Chile

46
Javier Alonso

Associate Professor

Centro de Astronomía (CITEVA)

Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Claus Tappert

Profesor ad honorem

Instituto de Física y Astronomía

Universidad de Valparaíso

Valparaiso, Chile

1
Andres Jordan

Profesor

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

2
Leonardo Bronfman

Full Professor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS Y MATEMÁTICAS

Santiago, Chile

4
Rodolfo Barbá

Director

Astronomía

DEPARTAMENTO DE ASTRONOMÍA - UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

La Serena, Chile

2
Wolfgang Gieren

Full Professor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

1
Sebastián Ramírez

Profesor asistente

Centro de Astronomía, Universidad de Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile

2
Sandro Villanova

Full professor

Física y Astronomía

Universidad Andrés Bello

Concepcion, Chile

5
Douglas Geisler

Full Professor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, DEPTO DE ASTRONOMIA

Concepcion, Chile

2
Julio Carballo

Independent Researcher

Instituto de Alta Investigación - Universidad de Tarapacá

Arica, Chile

1
Ronald Mennickent

Full professor

Astronomy

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Juan Beamin

Coordinador científico

Vicerrectoría de investigación y postgrado

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Lorenzo Monaco

Profesor asistente

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Santiago, Chile

1
Dominik Schleicher

Associate Professor

Astronomia

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

2
Alvaro Rojas

Académico

Física

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Yara Jaffé

Prof. Adjunto

Instituto de Fisica y Astronomia

Universidad de Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Chile

3
José Fernández

Assistant Professor

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapo, Chile

1
Giovanni Leone

Profesor Asistente

Instituto de Investigación en Astronomía y Ciencias Planetarias

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapó, Chile

1
Lorenzo Morelli

Profesor

Instituto de astronomia y ciencias planetarias

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapo, Chile

1
Humberto Farias

Investigador

Vicerrectoria de Investigación y Postgrado

Universidad de La Serena

La Serena, Chile

1
Daniel Ortiz

Investigador Informático

Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado

Universidad de La Serena

La Serena, Chile

1
Rosa Vieira

Académico

Instituto de Astronomía y Ciencias Planetarias

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapó, Chile

1
Antonio Montero

Profesor Adjunto/Asociado

Physics

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile

2
Christian Moni Bidin

Director

Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Lauri Haikala

Academico

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapo, Chile

2
Francisco Surot

Postdoc

Investigación

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, España