Since the creation of the Astronomy Nucleus in 2013 with the hire of the first 4 faculty, we are happy to have assembled a group of 20 members comprised of faculty, postdocs, students, outreach officers and administrators. In particular, we are most importantly happy to have built a serious PhD programm,e with students selected from …
Chemical abundances in stars carry information about a large variety of astronomical phenomena. In particular, atmospheres of low-mass stars of FGK spectral type have the chemical composition of their birth clouds imprinted. Hence, studying their distribution across the Galaxy and across cosmic time allows us to reveal the physical processes that shaped the Milky Way. …
The Ph.D. is 4 years long and students are expected to start research activities during their first semester in one of the following research areas: Planetary systems: extrasolar planets, high-contrast imaging, planet formation, protoplanetary disks, and laboratory astrophysics of cosmic dust. Stellar and Galactic astronomy: galactic archeology, stellar spectroscopy, stellar evolution, and galactic transients. Extragalactic astronomy: Active Galactic …
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As a research group, we seek instances for enabling scientific discussion through sharing our projects. At the beginning of each term, students are encouraged to share the results of their research projects with the group via presentations. This is important for acquiring soft skills, such as presenting and disseminating results. This also offers an opportunity …
A team of astronomers, including UDP Lucas Cieza, have created new ALMA image that reveals migrating planet in protoplanetary disk. A new high-resolution image from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) features a protoplanetary disk with an isolated outer region composed of an intricate system of thin rings and gaps, instead of the wide and …
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The Astronomy Nucleus of Universidad Diego Portales is looking to hire a new faculty member at either the Assistant or Associate level position. The requirements are a Ph.D. in astronomy or a closely related field and a demonstrated ability and commitment to excellence in independent research. Experience advising PhD students is desirable, and expected for …
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Roberto Assef y Claudio Ricci, Investigadores Núcleo de Astronomía Universidad Diego Portales, escriben la siguiente columna en La Tercera relacionada con el anuncio importante de la primera imagen de un agujero negro tomada en la Historia. Los agujeros negros son algunos de los objetos más fascinantes y misteriosos que se pueden encontrar en el Universo: …
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Twilight in Chuquicamata, the largest copper mine of the World which operates in the Atacama dessert Like in Astronomy, women have been underrepresented in the Industry and Engineering dedicated to mines. For that reason, Codelco (Chilean coorporation for Copper exploitation), celebrated not only the international women’s day this year, but dedicated the entire month of …
Atacama Dessert, a unique place for Astronomy but also for Mining Read More »
We’re pleased to announce the start of the new programme called INSANE (Ideas Nuevas y Sinergias para la Astronomia Nacional Emergente) workshops. The programme, funded by the ESO-mixto committee, consists of inviting for a week a Chilean researcher that is affiliated outside Santiago. During the visit, the guest will give 2 lectures and a colloquium …