Man

Paulina Alejandra Troncoso Iribarren

Professor

Universidad Central de Chile

La Serena, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


I research on galaxy evolution using the synergy between observations, models, and simulations. I analyze galaxies in different environments and epochs of the Universe. Lately, I am focusing on primeval galaxies and galaxy transformation processes.

Educación

  •  Astrophysics, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA. Italia, 2013
  •  Astrophysics, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2009
  •  Physics , UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE. Chile, 2006
  •  Astrophysics, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA. Italia, 2013

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoc Fondecyt Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Fisica

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2016

  •   Professor Other

    UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHILE

    Economy

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - 2020

  •   Post doctoral researcher Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Physics

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - 2020

  •   Directora Licenciatura Astronomía Full Time

    Universidad Central de Chile

    Engineering

    La Serena, Chile

    2020 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Academico Part Time

    Universidad Autonoma

    Chile

    2017 - 2020

Formación de Capital Humano


Current supervision of students
Engineering master thesis of Claudio Rojas, “SPECTRA-3D: An algorithm to automatically classify IFS of galaxies”.
Engineering master thesis of Andres Riveros, “Detection, characterization, and classification of ALMA datacubes”.

Past supervision of students
Bachelor thesis of Gonzalo Prieto, “Characterizing the young galaxies of the Frontier Fields”.
Bachelor thesis of Carlos Santander, “Finding and characterizing the young galaxies of the RELICS survey”.
Bachelor thesis of Guadalupe Lizana, presented on June 2016 with the title “Galaxy clusters through the Fornax Cluster”.
Engineering thesis of Tomas Yany– presented on January 2016 with the title “SPECTRA: An algorithm to automatically classify galaxy spectra”.
Bachelor thesis of Stefano Garc ??a, presented on December 2014 with the title “On the evolution of the stellar-mass in star-forming galaxies at 0.5
Evaluator in the master committee of Boris Atenas on January 2015, for his thesis on “Anomalous states in electric dipoles that are independent and interacting”.

Lecturing
Professor 2017-2018, Calculus I, Calculus II and Algebra, Universidad Autonoma.,
Instructor 2017, lecturing the summer course “Galaxy modeling using Bayesian statistics”, Pontificia Universidad Catolica.
Instructor 2015-2016, I am the substitute teacher of the course “Introduction to Astronomy”, Pontificia Universidad Catolica.
Laboratory Professor 2008, and 2009, “Optics”, Pontificia Universidad Cat ?olica Assistant Professor 2006, “Statistical mechanics”, Universidad Catolica del Norte.
Laboratory Professor from 2005 to 2006, “Optics and Mechanics”, Universidad Catolica del Norte.
Student and laboratory assistant from 2002 to 2006 in the courses “Introduction to Physics and Astronomy”, “Stellar Astrophysics”, “Extragalactic Astrophysics”, “Optics”, “Statistical mechanics, Mechanics, Algebra, Calculus, Universidad Catolica del Norte.


Difusión y Transferencia


"Chile listen your sky in metro Quinta Normal", professor and designer of sounds that explain the interior of the Sun and different stars.
Professor & Designer of material and lessons of Astronomy for people with visual impairment, February 2016-to date, ALMA-CONICYT 3116000042, Pontificia Universidad Cat ?olica.
LHC masterclasses Presenting “The history of spectroscopy in Chile”, Astro-Engineering center, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, March 2016.
Public talk in Antofagasta and Valpara ??so focus on galaxy evolution, galaxy clusters, and the first galaxies in the Frontiers of the Universe, various dates from 2003 to 2015.
Talk dedicate to Astronomy and Physics Graduate students in Antofagasta, December 2014.
Planetario mobile presenter and preparation of the extragalactic presentation, 2014-2015.
Premio EDUCIENCIAS Part of the election committee of EDUCIENCIAS award, 2015.
Professor & Designer of different astronomy courses for the program DeLTA of the Universidad Catolica del Norte, 2004-2008. It is focused on teenagers and kids showing outstanding skills. The courses are
dubbed “Lalackuntur Isaya”, “A travel to stars”, “Opening the Eyes to the Cosmos”, and “Getting to know the Universe”.
Design and creation of Quarkman A computational game aiming to teach particle physics to general public, Universidad Catolica del Norte, 2002.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Marie Curie Fellow

    EUROPEAN UNION

    Italia, 2013

    PhD grant within the ELIXIR network


 

Article (20)

Following the crumbs: statistical effects of ram pressure in galaxies
The better half - Asymmetric star-formation due to ram pressure in the EAGLE simulations
The KLEVER Survey: spatially resolved metallicity maps and gradients in a sample of 1.2 < z < 2.5 lensed galaxies
First [N II]122 mu m Line Detection in a QSO-SMG Pair BRI 1202-0725 at z=4.69
The ALMA frontier fields survey: IV. Lensing-corrected 1.1 mm number counts in Abell 2744, MACS J0416.1-2403 and MACS J1149.5+2223
A K-s-band-selected catalogue of objects in the ALHAMBRA survey
The ALMA Frontier Fields Survey I. 1.1mm continuum detections in Abell 2744, MACSJ0416.1-2403 and MACSJ1149.5+2223
The ALMA Frontier Fields Survey II. Multiwavelength Photometric analysis of 1.1 mm continuum sources in Abell 2744, MACSJ0416.1-2403 and MACSJ1149.5+2223
Young Galaxy Candidates in the Hubble Frontier Fields. IV. MACS J1149.5+2223
Asymmetric Star Formation Efficiency Due to Ram Pressure Stripping
Evolution of Balmer jump selected galaxies in the ALHAMBRA survey
YOUNG GALAXY CANDIDATES IN THE HUBBLE FRONTIER FIELDS. III. MACS. J0717.5+3745
YOUNG GALAXY CANDIDATES IN THE HUBBLE FRONTIER FIELDS. II. MACS J0416-2403
Constraints on the star-formation rate of z ~ 3 LBGs with measured metallicity in the CANDELS GOODS-South field
Constraints on the star-formation rate of z ~ 3 LBGs with measured metallicity in the CANDELS GOODS-South field
Metallicity evolution, metallicity gradients, and gas fractions at z ~ 3.4
Dynamical properties of AMAZE and LSD galaxies from gas kinematics and the Tully-Fisher relation at z ??~??3
A family of evolution equations with nonlinear diffusion, Verhulst growth, and global regulation: Exact time-dependent solutions
Thermodynamics from a scaling Hamiltonian
Bound and trapped classical states of an electric dipole in a magnetic field

Proyecto (11)

Bringing ALMA observations to the community, focusing on people with visual impairment
Desarrollo de una plataforma astro-informática para la administración y análisis inteligente de datos a gran escala
ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE GALAXY POPULATION IN CLUSTERS OVER SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE UNIVERSE'S LIFETIME
Neutron Stars, Disks, and Magnetic Fields
NEUTRON STARS, DISK, AND MAGNETIC FIELDS.
PROPERTIES OF NONEXTENSIVE SYSTEMS
PROPERTIES OF NONEXTENSIVE SYSTEMS
PROPERTIES OF NONEXTENSIVE SYSTEMS- Results=> Physical Review B, 76, 172402 (2007) and Physica A, 375, 457 (2007).
Programa DeLTA (Desarrollando y Liderando Talentos Académicos)
Supporting the physicists of tomorrow.
LONG-RANGE INTERACTIONS AND CORRELATED PARTICLES TRANSPORTS
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Paulina Troncoso

Professor

Engineering

Universidad Central de Chile

La Serena, Chile

6
Franz Bauer

Associate Professor

Instituto de Astrofisica

PONTIFICÍA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA

Santiago, Chile

5
Nelson Padilla

Profesor Titular

Astrophysics

Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Manuel Aravena

Full Professor

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile

3
Sergio Curilef

Full time Professor

Física

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

3
Eduardo Ibar

Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Física y Astronomía

Universidad de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

3
Neil Nagar

Profesor Titular (Full Professor)

Astronomia

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

3
Jorge González

Profesor asistente

Facultad de Física

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Ricardo Demarco

Profesor Titular

Ciencias Físicas

Universidad Andrés Bello

Talcahuano, Chile

3
Timo Anguita

Associate Professor

Ciencias Fisicas

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

2
Ezequiel Treister

Associate Professor

Institute of Astrophysics

Pontificia Universidad Catolica

Santiago, Chile

2
Luis Barrientos

Associate Professor, Director

Institute of Astrophysics

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile