Carolina Belen Agurto Gangas
Independent researcher
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Garching, Alemania
mm-(sub-mm)-observations, radiative transfer, interferometry, fitting tools, monte carlo analysis, star formation, protostars, protoplanetary disks, dust physical properties
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Physics, UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2012
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Astrophysics, UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2015
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Astronomy, LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN. Alemania, 2020
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Ayudante Cátedra de Física I Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO
Facultad de Ciencias
Valparaíso, Chile
2011 - 2011
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Ayudante Cátedra Física II Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO
Facultad de Ciencias
Valparaíso, Chile
2011 - 2011
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Ayudante Laboratorio de Electromagnetismo, ondas y óptica Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Facultad de Ciencias
Valparaíso, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Ayudante Cátedra Física I Other
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO
Facultad de Ciencias
Valparaíso, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Support astronomer 23.11.12-30.11.12 Other
European Southern Observatory. La Silla
La Serena, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Support astronomer 23.02.15-27.02.15 Other
Observatorio Santa Martina, UC
Santiago, Chile
2015 - 2015
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Support astronomer 25.01.11-30.01.11 Other
Cruz del Sur Observatory
Combarbala, Chile
2011 - 2011
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Tour guide in Astronomy section Part Time
Exhibition: The Max Planck Science Tunnel
Valparaíso, Chile
2009 - 2009
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School and Astronomy student representative Other
Communication and Outreach Center, Universidad de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
2012 - 2012
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Support astronomer 02.06.15-04.06.15 Other
European Southern Observatory. Paranal
Antofagasta, Chile
2015 - 2015
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Doctoral Researcher CONICYT Fellow Full Time
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Garching, Alemania
2015 - 2019
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).
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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.
Astrocalendario 2020 |
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 |