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Home Earthshine Research Interests Publications CV
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Relevant Awards and Education:
2002, Ernest F. Fullam Award: Dudley Observatory, Schenectadu, New
York, in 2002.
1998-2002, Armagh Observatory PhD
studentship: Armagh
Observatory/University of Queen’s. PhD Title: A Theoretical Study of
radial pulsations in extreme-helium Stars. Supervisors: Dr. C. Simon
Jeffery (Armagh Observatory) and Professor Phillip Dufton (University of
Queen’s, Belfast).
1998, B.S. Physics, specialization in
astrophysics: La Laguna University, Canary Islands, Spain.
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Professional Research Experience:
2005-present,
Assistant Research Professor of Physics. Big Bear Solar Observatory /
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Big Bear City, California.
2002-2005, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Big
Bear Solar Observatory/ New Jersey Institute of Technology, Big Bear
City, California.
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Relevant Observational Experience:
1999, Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope (JKT), Isaac
Newton Telescopes Group, La Palma Observatory, Spain. Spectroscopic
Observations.
2002-2005, BBSO Earthshine Telescope, Big Bear
solar Observatory, California. Observer of the Earthshine Project
at BBSO, in charge of photometric observations in the visible range.
This 15 cm refractor is located in the Big Bear Solar Observatory,
California, attached to the 65cm Solar Telescope, and depends on its
control system and software.
2002-2005, Palomar 60" telescope (P60), Palomar
Observatory, California. Several high and low-resolution
spectroscopic campaigns in the visible range.
2003-2004, Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS)
Telescope, Haleakala, Hawaii. With the high-resolution echelle
spectrograph, in the optical and infrared ranges. In collaboration with
Prof. J. Kuhn at the University of Hawaii.
2003-2005, Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) Mauna
Kea, Hawaii. Echelle and narrow band spectroscopy of the
earthshine with the SpeX and the CSHELL spectrographs.
2006, Nordic Optical telescope (NOT) La Palma
Observatory. Long-slit spectroscopy in the visible range. Multi-site
campaign.
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Selected Complementary studies:
2000,
Media Training Course. Royal Society of London, London.
2000,
IDL Training Course. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire.
1999-2000,
Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica, Universidad Complutense Madrid.
1999,
First Certificate in English, by University of Cambridge. TELF Center,
Queen´s University of Belfast, N. Ireland.
1999,
Meteorological Observer Met Office Title, F. H. Ebbitt Studies Centre,
N. Ireland.
1998,
Post-graduate work about helioseismology with Prof. Teodoro Roca Cortés,
Astrophysics Department, Faculty of Physics, La Laguna University.
1998,
HTML Edition, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
1998,
Unix, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
1998,
IRAF step by step, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
1998,
Metodología didáctica, Facultad de biología de la Universidad de La
Laguna.
1996,
Astronomía en Canarias, Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, La Laguna.
1994,
Historia y fronteras de la física y las matemáticas, amplitud del
conocimiento
Faculty of Physics, La Laguna
University.
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Languages:
Spanish, English
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