Research Fellow
Universidad de Los Andes
Department of Physics
Bogota, D.C
Colombia
EDUCATION
PhD on Astrophysics (Doctor Europeus mention)
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain 2005-2008
Thesis: Study of horizontal flows in solar active regions based on high-resolution image reconstruction techniques
Master on Astrophysics (DEA)
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain 2003-2005
Thesis: Spatial distribution of stellar populations in the spiral galaxy from the Local Group M33
B.A. Physics
Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 1995-1999
COMPLEMENTARY COURSES
Advanced Solar School in Solar Physics
Solar Physics & Upper-Atmosphere Research Group (SPARG)
September 2006, University of Sheffield, UK., Mallorca, Spain.
Course on HTML/XHTML
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Tenerife, Spain.
June 2005
IDL course
RSI Research Systems Inc, at the IAC, Tenerife, Spain.
September 2004
Summer Course on "Evolution of the Universe"
Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, Jaén, Spain.
September 2003
IRAF course
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Tenerife, Spain.
June 2003
Summer School on Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Summer 2002, Trieste, Italy.
German Course
Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.
Summer 2002
Full Time English Language Course (scholarship)
Dudley College of Technology Dudley, England, UK.
February 2001 - October 2001
OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hinode satellite
Campaigns using the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) and EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS)
Solar 1-meter Solar Telescope SST
Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain
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Campaign 1: - International Time Program (ITP) : April 2004
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Title of proposal: G-band observations of filament channels.
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Coordinated observations with VTT, DOT, TRACE and SOHO.
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Campaign 2: July 2005
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Title of proposal: Fine magnetic structure as the origin of coronal heating and activities.
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Campaign 3: October 2006
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Title of proposal: Fine scale polarization in the solar granulation.
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Campaign 4: Sep-Oct 2007
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Title of proposal: Quiet Sun and active region magnetism.
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Coordinated observations with HINODE
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Campaign 5: July 2009
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Title of proposal: Quiet Sun and active region magnetism.
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Coordinated observations with HINODE
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Campaign 6: July 2010
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Title of proposal: Quiet Sun and active region magnetism.
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Dutch Open Telescope (DOT)
Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain
Support astronomer
2008
MONS 50-cm Telescope
Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife, Spain
Nocturnal observations for educational tasks.
2004-2008
RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC RESPONSABILITIES
Universidad de Los Andes
Departamento de Física
Grupo de Astronomía
Teaching large course on physics and doing research
in solar physics.
University College London
Department of Space & Climate Physics
Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Solar & Stellar Physics Group
Research project on small-scale explosive events associated
to changes in magnetic topology.
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Solar Physics Group
Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment (IMaX) Group
Research project on image restoration and studies of solar active
regions. Tenerife, Spain 2004 - 2008
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Stellar Populations and Dark Matter in Galaxies Group
Research project on large scale distribution of stellar population in the M33 Halo. Tenerife, Spain 2003-2004
Continuous Education Office University of Los Andes
Designing and Teaching, Astronomy Course.
1999-2000 Bogotá, Colombia.
University of Los Andes
Teaching the large Physics Courses for Engineering students.
August 1999 - December 2000 Bogotá, Colombia.
University of Los Andes, Graduate Assistant, Researcher
(High Eenergy Physics Group)
Detection and Analysis of Cosmic Rays in Bogotá
August 1997 - May 1999 Bogotá, Colombia.
Colombian Physics Olimpiades
Physics Trainer of the Colombian Team participating every year in the International Physics Olimpiades.
August 1997 - May 1999 Bogotá, Colombia.
