Catalina Flores

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I was born and raised in Santiago, Chile. I started my undergraduate studies at Universidad Andrés Bello in 2011, where I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Astronomy. During this period, I participated in several outreach activities, I worked as an assistant professor for other undergraduates, and I also joined a research project which main focus was to detect supernova candidates and to analyze their light curves.
In 2018 I enrolled in the Astrophysics Ph.D. program of the same university, where I am currently working in my thesis project. My research focuses in the development of an image processing algorithm to search for Earth-like planets using a technique known as imaging stellar astrometry. The long-term goal is to utilize this algorithm to detect other Earths by analyzing images obtained with space telescopes equipped with a “diffractive pupil”, which is a new technology that is under development at NASA.
In 2021 I was awarded the Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship, an international recognition given to 30 women each year as a way to support their graduate studies in the field of space sciences.

[/fusion_text][fusion_text]Áreas of interest:

  • Search of Exoplanets
  • Stellar Astrometry
  • Astronomical Instrumentation
  • Programming/Software Development
  • Artificial Intelligence applied to Astronomy

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Nací y crecí en Santiago de Chile, y en 2011 ingresé a la Universidad Andrés Bello para obtener mi grado de Licenciada en Astronomía. Durante el pregrado participé en diversas actividades de divulgación, realicé clases como profesora ayudante, y trabajé en un proyecto de investigación que buscaba detectar supernovas y analizar sus curvas de luz.
En 2018 ingresé al Doctorado en Astrofísica de la misma casa de estudios, y actualmente trabajo en mi proyecto de tesis, en el cual estoy desarrollando un algoritmo de procesamiento de imágenes astronómicas para buscar planetas similares a la Tierra, mediante una técnica conocida como astrometría estelar. El objetivo a largo plazo es utilizar este algoritmo para detectar otras Tierras, analizando imágenes obtenidas con telescopios espaciales equipados con una “pupila difractiva”, una nueva tecnología que está siendo desarrollada por la NASA.
En 2021 recibí el premio Amelia Earhart de la fundación Zonta International, una distinción internacional que se otorga anualmente a 30 mujeres, para apoyar y reconocer sus trabajos doctorales en el área de las ciencias espaciales.

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Áreas de interés:
  • búsqueda de exoplanetas
  • Astrometría estelar
  • Instrumentación Astronómica
  • Programación/Desarrollo de Software
  • Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada a la Astronomía

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