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CTIO REU/PIA 2000

U.S. REU Participants and Projects

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
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Melanie Blackburn
West Virginia University		 Eric Rubenstein A Search for Dwarf Novae in Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae [1]
John Bright
Mesa State College, Colorado		 Knut Olsen Identifying the Globular Cluster Systems of the Sculptor Group [2]
Ben Johnson
University of California, Los Angeles		 Stefanie Wachter A Search for the Orbital Period of LMXB X0614+091 [3]
Tanya Tavenner
University of Washington		 Donald Hoard Optical Counterparts of X-ray Sources in the SMC [4]

Chilean Students and Projects: Práctica de Investigacíon en Astronomía (PIA) Program

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
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Axel Bonacic
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago		 Bob Schommer Peculiar Motions with a Set of SN Ia Distances [5]
Juan Seguel
Universidad de Concepción		 Chris Smith Testing completeness of and refining the NGSS residual search methods [6]


 

Chilean Students and Projects: Electrical Engineering Interns

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
Felipe Daruich
Universidad Católica de Valparaiso		 Max Boccas Study of Vibrations in the Blanco 4-m Telescope

Mario Caceres
Universidad Técnica de Federico Santa María, Valparaiso		 Roger Smith Image Processing and Animation for the Cloud Camera Feasibility Study

Other Highlights

  • Tour of Cerro Tololo
  • Tour of Cerro Pachon and the Gemini South facility
  • Observing at CTIO: the Curtis Schmidt, 0.9-m, and 1.5-m telescopes
  • Participating in the CTIO/ESO/LCO Scientific Meeting ``Stars, Dust, and Galaxies: Exploring the Links''
  • Trips to Vicuna, Pisco Elqui, Los Choros, and Argentina
  • Asado (cookout) at the CTIO Director's house
  • Asado (cookout) at the REU/PIA/Engineering Students' house
Source URL (modified on 06/21/2011 - 16:24): http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/CTIO-REUPIA-2000

Links
[1] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2000-reupia-projects#1
[2] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2000-reupia-projects#2
[3] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2000-reupia-projects#3
[4] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2000-reupia-projects#4
[5] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2000-reupia-projects#5
[6] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2000-reupia-projects#6
[7] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/ctioreu2000.html