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CTIO REU/PIA 2001

U.S. REU Participants and Projects

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
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Gabriel Brammer
Williams College, Massachusetts		 Stefanie Wachter, Donald Hoard The Search for the Orbital Period of LMXB 4U1556-605 [1]
Kathy Cooksey
Valparaiso University, Indiana		 Stefanie Wachter, Donald Hoard Star Formation in the Isolated Molecular Cloud NGC 1788 [2]
Shadrian Holmes
College of Charleston, South Carolina		 Chris Smith, Knut Olsen HII Region Analysis in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies: The Slog and HIIphot [3]
Rodolfo Montez
University of Texas, Austin		 Hugo Schwarz, Romano Corradi Kinematics of the Bipolar Planetary Nebula Sa 2-237 [4]

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

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
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Jorge Cuadra
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago		 Nick Suntzeff Optical Light Curve of SN2000cx [5]
Erika Labbe
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago		 Nick Suntzeff Type Ia SN 1999ac: The Most Complete Optical and IR Light Curves Ever Obtained for Such an Object [6]

Chilean Students and Projects: Electrical Engineering Interns

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
Constanza Araujo
Universidad Católica de Valparaiso		 Max Boccas Filter Transmission Measurements Setup

Other Highlights

  • Tour of Cerro Tololo
  • Tour of Cerro Pachon and the Gemini South facility
  • Observing at CTIO: the Curtis Schmidt, 0.9-m, 1.5-m, and 4-m telescopes
  • Participating in the scientific meeting Magnetic Fields Across the H-R Diagram in Santiago in January
  • Trip to Viña del Mar and Valparaiso
  • Movie nights at the CTIO Director's house
  • Asado (cookout) and birthday party at the REU/PIA Students' house
Source URL (modified on 06/22/2011 - 11:07): http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/CTIO-REUPIA-2001

Links
[1] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2001-reupia-projects#1
[2] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2001-reupia-projects#2
[3] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2001-reupia-projects#3
[4] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2001-reupia-projects#4
[5] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/ctio-reupia-2001#5
[6] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/2001-reupia-projects#6