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Cesar Fuentes

Assistant Professor

Background & Contact Information

PhD in Astronomy, Harvard University.
Research Topics:Solar System, Dynamics, Exoplanets, Artificial Intelligence, big data.
cfuentes@das.uchile.cl
56 (2) 2 977 1131
Publications

Areas of interest

Establishing how special the formation of our Solar System is and how it fits with our knowledge of planet formation and debris disks. Characterizing the structure, and statistical properties of different populations in the Solar System informs the history of our system. Pursuing the Big Data challenges that astronomy will be confronted with in the near future. Synoptic surveys like Pan-STARRS and LSST, the giant telescopes (GMT, TMT), and current and future missions (HST, JWST) will produce more complex and larger datasets than ever before. Making full use of these facilities will require the ability to digest and respond. My experience using archival data from space based telescopes (HST, STEREO) and ground based observatories (Subaru, MMT, Magellan) has given me the tools and expertise to tackle these challenges making use of the most current technologies. I have become proficient in: Optical imaging analysis, Precision photometric time series of transient events, Detection of faint companions to known objects, and Moving object detection through single detection and digital tracking techniques.

Biography

November 2014 to present Universidad de Chile, Assistant Professor in Astronomy
2014 CTIO, Postdoc in Astronomy
July, 2010 to 2013 Northern Arizona University, Postdoc in Astronomy.
September, 2004 to April, 2010 Harvard University, Ph.D in Astronomy
September, 2004 to July, 2007 Harvard University, M.S in Astronomy
March, 2003 to August, 2004 Universidad de Chile, Master in Astronomy
March, 1999 to December, 2002 Universidad de Chile, B.S in Physics and Astronomy

Courses Tought and other information

  • 2018-now  Management Oversight Council member, National Center for Optical-Infrared Astronomy
  • 2017-2018 Observatory Council member, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
  • 2014 Hubble review panel member, Planetary Astronomy.
  • 2011 NASA review panel member, Planetary Astronomy.

Courses

  • FI1000 Introduction to Classical Physics
  • AS750 Observational Astronomy
  • FI2001 Mechanics
  • AS785 Topics in Theoretical Astrophysics
  • FI1002 Newtonian Systems
  • AS2001 General Astronomy
  • AS3010 Introduction to Astrobiology