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Maria Teresa Ruíz
Full Professor
Background & Contact Information
Ph.D. en Astrophysics, 1975, University of Princeton, USA. National Science Prize 1997.
Research Topics:White Dwarfs, Near Stars, Star Clusters.
Areas of interest
Stars, late stages of stellar evolution (White Dwarfs, Planetary Nebulae, Supernova Remnants), Photo-ionized Nebulae, low-mass stars, Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets. Diffusion of Astronomy.
Biography
Bachelor of Astronomy, 1971 University of Chile and Ph.D. in Astrophysics 1975 at Princeton University, USA. In 1976 she completed a postdoctoral degree at the Trieste Astronomical Observatory, Italy, and between 1977 and 1979 she was a visiting astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy at UNAM (Mexico).
Since 1980, she has been an academic (Full Professor) of the Astronomy Department of the FCFM of the University de Chile. Since 2008 she is a Director of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (CATA). President of the Superior Commission of Academic Evaluation of the Universidad de Chile.
Since 1997 she has been a full member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Chile and between 2016 and 2019 she was President of the same Academy. Between 2000 and 2004 she was Director of the Department of Astronomy at the Universidad de Chile. It participates in multiple Boards and committees at national and international level related to science, education and culture.
Since 1980, she has been an academic (Full Professor) of the Astronomy Department of the FCFM of the University de Chile. Since 2008 she is a Director of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (CATA). President of the Superior Commission of Academic Evaluation of the Universidad de Chile.
Since 1997 she has been a full member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Chile and between 2016 and 2019 she was President of the same Academy. Between 2000 and 2004 she was Director of the Department of Astronomy at the Universidad de Chile. It participates in multiple Boards and committees at national and international level related to science, education and culture.
Courses, Projects, Recent Publications
- 1996 Cátedra Presidencial en Ciencias
- 1997 Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas.
- 1997 Medalla Rectoral y la Condecoración Amanda Labarca
- 2000 Beca Guggenheim
- 2005 Miembro de Honor de la American Astronomical Society
- 2013 premio Advancement of Women Award ( Scotiabank)
- 2013 premio Mujer ZONTA.
- 2017 Premio L’Oreal UNESCO “For Women in Science” por el continente Latinoamericano
- 2019 Doctorado Honoris Causa Universidad Central
- 2020 Condecoración “Orden Nacional de la Legión de Honor” (Francia)
