Women in astronomy

This cosmic dust is an essential element for the formation of planets and the topic with which Laura Pérez opens the cycle of Women in astronomy, organized by the UDD Senior Management Network. The doctor in astronomy from the NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory) gives the talk Grains of cosmic dust: the humble origin of the planets on November 12.

The cycle continues with Mónica Rubio, a doctor in astronomy who advises Conicyt on the area program. Rubio speaks on November 19 about Birth of stars and cosmic smog. On Wednesday the 26th, Paula Aguirre, director of the Bachelor's Degree in Astronomy at the U. Andrés Bello, gives the talk Submillimeter Galaxies and the formation of local massive galaxies. In December, Verónica Firpo, PhD in Astronomy, Post Doctoral ESO Mixed Committee, from U. La Serena talks about The Chilean sky as a cultural and scientific heritage of humanity and María Teresa Ruiz, National Prize for Exact Sciences, closes the cycle with the talk Our universe, from the Big Bang to life.