María Teresa Ruiz

María Teresa Ruiz

María Teresa Ruiz in 2015
Born 24 September 1946
Santiago de Chile
Nationality Chilean
Known for discovering kelu 1
Religion christian

María Teresa Ruiz (born 24 September 1946) is a Chilean astronomer. She was the first woman to receive a National Science Award.[1]

Biography

Ruiz was born in Santiago de Chile in 1946. She was the first woman to successfully study astronomy at the University of Chile[1] before she studied at Princeton University and gained her masters in astrophysics.[2]

Ruiz did research at Trieste, Mexico and New York City before she gained a Guggenheim fellowship. She discovered Kelu 1, a Brown Dwarf.[1]

As of May 2016, she is a member of the Chilean Academy of Science and a professor at the University of Chile,[3] where she teaches astronomy. She is also a member of the Centro de Astrofísica CATA (CATA Centre for Astrophysics).[4]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (17 March 2005). "María Teresa Ruiz: Una mente brillante (A Beautiful Mind)". Universia Chile. Retrieved 2012-10-20. (Spanish),
  2. Dirección de Comunicaciones (1997). "María Teresa Ruiz González: Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas 1997". Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 2012-10-20. (Spanish)
  3. "Scientists to analyze possible red tide-salmon dumping link". Fish Info & Services Co.Ltd. May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  4. ""UN PASEO POR EL UNIVERSO", PROFESORA MARÍA TERESA RUIZ". Chilean Academy of Science (in Spanish). September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  5. Announcement of Laureates of 2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards

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