María Teresa Ruiz (born 24 September 1946) is a Chileanastronomer who was the first woman to receive Chile's National Prize for Exact Sciences, the first female recipient of a doctorate in astrophysics at Princeton University, and the first woman president of the Chilean Academy of Sciences.[1] She is known, too, for the discovery of the brown dwarfKelu-1.[2]
Director of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies. Professor at Universidad de Chile Department of Astronomy.
Known for
Discovering Kelu-1
Partner
Fernando Lund
In 2018, she was listed as one of the top 10 most powerful and influential women in Chile owing to her scientific contributions.[3]
During her career she has written two books about astronomy: Desde Chile un cielo estrellado: lecturas para fascinarse con la astronomía (2013)[4] and Hijos de las Estrellas (2017).[5]
In 1997 she became the first woman in Chile's history to receive the country's National Prize for Exact Sciences.[9] She held a postdoctoral research position at Trieste Observatory and worked for two years at UNAM, the Institute of Astronomy in Mexico.[7]
Astronomic discoveryedit
In 1997, Ruiz discovered Kelu-1 which is a structure of two brown dwarfs.[2] Kelu is also among the first systems of free floating brown dwarfs. This structure is located in the constellation named Hydra which sits approximately about 61 light years from planet Earth. It was a surprise for Ruiz when she found Kelu, because with all the experience she had, it was easy for her to recognize all the different bodies, although that was not the case this time. The spectrum that she detected was different and it was never seen before. However, she was able to detect lithium in that star and also notice that it was extremely red which is something similar in Brown Dwarfs. These two things helped her to confirm that this structure was a Brown Dwarf and one of the firsts free floating ones.
The name Kelu comes from the language Mapuche and it means “red”, in reference to the color of the star.[2]
From 1979 until 1989, she taught in the Department of Astronomy of Universidad de Chile. Here, she started as an associate professor and later on obtained a tenured post.
Since 1992 she is a member of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) representing the Universidad de Chile.
In 1993 Ruiz was a member of the Review Committee of the Instituto de Astronomia in the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. (Astronomy Department in the University of São Paulo)
In 1995 she joined the Comité de Búsqueda para Project Scientist del Proyecto Gemini. (English: Project Scientist Research Party of Project Gemini.)
In 1996 the Chilean government named her vice president of the Users Committee of the European Southern Observatory.
Between 2001 and 2005 she was the chairwoman of the Astronomy Department.
In 2015 she was elected as the president of the Chilean Academy of Science.
As of 2019, she is Professor at Universidad de Chile Department of Astronomy (DAS), and Director of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (CATA).[10]
Selected worksedit
Desde Chile un cielo estrellado: lecturas para fascinarse con la astronomía (2013)[4]
Ruiz' hobby is embroidery. She is capable of embroidering whole portraits of people and families, such as her own. She started the hobby when she went to study abroad: she wanted to remember her family, so she embroidered a family portrait to bring her loved ones with her.[citation needed]
She is married to the Chilean scientist and professor Fernando Lund. In 1980, they had a son named Camilo who is now a civil engineer.[citation needed]
^ ab"María Teresa Ruiz González - Universidad de Chile". www.uchile.cl. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ abc"A Faint and Lonely Brown Dwarf in the Solar Vicinity - Discovery of KELU-1 Promises New Insights into Strange Objects". www.eso.org. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^"Investigación de mercado y Opinión Pública". Cadem (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ abGonzález, Ruiz; Teresa, María (2013). Desde Chile un cielo estrellado. Lecturas para fascinarse con la Astronomía (in Spanish). Confín Ediciones - Catalonia. ISBN978-956-324-227-0.
^ abRUIZ, MARIA TERESA (1 June 2017). Hijos de las estrellas: Un maravilloso recorrido sobre los orígenes del universo y del ser humano (in Spanish). Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Chile. ISBN978-956-9545-56-6.
^"Women Scientists of the Americas. Their inspiring stories". www.interacademies.org. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ ab"Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies Chile". www.cata.cl. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^Ruiz, Maria Teresa; Schwarzschild, M. (July 1976). "An Approximate Dynamical Model for Spheroidal Stellar Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 207: 376–381. Bibcode:1976ApJ...207..376R. doi:10.1086/154505. ISSN 0004-637X.
^ ab"Prof. Maria Ruiz, Princeton PhD '75, honored with Loreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award | Department of Astrophysical Sciences". web.astro.princeton.edu. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^"Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies Chile". www.cata.cl. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^Announcement of Laureates of 2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards
^"BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^"María Teresa Ruiz recibió la Orden Nacional de la Legión de Honor entregada por el gobierno francés - Universidad de Chile".
External linksedit
Media related to María Teresa Ruiz at Wikimedia Commons
December 01, 2023
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Maria Teresa Ruiz born 24 September 1946 is a Chilean astronomer who was the first woman to receive Chile s National Prize for Exact Sciences the first female recipient of a doctorate in astrophysics at Princeton University and the first woman president of the Chilean Academy of Sciences 1 She is known too for the discovery of the brown dwarf Kelu 1 2 Maria Teresa RuizMaria Teresa Ruiz in 2018Born 1946 09 24 24 September 1946 age 77 Santiago de ChileNationalityChileanOccupation s Director of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies Professor at Universidad de Chile Department of Astronomy Known forDiscovering Kelu 1PartnerFernando LundIn 2018 she was listed as one of the top 10 most powerful and influential women in Chile owing to her scientific contributions 3 During her career she has written two books about astronomy Desde Chile un cielo estrellado lecturas para fascinarse con la astronomia 2013 4 and Hijos de las Estrellas 2017 5 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career and research 2 1 Astronomic discovery 2 2 Overview of positions 3 Selected works 4 Awards and honors 5 Personal life 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education editRuiz was born in Santiago de Chile in 1946 In 1966 Ruiz started a program in chemical engineering at the University of Chile but found her vocation in attending an astronomy summer school 6 she continued her studies in the newly founded astronomy program at the University of Chile and was the first person to graduate the program in 1971 7 Career and research editIn 1975 upon completing her thesis work with Martin Schwarzschild 8 Ruiz became the first woman to obtain a PhD in astrophysics at Princeton University 9 In 1997 she became the first woman in Chile s history to receive the country s National Prize for Exact Sciences 9 She held a postdoctoral research position at Trieste Observatory and worked for two years at UNAM the Institute of Astronomy in Mexico 7 Astronomic discovery edit In 1997 Ruiz discovered Kelu 1 which is a structure of two brown dwarfs 2 Kelu is also among the first systems of free floating brown dwarfs This structure is located in the constellation named Hydra which sits approximately about 61 light years from planet Earth It was a surprise for Ruiz when she found Kelu because with all the experience she had it was easy for her to recognize all the different bodies although that was not the case this time The spectrum that she detected was different and it was never seen before However she was able to detect lithium in that star and also notice that it was extremely red which is something similar in Brown Dwarfs These two things helped her to confirm that this structure was a Brown Dwarf and one of the firsts free floating ones The name Kelu comes from the language Mapuche and it means red in reference to the color of the star 2 Overview of positions edit Between 1975 and 1976 she worked as a post doctoral researcher in the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste Italy From 1977 until 1978 she was a visiting researcher at the Institute of Astronomy of the UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico In 1978 she was a visiting researcher at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies GISS NASA From 1979 until 1989 she taught in the Department of Astronomy of Universidad de Chile Here she started as an associate professor and later on obtained a tenured post Since 1992 she is a member of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURA representing the Universidad de Chile In 1993 Ruiz was a member of the Review Committee of the Instituto de Astronomia in the Universidade de Sao Paulo Brazil Astronomy Department in the University of Sao Paulo In 1995 she joined the Comite de Busqueda para Project Scientist del Proyecto Gemini English Project Scientist Research Party of Project Gemini In 1996 the Chilean government named her vice president of the Users Committee of the European Southern Observatory Between 2001 and 2005 she was the chairwoman of the Astronomy Department In 2015 she was elected as the president of the Chilean Academy of Science As of 2019 she is Professor at Universidad de Chile Department of Astronomy DAS and Director of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies CATA 10 Selected works editDesde Chile un cielo estrellado lecturas para fascinarse con la astronomia 2013 4 Hijos de las estrellas 2017 5 Awards and honors editHonors Carnegie Chile Fellowship 1971 1975 Honors MacArthur Foundation AAAS Starter Grant 1993 Presidential Chair in Science 1996 Chancellor s Medal University of Chile 1996 National Prize for Exact Sciences 1997 1 Chancellor s Medal University of Chile 1998 Fellow of the Academy of Sciences 1998 Labarca Merit Award 2000 Scholarship Guggenheim 2001 L Oreal UNESCO Awards for Women in Science 2017 11 She was recognized as one of the BBC s 100 women of 2017 12 Legion of Honour Chevalier class Knight 13 Personal life editRuiz hobby is embroidery She is capable of embroidering whole portraits of people and families such as her own She started the hobby when she went to study abroad she wanted to remember her family so she embroidered a family portrait to bring her loved ones with her citation needed She is married to the Chilean scientist and professor Fernando Lund In 1980 they had a son named Camilo who is now a civil engineer citation needed See also editTimeline of women in scienceReferences edit a b Maria Teresa Ruiz Gonzalez Universidad de Chile www uchile cl Retrieved 27 June 2019 a b c A Faint and Lonely Brown Dwarf in the Solar Vicinity Discovery of KELU 1 Promises New Insights into Strange Objects www eso org Retrieved 27 June 2019 Investigacion de mercado y Opinion Publica Cadem in Spanish Retrieved 28 June 2019 a b Gonzalez Ruiz Teresa Maria 2013 Desde Chile un cielo estrellado Lecturas para fascinarse con la Astronomia in Spanish Confin Ediciones Catalonia ISBN 978 956 324 227 0 a b RUIZ MARIA TERESA 1 June 2017 Hijos de las estrellas Un maravilloso recorrido sobre los origenes del universo y del ser humano in Spanish Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Chile ISBN 978 956 9545 56 6 Women Scientists of the Americas Their inspiring stories www interacademies org Retrieved 20 June 2020 a b Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies Chile www cata cl Retrieved 20 June 2020 Ruiz Maria Teresa Schwarzschild M July 1976 An Approximate Dynamical Model for Spheroidal Stellar Systems The Astrophysical Journal 207 376 381 Bibcode 1976ApJ 207 376R doi 10 1086 154505 ISSN 0004 637X a b Prof Maria Ruiz Princeton PhD 75 honored with Loreal UNESCO For Women in Science Award Department of Astrophysical Sciences web astro princeton edu Retrieved 20 June 2020 Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies Chile www cata cl Retrieved 27 June 2019 Announcement of Laureates of 2017 L Oreal UNESCO For Women in Science Awards BBC 100 Women 2017 Who is on the list BBC News 27 September 2017 Retrieved 17 December 2022 Maria Teresa Ruiz recibio la Orden Nacional de la Legion de Honor entregada por el gobierno frances Universidad de Chile External links edit nbsp Media related to Maria Teresa Ruiz at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maria Teresa Ruiz amp oldid 1170140476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
