We will continue with our Seminar Series on February 29th, 2024
On site: Salón de Grados Leganés
For the next event in the Aerospace PhD Seminar Series, we will have the pleasure of hosting Prof. Ana Inés Gómez de Castro, Full professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
The event will take place in the Salón de Grados on Thursday, February 29th at 1pm and will be streamed (Online).
Prof. Ana Inés Gómez de Castro
Full professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Research Area: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Department: Physics of the Earth and Astrophysics.
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). Physics degree awarded by the Faculty of Physics of the UCM in 1984. Research carrier started at the European Observatory of the space telescope International Ultraviolet Explorer operated by NASA and the European Space Agency (1979-1997). Research fellow at the National Astronomical Observatory of Spain (Madrid, Spain) (1986-1988) and at the McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) (1989-1991). Returned to Spain in 1992 as postdoctoral researcher in the IUE observatory. Since 1994 to 2007, visiting scientist to the ESA missions Science Center in Madrid. Since 2007, PI of the Spanish participation in the World Space Observatory – Ultraviolet, a 2-m class ultraviolet observatory, led by the Russian Space Agency. ESA appointed representative to the next NASA flagship: Habitable Worlds Observatory. Professor at UCM since 1994, lecturer in under graduate and graduate programs, 180 lecturing hours/year average. Lecturer in the graduate programs on: Astrophysics, Geophysics and Geodesy and Plasma Physics. The Plasma Physics program belongs currently to the European ERASMUS MUNDUS program. Active promoter of education and outreach projects to spread Inquiry-Based Scientific Education methods in high school (ESO/Bachillerato in the Spanish System). Founder of Hands on Universe (HOU) Spain (www.houspain.com) and active member of European Union HOU (EU-HOU) consortium.
Current responsabilities:
- Principal investigator (PI) of the ERC Advanced Grant: ENIMUS (101097905): Investigation of the enantiomeric imbalance in the solar system through ultraviolet spectropolarimetry.
- PI of the Spanish participation in the international space telescope Spektr-UF/World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet (WSO-UV) for astronomical observation in the UV range and its spin-off project: Lunar Ultraviolet Observatory (OUL)
- European Space Agency (ESA) appointed representative to the NASA great observatory maturation program’s (GOMAP) science, technology, architecture review team (START) for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) mission.
- Vice-president of the Division B (Facilities,Technologies and Data Science) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU); to become president in August 2024.
- Chair of the IAU Working Group on Ultraviolet Astronomy and the International Network of Ultraviolet Astronomy (www.nuva.eu, gnuva.net)
- Director of the LUV (Vacuum Ultraviolet Laboratory) and the Center of Space Operations in the campus of the UCM.
“Space Exploration and Astrobiological Research”
Abstract:
In this brief talk I will outline the state of the research on this topic and some of the projects we are leading such as the investigation of enantiomeric excess in the Solar System and the URIEL project or the Spanish participation in the WSO-UV ultraviolet space telescope or the Lunar Ultraviolet Observatory (OUL). A brief description will also be provided of our current activity in cubesat-based research.
The seminars will begin at 1pm and will take place in the Auditorium Salón de Grados (Padre Soler) EPS Leganés.
No previous registration is required.
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