General data
What is it?
It is an IAC initiative that aims to make visible the work of women in Astronomy-Astrophysics, while offering girls inspiring models to promote their scientific and technological vocations. It consists of videoconferences with educational centres by women astrophysicists and engineers who work at the IAC and at other institutions present in the Observatories of the Canary Islands, in which they explain their work, talk about their field of research and answer students' questions about the scientific and technological careers, the Universe or the methods we use to get to know it better.
The duration of the videoconferences is 50-60 minutes. The default language is Spanish, although, as the IAC and its Observatories are internationalised centres, it can also be requested in other languages (English, Italian, French).
For whom?
The activity is aimed at Spanish educational centres, from infants until High School and Professional Training.
When?
This school year 2019-2020, the activity will start on February 11 and will continue until June, on the dates and times agreed between the applicant schools and the participating volunteers.
How to register?
If you are a teacher at a Spanish school and you are interested in participating in this initiative, register your school using this inscription form and request a videoconference.
Registration will be open until the maximum number of videoconferences we can do in a school year is covered. If it is not possible for us to hold the videoconference on the requested date, we will propose a new one.
Who is involved?
Alicia López Oramas Postdoctoral researcher (IAC) Astroparticles, gamma rays, binary stars
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Nayra Rodríguez Eugenio Astrophysicist and coordinator of education projects (IAC) Galaxies, Astrophysics outreach, robotic telescopes |
Patricia Chinchilla Gallego Predoctoral researcher (IAC)
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Evanthia Hatziminaoglou ALMA Support astronomer & European ALMA Regional Centre network Coordinator (ESO) Active galaxies, infrared and radio astronomy, extragalactic surveys |
Patricia Fernández Izquierdo Engineer (IAC) |
Francesca Pinna Postdoctoral researcher (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy) Nearby galaxies |
Adriana de Lorenzo-Cáceres Rodríguez Postdoctoral researcher (IAC)
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Sandra Benítez Herrera Astrophysicist and coordinator of education projects (IAC) Cosmology, Astrophysics outreach, women in Astronomy |
Núria Casasayas Barris Predoctoral researcher (IAC) |
Icíar Montilla Engineer (IAC) |
Montserrat Armas Padilla Postdoctoral researcher (IAC)
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Alba Fernández-Barral Astrophysicist, Outreach and Education Coordinator of CTAO |
Martina Cardillo Postdoctoral researcher (IAPS-INAF) |
Beatriz Mingo Fernandez Postdoctoral researcher (The Open University) |
Mary Barreto Industrial Engineer, Technical Director of the European Solar Telescope (IAC) |
Josefa Becerra González Postdoctoral researcher (ULL, IAC)
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Jennifer Carter Postdoctoral researcher (Universidad de Leicester) |
Carmen P. Padilla-Torres Postdoctoral researcher (IAC) and telescope operator (Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, FGG) Galaxies, telescopes |
Nataly Ospina Escobar Postdoctoral researcher (Università degli Studi di Padova, INFN) Multi-messenger astrophysics: gravitational waves, neutrinos and gamma rays |
Sara González Pérez Engineer and project manager (IACTEC, IAC)
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