Ivan Ramirez

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I am a Sagan postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and McDonald Observatory. My main area of research is high resolution stellar spectroscopy: the observational aspects of stellar atmospheres, fundamental parameters, and chemical composition, mainly of solar-type stars. These studies are relevant to many fields of astrophysics: they may help in the search and characterization of stars that harbor extrasolar planets, as well as to better understand the mechanisms of galaxy formation and evolution, the nature of the nucleosynthesis sites, and test predictions of the Big Bang theory.

I obtained a BS in Physics from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in 2002. I got my Master's and PhD degrees in Astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005 and 2008, respectively. I was a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics from 2008 to 2010 and at  Carnegie Observatories from 2010 to 2011.

Contact Information

E-mail: ivan@astro.as.utexas.edu
Phone: (+1) (512) 471-7216
Office: RLM 17.214

Mailing address:
    The University of Texas
   
Department of Astronomy
   
2515 Speedway, Stop C1400
    Austin, Texas 78712-1205

 

Last revised: January, 2013