CV
General Information
Full Name | Felipe Ignacio Figueroa Tapia |
Languages | Spanish, English |
Education
- 2023 - Currently
MSc. in Astrophysics
Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
- 2018-2022
BSc. in Physics, specializing in Astronomy
Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
- Thesis project: "Self-consistent formulae for theoretical mass-loss rate and terminal velocity of O-type stars"
- Supervisor: Dr. Michel Curé
- Co-Supervisors: Dr. Ignacio Araya, Dr. Jorge Panei, Dr. Catalina Arcos
Research Experience
- 2023 - Currently
Winds from massive stars in spherical and oblate geometries
Research Assistant, led by Prof. Dr. Michel Curé
- FONDECYT Project Nº 1230131.
- Also worked as a master thesis student.
- 2021 - 2023
Long-term variability in Be stars: Features of the outer disks
Research Assistant, led by Prof. Dr. Catalina Arcos
- FONDECYT Iniciación Nº11190945.
- Also worked as an undergraduate thesis student.
- 2019 - 2023
Winds from Massive Stars
Research Assistant, lead by Prof. Dr. Michel Curé
- FONDECYT Project Nº 1190485.
- Also member of the Massive Stars Group at the Universidad de Valparaíso
- 2019 - 2023
Decretion disks and Outflows around Fast-Spinning Stars
Research Assistant, lead by Prof. Dr. Catalina Arcos and Prof. Dr. Michel Curé
- CONICYT Chile - FAPESP Brazil Nº 13354-1.
- Collaboration between FAPESP (Brazil) and CONICYT (Chile).
- 2020 - 2021
Quiescent State of Cataclysmic Variables
Research Assistant, led by Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Vogt