Curriculum Vitae ----------------------------------------------------------- Personal Information: Name: Jose Miguel Fernandez Contreras Date of birth: Dec 20 1980 Nationality: Chilean Occupation: graduate student Address: Departamento de Astronomia y Astrofisica Facultad de Fisica Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Vicuna Mackenna 4860 Casilla 306, Santiago 22, CHILE Phone: (56 02) 354 7476 e-mail: jfernand (at) astro puc cl From 2006 to 2008: Address: Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden Street, ms-20 Cambridge, MA. 02138, USA Phone: (1 617) 496 7541 e-mail: jfernand (at) cfa harvard edu url: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~jfernand/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Studies: * 1999-2003 : Undergraduate studies in Astronomy, P. Catholic University of Chile (Licenciatura en Astronomia, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile) Some courses: Introduction to Astronomy (1999) General Astrophysics (2000) Stellar Astrophysics (2001) Introduction to Programming (2002) Experimental Astronomy (2002) Astronomy Topics (2002) Cosmology (2003) Extragalactic Astronomy (2003) Variable Stars (2003) Final Work (2003): "Systematic Effects in Supernovae Photometry" Supervisor: Prof. Alejandro Clocchiatti (aclocchi at astro puc cl) * 2004-2005 : PhD in Astrophysics (course work), P. Catholic University of Chile (Doctorado en Astronomia, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile) Supervisor: Prof. Dante Minniti (dante at astro puc cl) Some courses: Advanced Stellar Astrophysics (2004) Advanced Extragalactic Astronomy (2004) Intergalactic Medium (2004) Optics (2004) Radiative Processes in Astrophysics (2005) Atomic and Molecular Physics (2005) Astronomy Seminar (2005) * 2006-2008 : Visit and Predoctoral Fellowship at SAO (CfA), Cambridge, MA, USA Supervisor: Prof. David W. Latham (latham at cfa harvard edu) Thesis project: "Follow up of transiting planet candidates and close binary stellar systems identified by wide-angle ground-based photometric surveys" ----------------------------------------------------------- Publications: * Fernandez, Jose Miguel; Minniti, Dante; Pietrzynski, Grzegorz; Gieren, Wolfgang; Ruiz, Maria Teresa; Zoccali, Manuela; Udalski, Andrzej; Szeifert, Thomas "Millimagnitude Optical Photometry for the Transiting Planetary Candidate OGLE-TR-109" 2006, ApJ, 647, 587 * Diaz, Rodrigo F.; Ramirez, Sebastian; Fernandez, Jose Miguel; Gallardo, Jose; Gieren, Wolfgang; Ivanov, Valentin D.; Mauas, Pablo; Minniti, Dante; Pietrzynski, Grzegorz; Perez, Felipe; Ruiz, Maria Teresa; Udalski, Andrzej; Zoccali, Manuela "Millimagnitude Photometry for Transiting Extrasolar Planetary Candidates: II. Transits of OGLE-TR-113-b in the Optical and Near-IR" 2007, ApJ, 660, 850 * Minniti, Dante; Fernandez, Jose Miguel; Diaz, Rodrigo F.; Udalski, Andrzej; Pietrzynski, Grzegorz; Gieren, Wolfgang; Rojo, Patricio; Ruiz, Maria Teresa; Zoccali, Manuela "Millimagnitude Photometry for Transiting Extrasolar Planetary Candidates III: Accurate Radius and Period for OGLE-TR-111-b" 2007, ApJ, 660, 858 * Beatty, Thomas G.; Fernandez, Jose Miguel; Latham, David W.; Bakos, Gaspar A.; Kovac, Geza; Noyes, Robert W.; Stefanik, Robert P.; Torres, Gillermo; Everett, Mark E.; Hergenrother, Carl W. "The Mass and Radius of the Unseen M-Dwarf Companion in the Single-Lined Eclipsing Binary HAT-TR-205-013" 2007, ApJ, 663, 573 * Holman, Matthew J.; Winn, Joshua N.; Latham, David W.; O'Donovan, Francis T.; Charbonneau, David; Torres, Gillermo; Sozzetti, A.; Fernandez, Jose. M.; Everett, Mark E. "The Transit Light Curve Project. VI. Three Transits of the Exoplanet TrES-2" 2007, ApJ, 664, 1185 * Bakos, G.; Kovacs, G.; Torres, G.; Fischer, D.; Latham, D.; Noyes, R.; Sasselov, D.; Mazeh, T.; Shporer, A.; Butler, P.; Stefanik, R.; Fernandez, J. M.; Sozzetti, A.; Pal, A.; Johnson, J.; Marcy, G.; Sipocz B.; Lazar, J.,;Papp, I. & Sari, P. "HAT-P-2b: A Super-Massive Planet in an Eccentric Orbit Transiting a Bright Star" 2007, accepted, astro-ph/0705.0126 * Hoyer, S.; Ramirez, S.; Ivanov, V.; Minniti, D.; Pietrzynski, G.; Ruiz, M.T.; Gieren, W.; Udalski, A.; Zoccali, M.; Carrasco, R.; Diaz, R.F.; Fernandez, J.M.; Gallardo, J.; Rejkuba, M.; Perez, F. "Millimagnitude Photometry for Transiting Extrasolar Planetary Candidates IV: The Puzzle of the Extremely Red OGLE-TR-82 Primary Solved" 2007, accepted, astro-ph/0707.1248 * Winn, J.; Holman, M.; Bakos, G.; Andras Pal, A.; Johnson, J.; Williams, P.; Shporer, A.; Mazeh, T.; Fernandez, J.M.; Latham, D. "The Transit Light Curve Project. VII. The Not-So-Bloated Exoplanet HAT-P-1b" 2007, accepted, astro-ph/0707.1908 * Torres, G.; Bakos, G.A.; Kovacs, G.; Latham, D.W.; Fernandez, J.M.; Noyes, R.W.; Esquerdo, G.A.; Sozzetti, A.; Fischer, D.A.; Butler, R.P.; Marcy,G.W.; Stefanik, R.P.; Sasselov, D.D.; Lazar, J.; Papp, Sari, I.P. "HAT-P-3b: A heavy-element rich planet transiting a K dwarf star" 2007, accepted, astro-ph/0707.4268 * Mandushev, G.; O'Donovan, F.; Charbonneau, D.; Torres, G.; Latham, D.; Bakos, G.; Dunham, E.; Sozzetti, A.; Fernandez, J.M.; Esquerdo, G.; Everett, M.; Brown, T.; Rabus, M.; Belmonte, J.; Hillenbrand, L. "TrES-4: A Transiting Hot Jupiter of Very Low Density" 2007, accepted, astro-ph/0708.0834 * Kovacs, G.; Bakos, G.A.; Torres, G.; Sozzetti, A.; Latham, D.W.; Noyes, R.; Butler, R.; Marcy, G.; Fischer, D.; Fernandez, J.M.; Esquerdo, G.; Sasselov, D.D.; Stefanik, R. P.; Pal, A.; Lazar, J.; Papp, I.; Sari, P. "HAT-P-4b: A Metal-Rich Low-Density Transiting Hot Jupiter" 2007, accepted, astro-ph/0710.0602 * Noyes, R.; Bakos, G.; Torres, G.; Pal, A.; Kovacs, G.; Latham, D.; Fernandez, J.M.; Fischer, D.;, Butler, R.; Marcy, G.; Sipocz, B.; Esquerdo, G.; Kovacs, Gabor; Sasselov, D.; Sato, B.; Stefanik, R.; Holman, M.; Lazar, J.; Papp, I.; Sari, P. "HAT-P-6b: A Hot Jupiter transiting a bright F star" 2007, accepted, astro-ph/0710.2894 * Winn, J.N.; Holman, M.J.; Shporer, A.; Fernandez, J.; Mazeh, T.; Latham, D.W.; Charbonneau, D.; Everett M.E. "The Transit Light Curve Project. VIII. Six Occultations of the Exoplanet TrES-3" 2008, accepted, astro-ph/0804.2479 ----------------------------------------------------------- Observational Experience: * CTIO (AURA), Jan 2000 (3 nights), Telescope: 4-meter Blanco Telescope Project: High-z cluster of galaxies imaging With: Felipe Barrientos (barrientos at astro puc cl) * La Silla (ESO), Oct 2002 (2 nights) Telescope: 1.5 Danish Telescope Project: CCD Variability Survey for NGC 2808 With: Marcio Catelan (mcatelan at astro puc cl) * La Silla (ESO), Jun 2003 (6 nights) Telescope: 1.5 Danish Telescope Project: Sagittarius Dwarf globular clusters With: Marrcio Catelan (mcatelan at astro puc cl) * Las Campanas (Carnegie,CfA), Nov 2003 (3 nights) Telescope: Clay 6.5-m Magellan II Telescope, MagIC Project: SX Phoenicis and RR Lyrae Variables in Two Dense Globular Clusters of the Fornax dSph Galaxy With: Marcio Catelan (mcatelan at astro puc cl) * Las Campanas (Carnegie,CfA), Oct 2004 (1 night) Telescope: Baade 6.5-m Magellan I Telescope, PANIC Project: Infrared observations of Type Ia Suernovae With: Alejandro Clocchiatti (aclocchi at astro puc cl) * Cerro Paranal (ESO), Apr 2005 (4 nights) Telescope: VLT UT-3 Melipal 8.2-m, VIMOS Project: Millimagnitude photometry for OGLE transiting extrasolar planetary candidates. With: Dante Minniti (dante at astro puc cl) * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Mar 2006 (12 nights) Telescope: Tillinghast 1.5-m, Echelle instrument Project: High res. radial velocities for binary stars and planetary candidate systems. With: Robert Stefanik (rstefanik at cfa harvard edu) * MMT, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Apr 2006 (5 nights) Telescope: MMT 6.5-m, Hectoechelle Project: Hectochelle queue: PA-06A-0162, SAO-11, UAO-S69 * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Sep 2006 (7 nights) Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Oct 2006 (5 nights) Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Dec 2006 (9 nights) Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Jan 2007 (6 nights) Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Apr 2007 (10 nights) Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Jul 2007 (7 nights) Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Oct 2007 (2 nights) Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), Oct 2007 (6 nights) Telescope: 1.5-m, TRES Project: High resolution spectroscopic follow up of extra solar planets systems and pulsating stars. * FLWO, Mnt Hopkins (SAO), 2007-2008 30+ nights Telescope: 1.2-m, Keplercam. remote observing. Project: High precision photometric follow up of transiting extra solar planets and low mass stars. ----------------------------------------------------------- Scientific Meetings: Jan 2003: 2nd annual meeting of the Chilean Society of Astronomy, SOCHIAS Jan 2004: 3rd annual meeting of the Chilean Society of Astronomy, SOCHIAS May 2004: ESO Topical Meeting "Current Supernova Research", Santiago Dec 2004: 2nd Advanced Chilean School of Astrophysics, "First Large Scale Structures in the Universe and their Evolution", PUC, Santiago, Chile Jan 2005: 4th annual meeting of the Chilean Society of Astronomy, SOCHIAS Concepcion, Chile. (Poster) Jun 2005: Vatican Observatory Summer School, "Astrobiology", Castel Gandolfo (Rome), Italy Dec 2005: Latin American Astromomy Summer School, ESO, Santiago, Chile Dec 2005: 11th Latin American Regional IAU Meeting, Pucon, Chile. (Oral, Poster) Sep 2006: Transiting Extrasolar Planet Workshop, Max-Plank fuer Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany, (Poster) Mar 2007: Observing Planetary Systems, ESO Workshop, Santiago, Chile. (Poster) Jul 2007: Michelson Summer Workshop "Planetary Transits: Detection to Characterization" NASA Ames Conference Center, Moffett Field, California, USA Nov 2007: 6th annual meeting of the Chilean Society of Astronomy, SOCHIAS, Valparaiso, Chile. (Oral) ----------------------------------------------------------- Computation technical knowledge: Operating systems: Unix-Linux, Windows Softwares: IRAF, SExtractor, ISIS, SuperMongo, GNUplot Programming languages: C, perl, Fortran, Python ----------------------------------------------------------- Teaching Experience: Analytical Geometry T.A. (2000) Stellar Astrophysics T.A. (2002) Experimental Astronomy T.A. (2003) Astronomy Workshop T.A. (2004) Introduction to Astronomy T.A. (2005)