Good Luck Cindy!

Thursday was Gemini North intern Cindy Villamil’s last day with Gemini.  Here is what she had to say about her internship with us.

“While I was here I was working on HST (Hubble Space Telescope) images of a galaxy cluster called RXJ0848.6+4453. Mainly I was running and modifying scripts to help me extract and analyze the (photometric and structural parameters of) objects in these images. One of my main goals was to get a program called Galapagos working so that we could analyze all of the images simultaneously.

“After this I’m going back to being a science educator at The Newark Museum in New Jersey to teach astronomy and other sciences in the planetarium and throughout the entire science area of the museum while I apply for graduate school in astronomy.

“I can also tell you that I absolutely loved working here and wish it could have lasted more than just 4 months. Being back in astronomy research was what I expected it to be and more. Getting to go up to the summit for 3 nights of observing with Andre Nicolas and Sabrina was definitely one of the highlights.”

Thanks for all your hard work Cindy, you will be missed!

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Cindy (on left) shares her knowledge and energy answering a public question at AstroDay Hilo.

Congratulations Erich!

We are proud to announce that Erich Wenderoth, Gemini’s Science Operations Specialist, has obtained a Master in Physics, Honor Astrophysics, in the Universidad de La Serena. The committee that examined his Thesis Defense said it was at a PhD level and grade it with the maximum distinction. Erich’s thesis titled “Spectroscopy and Photometry of Collisional Ring Galaxies”, involves the study of HRG2304 and its neighbour AM1646-795 (NED01), both located at 178 megaparsec (580 million light years). Congratulations, Erich. All of your hard work has paid off!

Estamos orgullosos de anunciar que Erich Wenderoth, Especialista de Operaciones Científicas de Gemini, obtuvo un Magister en Física, con mención en Astrofísica, en la Universidad de La Serena. La comisión que evaluó su Defensa de Tesis, señaló que estaba a un nivel de Doctorado, por lo cual fue calificada con la más alta distinción. La Tesis de Erich, titulada “Espectroscopía y Fotometría de Galaxias Anilladas en Colisión”, involucra el estudio de HRG2304 y su vecina interactuante AM1646-795 (NED01), galaxias ubicadas a 178 megaparsec (580 millones de años luz). ¡Felicitaciones, Erich! ¡Todo tu esfuerzo ha rendido frutos!Congratulations Erich!

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