María Teresa Ruiz
| María Teresa Ruiz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 September 1946 Santiago de Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
María Teresa Ruiz (born 24 September 1946) is a Chilean astronomer. She was the first woman to receive a National Science Award.[1]
Biography
Ruiz was born in Santiago de Chile in 1946. She was the first woman to successfully study astronomy at the University of Chile[1] before she studied at Princeton University and gained her masters in astrophysics.[2]
Ruiz did research at Trieste, Mexico and New York before she gained a Guggenheim fellowship. She discovered Kelu 1, a Brown Dwarf.[1]
Awards
- Presidential Chair in Science, 1996
- Chancellor's Medal, University of Chile, 1996
- Sciences National Award, 1997
- Chancellor's Medal, University of Chile, 1998
- Fellow of the Academy of Sciences since, 1998
- Labarca Merit Award, 2000
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Staff (17 March 2005). "María Teresa Ruiz: Una mente brillante (A Beautiful Mind)". Universia Chile. Retrieved 2012-10-20. (Spanish),
- ↑ Dirección de Comunicaciones (1997). "María Teresa Ruiz González: Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas 1997". Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 2012-10-20. (Spanish)