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Dr Lara Rodrigues
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Chile
Department of Physics - Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE)
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Lara Rodrigues is a full-time professor at the Physics Department at the Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE) in Santiago, the capital city of Chile. She does research in Astronomy Education, teaches astronomy to future science teachers, and participates in public engagement projects.
Lara is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she got her BSc in Astronomy (UFRJ). She moved to Chile in 2009, attracted by the large telescopes, and has been living there since then. She holds an MSc in Astrophysics (2011), a BA in Physics Education (2015), and a PhD in Education (2023) from PUC-Chile.
Her research interests in astronomy education include pre-and in-service teacher training, school curricula, and interdisciplinary teaching methods. Her former working experience comprises teaching high school physics, organizing and teaching various astronomy workshops, guiding observatory visits, and researching stellar astrophysics.
Lara is a mother of two kids, Martin and Nina, who remind her daily about the beauty of learning and being connected to nature.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Chile
Department of Physics - Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE)
lara.rodriguesatumce.cl
Lara Rodrigues is a full-time professor at the Physics Department at the Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE) in Santiago, the capital city of Chile. She does research in Astronomy Education, teaches astronomy to future science teachers, and participates in public engagement projects.
Lara is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she got her BSc in Astronomy (UFRJ). She moved to Chile in 2009, attracted by the large telescopes, and has been living there since then. She holds an MSc in Astrophysics (2011), a BA in Physics Education (2015), and a PhD in Education (2023) from PUC-Chile.
Her research interests in astronomy education include pre-and in-service teacher training, school curricula, and interdisciplinary teaching methods. Her former working experience comprises teaching high school physics, organizing and teaching various astronomy workshops, guiding observatory visits, and researching stellar astrophysics.
Lara is a mother of two kids, Martin and Nina, who remind her daily about the beauty of learning and being connected to nature.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Prof Guillermo Avello
Team Member, NAEC team - Chile
His studies were carried out at: - Universidad Austral de Chile: Bachelor of Science in Physics - University of Chile – Faculty of Cs. Physics and Mathematics – School of Engineering Universidad de Concepción: Graduate and Professor of Physics and Mathematics -Universidad del Biobío: Postgraduate in Exact Sciences Mention in Physics Master © Science Education Mention in Physics -International Internships in: STEM - Wright State University and Bellbrook High School- Ohio USA STEM - Harbor High School. Santa Cruz – California USA ASTRONOMY - The house of Astronomy – University of Heidelberg Germany -Work developed at the Universidad de Concepción FID and Secondary Education training centers.
Virginio Gomez Institute Los Angeles
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Chile
His studies were carried out at: - Universidad Austral de Chile: Bachelor of Science in Physics - University of Chile – Faculty of Cs. Physics and Mathematics – School of Engineering Universidad de Concepción: Graduate and Professor of Physics and Mathematics -Universidad del Biobío: Postgraduate in Exact Sciences Mention in Physics Master © Science Education Mention in Physics -International Internships in: STEM - Wright State University and Bellbrook High School- Ohio USA STEM - Harbor High School. Santa Cruz – California USA ASTRONOMY - The house of Astronomy – University of Heidelberg Germany -Work developed at the Universidad de Concepción FID and Secondary Education training centers.
Virginio Gomez Institute Los Angeles
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Dr Irma Fuentes-Morales
Team Member, NAEC team - Chile
Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) and Ruta Sustentable Environmental Foundation, Chile
Irma Fuentes is a Dr in Astrophysics and is currently a postdoctoral researcher in astronomy education at the Millennium Nucleus on Young Exoplanets and their Moons (YEMS) at the University of Santiago of Chile (USACH). Her research areas include nova explosions in cataclysmic variable stars and astronomical education research, with a focus on developing classroom activities that utilize astronomy to teach scientific subjects, primarily aligned with the Chilean educational reality. Additionally, she is the founder of an environmental Foundation called “Ruta Sustentable” that contributes to environmental and scientific education outside the classroom in her country.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Chile
Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) and Ruta Sustentable Environmental Foundation, Chile
Irma Fuentes is a Dr in Astrophysics and is currently a postdoctoral researcher in astronomy education at the Millennium Nucleus on Young Exoplanets and their Moons (YEMS) at the University of Santiago of Chile (USACH). Her research areas include nova explosions in cataclysmic variable stars and astronomical education research, with a focus on developing classroom activities that utilize astronomy to teach scientific subjects, primarily aligned with the Chilean educational reality. Additionally, she is the founder of an environmental Foundation called “Ruta Sustentable” that contributes to environmental and scientific education outside the classroom in her country.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Contact
To get in touch with the NAEC team for Chile please contact:
Dr Lara Rodrigues via lara.rodriguesatumce.cl
or email the team at naec.chileatgmail.com.
Astronomy Education in Chile
For more information on Astronomy Education in Chile, see the Astronomy Education in Chile document (PDF file 461.90 kB Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) icons) prepared by our NAEC team
The Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted by the Haus der Astronomie on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The Office of Astronomy for Education is an office of the International Astronomical Union, with substantial funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation and the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.
