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Dr Ericson López
Team Chair, NAEC team - Ecuador
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Stemberg Astronomical Society. Brazilian Astronomical Society American Astronomical Society (AAS).
Ericson López is a theoretical physicist and Ph.D. in Science, specializing in Theoretical Astrophysics at the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A graduate in Physics from the National Polytechnic School (EPN) in Quito, he has been a full professor at EPN and director of the Quito Astronomical Observatory since 1996. His research covers compact objects, accretion disks, active galaxies, astrophysical plasmas, relativity, and radio astronomy. He has held postdoctoral positions at the University of São Paulo in Brazil and the Space Sciences Telescope Institute in Baltimore, and continues to have active collaborations worldwide. He served as Ecuador’s National Coordinator for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and the International Space Weather Initiative in 2010, and is a member of the IAU, AAS, Brazilian Astronomical Society, and Sternberg Astronomical Society.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Chair, NAEC team - Ecuador
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Stemberg Astronomical Society. Brazilian Astronomical Society American Astronomical Society (AAS).
Ericson López is a theoretical physicist and Ph.D. in Science, specializing in Theoretical Astrophysics at the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A graduate in Physics from the National Polytechnic School (EPN) in Quito, he has been a full professor at EPN and director of the Quito Astronomical Observatory since 1996. His research covers compact objects, accretion disks, active galaxies, astrophysical plasmas, relativity, and radio astronomy. He has held postdoctoral positions at the University of São Paulo in Brazil and the Space Sciences Telescope Institute in Baltimore, and continues to have active collaborations worldwide. He served as Ecuador’s National Coordinator for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and the International Space Weather Initiative in 2010, and is a member of the IAU, AAS, Brazilian Astronomical Society, and Sternberg Astronomical Society.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Dr Daysi Quinatoa Bringing astronomy education to Ecuadorian public schools with classroom visits.
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Ecuador
Observatorio Astronómico de Quito
day3siquinatoaatgmail.com
i am a Ph.D. in Astrophysics located in Quito, Ecuador. I study the properties of the ISM with one of the brightest water lines at 752 GHz in low redshift ULIRGs. I am interested in submm, star formation, and masers. Furthermore I am an advocate of gender, diversity and equity.
Appointed as NAEC until: Jan. 8, 2027
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Ecuador
Observatorio Astronómico de Quito
day3siquinatoaatgmail.com
i am a Ph.D. in Astrophysics located in Quito, Ecuador. I study the properties of the ISM with one of the brightest water lines at 752 GHz in low redshift ULIRGs. I am interested in submm, star formation, and masers. Furthermore I am an advocate of gender, diversity and equity.
Appointed as NAEC until: Jan. 8, 2027
Freddy Picoíta
Team Member, NAEC team - Ecuador
Observatorio Astronómico de Quito
I am an engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the Outreach Unit of the Quito Astronomical Observatory (National Polytechnic School). Coordinator of the Astronomical Museum, cultural manager, and responsible for educational projects focused on astronomy and science for the community. Committed to strengthening astronomy education in Ecuador and fostering initiatives in collaboration with educational, cultural, and scientific institutions.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Ecuador
Observatorio Astronómico de Quito
I am an engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the Outreach Unit of the Quito Astronomical Observatory (National Polytechnic School). Coordinator of the Astronomical Museum, cultural manager, and responsible for educational projects focused on astronomy and science for the community. Committed to strengthening astronomy education in Ecuador and fostering initiatives in collaboration with educational, cultural, and scientific institutions.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Contact
To get in touch with the NAEC team for Ecuador please contact:
Dr Daysi Quinatoa Bringing astronomy education to Ecuadorian public schools with classroom visits. via day3siquinatoaatgmail.com
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.
