CTIO REU/PIA 1998
U.S. REU Participants and Projects
| Student & Institution | Mentors | Project Title (Click to see more information) |
| Jomel Atienza-Rosel California State University, Los Angeles |
Bob Schommer Nick Suntzeff |
Integrated Photometry of Globular Clusters in the LMC and M33 |
| Amanda Jefferson University of Maryland, College Park |
Chris Smith | Identifying SNRs in the Magellanic Cloud Emission-line Survey |
| Aaron Steffen University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
Nick Suntzeff Mark Phillips |
The Multicolor Light Curve of SN 1997ej |
| Patrick Welti Mankato State University |
Roger Smith Tom Ingerson |
Developing an All-Sky Monitor Camera System |
Chilean Participants and Projects
| Student & Institution | Mentors | Project Title |
| Juan Cortes University of Chile, Santiago |
Ron Probst Monica Rubio |
Near-IR Study of Magellanic Cloud Star-forming Regions |
| The Centauri Group, composed of Javier Barahona, Danilo Castillo, Alejandra Peralta, & Sergio Pizarro University of La Serena, Chile |
Rene Mendez | Photometry of Nearby Open Clusters |
Two Chilean engineering students doing internships at CTIO also participated in the summer student program. Daniel Quevedo (University of Santa Lucía) worked on a quantum efficiency calibration unit, and Juan Pablo Gomez (University of Santa Lucía) worked on an image-tube protection circuit for the All-Sky camera.
Other Highlights
- Tour of Cerro Calan (the Chilean National Observatory) and Santiago
- Tour of Cerro Tololo and the CTIO Blanco 4.0m Telescope
- Tour of Cerro Pachon and the Gemini South building site
- Observing at CTIO: The Curtis Schmidt and the CTIO Blanco 4.0m
- Asado (cookout) at the CTIO Director's house
- Asado (cookout) at the Vicuna observatory at Mamachuca
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