CTIO REU/PIA 1999
U.S. REU Participants and Projects
| Student & Institution | Advisor | Project Title (Click for more information) |
| Jeremy Buss University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh |
Knut Olsen | A Comprehensive Look at LH72 in the Context of Constellation III |
| Jenny Greene Yale University |
Stefanie Wachter | LMC X-2: The Search for the Orbital Period |
| Jessica Kim-Quijano Towson University |
Don Hoard | The Orbital Period of the Double-lined Cataclysmic Variable Phe 1 |
| Alicia Soderberg Bates College |
Nick Suntzeff | The Evolution of SN1987A Debris: 12 Year Light Curves in UBVRIJHK |
Chilean Students and Projects: Práctica de Investigacíon en Astronomía (PIA) Program
| Student & Institution | Advisor | Project Title (Click for more information) |
| Ricardo Demarco Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago |
Bob Schommer | Supernovae Type Ia and Their Host Galaxies |
Chilean Students and Projects: Electrical Engineering Interns
| Student & Institution | Advisor | Project Title |
| Cecil Acevedo Universidad Técnica de Federico Santa María, Valparaiso |
Marco Bonati | A Graphical Unit Interface for the Voltage, Telemetry, and Temperature ARCON Card |
| Mario Caceres Universidad Técnica de Federico Santa María, Valparaiso |
Roger Smith | Evaluation of a CCD Imager for All-Sky Cloud and OH Monitoring |
Other Highlights
- Tour of Cerro Tololo
- Tour of Cerro Pachon and the Gemini South facility
- Observing at CTIO: the Curtis Schmidt, 0.9-m, and 1.5-m telescopes
- Trip to Antofagasta (in northern Chile) to attend the Very Large Telescope (VLT) Opening Seminar
- Tour of the VLT on Cerro Paranal
- Asado (cookout) at the CTIO Director's house
- Asado (cookout) at the CTIO REU Director's house
- Asado (cookout) at the REU/PIA/Engineering Students' house
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