J. Antonio Garcia-Barreto
Summary Curriculum Vitae (January 2013)
Ph D in Physics (Radio Astronomy), MIT (Cambridge, Mass., USA), 1982, under the supervision of
Prof. Bernard. F. Burke, MIT, Prof. James M. Moran, and Dr. Mark J. Reid (CfA, Cambridge, Mass. USA). Thesis title:
VLBI Observations of Celestial Maser Sources (W3[OH]).
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35 research papers published in refereed international journals with 648 citations; citations per article= 18.5
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28 courses (in Spanish in Mexico) offered at undergraduate level until fall 2012
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9 courses (in Spanish in Mexico) offered at graduate level until summer 2007
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Current research experience: observations of bright barred spiral galaxies from the Shapley Ames catalog; circumnuclear regions (imaging and spectroscopy, radio continuum, CO, HI, optical continuum, optical Halpha)
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Previous research experience: VLBI observations of
astrophysical OH and H2O interstellar masers; VLA source counts at 6cm;
5 GHz observations of extragalactic sources in the Arecibo 611 MHz survey;
Planetary Nebulae
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Visitor in Astronomy, California Institute of Technology (Extragalactic mm Interferometer Group, with
Prof. Nick Z. Scoville), Pasadena, Calif. USA Sept 2003 - February 2004
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Visiting Scientist, National
Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE, with Dr. J. Guichard and Dr. D. Mayya), Mexico Sept 2001 - February 2002
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March 1999 - , `Full Professor current level B' at the
IA-UNAM, México D.F., México
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Visiting Scientist, Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota, USA (with Prof. Lawrence Rudnick) Aug 1997 - Jul 1998
Dec 1993 - Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences
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Nov 1992 - , `Full Researcher level A' at the
IA-UNAM, México D.F., México
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Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institut fur Radio Astronomy, with Prof. R. Wielebinsky, Bonn, Germany Jul 1990 - Jun 1991
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Alexander von Humbolt (Germany) Junior fellowship Jul 1990 - Jun 1991
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Visiting Scientist, Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimetrique (IRAM), with Dr. Dennis Downes, Grenoble, France Aug 1989 - Jun 1990
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Max Planck Society (Germany) Postdoctoral fellowship Mar 1990 - Jun 1990
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Alexander von Humbolt (Germany) Junior fellowship Jun 1989 - Feb 1990
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Aug 1988 - Jul 1989, Guest Lecturer at the Center for Research in Basic Sciences of UAEM, Toluca, Mexico
Visiting Scientist, MIT (Prof. B.F. Burke), CfA (Dr. J. Moran and Dr. M. Reid) Jun 1987, Jul 1985, May 1983
Oct 1984 - Jul 1988, `Research Asociate level C', at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional IA-UNAM, Ensenada, México
Jul 1984 - Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers in Basic Sciences (acronym in Spanish: SNI)
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38 contributed papers presented in international and national meetings
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10 popular papers in spanish
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Author of a book, in spanish, title: BASIC ASTRONOMY (Astronomía Básica) on the topic of basic concepts in astronomy for students of physical sciences(level: last semester of high school or first semesters at a university; 2000, Publisher Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City), ISBN 968-16-6092-7
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Author Digital book: Introduction to Radio Astronomy (Introducción a Radio Astronomía), in spanish, on the topic of basic concepts in radio astronomy for students of physical sciences (level: last semesters at a university, first year graduate school), 2008, Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM, Mexico City, (México) ISBN 968-6116-41-9 free access book at the
Digital Library UNAM.
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Co-author of a book: Solutions to Problems in Basic Electromagnetic Theory, in spanish, for students of physics (level: last semester undergraduate, first and second years graduate school; first edition 2006 School of Sciences, UNAM, Mexico City, ISBN 970-32-1151-8. Second Edition 2010 School of Sciences, UNAM, Mexico City, ISBN 978-607-02-1691-6
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Aug 1982 - Oct 1984, `Research Associate level C', at the Instituto de Astronomía (IA), UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria (CU), México D.F., México
BSc in Electrical Engineering at Universidad de las Américas, Cholula, State of Puebla, México, 1976
Place of Birth : Toluca, State of Mexico, MEXICO
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(Created: August 14, 1998 | Updated: January 31, 2013)