Highlights of the
2001 CTIO REU/PIA Program

False-color image of M104 (the Sombrero Galaxy) from the CTIO Schmidt telescope, by Gabe Brammer and Rudy Montez

U.S. REU Participants and Projects

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
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Gabriel Brammer
Williams College, Massachusetts
Stefanie Wachter, Donald Hoard The Search for the Orbital Period of LMXB 4U1556-605
Kathy Cooksey
Valparaiso University, Indiana
Stefanie Wachter, Donald Hoard Star Formation in the Isolated Molecular Cloud NGC 1788
Shadrian Holmes
College of Charleston, South Carolina
Chris Smith, Knut Olsen HII Region Analysis in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies: The Slog and HIIphot
Rodolfo Montez
University of Texas, Austin
Hugo Schwarz, Romano Corradi Kinematics of the Bipolar Planetary Nebula Sa 2-237


Chilean Students and Projects: Práctica de Investigacíon en Astronomía (PIA) Program

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
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Jorge Cuadra
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
Nick Suntzeff Optical Light Curve of SN2000cx
Erika Labbe
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
Nick Suntzeff Type Ia SN 1999ac: The Most Complete Optical and IR Light Curves Ever Obtained for Such an Object


Chilean Students and Projects: Electrical Engineering Interns

Student & Institution Advisor Project Title
Constanza Araujo
Universidad Católica de Valparaiso
Max Boccas Filter Transmission Measurements Setup


Other Highlights



Links



Gabe's REU web page and photo gallery...

Shay's REU web page and project slideshow...

Rudy's REU web page (be sure to read Rudy's weekly journal!) and project page... Rudy also created pages about the REU/PIA students' RR Lyrae variable star observing project and showing some nice images of Eta Carinae and M104.

Here is Jorge's PIA web page (en español)...