Francisco Tapia Vázquez

PhD Student

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

About me

I am currently doing my Ph.D. at the Institute of Radioastronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at the National Autonomous University of México (UNAM in Spanish). My research interests are focused on the stellar atmospheres in main-sequence stars, high-performance computing, and DevOps.

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Interests

Stellar Atmospheres
Main Sequence Stars
Chromospheres
Radioastronomy
High Performance Computing
DevOps

Education

PhD in Astrophysics, Currently
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
MsC in Earth Sciences, 2019
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
BSc in Phyiscs, 2017
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Skills

Cloud Computing

AWS, GCP, and DO. AWS certification in process.

DevOps

Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.

Advance GNU-Linux and MacOS user. Knowledge of Windows OS. SysAdmin certification in process.

Servers

High Performance Computing solutions. Hybrid clouds. Clustering using ARM technologies.

Code

I code with the main programming lenguages (C, Python, Java, Julia, GO).

Infrastructure as a Service

Experience with the most popular configuration management software, such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef.

Internships

Onsala Space Observatory

Chalmers University of Technology

Aug 2018 – Nov 2018 Gothenburg, Sweden

Centro de Rádio Astronomía e Astrofísica Mackenzie

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Jun 2019 – Jul 2019 São Paulo, Brazil

Projects

GICC

Grupo Interdisciplinario de Cómputo Científico.

Kinich Pakal

Main sequence stellar atmospheres at millimetric, submillimetric and infrared wavelengths.

MESAS

Measuring the Emission of Stellar Atmospheres at Submillimeter/millimeter wavelengths.

Recent Publications

The First Radio Spectrum of a Rapidly Rotating A-type Star

We present the first radio spectrum of an A-type star.

White, Jacob Aaron, Francisco Tapia Vázquez, Hughes, A. G, Moór, A, Matthews, B, Wilner, D, Aufdenberg, J, Fehér, O, Hughes, A. M, De la Luz, V, McNaughton, A

The First Radio Spectrum of a Rapidly Rotating A-type Star

The MESAS Project: ALMA Observations of the F-type Stars γ Lep, γ Vir A, and γ Vir B

We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations of the three nearby, main-sequence, debris-poor, F-type stars γ Lep, γ Vir A, and γ Vir B at 0.87 and 1.29 mm.

White, Jacob Aaron, Francisco Tapia Vázquez, Hughes, A. G, Moór, A, Matthews, B, Wilner, D, Aufdenberg, J, Hughes, A. M, De la Luz, V, Boley, A. C

The MESAS Project: ALMA Observations of the F-type Stars γ Lep, γ Vir A, and γ Vir B

Nonlinear Convergence of Solar-like Stars Chromospheres Using Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Infrared Observations

In this work, we present a new methodology to fit the observed and synthetic spectrum of main-sequence stars through semiempirical models.

Francisco Tapia Vázquez, De la Luz, V

Nonlinear Convergence of Solar-like Stars Chromospheres Using Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Infrared Observations

The MESAS Project: Long-wavelength Follow-up Observations of Sirius A

Here we present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Green Bank Telescope, and Very Large Array observations of Sirius A, the closest main-sequence A-type star, that span from 1.4 to 9.0 mm.

White, Jacob Aaron, Aufdenberg, J, Boley, A. C, Devlin, M, Dicker, S, Hauschildt, P, Hughes, A. G, Hughes, A. M, Mason, B, Matthews, B, Moór, A, Mroczkowski, T, Romero, C, Sievers, J, Stanchfield, S, Francisco Tapia Vázquez, Wilner, D

The MESAS Project: Long-wavelength Follow-up Observations of Sirius A

ALMA's view of the nearest neighbors to the Sun. The submm/mm SEDs of the α Centauri binary and a new source

The precise mechanisms that provide the nonradiative energy for heating the chromosphere and corona of the Sun and other stars are at the focus of intense contemporary research.

Liseau, R, De la Luz, V, O'Gorman, E, Bertone, E, Chavez, M, Francisco Tapia Vázquez

ALMA's view of the nearest neighbors to the Sun. The submm/mm SEDs of the α Centauri binary and a new source

Talks

In Search of Temperature Minimum at Radio Wavelengths

Introduction Our ability to infer the physical characteristics of stellar atmospheres largely depends on our understanding of the emissions from stars at sub-millimeter to centimeter wavelengths. Unfortunately, the technical difficulty in observing main sequence stars at these wavelengths has delayed research in this area.

May 1, 2023 12:00 AM — May 5, 2023 12:00 AM Vancouver, Canada

Francisco Tapia Vázquez, Victor De la Luz, Luis Zapata, Jacob White

In Search of Temperature Minimum at Radio Wavelengths

Modeling Altair’s Atmosphere

Presentation No.208.08 in the session “Stars I”.

Jun 7, 2021 9:00 AM — Jun 9, 2021 6:00 PM Virtual Meeting

Francisco Tapia Vázquez, White, J, Hughes, A.G, Moór, A, Matthews, B, Wilner, D, Aufdenberg, J, Fehér, O, Hughes, A.M, De la Luz, V, McNaughton, A, Zapata, L