Francisco Tapia Vázquez

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
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 and GCP. AWS certification in process.

Containers

Docker and Kubernetes.

Linux

Advance linux user. Sysadmin certification in process.

HPC

High Performance Computing solutions.

Code

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

Hosting

Experience in self-hosting services such as GitLab and Overleaf. Visit gitlab.ftapia.dev.

Internships

 
 
 
 
 
Centro de Rádio Astronomía e Astrofísica Mackenzie
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Jun 2019 – Jul 2019 São Paulo, Brazil
 
 
 
 
 
Onsala Space Observatory
Chalmers University of Technology
Aug 2018 – Nov 2018 Gothenburg, Sweden

Projects

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All Radioastronomy Computing
GICC
Grupo Interdisciplinario de Cómputo Científico.
GICC
Kinich Pakal
Main sequence stellar atmospheres at millimetric, submillimetric and infrared wavelengths.
ADS
Kinich Pakal
MESAS
Measuring the Emission of Stellar Atmospheres at Submillimeter/millimeter wavelengths.
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MESAS

Recent Publications

The First Radio Spectrum of a Rapidly Rotating A-type Star
We present the first radio spectrum of an A-type star.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ALMA's view of the nearest neighbors to the Sun. The submm/mm SEDs of the α Centauri binary and a new source

Talks

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
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Modeling Altair’s Atmosphere
MESAS Meets KINICH-PAKAL: Measure and Modeling Main Sequence Stellar Atmospheres
Presentation No.116.01 in the session “Stellar Atmospheres and Winds”.
Jan 10, 2021 9:00 AM — Jan 15, 2021 6:00 PM Virtual Meeting
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MESAS Meets KINICH-PAKAL: Measure and Modeling Main Sequence Stellar Atmospheres

Outreach

Panel Discussion - IRyA
Speaker Nov 2020
Solar Obseervation - IRyA
Speaker Nov 2020
Astronomy on Tap Groningen
Speaker Oct 2020
Scoostep NEWSLETTER
Speaker Aug 2020
Astronomy News - IRyA
Speaker Aug 2020
Astronomy News - IRyA
Speaker Jan 2020
Astronomy on Tap Budapest
Speaker Jan 2017

Teaching

High Performance Computing
Assistant Professor Aug 2021
ENES-Morelia
Geostatistics
Associate Professor Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
ENES-Morelia
Mathematical Methods for Geoscientists
Assistant Professor Jan 2018
ENES-Morelia
Dinamical Systems
Assistant Professor Oct 2017
ENES-Morelia
High Performance Computing for Space Weather
Speaker Mar 2017
3er. Taller de Astrofísica Planetaria y X Congreso Nacional de Astrobiología, UANL-Monterrey.
High Performance Computing for Space Weather
Speaker Oct 2016
Reunión Anual de la Unión Geofísica Mexicana, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

Contact

  • f.tapia@irya.unam.mx
  • Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro 8701, Colonia Ex-Hda. San José de la Huerta, Morelia, Michoacán, México 58089