Personal Information
Name: Nicolas Andres Tejos Salgado
Civil Status: Married
Date of Birth: October 9, 1983
Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile
Nationality: Chilean
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent)
Education
- (2009 - today) Ph.D. Astrophysics - Durham University, United Kingdom
- (2006 - 2009) M.Sc. Astronomy - Universidad de Chile, Chile
- (2002 - 2005) B.Sc. Astronomy - Universidad de Chile, Chile
Publications
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Research Experience
at Physics Department, University of Durham
- (2009 - 2012) The relationship between gas and galaxies - Ph.D. Thesis (Supervisors: Prof. Simon Morris, Dr. Tom Theuns).
at Astronomy Department, University of Chile
- (2006 - 2009) Absorption systems in optical spectra of gamma-ray burst afterglows - Master Thesis (Supervisor: Prof. Sebastian Lopez).
- (2006 - 2008) QbC: Quasars behind Clusters - Graduate Research Assistant (PI: Prof. Sebastian Lopez).
- (2005) Search for quasars behind galaxy clusters selected by X-rays - Undergraduate Research Assistant (Supervisors: Prof. Paulina Lira, Prof. Sebastian Lopez).
- (2004) Automatic detection of galaxy clusters from SuperCosmos survey using Voronoi tessellation technique - Undergraduate Research Assistant (Supervisor: Prof. Luis Campusano).
Observing Experience
- (2009-2012) Experience with observations (and data reduction) made in Service Mode for VIMOS/VLT on Melipal (UT3) 8.2m telescope Paranal Observatory, Chile
- (2008) 4 half-nigths using UVES/VLT on Kueyen (UT2) telescope Paranal Observatory, Chile
- (2006-2008) 7 nights + 2 half-nights using MIKE/Magellan on Clay 6.5m telescope Las Campanas Observatory, Chile
- (2008) 2 nights using IMACS/Magellan and PANIC/Magellan on Baade 6.5m telescope Las Campanas Observatory, Chile
Successful Proposals as PI
- (2012) HST/COS, Cycle 20, 12 orbits (ID 12958) - Large Scale Structure in Absorption up to z~0.4
- (2012) Gemini-S/GMOS, Semester 2012A, 7.8 hrs (ID 2012A-0180) - Gas around Galaxies over the last 7 billion years
- (2012) Gemini-S/GMOS, Semester 2012A, 13.9 hrs (ID 2012A-0176) - Gas and Galaxies in the Cosmic Web
- (2011) VLT/VIMOS, Period 87, 27.2 hrs (ID 087.A-0857) - Gas around Galaxies over the last 7 billion years
Teaching Experience
at Astronomy Department, University of Chile
- (2008) Observational Astronomy - Teaching Assistant (Prof: Dr. Sebastian Lopez).
- (2007) Cosmology - Teaching Assistant (Prof: Dr. Mario Hamuy).
- (2007) Radiative Processes - Teaching Assistant (Prof: Dr. Diego Mardones).
at Physics Department, University of Chile
- (2006) Contemporary Physics - Teaching Assistant (Prof: Dr. Nelson Zamorano).
- (2006) Physics II (Summer School) - Teaching Assistant (Prof: Dr. Nelson Zamorano).
- (2005) Introduction to Physics - Teaching Assistant (Prof: Dr. Sergio Rica).
- (2004) Dynamical Systems - Teaching Assistant (Prof: Dr. Felipe Barra).
Awards & Honors
- (2009 - 2013) CONICYT (Chile) Bicentennial Becas-Chile Scholarship for post-graduate studies
- (2009) Honor award for academic excellence during my M.Sc. at University of Chile
- (2007) Chilean Astronomical Society (SOCHIAS) grant for traveling to conferences (3 grants per semester offered in Chile)
- (2006 - 2009) FONDAP Tuition Scholarship for post-graduate studies at University of Chile
Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
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Computational Skills
OS: Linux, Windows
Programming: C/C++, Java, Python, Latex, HTML, C-shell, Bash
Astronomy Software: VIPGI, VMMPS, P2PP, vpfit, EZ, IDL, IRAF, MIDAS, esorex
Plotting: Matplotlib (Python), SuperMongo, Gnuplot
Organizational Skills
- (2011-2012) Co-organizer of the Friday's Lunchtime Talks Physics Department, University of Durham
- (2010-2012) Organizer of the IGM Journal Club Physics Department, University of Durham
Outreach
- (2011-2012) Demonstrator of the 'Cosmic Origins' exhibition presented by the Institute of Computational Cosmology at the Celebrating Science Festival Durham, UK
- (2006-2009) Demonstrator in guided visits to the National Astronomical Observatory Cerro Calan, Santiago, Chile
- (2004) Member of the Radioastronomical Implementation Group Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Chile