Cristina Mandrini

Cristina Hemilse Mandrini is an Argentinian solar physicist. She is currently a researcher at the Argentinian National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and a professor at the University of Buenos Aires.

Background and scientific career

Mandrini completed her PhD in solar physics at the University of Buenos Aires in 1989. She took up a position as a researcher at CONICET in 1991 and was appointed Professor at the University of Buenos Aires in 2000. Mandrini is a strong advocate of Argentinian science,[1] most notably via active involvement in the International Astronomical Union at a range of levels for more than two decades.[2]

Research interests

Mandrini's research centres on the dynamics and structure of the coronal magnetic field and its role in solar flares,[3] coronal mass ejections and coronal heating.[4][5] She has also studied wave modes in the corona as a potential fingerprint of specific coronal heating mechanisms.[6]

Awards and positions of note

2022: Elected International Astronomical Union President of Division E (Sun and Heliosphere)[2][7][8]

2021 IAU President for National Committee for Astronomy (Argentina)[9]

2019 Elected to World Academy of Sciences[10]

2018 Elected International Astronomical Union Vice-president of Division E (Sun and Heliosphere)[2]

2018 Elected fellow of the Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales[11][12]

2017 Appointed Solar Physics Editor-in-chief[13]

References

  1. ^ Zhang, Sarah. "Argentina Has More Women in Science—But It Hasn't Fixed Sexism". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  2. ^ a b c "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  3. ^ "Tormentas solares: científicos explican cómo se detectan y qué se puede hacer para evitar sus consecuencias en la Tierra". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  4. ^ "C. H. Mandrini". scholar.google.com.ar. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  5. ^ "From the Sun to the terrestrial surface: understanding the chain". www.issibern.ch. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  6. ^ "The enduring mystery of the solar corona". Physics World. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  7. ^ "Cristina Mandrini was appointed president of the Steering Committee of the "Sun and Heliosphere" Division of the IAU" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  8. ^ "Cristina Mandrini appointed president of the IAU Division E". www.springer.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  9. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  10. ^ "Mandrini, Cristina Hemilse". TWAS. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  11. ^ "Premios de la ANCEFN para Hernán Grecco y Cristina Mandrini". df.uba.ar. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  12. ^ www.e-dynamic.com.ar; dynamicIce. "- Tomo 70 - Año 2018". www.ancefn.org.ar. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  13. ^ "Solar Physics". Springer. Retrieved 2022-06-11.