Miriam Peña Cárdenas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.

Miriam del Carmen Peña Cárdenas is a Chilean astronomer and cosmochemist whose research includes the chemical composition of interstellar clouds including H II regions and the planetary nebulae surrounding Wolf–Rayet stars. She is a professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in the UNAM Institute of Astronomy.[1]

Education

Peña began her university studies in Chile, studying engineering,[2] but moved to the National Autonomous University of Mexico to complete her bachelor's degree, and remained there for her graduate studies.[1]

Recognition

Peña is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.[3] She was a 2007 winner of UNAM's Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Recognition.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dra. Miriam del Carmen Peña Cárdenas", Researcher directory, UNAM Institute of Astronomy, retrieved 2022-12-17
  2. ^ Rodríguez, Darinka (11 February 2018), "Cosas que me habría dicho a mí misma antes de decidir ser científica", Lo mejor de Verne, El País
  3. ^ Astronomy section members (PDF), Mexican Academy of Sciences, 2022, retrieved 2022-12-17
  4. ^ Awards and prizes given to our academicians, UNAM Institute of Astronomy, retrieved 2022-12-17