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Yale - Universidad de Chile Joint Program
The Departments of Astronomy of
Yale University and the
University of Chile
are undertaking
a joint program of graduate education and research
in astronomy and astrophysics. This program is partly funded by the
Fundación Andes, which sponsors cultural and educational enterprises in Chile.
The Joint Research Program consists of projects designed and executed
by members of both departments, including faculty, post-docs and
students. Andes Postdoctoral Fellows play an important role, as
they spend part of their time at Calán
(the informal name for U. de Chile Astronomy) and part at Yale.
All participants in these projects
have access to telescope time available to both institutions, including
the Chilean share of telescope
facilities located in Chile. Thus joint projects have access to
telescopes operated by the
European Southern Observatory
(including the 8.4m VLT telescopes), the
Las Campanas Observatory (including the twin
Magellan Telescopes), the
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, and the
Gemini Observatory.
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array,
which is currently under construction,
will also be available to these joint projects.
The Yale/Chile Joint Projects can also make use of Yale facilities,
such as the
WIYN telescope. Currently approved projects include
We expect additional projects to be authorized as the collaboration
continues.
The Joint Graduate Program enrolls Chilean students, who
receive masters degrees from Yale and Ph.D. degrees from the University
of Chile. The program also enables Yale students to work in
Chile, both as participants in the joint research projects and on
their own thesis work (which may well overlap).
The joint Ph.D. program encompasses course
work in both Santiago and New Haven, and Ph.D. thesis research
supervised by members of both departments.
Interested students should
apply to both graduate programs. For information on the application
process, and more details of the program, consult the
graduate programs of the Yale astronomy department and the
Doctorado en Ciencias, mencion Astronomia requirements for
the Universidad de Chile.
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