About Me


My full name is Maria Teresa, but I prefer be called Teresa. I am doing my PhD in Astrophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany. I have a Master and a Bachelor's degree in Astronomy from Universidad de Chile.

My research focuses on the physical and chemical properties of the envelopes around Class 0/I young stellar objects. In particular, I am currently searching for streamers, which are long (up to 10 000 au or more) asymmetric structures which transport gas from beyond the natal core to the protostellar disk of a protostar. For this purpose, I use several molecular line observations coming from single-dish telescopes (like the IRAM 30m telescope) and interferometric arrays (for example, ALMA and NOEMA).

Besides research, I am passionate about outreach. I did several talks when I lived in Chile and I work in the outreach group "Cazadoras de Estrellas" since my Master. I am looking for outreach activities in English (as I am learning German) to participate in while I am doing my PhD abroad.

Outside of science, my hobbies include playing tabletop games, roleplaying games and painting with different materials, such as watercolors and gouache. In case you are wondering, yes, I did the painting at the beginning of the page.

If you are interested in the details of my research, my skills and other activities, please take a look at my resume and keep scrolling!

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Projects


Conferences Attended


  • Aug 3
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    Aug 7, 2022

    Harnack Haus, Berlin, Germany

    From Clouds to Planets II: The Astrochemical Link

    Talk: Rivers in the sky: streamers discovered towards two Class I sources in Perseus

  • Jun 27
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    Jul 1, 2022

    Palau de Congresos, Valencia, Spain

    European Astronomical Society (EAS) Annual Meeting 2022

    Talk: Rivers in the sky: Streamers discovered towards two embedded protostars in Perseus

  • Apr 4
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    Apr 6, 2022

    Hotel Le Saint Paul, Nice, France,

    Multi-line Diagnostics of the Interstellar Medium

    Poster: River in the sky: the first streamer feeding a Class I protostar

  • Mar 2
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    Mar 4, 2022

    Virtual (Hosted in European ALMA Regional Centre Network)

    Meeting of ALMA Young Astronomers

    Talk: Rivers in the sky: streamers discovered towards two Class I sources in Perseus

  • Oct 4
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    Oct 29, 2021

    Munich Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics, Garching, Germany

    Gaps, Rings, Spirals, and Vortices: Structure Formation in Planet-Forming Disks

    Talk: A Class I protostar with a high streamer mass infall rate

  • Jun 28
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    Jul 2, 2021

    Virtual (Hosted in Leiden, Netherlands)

    European Astronomical Society (EAS) Annual Meeting 2021

    Talk: River in the sky: A streamer feeding a Class I protostar

  • Nov 3
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    Nov 8, 2019

    Antofagasta, Chile

    Latin American Regional Meeting of the IAU (LARIM) 2019

    Talk: ALMA observations of molecular tracers in R136 of 30 Doradus: how does cold gas survive?

Education


Let's Talk!


Giesenbachstrasse 1,
85748 Garching, Germany

mvaldivi@mpe.mpg.de

+49 (0)89 30000 3546