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!
Talk: Rivers in the sky: streamers discovered towards two Class I sources in Perseus
Talk: Rivers in the sky: Streamers discovered towards two embedded protostars in Perseus
Poster: River in the sky: the first streamer feeding a Class I protostar
Talk: Rivers in the sky: streamers discovered towards two Class I sources in Perseus
Talk: A Class I protostar with a high streamer mass infall rate
Talk: River in the sky: A streamer feeding a Class I protostar
Talk: ALMA observations of molecular tracers in R136 of 30 Doradus: how does cold gas survive?
Giesenbachstrasse 1,
85748 Garching, Germany
mvaldivi@mpe.mpg.de
+49 (0)89 30000 3546