CONTACT INFORMATION
Diana Hernandez Juarez Madera
Institution
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA, 94305
Office: Durand Building
E-mail: [email protected]
Home
63 Abrams Ct., #101
Stanford, CA 94305
Cell: 1.650.485.9601
Home: 1.650.497.7172
United States Citizen
SUBJECT INTERESTS
Space Physics
Plasma
Astrophysics
Satellite and Navigation Systems
Operation of Systems in Extreme Environments
Fluid Dynamics
Hybrid Rocket Propulsion
Robotics
In-space Monitoring Technologies
Manned and Unmanned Space Exploration
Space and Bio-engineering
LANGUAGES
Spanish: native
English: fluent
German: beginner
SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
Programming Languages and Packages:
o FORTRAN, Mathematica, Matlab, IDL, DS9
Numerical physics problem solving.
Data reduction from Chandra X-Ray Observatory for the analysis of Environment of Type Ia
Supernovae.
Computer System Training from the Top Education in the Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de
Zacatecas "Roberto Cabral of the Hoyo", Zacatecas, Mexico:
o Administrative Packages.
o Microsoft Office
o Maintenance and Managing Equipment.
EDUCATION
2014-PRESENT Stanford University, Stanford, CA
PhD Aeronautics and Astronautics 2019 anticipated.
Advisors: Prof. Sigrid Close and Prof. Brian J. Cantwell
Curriculum Vitae
Diana H. Juarez Madera.
2011-2014
2005-2010
2002-2005
1999-2002
1993-1999
San Francisco State University (SFSU), San Francisco, CA
Masters of Science in Physics 2014.
Thesis: “Simulations of the Dynamics of Coupled Gas and Dust in Protoplanetary Disks”.
Advisor: Dr. Joseph A. Barranco
GPA: 3.96/4.0
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Bachelors of Science in Physics with Highest Honors
Thesis Title: “Radial and Parallel Alignments of Galaxies in Clusters”
Advisor: Dr. Alejandro Gonzáles Sánchez
GPA: 9.68/10
Roberto Cabral del Hoyo High School, Zacatecas, Mexico
High School Diploma with Highest Honors
GPA: 9.88/10
Technological Middle School #27, Zacatecas, Mexico
Middle School Diploma with Great Honors
GPA: 9.6/10
Francisco I. Madero Elementary School, Zacatecas, Mexico
Elementary School Diploma with Highest Honors
GPA: 9.8/10
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
2012
2012
2012
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
NASA Internship Program certificate (NASA MSFC)
Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement (SFSU)
Hood of the College of Science and Engineering (SFSU)
Student speaker in the first Graduate Commencement Ceremony (SFSU)
Graduate Engineering Fellowship Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE-STEM) Fellowship, Stanford U.
Dean’s Fellowship Award School of Engineering, Arizona State U. (Declined)
Chicana/Latina Foundation, Latina Leadership Institute, Marin Headlands, Sausalito,
CA
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Scholarship (SFSU)
Robert W. Maxwell Memorial Scholarship (SFSU)
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Award, Burlingame, CA
Francisco I. Madero Elementary School Constancia Honor Recognition, Zacatecas,
Mexico
UAZ-2 High School Costancia Honor Recognition, Zacatecas, Mexico
$10,000 MXN award and recognition for having the highest GPA in Physics of a five
year generation, Zacatecas, Mexico
COZCyT “Talento Especial” Scholarship, Zacatecas, Mexico
Invited member representative of the students, 2010 Day of the Student event, UAZ,
Zacatecas, Mexico
Night of the Stars Costancia Honor Recognition, Zacatecas, Mexico
Winner of the international John N. Bahcall Award (first recipient), Hertel
Foundation, Mexico D.F., Mexico
Curriculum Vitae
Diana H. Juarez Madera.
2009
COZCyT “Excellencia Academica” Scholarship, Zacatecas, Mexico
2008
Recognition for excellent participation in the “José Árbol y Bonilla” contest with
“Interaction between Dark Energy and Dark Matter in the Universe”, Meuseum of
Sciences, Zacatecas, ZAC. Mexico
2009
2008
2007
2007
Recognition by the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas for excellent participation
and winner of the 2009 John N. Bahcall Award, Zacatecas, ZAC. Mexico
Recognition for participation as “Fellow during the Research Stay”, 10th Central
Region Summer for Science, Leon Guanajuato, Mexico
Recognition for a valuable participation in the 14th National Week of Science and
Technology by Consejo Zacatecano de Ciencia y Tecnología (COZCYT), Zacatecas,
Mexico
Diploma for having completed and approved satisfactorily the twelve trimesters of
the English Program covering a global time of 720 hrs with a general Grade of 10/10,
Languages Center of the UAZ, Zacatecas, Mexico
2005
Diploma of 1st place: highest GPA, Roberto Cabral del Hoyo High School (Colegio de
Bachilleres del Estado de Zacatecas), Zacatecas, Mexico
2004
Letter of recognition from the Governor of Zacatecas Dr. Ricardo Monreal Ávila for
notable academic path making me a participant of a project of endowment of
computational equipments, Zacatecas. Mexico
2005
2004
2004
2003
1999
Recognition from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
to an “outstanding engagement and dedication during high-school studies”,
Zacatecas, Mexico
Recognition for participation in the XIV National Contest of Devices and Experiments
of Physics, UAZ Mexican Society of Physics, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Recognition for excellent participation and 1st place in the modality Didactic
experiment of the 2nd Contest of Devices and Experiments of Physics with the
project Magnetic Catapult, UAZ Mexican Society of Physics, Zacatecas, Mexico
Diploma of 2nd place: 1st State Olympiad of Physics Intercobaez, in Ermita de
Guadalupe, Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Diploma of 1st place: highest GPA in her elementary-school studies, Francisco I.
Madero, Zacatecas, Mexico
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
06-08/2015
2012-14
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
EV44, Natural Environments Branch, Meteoroid Environments Office
Summer Intern
Projects: “Particle Size Distribution from the Duration of Flares” and “Manual
Reduction of Daytime Meteor ζ-Perseid using the NASA All-Sky Fireball Network”
Advisors: Dr. William J. Cooke, Danielle Moser
Physics & Astronomy Dept. SFSU, San Francisco, CA
Employment research in the field of Astrophysics
Curriculum Vitae
Diana H. Juarez Madera.
2010
2009
2008
Project Title: “Dynamics of the Process of Planet Formation”
Advisor: Dr. Joseph A. Barranco
Physics Academy, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Employment research in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Project Title: “Drag-Gravity Torques on Galaxies in Clusters: The full story”
Advisor: Dr. Alejandro Gonzalez Sanchez
Astrophysics Department, University of California Santa Cruz, CA
Employment as Specialist in the research field of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Project Title: “A Study of the X-ray Environments of Nearby Type Ia Supernovae”
Advisor: Dr. Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Institute of Physics of the University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
10th Central Region Summer for Science Internship
Project Title: “Dynamics of Interaction between Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the
Universe”
Advisor: Dr. Luis Arturo Ureña López
MEMBERSHIPS
2015-Present
2012-2013
2012-2013
2007-2008
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Astronomical Society
San Francisco Bay Area Project ASTRO
Mexican Society of Physics
CONGRESS, SYMPOSIUMS, SEMINARS, AND INTERNSHIPS
2015
2013
Poster, “Particle Size Distribution from the Duration of Flares and Manual Reduction
of Daytime Meteor ζ-Perseid”. Summer interns 2015 poster conference, Huntsville,
AL
Poster, “Simulations of the Dynamics of Coupled Gas and Dust in Protoplanetary
Disks”. American Astronomical Society (AAS) Conference, Long Beach, CA
2009
Poster, “A Study of the X-ray Environments of Nearby Type Ia Supernovae”, SACNAS,
Dallas, TX
2009
Poster, “A Study of the X-ray Environments of Nearby Type Ia Supernovae”, Summer
Research Experience Symposium, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
2009
2008
2008
Conference, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
(SACNAS) National Conference.
Presentation, “Interaction between Dark Energy and Dark Matter in the Universe”,
Seminars of the Academic Body of Particles, Fields and Astrophysics, Unidad
Académica de Física of the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Presentation, “Interaction between Dark Energy and Dark Matter in the Universe”,
1st Congress of the Central Region Summer for Science 2008, Universidad Autónoma
de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
Curriculum Vitae
Diana H. Juarez Madera.
2008
2008
2008
2007
2006
2005
XII Research Journey of the UAZ, with the work: “Interaction between Dark Energy
and Dark Matter in the Universe”. Zacatecas, Mexico
LI National Physics Congress, Mexican Society of Physics, Universidad Autonoma de
Zacatecas, Unidad Academica de Fisica, Zacatecas, Mexico
Attendance of the "Summer school 2008", Institute of Physics of the University of
Guanajuato, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
L National Physics Congress. Mexican Society of Physics, Universidad Veracruzana,
Mexico
Particle Detectors. Course-Workshop given by Ph. D. Ildefonso León-Monzón, from
the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa-CERN, Unidad Académica de Física, Zacatecas,
Mexico
XXV National Congress of the Mexican Society of Science and Technology of Surfaces
and Materials, Zacatecas, Mexico
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER WORK
2014
2012-2013
2012
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
Food Distribution collaborating with Tzu Chi Stanford Chapter in East Palo Alto, CA
Project ASTRO member, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, taught astronomy to 3rd - 9th
grade students, Bay Area, CA
College & Career Day event at the Yocha Dehe Wintun Academy, Brooks, CA
Talk, Francisco I. Madero Elementary School (6th Grade), Topic: Structure of the
Universe, Zacatecas, Mexico
Talk, Francisco I. Madero Elementary School (5th Grade), Topic: Structure of the
Universe, Zacatecas, Mexico
Talk, UAZ-2 High School, Topic, Structure of the Universe, Zacatecas, Mexico
Zacatecas Radio Talk Show, Topic: Telescopes and Astronomy, Zacatecas, Mexico
Talk, Night of the Stars Event, Topics: Structure of the Universe, Constellations,
Zacatecas, Mexico
Scientific Capsules reading participation in Zacatecas State broadcaster “Radio
Zacatecas”, Zacatecas, Mexico
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2010
2009-2010
COBAEZ “Roberto Cabral del Hoyo” High School, Zacatecas, Mexico
Substitute Teacher in Mathematics
Topics: Algebra, Arithmetic
Professor: Mr. Omar Rocha
Social Service in the Unidad Academica de Fisica of the Universidad Autonoma de
Zacatecas developing in the "Astronomy For All" project, the following activities:
• Preparation of popular science lectures for all levels of education in topics of
astrophysics.
• Development of brochures for dissemination of the Astronomical Observatory.
• Production of Posters: “Formation and Evolution of Stars”, “Formation and
Evolution of Galaxies” and “Origin and Evolution of the Universe”.
• Development of a manual/book of problems and answers for Astronomy
Olympics training.
Curriculum Vitae
Diana H. Juarez Madera.
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2006-2009
Organization of biweekly visits to the “Jose Arbol y Bonilla” Astronomical
Observatory.
Taught media conference at the high-school level
Board member of the Academic Council of the Unidad Académica de Física,
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
1. “Drag-Gravity Torques On Galaxies In Clusters: The Full Story”. In progress.
Alejandro González S., Luis F.A. Teodoro, Diana Juarez Madera, Carlos A. Hernandez III,
Alejandro Gutiérrez.
2. “Simulations of the Dynamics of Coupled Gas and Dust in Protoplanetary Disks”. In progress.
Diana Juarez Madera, Colleen Twitty, Joseph A. Barranco.
3. “Particle Size Distribution from the Duration of Flares”. 2015 in progress. Diana Juarez
Madera, William J. Cooke, Danielle Moser, Edward Stokan.
Curriculum Vitae
Diana H. Juarez Madera.