Personal information
Biography
Scientist with NSF's National Optical/Infrared Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) since 1982. My functional work has been as the principle science applications developer for IRAF and pipeline scientist/developer. I have done research in a wide range of areas including gravitational lensing, asteroid discovery, and search for extraterrestial intelligence.
Activities
Employment (1)
1982-05-02
to
present
|
Observatory, Pipeline and IRAF Scientist
Employment
Source:
Francisco Valdes
Education and qualifications (2)
1974
to
1980
|
PhD
(Astronomy)
Education
Source:
Francisco Valdes
1970
to
1974
|
B.S. Physics and Mathematics
Education
Source:
Francisco Valdes
Professional activities (3)
AURA Technical Award of the Year for IRAF
Distinction
Source:
Francisco Valdes
AURA Team Award for DECam
Distinction
Source:
Francisco Valdes
2021
|
Award for contribution to astronomical software for IRAF
Distinction
Source:
Francisco Valdes