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

Collapse all

Employment (1)

NOIRLab: Tucson, AZ, US

1982-05-02 to present | Observatory, Pipeline and IRAF Scientist
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Francisco Valdes

Education and qualifications (2)

University of California Berkeley: Berkeley, CA, US

1974 to 1980 | PhD (Astronomy)
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Francisco Valdes

Harvey Mudd College: Claremont, California, US

1970 to 1974 | B.S. Physics and Mathematics
Education
Source: Self-asserted source
Francisco Valdes

Professional activities (3)

AURA: Washinton, DC, US

AURA Technical Award of the Year for IRAF
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Francisco Valdes

AURA: Washington, DC, US

AURA Team Award for DECam
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Francisco Valdes

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS): Tucson, AZ, US

2021 | Award for contribution to astronomical software for IRAF
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Francisco Valdes
How many people are using ORCID?