Cristina Mandrini Explained

Cristina Hemilse Mandrini is an Argentinian solar physicist. She is currently a researcher at the Argentinian National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and a professor at the University of Buenos Aires.

Background and scientific career

Mandrini completed her PhD in solar physics at the University of Buenos Aires in 1989. She took up a position as a researcher at CONICET in 1991 and was appointed Professor at the University of Buenos Aires in 2000. Mandrini is a strong advocate of Argentinian science,^[1] most notably via active involvement in the International Astronomical Union at a range of levels for more than two decades.

Research interests

Mandrini's research centres on the dynamics and structure of the coronal magnetic field and its role in solar flares,^[2] coronal mass ejections and coronal heating.^{[3] [4]} She has also studied wave modes in the corona as a potential fingerprint of specific coronal heating mechanisms.^[5]

Awards and positions of note

2022: Elected International Astronomical Union President of Division E (Sun and Heliosphere)^{[6] [7] [8]}

2021 IAU President for National Committee for Astronomy (Argentina)^[9]

2019 Elected to World Academy of Sciences^[10]

2018 Elected International Astronomical Union Vice-president of Division E (Sun and Heliosphere)

2018 Elected fellow of the Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales^{[11] [12]}

2017 Appointed Solar Physics Editor-in-chief^[13]

Notes and References

1. News: Zhang . Sarah . Argentina Has More Women in Science—But It Hasn't Fixed Sexism . en-US . Wired . 2022-06-12 . 1059-1028.
2. Web site: 2022-02-22 . Tormentas solares: científicos explican cómo se detectan y qué se puede hacer para evitar sus consecuencias en la Tierra . 2022-06-12 . LA NACION . es.
3. Web site: C. H. Mandrini . 2022-06-12 . scholar.google.com.ar.
4. Web site: From the Sun to the terrestrial surface: understanding the chain . 2022-06-12 . www.issibern.ch.
5. Web site: 2021-09-16 . The enduring mystery of the solar corona . 2022-06-12 . Physics World . en-GB.
6. Web site: International Astronomical Union IAU . 2022-06-11 . www.iau.org.
7. Web site: Cristina Mandrini was appointed president of the Steering Committee of the "Sun and Heliosphere" Division of the IAU . 2022-06-11 . es.
8. Web site: Cristina Mandrini appointed president of the IAU Division E . 2022-06-11 . www.springer.com . en.
9. Web site: International Astronomical Union IAU . 2022-06-11 . www.iau.org.
10. Web site: Mandrini, Cristina Hemilse . 2022-06-11 . TWAS . en.
11. Web site: DF . Premio para profesores del . Premios de la ANCEFN para Hernán Grecco y Cristina Mandrini . 2022-06-11 . df.uba.ar . en-gb.
12. Web site: www.e-dynamic.com.ar . dynamicIce . - Tomo 70 - Año 2018 . 2022-06-11 . www.ancefn.org.ar.
13. Web site: Solar Physics . 2022-06-11 . Springer . en.