Esmeralda Mallada Explained

Esmeralda Mallada
Birth Name:Esmeralda Herminia Mallada Invernizzi
Birth Date:10 January 1937
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Known For:16277 Mallada
Spouse:Héctor de Bethencourt
Children:Marcelo, Daniel
Alma Mater:University of the Republic

Esmeralda Herminia Mallada Invernizzi (born 10 January 1937) is a Uruguayan astronomer and professor who, for her contributions to that scientific discipline, has been honored with the designation of her name to an asteroid.

Career

Mallada was a student of cosmography with Professor Alberto Pochintesta.[1] At the University of the Republic's, she was a colleague of Gladys Vergara, who helped her prepare for the cosmography professorship competition. She became a professor of cosmography and mathematics in secondary education at age 21. She also taught at the university's Faculty of Sciences, where she graduated with a licentiate in astronomy. She is currently retired.

On 16 October 1952, at the invitation of Pochintesta, she was one of the founders of the Association of Amateur Astronomers (AAA) in Uruguay,[2] and in 2015 was made its honorary president.[3] In 2015, the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union designated an asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter with her name, 16277 Mallada.[2] [4] [5] [6] It is the first asteroid to bear the name of a Uruguayan woman astronomer.[1]

Publications

Some of the works published by Mallada together with Julio A. Fernández are:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Primera mujer astrónoma y docente uruguaya homenajeada con denominación de asteroide . First Uruguayan Woman Astronomer and Teacher Honored With Asteroid Designation . Uruguay Educa . Spanish . 19 November 2017.
  2. Web site: NASA nombró asteroide Esmeralda Mallada en homenaje a docente uruguaya . NASA Names Asteroid Esmeralda Mallada in Honor of Uruguayan Teacher . Subrayado . Spanish . 11 March 2015 . 19 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Institucional . Association of Amateur Astronomers . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183523/http://www.aaa.org.uy/institucional.php . 2 April 2015 . dead . 19 November 2017.
  4. Web site: 16277 Mallada (2000 JW74) . . 19 November 2017.
  5. News: Asteroide con nombre de uruguaya . Asteroid With Uruguayan's Name . . Spanish . 12 March 2015 . 19 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041416/http://elobservadormas.com.uy/noticia/2015/03/12/41/asteroide-con-nombre-de-uruguaya_300241/ . 1 December 2017 . dead .
  6. News: Esmeralda, la uruguaya que viaja por el espacio . Esmeralda, the Uruguayan Who Travels Through Space . . Spanish . 13 March 2015 . 19 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Esmeralda Herminia Mallada . 19 November 2017.