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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\input{header}
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\input{publications/preamble}
\begin{document}
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\begin{minipage}[b]{0.46\linewidth}
\flushleft
% \noindent
\hspace{-0.7cm}
{\bf\huge Crist\'obal Sif\'on}\\\vspace{0.2cm}
\hspace{-0.5cm}{\large Profesor Auxiliar\\
\hspace{-0.65cm} Instituto de F\'isica, Facultad de Ciencias\\
\hspace{-0.65cm} \pucv\\
\hspace{-0.65cm} Casilla 4059, Valpara\'iso, Chile}\\
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.49\linewidth}
\flushright
{\large E-mail: {\texttt [email protected]}\\
Phone: +56 (32) 227 4698\\
\url{https://github.com/cristobal-sifon/}}
\end{minipage}
\vspace{0.4cm}
\hline
\sectitle{Research Interests}
I focus on the interplay between luminous and dark matter using galaxy clusters as probes. Specific questions I address include observable--mass scaling relations for cosmological analyses and the transformation of galaxies in and around galaxy clusters. I use various tools and techniques, most prominently weak gravitational lensing and the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, taking advantage of large-scale surveys, targeted optical and near-infrared observations, and hydrodynamical simulations.
\vspace{0.5cm}
\technical{Collaborations}
{
4MOST Chilean Cluster Galaxy Evolution Survey (CHANCES, \textit{proposal Co-I}) ---
4MOST Hemisphere Survey (4HS, \textit{proposal Co-I}) ---
Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) ---
Canadian Cluster Comparison Project (CCCP) ---
Cerro Chajnator Atacama Telescope (CCAT) ---
CMB-S4 ---
Galaxy Cluster Mass Reconstruction Project ---
Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS) ---
Legacy Survey of Space and Time Dark Energy Science Collaboration (LSST-DESC) ---
Multi-Epoch Nearby Cluster Survey (MENeaCS) ---
Simons Observatory.
}
\sectitle{Employment}
\noindent
\itemdates{2022}{Present} Profesor Auxiliar, \pucv\ (PUCV), Chile\\
\itemdates{2019}{2022} Profesor Asociado, PUCV\\
\itemdates{2016}{2019} Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University, USA
\subsectitle{Education}
\noindent
\itemdates{2012}{2016} Ph.D.~Astrophysics, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands\\
\itemdates{2010}{2012} M.Sc.~Astrophysics, P.~Universidad Cat\'olica de Chile (PUC), Chile\\
\itemdates{2005}{2010} B.Sc.~Astronomy, PUC\\
%\subsectitle{Internships}
%\noindent
%\itemdate{2011} Science Intern, Gemini South Observatory (6 months)\\
%\itemdate{2011} Internship, Rutgers University (2 months)\\
%\itemdate{2009} Science Intern, Gemini South Observatory (6 months, \emph{B.Sc.\ thesis})\\
%%%
\sectitle{Teaching \& Mentoring}
\subsectitle{Graduate Research Mentoring}
\noindent
\itemdates{2023}{Present} Javier Urrutia, PUCV: MSc thesis advisor.\\
\itemdates{2020}{2022} Camila Aros, PUCV: MSc thesis advisor.\\
\itemdates{2017}{2019} Naomi Robertson, Oxford University (UK): co-advised PhD thesis project (Advisor: Joanna Dunkley).\\
\itemdates{2013}{2014} Joshua Albert, Universiteit Leiden: co-advised MSc thesis project (Advisor: Huub R\"ottgering).
\subsectitle{Undergraduate Research Mentoring}
\noindent
% \itemdate{2023} Ignacia Moya, PUCV: Undergraduate Senior thesis.\\
% \itemdate{2022} Pablo Garrido, PUCV: Undergraduate Senior thesis.\\
% \itemdate{2021} Lya Marmolejo, PUCV: Undergraduate summer research project (USRP) and Senior thesis.\\
% \itemdate{2020} Nicole Mej\'ia, Universidad Nacional Aut\'onoma de Honduras (Honduras): Four-month undergraduate
% research project through the Central American-Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics Program
% (\href{https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/our-team.html}{URL}).\\
% \itemdate{2020} Felipe Jorquera, PUCV: USRP.\\
% \itemdate{2018} Malik Walker, Princeton University: USRP and Junior Project.\\
% I have been advisor of three Senior theses and four summer projects at PUCV, plus one summer project and junior project at Princeton and a four-month research project through the Central American-Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics Program (\href{https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/our-team.html}{URL}).
\itemdate{PUCV} 3 Senior theses and 4 Summer projects.\\
\itemdate{Princeton} Summer project and Junior project.\\
\itemdate{Others} Four-month research project through the Central American-Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics (\href{https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/our-team.html}{URL}).
\pagebreak
\subsectitle{Courses Taught (all at PUCV)}
%\noindent
%\itemdates{2021}{2022} Galactic Astronomy (Astronomy undergraduates, PUCV)\\
%\itemdates{2020}{2021} Programming (Physics+astronomy undergraduates, PUCV)\\
%\itemdates{2020}{2021} Observational Cosmology (Graduate-level astronomy, PUCV)\\
%\itemdate{2020} Cosmology (Physics+astronomy undergraduates, PUCV)\\
%\noindent\hspace{-0.1cm}
\technical{Graduate}{Data Analysis (2023-2024), Techniques of Observational Astrophysics (2022), Observational Cosmology (2020-2021)}
\technical{Undergraduate}{Introductory Astronomy (2024), Astronomical Instrumentation (2023-2024), Galactic Astronomy (2021-2022), Programming (2020-2022), Cosmology (2020)}
\technical{Non-Physics Major}{Basic Astronomy for Engineers (2022)}
\hline
%\pagebreak
\sectitle{Grants}
\noindent
\itemdate{2020} ALMA-ANID Fund to hire a post-doctoral researcher (\textbf{Co-PI}, 2 years, US\$77,000)\\
\itemdate{2019} FONDECYT Iniciaci\'on research grant (\textbf{PI}, 3 years, US\$125,000)
\subsectitle{Successful Observing Proposals (as PI)}
%\noindent
%I have been the PI of 9 different successful observing proposals in 5 different telescopes:
%
%\noindent
%\itemdate{Magellan/FourStar} (2020AB,2019AB) 6 nights for near-infrared imaging of galaxy clusters\\
%\itemdate{Very Large Array} (2019A) 4.5 h to study AGN feedback in galaxy clusters\\
%\itemdate{Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope} (2017B,2013B) 44 h to study diffuse radio emission in clusters\\
%\itemdate{Gemini South/GMOS} (2017B) 24 h for optical imaging and spectroscopy of high-redshift galaxy clusters\\
%\itemdate{VLT Survey Telescope/OmegaCAM} (2015A) 6 h for optical imaging of galaxy clusters\\
\noindent
I have been the PI of 17 successful observing proposals totalling hundreds of
observing hours in optical (VLT/MUSE, Gemini-South/GMOS, VST/OmegaCAM, Blanco/DECam), near-infrared
(Magellan/Fourstar, Blanco/NEWFIRM), submm (APEX/CONCERTO), and radio (GMRT, VLA) telescopes.\\
\technical{Observing Experience}
{I have spent roughly 180 hours observing with
optical (Gemini South/GMOS, Blanco/DECam) and near-infrared (NTT/SofI, Blanco/NEWFIRM, Magellan/Fourstar) instruments performing both imaging and spectroscopy of galaxy clusters.}
%\sectitle{Language skills}
%
%{Native Spanish, fluent English, basic Dutch}
\sectitle{Community Activity}
\noindent
\textbf{Journals:} I have served as a referee for Astronomy \& Astrophysics, The
Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society, and Nature Astronomy.\\
\noindent
\textbf{Telescope Allocation Committees:}
Canadian Astronomical Society, \textit{Chandra} X-ray Observatory\\
\noindent
\textbf{Grant Allocation Committees:} Swiss National Science Foundation, Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (ANID)
% \subsectitle{Informal courses}
% \noindent
% \itemdate{2016} \emph{Making Better Figures}, Universiteit Leiden
% (see \href{https://home.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~kenworthy/teaching/better_figures/}{here})
\subsectitle{Press Articles Authored}
\noindent
% \itemdate{March 2023} \emph{CHANCES: A CHileAN Cluster galaxy Evolution Survey} (The Messenger)
\itemdate{July 2017} \emph{Galaxy clusters: Falling into line} (Nature Astronomy \emph{News \& Views})\\
\itemdate{July 2013} \emph{Featured Science: Dynamical masses of galaxy clusters discovered with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect} (Gemini Focus)
%\emph{Galaxy clusters: Falling into line} (Nature Astronomy \emph{News \& Views}, July 2017)\\
%\emph{Dynamical masses of galaxy clusters discovered with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect} (Gemini Focus \emph{Featured Science}, July 2013)
\subsectitle{Outreach}
\noindent
\itemdate{Nov.\ 2023} Guest in ``Di\'alogos C\'osmicos'' podcast (in Spanish, available \href{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFChKVBkH8&pp=ygURZGlhbG9nb3MgY29zbWljb3M%3D}{here}).\\
\itemdate{Aug.\ 2023} Guest in ``Conversemos de Astronomía'' podcast (in Spanish, available \href{https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PBTlnI3ufDtBwXIGee5mp?si=KGS43HFnSuiVdVPYaoBMqA}{here}).\\
\itemdate{Nov.\ 2022} Guest in ``Rockstars'' podcast by Radio TXS (in Spanish, available \href{https://soundcloud.com/txsplus/rockstars-con-gabriel-leon-y-cristobal-sifon-4-de-noviembre-del-2022?utm_source=Email&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=widgetutm_content=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Ftxsplus%2Frockstars-con-gabriel-leon-y-cristobal-sifon-4-de-noviembre-del-2022}{here}).\\
\itemdate{Oct.\ 2022} Interview for Radio Valent\'in Letelier, Valparaíso, to talk about CHANCES.\\
\itemdate{Mar.\ 2021} Online public talk in the conext of the Chilean \textit{Day of Astronomy} (in Spanish, available \href{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgrKSd6JWkE}{here}).\\
\itemdates{2018}{2019} Assisted with \emph{Public Astronomical Observations in Spanish}, Princeton University.\\
\itemdates{2013}{2014} Assisted with \emph{Public Observations at the Old Observatory}, Leiden Observatory.\\
\itemdate{2012} Co-taught an \emph{Astronomy Course for Seniors}, PUC.\\
\itemdate{2011} Participated in \emph{Starry Nights}, observation nights for
elementary and middle school students in social risk organized by ESO-Santiago.\\
\itemdate{2010} Invited talk on board the ``FFG14 Almirante Latorre'' Chilean Navy ship, Valpara\'iso, Chile.\\
\itemdate{2010} \emph{The Universe}, a series of talks for elementary school students in social risk organized by PUC.\\
\pagebreak
\sectitle{Technical skills}
\noindent
I am an experienced \texttt{Python} programmer and I have some familiarity with
\texttt{IDL} and \texttt{Julia}. I wrote {\tt pygmos}, a Python/PyRAF pipeline to reduce
Gemini-GMOS spectra which is available
\href{https://github.com/cristobal-sifon/pygmos/}{\texttt{here}}.
% I also developed an early analysis pipeline for the FLAMINGOS-II infrared imager
% and spectrograph installed in the Gemini-South telescope.
I am one of the lead
developers and maintainers of the galaxy-galaxy lensing pipeline used by the
KiDS collaboration (written in \texttt{Python}, but which is not public at the
moment). Other codes I have written are posted at my
\href{https://github.com/cristobal-sifon}{\texttt{github}} page.\\
%\vspace{1cm}
\hline
%\hline
%\vspace{0.5cm}
%\pagebreak
\sectitle{Other Work Experience}
\noindent
\itemdates{2020}{2021} Data science \& Machine Learning consultant, Minera Centinela, Chile.\\
\itemdates{2007}{2008} Ski instructor at Homewood Mountain Ski Resort in Lake
Tahoe, CA, USA. Obtained certification as \emph{Level I Ski Instructor} by the
Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA).\\
\itemdates{2006}{2007} Ski lift operator at Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, ID, USA.\\
\sectitle{References}
\begin{itemize}
% \item
\item Prof.~Henk Hoekstra (\textit{PhD advisor})\\
Leiden Observatory, Universiteit Leiden\\
Niels Bohrweg 2, NL-2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands\\
Phone: +31 (71) 527 5594\\
E-mail: \email{[email protected]}
\item Prof.~John P.~Hughes\\
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University\\
136 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA\\
Phone: +1 (848) 445 8878\\
E-mail: \email{[email protected]}
\item Prof.~Felipe Menanteau\\
Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\\
1002 W.\ Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, USA\\
Phone: +1 (217) 244 6297\\
E-mail: \email{[email protected]}
\item Prof.~David N.~Spergel\\
Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute\\
160 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA\\
Phone: +1 (646) 654 0066\\
E-mail: \email{[email protected]}
\item Prof.~L.~Felipe Barrientos (\textit{MSc advisor})\\
Instituto de Astrof\'isica, P. Universidad Cat\'olica de Chile\\
Casilla 306, Santiago 22, Chile\\
Phone: +56 (2) 2354 4941\\
E-mail: \email{[email protected]}
\end{itemize}
\vspace{0.3cm}
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