Esmeralda Herminia Mallada Invernizzi (born 10 January 1937 – 12 September 2023) was a Uruguayan astronomer and professor who, for her contributions to that scientific discipline, had been honored with the designation of her name to an asteroid.
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| Born | Esmeralda Herminia Mallada Invernizzi 10 January 1937 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 12 September 2023 (aged 86) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Known for | 16277 Mallada |
| Spouse | Héctor de Bethencourt |
| Children | Marcelo, Daniel |
Career
editMallada was a student of cosmography with Professor Alberto Pochintesta.[1] At the University of the Republic's Faculty of Engineering, she was a colleague of Gladys Vergara, who helped her prepare for the Secondary Education Council 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
editSome of the works published by Mallada together with Julio A. Fernández are:
- "Distribution of Binding Energies in Wide Binaries"
- "Potential sources of terrestrial water close to Jupiter"
- "Dynamical Evolution of Wide Binaries"[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Primera mujer astrónoma y docente uruguaya homenajeada con denominación de asteroide" [First Uruguayan Woman Astronomer and Teacher Honored With Asteroid Designation] (in Spanish). Uruguay Educa. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b "NASA nombró asteroide Esmeralda Mallada en homenaje a docente uruguaya" [NASA Names Asteroid Esmeralda Mallada in Honor of Uruguayan Teacher] (in Spanish). Subrayado. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Institucional" (in Spanish). Association of Amateur Astronomers. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "16277 Mallada (2000 JW74)". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Asteroide con nombre de uruguaya" [Asteroid With Uruguayan's Name]. El Observador (in Spanish). 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Esmeralda, la uruguaya que viaja por el espacio" [Esmeralda, the Uruguayan Who Travels Through Space]. El País (in Spanish). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Esmeralda Herminia Mallada". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links
edit- Esmeralda Mallada at autores.uy
- Interview on El Observador TV at YouTube