Carmen Adelina Gutiérrez Alonso, was born on May 27, 1925, in Santiago, Chile. She was the daughter of Ramón Gutiérrez and Carmen Alonso. Gutiérrez studied at the Liceo Maria Auxiliadora de Santiago, from which she graduated in 1942. Later, she began pursuing a career as a physics and mathematics teacher by studying at the Pedagogical Institute of the University of Chile, from which she graduated as a state-approved teacher in 1948. While Gutiérrez was studying at the university, she met the scientist Hugo Moreno León, whom she married in 1951 and with whom she had three children.[1][3]
Gutiérrez began working as a science teacher at the Liceo Dario Salas and the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) of the University of Chile. From June 1, 1949, Gutiérrez worked at National Astronomical Observatory of Chile. At that observatory, her work was initially restricted to analyzing astronomical data obtained by other scientists. While working there, Gutiérrez developed an interest in the photoelectricphotometry of austral stars, a subject which she addressed in numerous publications. During the time that she was working at the National Astronomical Observatory, Gutiérrez also became a full faculty member in Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile.[4]
In the late 1950s, Gutiérrez traveled to the United States to study for a PhD in astrophysics, which has obtained in June 1964, becoming the first Chilean to obtain such a degree. In 1965, after having returned to Chile, Gutiérrez, Hugo Moreno León and Claudio Anguita founded a bachelor's degree course in astronomy at the University of Chile. Gutiérrez was responsible for overseeing the course. In 1976, Gutiérrez also founded a master's degree course in astronomy at the University of Chile.[1]
In 1967, Gutiérrez began working with Hugo Moreno León in the newly opened Cerro Tololo Observatory.[5] That same year she was named a full member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences Institute. She was the first woman and the first astronomer to join that select group of scientists.[1]
Watching the Stars: Development of the Techniques of Astrophysics
Observando los astros: desarrollo de las técnicas de astrofísica
1978
The Sun
El sol
1978
General Astrophysics
Astrofísica general
1980
with Hugo Moreno
Low Dispersion Spectrophotometry of Late-Type Stars
1982
Santiago de Chile: Observatorio Astronomico Nacional
References
^ abcde"Fallece la pionera de la astronomía chilena" [The pioneer of Chilean gastronomy dies]. ingenieria.uchile.cl (in Spanish). ingenieria.uchile.cl. April 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
^Lavín Almazán, Vivian (September 1, 2013). "Caídos del cielo" [Fallen from the sky]. radio.uchile.cl.cl (in Spanish). Diario U Chile. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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