Julio Ángel Fernández
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Julio Ángel Fernández Alves (born 5 April 1946)[1] is a Uruguayan astronomer and teacher, member of the department of astronomy at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo.[2] He is also a member of PEDECIBA, (the program for development of basic sciences in Uruguay),[3] and the Uruguayan Society of Astronomy.[4] From 2005 to 2010, he was the Dean of the Universidad de la Republica's Faculty of Sciences.[5] The asteroid 5996 Julioangel, discovered in 1983, was named after him.[6]
Julio Ángel Fernández | |
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Born | Julio Ángel Fernández Alves (1946-04-05) 5 April 1946 (age 78) |
Nationality | Uruguayan |
Alma mater | Universidad de la República |
Occupation(s) | astronomer, teacher |
He is an active researcher of the Researchers National System of Uruguay.[7]
Fernandez is member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States.[8][9][10]