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Dr. M. Cristina Rabello-Soares Research Scientist Hansen Experimental Physics Labs Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 UNITED STATES tel: +1 650-724-2194 e-mail: csoares@sun.stanford.edu

IHY Roles:

• International Coordinator, IHY Education and Outreach Program

Science Interests:

• Stellar Structure and Evolution
  • Eclipsing Binary Systems: theoretical models;
  • Asteroseismology.
• Solar Physics: Helioseismology
  • Space and ground based photometry: measurements of low (l < 3), intermediate (l < 10) and high (l < 1000) degree solar oscillations;
  • Solar background photometric signal: granulation, mesogranulation and supergranulation;
  • Solar interior: determination of the rotational velocity profile, density and sound speed variations throughout the solar interior;
  • Solar diameter determinations;
  • Diurnal photometric conditions on a ground-based observatory.