Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón
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Type | Research institute |
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Established | July 22, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-22) |
Founder | Mariano Moles Villamate |
Director | Javier Cenarro Lagunas |
Academic staff | 23 (as of 2023/10) |
Total staff | 61 (as of 2023/10) |
Location | , |
Website | www |
The Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA) is a Research instituteinTeruel, Spain. Established in 2008 as a private foundation of public initiative.[1] by the Government of Aragon. Besides research in astronomy, and leading several large astronomical surveys, CEFCA is the operator of the Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre (OAJ, recognized as Unique Science and Technology Infrastructure by the national government). The primary research interests at CEFCA are in Stellar evolution, Time-domain astronomy and Galaxy evolution.
CEFCA was officially established in July 2008[1] with Mariano Moles Villamate as the founding director. The founding of CEFCA is intertwined with that of the OAJ, see the history of OAJ for more. Some key dates in CEFCA's history include:
CEFCA is geographically located in the following installations within the Province of Teruel.
CEFCA's academic activity can be classified in the following fields
CEFCA's graduate program is composed of multiple levels:
CEFCA's astrophysics research can be categorized in the following fields;[8] primarily using data from the Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre (OAJ); but not limited to them.