Mario Hamuy

Mario Andrés Hamuy Wackenhut (born 1960) is a Chilean Astronomer and Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chile and Cerro Calan Observatory. He is well known for his observational work on all classes of supernovae, especially the use of Type Ia and Type II supernovae as measures of cosmic distance.

Mario Hamuy
Born1960
NationalityChilean
Alma materUniversity of Chile, University of Arizona
Known forsupernovae as measures of cosmic distance
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorPhil Pinto
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