CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

Name : Gonzalo Tancredi

Birthdate: 8/3/1963

Nacionality: Uruguayo

Adress: Depto. Astronomia - Fac. Ciencias

        Iguá 4225

        11400 Montevideo

        Uruguay

Fax: (+598 2) 525 05 80

Tel: (+598 2) 525 86 24/25/26 (int. 319)

Cel: (+598) 99 927 446

Passport: 1.690.382-2

Email: gonzalo@fisica.edu.uy

Homepage: http://www.fisica.edu.uy/~gonzalo

 

 

1) University Degrees

 

·       Licentiate in Astronomy (four years programme with one year final thesis) Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1989.

·       Ph.D. in Astronomy, Uppsala Observatoty, Uppsala University, Sweden,  1993.

 

2) PROFESSIONAL WORK

 

·       Associated Professor at the Dept. of Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad del Uruguay, 1993 - present.

·       Scientific Advisor at the Planetarium in Montevideo, Uruguay (1996-2000)

·       Researcher Level II – Fondo Nacional de Investigadores

·       Director of Observatorio Astronómico “Los Molinos” (Ministerio de Educación y Cultura) 2004 -present

 

3) PUBLICATION

 

International Journals or Proceedings of international meetings

 

1.       "Lightcurve and Rotation Period of 40 Harmonia" (1987); Gallardo, T. and Tancredi, G.; Rev. Mexicana  Astronomia y Astrofísica., 15, 103-105.

2.       "Photometric Program of Asteroids"; Tancredi, G. and Gallardo, T.(1987), Boletin de la XXXIII Reunión Anual de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía, p. 361-368.

3.       "Pole Determination of Five Asteroids"; Gallardo, T. and Tancredi, T. (1990); Proc. of "Asteroids, Comets and Meteors III", Eds. C.-I. Lagerkvist, H. Rickman, B.A. Lindblad and M. Lindgren, Upssala, 1990, p. 87-90.

4.       "Temporary Satellite Capture and Orbital Evolution of Comet P/Helin-Roman-Crockett"; Tancredi, G.; Lindgren, M. and Rickman, H. 1990; Astronomy & Astrophysics; 239, 375-380.

5.       "The Capture of P/Helin-Roman-Crockett by Jupiter"; Tancredi, G. (1991); in Nouveaux Developments en Planetologie Dynamique, Eds. D. Benest, C. Froeschle and J.M. Petit, Nice, France, p. 273-279.

6.       "A Comparison of two Pole Determination Methods for Asteroids"; Tancredi, G. and Gallardo, T.; Astron. & Astroph., 242, 279-285.

7.       "Photometric Observations of Asteroids 31 Euphrosyne, 118 Pheito, 13 Egeria, 196 Philomena and 471 Papagena" ; Licandro, J.; Gallardo, T. and Tancredi, G. (1990); Rev. Mexicana Astron. y Astrof., 21, 590-592.

8.       "The angular momenta of the Pluto-Charon System: Considerations about its Origin "; Tancredi, G. and Fernández, J.A.(1991); Icarus, 93, 298.

9.       "The vicinity of Jupiter: a region to look for comets"; Tancredi, G. and Lindgren, M. (1992); Proc. of "Asteroids, Comets and Meteors 91" (Eds. A. Harris and E. Bowell), Houston, Texas, p. 601-604.

10.   "Twentieth century light curves and the nucleus of comet P/Tempel 2"; Rickman, H., Festou, M.C., Tancredi, G. and Kámel, L. (1992); Proc. of "Asteroids, Comets and Meteors 91" (Eds. A. Harris and E. Bowell), Houston, Texas, p. 509-512.

11.   "The evolution of Jupiter family comets over 2000 years"; Tancredi, G. and Rickman, H. (1992); in Proc. of IAU Symposium 152 "Chaos, Resonance and Collective Dynamical Phenomena in the Solar System", Ed. S. Ferraz-Mello, Kluver Acad. Press, p. 269-274.

12.   "Monte Carlo simulations of Jupiter family evolution"; Rickman, H., Bailey, M.E., Hahn, G. and Tancredi, G. (1992); in "Periodic Comets", (Eds. J.A. Fernández and H. Rickman), Montevideo, Uruguay, p. 55.

13.   "A search for comets encountering Jupiter - The connection to the dust stream detected by Ulysses"; Lindgren, M. and Tancredi, G. (1992); in 30th Liége International Astrophysical Colloquium, Belgium, p.121.

14.   "Transfer probabilities between Jupiter and Saturn-family orbits: application to 1992AD = 5145"; Bailey, M.E.; Chambers, J.E.; Hahn, G.; Scotti, J. and Tancredi, G. (1992) in 30th Liege International Astrophysical Colloquium, Belgium, p. 285.

15.   "Searching for comets encountering Jupiter: First campaign"; Tancredi. G and Lindgren, M. (1994), Icarus;  107, 311-321.

16.   "Lightcurves and pole determinations for asteroids 31 Euphrosyne, 196 Philomena and 471 Papagena"; Licandro, J.; Gallardo, T. and Tancredi, G. (1994), Rev. Mexicana Astron. y Astrof., 28, 91-96.

17.   "Thermochemistry of cometary nuclei: the Jupiter family case"; Tancredi, G., Rickman, H. and Greenberg, M. (1994), Astron. & Astroph.; 286, 659-682.

18.   "Physical and dynamical evolution of Jupiter family comets: simulations based on the observed sample"; Tancredi G. (1994), Planetary and Space Sciences; 42, 421-433.

19.   "The dynamical memory of Jupiter Family comets"; Tancredi G. (1995), Astron. & Astroph.; 299, 288-292.

20.   "Astrometry of outer Jovian satellites from the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC)"; Hernius, O., Lagerkvist, C.-I., Lindgren, M., Williams, G.V. and Tancredi, G. (1995), Astron. & Astroph. Suppl. Ser.; 115, 295-296.

21.   "UESAC - The Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets", Lagerkvist, C.-I., Hernius, O., Lindgren, M. and Tancredi, G. (1995), in Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Positional Astronomy and Celestial Mechanics (ed. A. López Garcia et al.), Valencia, pp 9-18.

22.   "Nuclear Magnitudes of Short-Period Comets," Fernandez, J. A.; Tancredi, G.; Licandro, J. (1996) Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof, Serie de Conferencias, v. 4, p. 112

23.   "Cometary Nuclei Close to Their Aphelia", Licandro, J.; Tancredi, G.; Lindgren, M.; Rickman, H.; Gil-Hutton, R., (1996) Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof, Serie de Conferencias, v. 4, p. 115.

24.   "Chaotic Dynamics of Planet-Encountering Bodies", Tancredi, G.; Motta, V. (1996) Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof, Serie de Conferencias, v. 4, p. 117

25.   "Automatic NEOs Detection Using the Hough Transform", Ruetalo, M.; Tancredi, G (1996) Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof, Serie de Conferencias, v. 4, p. 117

26.   "Was SL-9 a Jupiter Family Comet or an Escaped Asteroid?" Tancredi, G.; Sosa, A. (1996) Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof, Serie de Conferencias, v. 4, p. 118

27.   "UESAC - The Uppsala-ESO survey of asteroids and comets", Lagerkvist, C.-I., Hernius, O., Lindgren, M. and Tancredi, G. (1996), Earth, Moon & Planets, 73, 267-274, and Small bodies in the solar system and their interactions with the planets (eds. H. Rickman and M. Valtonen), Kluwer, p. 267-274.

28.   "Searching for comets encountering Jupiter: Second campaign observations and further constraints on the size of the Jupiter family population", Lindgren, M., Tancredi, G. ,Lagerkvist, C.-I. and Hernius, O. (1997), Astron & Astroph. Suppl. Ser. 118, 293-301. 

29.   "UESAC - The Uppsala-ESO survey of asteroids and comets", Hernius, O., Lagerkvist, C.-I., Lindgren, M., Tancredi, G. and Williams,  G. (1997), Astron & Astroph 318, 631-638.

30.   "A survey of main-belt asteroids I. Position and improved orbital elements for 75 numbered asteroids", Lagerkvist, C.I., Hahn, G., Lundstrom, M., Lagerros, J., Hernius, O., Tancredi, G. (1997) Astronomische Nachrichten 318, 135-139.

31.   "A Survey of main-belt asteroids. II. Positions and improved orbital elements for 62 unnumbered asteroids.", Lagerkvist, C.-I.; Hahn ,G.; Lundstrom, M.; Lagerros, J.S.V.; Hernius, O.; Tancredi, G. (1997) Astronomische Nachrichten 318, 185-186.

32.   "The activity of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 monitored through the CO J(2-1) emission line at 230 GHz", Festou M., Gunnarson M., Winnberg A., Rickman H., Tancredi G. (1997), The Messenger, 89, 8-20.

33.   "Monitoring the CO Emission of 29P/SW1 in December 1996" Festou, M. C.; Gunnarson, M.; Rickman, H.; Tancredi, G.; Winnberg, A. (1997) Bulletin American Astron. Soc., v. 29, p.1029

34.   "An asteroid in an Earth-like orbit", Tancredi G. (1998), Celestial Mechanics, 69, 119-132.

35.   "Chaotic dynamics of planet-encountering bodies", Tancredi G. (1998), Celestial Mechanics, 70, 181-200.

36.   "What can be learned from asteroids surveys?", Tancredi G. (1998), Invited chapter in "Solar System Formation and Evolution", Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conf. Series, Eds. D. Lazzaro et al., vol. 149, 135-148.

37.   "The population, magnitudes, and sizes of Jupiter family comets", Fernández, J.A., Tancredi, G., Rickman, H., and Licandro, J. (1999) Astron. & Astroph. 352, 327-340.

38.   "Dynamical Taxonomy of Comets and Asteroids based on the Lyapunov Indicator: An Analysis of the Relevance of Splittings", Tancredi G., Motta V. and Froeschlé, C. (2000), Astron. & Astroph. 356, 339-346.

39.   "CCD Photometry of Cometary Nuclei I: Observations from 1990-1995", Licandro J., Tancredi G., Lindgren M., Rickman H., Gil Hutton R. (2000), Icarus, 147, 161-179.

40.   "A catalog of observed nuclear magnitudes of Jupiter family comets"; Tancredi, G., Fernandez, J.A., Rickman, H., and Licandro, J. (2000) Astron. & Astroph. Suppl. Ser., 146, 73-90.

41.   "The Nature of the CO Source of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1", Festou, M. C.; Gunnarsson, M.; Rickman, H.; Winnberg, A.; Tancredi, G. (2000) Bulletin American Astron. Soc., v. 32, p.1062

42.   "The cometary contribution to planetary impact rates", Rickman, H.; Fernandez, J. A.; Tancredi, G.; Licandro, J. (2001), In: "Collisional processes in the solar system", ed. by: M. Marov and H. Rickman,  Astrophysics and space science library, v. 261, Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 131 - 142.

43.   "A comparison between methods to calculate Lyapunov exponents", Tancredi G., Sanchez A., Roig. F., (2001), Astron. J., 121, 1171-1179.

44.   "The activity of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 monitored through the CO J(2-1) radio line", Festou M., Gunnarson M., Winnberg A., Rickman H., Tancredi G. (2001), Icarus, 150, 140-150.

45.   "Size and Fraction of Active Surface Area of Some Jupiter Family Comets: Implications with Respect to their Physical Evolution", Fernandez, J. A.; Tancredi, G.; Rickman, H.; Licandro, J. (2001), In IX Latin American Regional IAU Meeting, "Focal Points in Latin American Astronomy", Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof., Serie de Conferencias, v. 11, p. 15.

46.   "Busca 97 and 98 - Uruguayan Search of Satellites, Asteroids and Comets", Tancredi G., Sosa A. (2001), In IX Latin American Regional IAU Meeting, "Focal Points in Latin American Astronomy", Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof., Serie de Conferencias, v. 11, p. 17.

47.   "Orbits for Trans-Neptunian Objects Using Statistical Ranging", Virtanen, J.; Muinonen, K.; Tancredi, G.; Bowell, E., (2001) Bulletin American Astron. Soc., v. 33, p.1048

48.   "Observations of Cometary Nuclei, from CASLEO" Artigue, F.; Tancredi, G.; Fernández, J.; Gil Hutton, R.; Licandro, J.; Melitta, M.; Rickman, H.. (2002) Rev. Mexicana Astron. Astrof. Serie de Conferencias, v. 14, p.103

49.   "A NEO Survey in the Southen Hemisphere B.U.S.C.A.", Tancredi G., Sosa A., Acosta E. and Ceretta A. (2001), In: "Proceedings of International Workshop on Collaboration and Coordination among NEO Observers and Orbital Computers", Ed. S. Isobe and Y. Asakyra, Japan Spaceguard Association, 43-48.

50.   "An Extended CO Source around Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1", Gunnarsson, M.; Rickman, H.; Festou, M. C.; Winnberg, A.; Tancredi, G. (2002), Icarus, 157, 309-322.

51.   "Constraints to Uranus' Great Collision III: The Origin of the Outer Satellites", Brunini, A.; Parisi, M.; Tancredi, G. (2002), Icarus, 159, 166-177.

52.   "Recovery and Follow-Up of Short-Arc Transneptunian Objects Using Statistical Ranging", Bowell, E.; Koehn, B. W.; Virtanen, J.; Muinonen, K.; Gravnik, M.; Tancredi, G. (2002) Bulletin American Astron. Soc., v. 34, p.837

53.   “Orbit computation for transneptuniana objects”, Virtanen J., Tancredi G, Muinonen K. and Bowell E. (2003), Icarus, 161, 419-430.

54.   “Ephemeris uncertainty using statistical ranging: Recovery and follow-up of short-arc transneptunian”, Virtanen J., Muinonen K., Tancredi G. and Bowell E. (2003), In: "Proceedings of Asteroids, Comets and Meteors (ACM 2002)", ESA-SP-500, 465-469.

55.   “A NEO Survey in the Southen Hemisphere B.U.S.C.A.”, Tancredi G.,  Sosa A., Acosta E. and Ceretta A. (2003), In: "Proceedings of Asteroids, Comets and Meteors (ACM 2002)", ESA-SP-500, 809-812.

56.   "Transneptunian object ephemeris service", Granvik M., Virtanen J., Muinonen K., Bowell E., Koehn B. and Tancredi G. (2004), Earth, Moon and Planets, 92, 73-78.

57.   “Automatic Detection of Fireballs in All-Sky Images I: The Camera and the Algorithm”, Tancredi, G.; Ceretta, A.; and Tulic, J. C.  (2004), Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 39, abstract no.5168.

58.   “Automatic Detection of Fireballs in All-Sky Images II: Analysis of the CONCAM Dataset”, Tancredi, G.; and Tulic, J. C.  (2004), Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 39, abstract no.5169.

59.   “Charon: size and constraints on the atmosphere from a stellar occultation” B. Sicardy,, A. Bellucci, E. Gendron, F. Lacombe, S. Lacour, J. Lecacheux, E. Lellouch, S. Renner, S. Pau, F. Roques, T. Widemann, F. Colas, F. Vachier, N. Ageorges, O. Hainaut, O. Marco, W. Beisker, E. Hummel, C. Feinstein, H. Levato, A. Maury, E. Frappa, B. Gaillard, M. Lavayssi`ere, M. Di Sora, F. Mallia, G. Masi,, R. Behrend,, F. Carrier, O. Mousis, P. Rousselot, A. Alvarez-Candal, D. Lazzaro, C. Veiga, A.H. Andrei,, M. Assafin, D.N. da Silva Neto, R. Vieira Martins,, C. Jacques, D. Weaver, J.-F Lecampion, F. Doncel, T. Momiyama & G. Tancredi (2006), Nature, 439, 52-54.

60.   "Nuclear Magnitudes and Size Distribution of Jupiter Family Comets", Tancredi, G.; Fernandez, J. A.; Rickman, H and Licandro, J. (2006), Icarus, 182, 527-549.

61.   “Actividades del Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos” (2006), Tancredi G., Roland S., Salvo R., Benitez F., Ceretta A., Acosta E., en Actas del Workshop sobre Astronomía Observacional en Argentina: Problemas y Perspectivas, Asociación Argentina de Astronomía, p. 61-66.

62.   A New Fireball in Early April: A Possible Association with the Príbram Radiant (2006) Tancredi G., Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 41, Supplement, 5269

63.   Observing Programs of the  Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos” (2006), G. Tancredi, S. Roland, R. Salvo, F. Benitez, S. Bruzzone, A. Ceretta, E. Acosta, en Proceedings of Special Session on Astronomy in the Developing World, International Astronomical Union, en prensa.

64.   Divisions I & III WG: on Near Earth Objects”  (2007) Morrison, D.; Milani, A.; Binzel, R.; Bowell, T.; Carusi, A.; Chapman, C.; Harris, A.; Isobe, S.; Marsden, B.; Muinonen, K.; Ostro, S.; Shor, V.; Steel, D.; Tancredi, G.; Ticha, J.; Valsecchi, G.; Yeomans, D. en IAU Transactions, Vol. 26A, Reports on Astronomy 2002-2005. Edited by O. Engvold. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007., pp.187-188

65.   “Transneptunian orbit computation” (2007), Virtanen J., Tancredi G., Bernstein G., Spahr T., Muinonen K., Invited chapter in: The Solar System beyond Neptune (Barucci et al. Eds) Univ. of Arizona Press, pp 25-40.

66.    “Which are the dwarfs planets?”, Tancredi, G.; Favre, S., (2007), Icarus, 195, 851-862.

67.   “What Do We Know About the "Carancas-Desaguadero" Fireball, Meteorite and Impact Crater?” (2008) Tancredi, G.; Ishitsuka, J.; Rosales, D.; Vidal, E.; Dalmau, A.; Pavel, D.; Benavente, S.; Miranda, P.; Pereira, G.; Vallejos, V.; Varela, M. E.; Brandstätter, F.; Schultz, P. H.; Harris, R. S.; Sánchez, L.; Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIX, LPI Contribution No. 1391, 1216

68.   “Implications of the Carancas Meteorite Impact” (2008) Schultz, P. H.; Harris, R. S.; Tancredi, G.; Ishitsuka, J.; Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIX, LPI Contribution No. 1391, 2409

69.   “Preliminary Petrologic Analysis of Impact Deformation in the Carancas (Peru) Cratering Event” (2008) Harris, R. S.; Schultz, P. H.; Tancredi, G.; Ishitsuka, J. ; Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIX, LPI Contribution No. 1391, 2446

70.   Analysis of a Crater Forming Meteorite Impact in Peru (2008), P. Brown, D. O. ReVelle, E. Silbur, W. N. Edwards, S. J. Arrowsmith, L. E. Jackson, G. Tancredi, and D. W. Eaton, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2008JE003105, in press.

 

Reports in international Circulars

 

1.       "Recovery of  Comet P/Harrington Abell"; Rickman, H., Tancredi, G. and Lindgren, M. (1991) International Astronomical Union Circulars; N° 5129 .

2.       "Recovery of  Comet P/Ashbrook-Jackson" Lindgren, M.; Tancredi, G. . (1992) International Astronomical Union Circulars; N° 5546.

3.       "Recovery of Comet P/Tuttle"; Tancredi, G. and Lindgren, M. (1992); International Astronomical Union Circulars; N° 5604.

4.       "Pre-covery observations of Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (1993e)" Tancredi, G.;   Lindgren, M.; Lagerkvist, C.-I  (1993); International Astronomical Union Circulars; N°5892.

5.       "Asteroid Positions"; Lagerkvist, C.-I., Hernius, O., Lindgren, G., Tancredi, G. (1994), Minor Planet Circ. 23435-23477, 23619-23633, 23829-23842.

6.       "Recovery of Comet P/2002Q4 - Brewington"; Artigue F., Cucurullo H., Tancredi, G. (2002) International Astronomical Union Circulars; N° 7961.

7.       "Recovery of Comet 79P/Du Toit-Hartley"; Artigue, F.; Cucurullo, H.; Tancredi, G. (2003);  Minor Planet Elect. Circ. 32A

8.       "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2003) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.. Minor Planet Circ. 50132

9.       "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2003) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.. Minor Planet Circ. 51802.

10.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2004) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.; Roland, S. Minor Planet Circ. 52507

11.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2004) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Salvo, R.. Minor Planet Circ. 52898

12.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2005) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.; Roland, S.; Benitez, F.  Minor Planet Circ. 53641

13.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2005) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Benitez, F.; Salvo, R.; Acosta, E.  Minor Planet Circ. 54356

14.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2005) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Salvo, R.. Benitez, F.; Acosta, E. Minor Planet Circ. 54977

15.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2005) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Salvo, R.. Benitez, F.; Acosta, E. Minor Planet Circ. 55516

16.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2006) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R..; Roland, S.;  Benitez, F. Minor Planet Circ. 56161

17.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2006) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.; Roland, S.; Bruzzone, S. Minor Planet Circ. 57122

18.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2006) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.; Bruzzone, S.; Roland, S. Minor Planet Circ. 57583

19.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2006) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.; Roland, S.; Bruzzone, S. Minor Planet Circ. 58109

20.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.; Bruzzone, S.; Roland, S. Minor Planet Circ. 58531

21.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R.; Roland, S.; Minor Planet Circ. 59313

22.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Bruzzone, S. Minor Planet Circ. 59589

23.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Bruzzone, S. ;  Salvo, R. Minor Planet Circ. 60275

24.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R. Minor Planet Circ. 60458

25.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Salvo, R. Minor Planet Circ. 62262

26.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Bruzzone, S.;  Salvo, R. Minor Planet Circ. 62573

27.   "Minor Planet Observations from 844 Los Molinos", (2007) Tancredi, G.; Roland, S.; Bruzzone, S.; Salvo, R. Minor Planet Circ. 62871

 

Book Chapters

 

·      “Formación, evolución y detección de sistemas planetarios”, G. Tancredi in “Vida y Cosmos: Nuevas Reflexiones”, J.A. Fernández and E. Mizraji (Eds), Montevideo, Uruguay, 1995.

·       "Caos en el Sistema Solar", G. Tancredi en “Caos en el Uruguay: ¿que hacen los investigadores uruguayos que trabajan en sistemas caóticos?” R. Markarián and G. Tancredi (Editors), Montevideo, Uruguay, 1997.

·       “The Uruguayan Automated and Robotic Telescope B U S C A”, Tancredi G., Sosa A., Acosta E., Ceretta A., Joliet E., Ruétalo M. and Bonsignore F. (2004), Invited chapter in: “Developing Basic Space Science World Wide" (W. Wamsteker et al. Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 137-150.

·      Transneptunian orbit computation” (2008), Virtanen J., Tancredi G., Bernstein G., Spahr T., Muinonen K., Invited chapter in: The Solar System beyond Neptune (Barucci et al. Eds) Univ. of Arizona Press, pp 25-40.

 

Books

 

·        “Caos en el Uruguay: ¿que hacen los investigadores uruguayos que trabajan en sistemas caóticos?” R. Markarián and G. Tancredi (Editors), Montevideo, Uruguay, 1997.

 

Scripts of Planetarium shows (registered at Asociación General de Autores de Uruguay):

·        "Misión a Marte'', G. Zidán y G. Tancredi (1997)

·        "Cuatro Pasos con El Principito'', E. Gaiero y G. Tancredi (1998)

·        "Historias del Universo según Qfwfq'', M. Cultelli, A. Sánchez y G. Tancredi (1999)

·        "Guardianes del Espacio", M. Cultelli, A. Sánchez y G. Tancredi (2001)

 

4) Participation in Scientific Projects

 

·       Project CONICYT-BID (National Research Council - Uruguay) "Physical and dynamical properties of comets and asteroids", 1994 - 1997. PI: J.A. Fernandez

·       Project CONICYT-BID "Chaotics Dynamics in Hamiltonian Systems with applications to the Solar System", 1995 - 1997. PI: G. Tancredi

·       Project C.S.I.C. - Universidad de la Republica "Chaotic Dynamics of the Solar System", 1995 - 1997. PI: J.A. Fernandez

·       Project C.S.I.C. - Universidad de la Republica "Minor Bodies of the Solar System: Population, Dynamical Evolution and its Cosmogonic Relevance", 2000 - 2002. PI: J.A. Fernandez.

·       Project CONICYT-"Clemete Estable Fund" "A Search of Comets and Asteroids in the Southern Hemisphere", 2001 - 2003. PI: G. Tancredi & A. Sosa

·       Project C.S.I.C. - Universidad de la Republica “Operation of a Program to Search and Follow-up Asteroids and Comets”, 2007- 2009 PI: G. Tancredi

 

5) PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES

 

Participation in more than 40 International Conferences in Europe, USA and LatinAmerica where I presented oral or poster contributions. In 5 times I participated as an invited lecturer.

 

6) MEMBERSHIP

 

Member of the:

·       International Astronomical Union (Commissions 15 and 20, and Working Group on Near Earth Objects and Working Group on Comets and Distant Objects)

·       American Astronomical Society

·       Royal Astronomical Society of the UK

·       Meteoritical Society

·       Astronomical Society of the Pacific

·       Spaceguard Foundation (founding member)

·       Asociación Argentina de Astronomía

·       Sociedad Uruguaya de Astronomía

·       Sociedad Uruguaya de Física

 

5) SCIENTIFIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

·       Denomination of asteroid 5088 - 1979 QZ1 as Tancredi.

·       President of the Local Organizing Comitte of the VIII Latinoamerican Regional Meetting.

·       Discovery and right to nominate asteroid 6252 - Montevideo, in honor of my birthplace.

·       Member of the Scientific Organizing Comitte of the the IX and X Latinoamerican Regional Meettings.

·       Special mention in the "Caldeyro Barcia" Awards in Basic Science (Physics Area) 2000 (PEDECIBA-UNDP, Uruguay)

·       President of Sociedad Uruguaya de Astronomia, 2002-2004.

·       Secretary of Sociedad Uruguaya de Astronomia, 2005-2007.

·       Member of the Borrad and Treasurer of Sociedad Uruguaya para el Progreso de la Ciencia y