Miriam del Carmen Peña Cárdenas is a Chilean astronomer and cosmochemist whose research includes the chemical composition of interstellar clouds including H II regions and the planetary nebulae surrounding Wolf–Rayet stars. She is a professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in the UNAM Institute of Astronomy. [1]
Peña began her university studies in Chile, studying engineering, [2] but moved to the National Autonomous University of Mexico to complete her bachelor's degree, and remained there for her graduate studies. [1]
Peña is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. [3] She was a 2007 winner of UNAM's Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Recognition. [4]
Miriam del Carmen Peña Cárdenas is a Chilean astronomer and cosmochemist whose research includes the chemical composition of interstellar clouds including H II regions and the planetary nebulae surrounding Wolf–Rayet stars. She is a professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in the UNAM Institute of Astronomy. [1]
Peña began her university studies in Chile, studying engineering, [2] but moved to the National Autonomous University of Mexico to complete her bachelor's degree, and remained there for her graduate studies. [1]
Peña is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. [3] She was a 2007 winner of UNAM's Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Recognition. [4]