Diana Valencia

Diana Valencia
Born1978
Bogota, Colombia
EducationUniversity of Toronto (BA, MSc)
Harvard University
Known forSuper-Earths, Mini-Neptunes
Scientific career
FieldsSuper-Earths, Mini-Neptunes
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto, Scarborough
Doctoral advisorRichard J. O’Connell and Dimitar D. Sasselov

Diana Valencia (born 1978) is a Colombian planetary scientist and astrophysicist. She is an associate professor of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Scarborough, and of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto.[1][2]

Valencia’s research characterizes planets with masses between gas giants and Earth’s.[3]

  1. ^ Monsalve, Maria Mónica (10 February 2019). "Tres astrónomas colombianas que la están rompiendo". El Espectador (in Spanish). No. Ciencia. Bogota, Colombia: El Espectador. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ Valencia, Diana. "Dr". University of Toronto Scarborough Faculty. University of Toronto Scarborough. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ Valencia, Diana; Sasselov, Dimitar D.; O'Connell, Richard J. (10 February 2007). "Radius and Structure Models of the First Super-Earth Planet". The Astrophysical Journal. 656 (1): 545–551. arXiv:astro-ph/0610122. Bibcode:2007ApJ...656..545V. doi:10.1086/509800. S2CID 17656317.