Yair Israel Piña López
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Yair Israel Piña López is a Mexican physicist and researcher known for his work on space radiation. He was the first Mexican and youngest student-researcher recruited by NASA at 20 years of age.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Yair Israel Piña López was born August 1, 1997 in Mexico City.[2] Piña López is a graduate of Erasmo Castellanos Quinto National Preparatory School in Mexico.[2] As a high schooler, he was accepted as a researcher to the Institute of Nuclear Science of UNAM to lead investigations into the cycles of nuclear combustion with nuclear scientist Julio Herrera.[3][4][2] In 2014, Yair enrolled in the School of Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, also known as UNAM, to study physics.[3][5][2]
Career
[edit]As a high school student, Piña López developed a particle detector that earned him an invitation to the Young Scientists' Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in Kyiv, Ukraine.[2]
At UNAM, he studied thermoluminescence and the effect of ionizing radiation, including development of devices to detect radiation.[2]
In November 2014, Piña López co-presented with Epifanio Cruz Zaragoza, his first publication "CMOS sensor as charged particles and ionizing radiation detector" to the International Congress of Physics Engineering. His publication was indexed to the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System,[2][4] and published in the Journal of Physics.[6][3] This article discussed detection of an astronaut's radiation level when in space, and the impacts on their health.[6]
In 2014, he was asked to join the Orion Flight Test 1 for his work on space radiation as part of the Exploration Design Challenge.[2][7]
Lopez has also joined NASA's Orlan program with Samara University in Russia to work on satelities, before being recruited by NASA for the Mars simulation.[6][3]
At only 20 years of age, he was recruited by NASA to participate in a simulated Mars Landing at the Mars Desert Research Station. He was a part of the crew (Tem LATAM I). He was selected as a student-researcher based on his work on space radiology and thermoluminescence.[6][8][7]
Piña López was named a delegate to the Space Generation Advisory Council as part of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications. As part of this delegation he participated in the International Academy of Astronautics Heads of Space Agencies Summit on Climate Change and Disaster Management. He presented his second publication "CMOS sensor as ionizing radiation detector and thermoluminescense response" at the 2015 International Astronautical Congress.[2]
Selected publications
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Estudiante de la UNAM ingresa a la NASA". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Yair Piña". Hacia el Espacio (in Spanish). Agencia Espacial Mexicana. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b c d Digital, Milenio (2016-12-10). "Alumno de la UNAM, el científico más joven de la NASA". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b "¡Orgullo UNAM! Estudiante se integra a la NASA". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Voluntad y pasión, armas del estudiante mexicano reclutado por NASA". diariolasamericas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b c d "De la UNAM a la NASA: el estudiante mexicano que se convirtió en investigador". Forbes México (in Spanish). 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b "Él es el estudiante mexicano que fue reclutado por la NASA para ir a "Marte"". Univision Noticias. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Mexicano, el investigador más joven que recluta la NASA para estudiar Marte". Excélsior. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2024-12-20.