José Maza Sancho
José Maza Sancho | |
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Maza in FILSA 2017 | |
| Born | José María Maza Sancho 1948 (age 76–77) Valparaíso, Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Chile, University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Astronomer, professor |
| Notable work | Somos polvo de estrellas |
| Awards | National Prize for Exact Sciences (1999) |
José María Maza Sancho (born 1948) is a Chilean astronomer and astrophysicist. His work has focused on the study of supernovas, the execution of a search for objects with emission lines, dark energy, and quasars with an objective prism, which led him to be awarded the National Prize for Exact Sciences in 1999. Since 2017 he gained popular following with books aimed to the general public and podcasts.