Cornejo, Sonia
Main Focus
I am a computational astrophysicist specializing in the dynamics of protoplanets within gaseous disks, celestial mechanics, and the process of planet formation. I frequently employ hydrodynamic simulations using FARGO3D and conduct N-body simulations utilizing REBOUND.
Curriculum Vitae
Education and Employment:
Since
2023: Postdoctoral Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Solar System
Research (MPS). Project: ERC Starting Grant PLANETOIDS - Formation of
planetary building blocks throughout time and space. Supervisor: Dr.
Joanna Drążkowska
2019 – 2023: PhD in Astrophysics (with Honors) at
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Dissertation: "Impact of
radiative thermal diffusion on planet-disk interactions and planet
formation". Thesis advisor: Dr. Frédéric S. Masset, Instituto de
Ciencias Físicas, UNAM. Graduated: September 2023
2017 – 2019: M.Sc.
in Astrophysics (with Honors) at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UNAM). Dissertation: "Impact of radiative feedback and thermal effects
on the orbital evolution of planetary embryos embedded in discs.".
Thesis advisors: Dr. Frédéric S. Masset, Instituto de Ciencias Físicas,
UNAM, and Dr. F. Javier Sánchez Salcedo, Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM.
Graduated: July 2019.
2011 – 2017: B.Sc. in Physics at Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Dissertation: "Meteoroids’
trajectories through Earth’s atmosphere". Thesis advisor: Dr. Guadalupe
Cordero Tercero, Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM. Graduated: February 2017
Selected Publications:
(1) S. Cornejo, F. S. Masset, and F. J. Sánchez-Salcedo (2023), On the interaction of pebble accreting embryos with the gaseous disc: importance of thermal forces, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 523, Issue 1, pp.936-953 [ADS: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023MNRAS.523..936C/abstract]
(2) S. Cornejo,
F. S. Masset, R. O. Chametla, and S. Fromenteau (2023), Evolution of
the eccentricity and inclination of low-mass planets subjected to
thermal forces: a numerical study, Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society, Vol. 522, Issue 1, pp.678-692 [ADS: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023MNRAS.522..678C/abstract]