Category:María Teresa Ruiz

**María Teresa Ruiz**
	Chilean astronomer
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Name in native language	María Teresa Ruiz;
Date of birth	24 September 1946; Santiago
Country of citizenship	Chile;
Educated at	Princeton University (doctorate, astrophysics, –1973); University of Chile (bachelor's degree, astronomy, –1971); Liceo 7 Luisa Saavedra de González;
Occupation	astronomer; professor; researcher;
Employer	Chilean Academy of Sciences;
Member of	International Astronomical Union;
Award received	Guggenheim Fellowship (2000); National Prize for Exact Sciences (1997); L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2017); BBC 100 Women (2017); Knight of the Legion of Honour (2020);
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María Teresa Ruiz (Santiago de Chile, 24 de septiembre de 1946) es una astrónoma chilena, Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas y presidenta de la Academia de Ciencias de su país.