Manuel Barrientos

Education

B.S. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016)

M.S. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2020)

Bio

I am a Chilean PhD in Astrophysics student at the University of Oklahoma. My research primarily focuses on stellar astrophysics, with a particular emphasis on binary star systems (both close and wide), stellar evolution, and the intricate processes that govern stellar remnants like white dwarfs.

Outside of Academia, you can find me in the gym playing basketball or lifting most of the time. If I am not there, I will probably be planning some trips and getting to know the world.

Feel free to reach out at mbarrientos@ou.edu

 Manuel Barrientos CV.pdf

Featured Publications

• "Fundamental Tests of White Dwarf Cooling Physics with Wide Binaries", M. Barrientos et al., arXiv:2407.18763, (2024)


• "Improved Constraints on the Initial-to-final Mass Relation of White Dwarfs Using Wide Binaries", M Barrientos and J. Chanamé, ApJ, 923, 181, (2021)

Awards & Honors

• University of Oklahoma Avenir Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship (2024)
• University of Oklahoma Harwell Scholarship (2023-2024)
• AAS Nova Highlight: Improved Constraints on the Initial-to-final Mass Relation of White Dwarfs Using Wide Binaries (2022)