Rate My Professor Marcel Agüeros

Agüeros specializes in observational stellar astrophysics, focusing on low-mass stars, time-domain astronomy, and the late stages of stellar evolution, particularly white dwarfs. His research combines analysis of large datasets with multiwavelength ground- and space-based observations to study the rotation-activity-magnetic field relation in stars and to calibrate gyrochronology using open clusters. Notable publications include 'The Factory and the Beehive I. Rotation Periods for Low-Mass Stars in Praesepe' (2011), 'The Factory and the Beehive V. Chromospheric and Coronal Activity and Its Dependence on Rotation in Praesepe and the Hyades' (2024), 'Massive White Dwarfs in the 100 pc Sample: Magnetism, Rotation, Pulsations, and the Merger Fraction' (2024), and 'The 100 pc White Dwarf Sample in the SDSS Footprint II. A New Look at the Spectral Evolution of White Dwarfs' (2024). He has received the NSF CAREER Award (2013), Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE, 2016), Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award (2016), Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching by Faculty (2019), Columbia University Faculty Service Award (2021), American Astronomical Society Fellowship (2023), and Research Corporation Robert Holland Jr. Award for Research Excellence and Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2024). Agüeros is President-elect of the American Astronomical Society, founding director of Columbia's Bridge to the Ph.D. Program in STEM, and has served on NASA panels, AAS Board of Trustees, and numerous advisory committees.