Vita
Research Interests:
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.
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]