education and training
- Ph.D., University of Cordoba
Torres, Guillermo
Staff of Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Binary stars; precise determination of fundamental stellar parameters; pulsating stars; Doppler searches for extrasolar planets; follow-up of transiting extrasolar planets; radial-velocity studies of star-forming regions.
Background And Education
awards and honors
- Highly Cited Researcher - Clarivate Analytics, conferred by Clarivate Analytics, 2020
- Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award, conferred by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards, 2019
- Highly Cited Researcher - Clarivate Analytics, conferred by Clarivate Analytics, 2019
- Highly Cited Researcher - Clarivate Analytics, conferred by Clarivate Analytics, 2018
- Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award, conferred by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards, 2017
Research And Grants
investigator on
- Using Gaia to take the temperature of cool, active stars awarded by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards
- Constraining the Spins and Inclinations of Galactic Black Holes via X-ray Reflection Modeling awarded by Competitive Grants Program for Science
- Understanding Giant Stars awarded by Competitive Grants Program for Science
- Understanding Giant Stars awarded by Competitive Grants Program for Science
- Using Gaia and Eclipsing Binaries to Constrain the Mass-Luminosity Relation at the Bottom of the Main Sequence awarded by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards
Publications
selected publications
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- Dissecting the Quadruple Binary Hyad vA 351 Masses for Three M Dwarfs and a White Dwarf 2021
- Parallax Systematics and Photocenter Motions of Benchmark Eclipsing Binaries in Gaia EDR3 2021
- Stellar Radial Velocities in the Old Open Cluster M67 (NGC 2682). II. The Spectroscopic Binary Population 2021
- TIC 168789840: A Sextuply Eclipsing Sextuple Star System 2021
- Absolute Dimensions of the Unevolved F-type Eclipsing Binary BT Vulpeculae 2020
- Dynamical Masses for the Pleiades Binary System HII-2147 2020
- Eclipsing Binaries in the Open Cluster Ruprecht 147. III. The Triple System EPIC 219552514 at the Main-sequence Turnoff 2020
- Identification of young nearby runaway stars based on Gaia data and the lithium test† 2020
- Kepler-1661 b: A Neptune-sized Kepler Transiting Circumbinary Planet around a Grazing Eclipsing Binary 2020
- Spectroscopic Monitoring of Rapidly Rotating Early-type Stars in the Pleiades Cluster 2020
- TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME). III. A Two-planet System in the 400 Myr Ursa Major Group 2020
- TESS Reveals a Short-period Sub-Neptune Sibling (HD 86226c) to a Known Long-period Giant Planet 2020
- TESS Spots a Hot Jupiter with an Inner Transiting Neptune 2020
- TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet 2020
- The TESS light curve of AI Phoenicis 2020
- When Do Stalled Stars Resume Spinning Down? Advancing Gyrochronology with Ruprecht 147 2020
- A resonant pair of warm giant planets revealed by TESS 2019
- Absolute Dimensions of the Early F-type Eclipsing Binary V506 Ophiuchi 2019
- Absolute dimensions of the low-mass eclipsing binary system NSVS 10653195 2019
- An Eccentric Massive Jupiter Orbiting a Subgiant on a 9.5-day Period Discovered in the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Full Frame Images 2019
- Characterization of the L 98-59 multi-planetary system with HARPS. Mass characterization of a hot super-Earth, a sub-Neptune, and a mass upper limit on the third planet 2019
- Discovery of a Third Transiting Planet in the Kepler-47 Circumbinary System 2019
- Dynamical Masses for the Hyades Binary 80 Tauri 2019
- Dynamical Masses for the Triple System HD 28363 in the Hyades Cluster 2019
- Eclipsing Binaries in the Open Cluster Ruprecht 147. II. Epic 219568666 2019
- Speckle Observations and Orbits of Multiple Stars 2019
- TESS Discovery of an Ultra-short-period Planet around the Nearby M Dwarf LHS 3844 2019
- The Degree of Alignment between Circumbinary Disks and Their Binary Hosts 2019
- The Dependence of Convective Core Overshooting on Stellar Mass: Reality Check and Additional Evidence 2019
- The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List 2019
- The Transiting Multi-planet System HD15337: Two Nearly Equal-mass Planets Straddling the Radius Gap 2019
- Eclipsing Binaries in the Open Cluster Ruprecht 147. I. EPIC 219394517 2018
- Erratum: The TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List ( 2018, AJ, 156, 102) 2018
- HAT-TR-318-007: A Double-lined M Dwarf Binary with Total Secondary Eclipses Discovered by HATNet and Observed by K2 2018
- K2-231 b: A Sub-Neptune Exoplanet Transiting a Solar Twin in Ruprecht 147 2018
- Occultations from an Active Accretion Disk in a 72-day Detached Post-Algol System Detected by K2 2018
- TESS Discovery of a Transiting Super-Earth in the pi Mensae System 2018
- The TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List 2018
- Absolute Dimensions of the Eccentric Eclipsing Binary V541 Cygni 2017
- Absolute Dimensions of the F-type Eclipsing Binary V2154 Cygni 2017
- Erratum: "The Chandra Multi-wavelength Project: Optical Spectroscopy and the Broadband Spectral Energy Distributions of X-ray-selected AGNs" (2012, ApJS, 200, 17) 2017
- HAT-P-67b: An Extremely Low Density Saturn Transiting an F-subgiant Confirmed via Doppler Tomography 2017
- On the nature of the candidate T-Tauri star V501 Aurigae? 2017
- Orbital Elements and Stellar Parameters of the Active Binary UX Arietis 2017
- The Architecture of the GW Ori Young Triple-star System and Its Disk: Dynamical Masses, Mutual Inclinations, and Recurrent Eclipses 2017
- The Dependence of Convective Core Overshooting on Stellar Mass: A Semi-empirical Determination Using the Diffusive Approach with Two Different Element Mixtures 2017
- The Factory and the Beehive. III. PTFEB132.707 19.810, A Low-mass Eclipsing Binary in Praesepe Observed by PTF and K2 2017
- The Quadruple-lined, Doubly Eclipsing System V482 Persei 2017
- The TWA 3 Young Triple System: Orbits, Disks, Evolution 2017
- Three Statistically Validated K2 Transiting Warm Jupiter Exoplanets Confirmed as Low-mass Stars 2017
- Validation of Small Kepler Transiting Planet Candidates in or near the Habitable Zone 2017
- A Catalog of Kepler Habitable Zone Exoplanet Candidates 2016
- A Disk-based Dynamical Constraint on the Mass of the Young Binary DQ Tau 2016
- A Dynamical Analysis of the Kepler-80 System of Five Transiting Planets 2016
- A Transiting Jupiter Analog 2016
- Absolute Properties of the Pre-main-sequence Eclipsing Binary Star NP Persei 2016
- Absolute Properties of the Pre-main-sequence Eclipsing Binary Star NP Persei. The Astronomical Journal. 152:2. 2016
- Eclipsing Binaries as Benchmarks for Trigonometric Parallaxes in the Gaia Era 2016
- Erratum: “A Transiting Jupiter Analog” (ApJ, 2016, 820, 112) 2016
- Evidence for a Systematic Offset of -0.25 mas in the Gaia DR1 Parallaxes 2016
- HAT-P-65b and HAT-P-66b: Two Transiting Inflated Hot Jupiters and Observational Evidence for the Reinflation of Close-in Giant Planets 2016
- HE 0017+0055: A probable pulsating CEMP-rs star and long-period binary 2016
- Kepler-1647b: The Largest and Longest-period Kepler Transiting Circumbinary Planet 2016
- No Sun-like dynamo on the active star ζ Andromedae from starspot asymmetry 2016
- Nominal Values for Selected Solar and Planetary Quantities: IAU 2015 Resolution B3 2016
- The dependence of convective core overshooting on stellar mass. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 592:A15. 2016
- The dependence of convective core overshooting on stellar mass 2016
- A Disk-based Dynamical Mass Estimate for the Young Binary AK Sco 2015
- Absolute Dimensions of the Metallic-line Eclipsing Binary V501 Monocerotis 2015
- Absolute Properties of the Eclipsing Binary Star IM Persei 2015
- Capella (a Aurigae) Revisited: New Binary Orbit, Physical Properties, and Evolutionary State 2015
- Detecting the Companions and Ellipsoidal Variations of RS CVn Primaries. I. σ Geminorum 2015
- Discovery and Validation of Kepler-452b: A 1.6 R? Super Earth Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone of a 2015
- Discovery of an OB runaway star inside SNR S147 2015
- HAT-P-50b, HAT-P-51b, HAT-P-52b, and HAT-P-53b: Three Transiting Hot Jupiters and a Transiting Hot Saturn From the HATNet Survey 2015
- HAT-P-54b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting a 0.6 M? Star in Field 0 of the K2 Mission 2015
- HAT-P-57b: A Short-period Giant Planet Transiting a Bright Rapidly Rotating A8V Star Confirmed Via Doppler Tomography 2015
- Kepler 453 b-The 10th Kepler Transiting Circumbinary Planet 2015
- Low False Positive Rate of Kepler Candidates Estimated From A Combination Of Spitzer And Follow- Up Observations 2015
- Precise mass and radius measurements for the components of the bright solar-type eclipsing binary star V1094 Tauri 2015
- The Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler (HEK): V. A Survey of 41 Planetary Candidates for Exomoons 2015
- The Possible Moon of Kepler-90g is a False Positive 2015
- Validation of 12 Small Kepler Transiting Planets in the Habitable Zone 2015
- Absolute Properties of the Eclipsing Binary Star AP Andromedae 2014
- Absolute Properties of the Eclipsing Binary System AQ Serpentis: A Stringent Test of Convective Core Overshooting in Stellar Evolution Models 2014
- Absolute Properties of the Triple Star HP Aurigae 2014
- Erratum: "Qatar-2: A K Dwarf Orbited by a Transiting Hot Jupiter and a More Massive Companion in an Outer Orbit" (2012, ApJ, 750,1) 2014
- HAT-P-44b, HAT-P-45b, and HAT-P-46b: Three Transiting Hot Jupiters in Possible Multi-planet Systems 2014
- HAT-P-49b: A 1.7 M J Planet Transiting a Bright 1.5 M ? F-star 2014
- HD 285507b: An Eccentric Hot Jupiter in the Hyades Open Cluster 2014
- Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets 2014
- Revised Stellar Properties of Kepler Targets for the Quarter 1-16 Transit Detection Run 2014
- The BANANA Project. V. Misaligned and Precessing Stellar Rotation Axes in CV Velorum 2014
- The G M Eclipsing Binary V530 Orionis: A Stringent Test of Magnetic Stellar Evolution Models for Low-mass Stars 2014
- A new high-precision [Fe/H] calibration for M dwarfs in the visible: a tool to explore the star-planet connection. 2013
- A sub-Mercury-sized exoplanet 2013
- Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: A Transiting 2.15 R ? Planet near the Habitable Zone of the Late K Dwarf Kepler-61 2013
- Fundamental properties of lower main-sequence stars 2013
- HAT-P-42b and HAT-P-43b. Two inflated transiting hot Jupiters from the HATNet Survey 2013
- Kepler-62: A Five-Planet System with Planets of 1.4 and 1.6 Earth Radii in the Habitable Zone 2013
- Kepler-63b: A Giant Planet in a Polar Orbit around a Young Sun-like Star 2013
- Kepler-68: Three Planets, One with a Density between that of Earth and Ice Giants 2013
- Orbital Parameters for the Two Young Binaries VSB 111 and VSB 126 2013
- Planet Hunters: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet in a Quadruple Star System 2013
- Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. III. Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data 2013
- RX J0513.1 0851 and RX J0539.9 0956: Two Young, Rapidly Rotating Spectroscopic Binary Stars 2013
- Reanalysis of the Radii of the Benchmark Eclipsing Binary V578 Mon 2013
- Spitzer Observations of GJ 3470 b: A Very Low-density Neptune-size Planet Orbiting a Metal-rich M Dwarf 2013
- The BANANA Project. IV. Two Aligned Stellar Rotation Axes in the Young Eccentric Binary System EP Crucis: Primordial Orientation and Tidal Alignment 2013
- The False Positive Rate of Kepler and the Occurrence of Planets 2013
- The Quadruple Pre-main-sequence System LkCa 3: Implications for Stellar Evolution Models 2013
- The neutron star born in the Antlia supernova remnant 2013
- The same frequency of planets inside and outside open clusters of stars 2013
- A Precise Physical Orbit for the M-dwarf Binary Gliese 268 2012
- A Surprising Dynamical Mass for V773 Tau B 2012
- Absolute Properties of the Eclipsing Binary Star BF Draconis 2012
- Absolute Properties of the Triple Star CF Tauri 2012
- Absolute dimensions of eclipsing binaries. XXIX. The Am-type systems SW Canis Majoris and and HW Canis Majoris 2012
- Almost All of Kepler's Multiple-planet Candidates Are Planets 2012
- An abundance of small exoplanets around stars with a wide range of metallicities 2012
- Dynamical Measurements of the Young Upper Scorpius Triple NTTS 155808-2219 2012
- HAT-P-34b-HAT-P-37b: Four Transiting Planets More Massive than Jupiter Orbiting Moderately Bright Stars 2012
- HAT-P-39b-HAT-P-41b: Three Highly Inflated Transiting Hot Jupiters 2012
- Improved Spectroscopic Parameters for Transiting Planet Hosts 2012
- Kepler-20: A Sun-like Star with Three Sub-Neptune Exoplanets and Two Earth-size Candidates 2012
- Kepler-21b: A 1.6 R Earth Planet Transiting the Bright Oscillating F Subgiant Star HD 179070 2012
- Kepler-22b: A 2.4 Earth-radius Planet in the Habitable Zone of a Sun-like Star 2012
- Planet Occurrence within 0.25 AU of Solar-type Stars from Kepler 2012
- Precise Infrared Radial Velocities from Keck/NIRSPEC and the Search for Young Planets 2012
- Qatar-2: A K Dwarf Orbited by a Transiting Hot Jupiter and a More Massive Companion in an Outer Orbit 2012
- The Chandra Multi-wavelength Project: Optical Spectroscopy and the Broadband Spectral Energy Distributions of X-Ray-selected AGNs 2012
- The Neptune-sized Circumbinary Planet Kepler-38b 2012
- Transit Timing Observations from Kepler. II. Confirmation of Two Multiplanet Systems via a Non-parametric Correlation Analysis 2012
- Two "b"s in the Beehive: The Discovery of the First Hot Jupiters in an Open Cluster 2012
- Two Earth-sized planets orbiting Kepler-20 2012
- Observations and Orbital Analysis of the Giant White Dwarf Binary System HR 5692 2011
- The Distribution of Transit Durations for Kepler Planet Candidates and Implications for Their Orbital Eccentricities 2011
- The Young Exoplanet Transit Initiative (YETI) 2011
- The architecture of the hierarchical triple star KOI 928 from eclipse timing variations seen in Kepler photometry 2011
- Accurate masses and radii of normal stars: modern results and applications 2010
- DI Herculis as a test of internal stellar structure and general relativity. New apsidal motion rate and evolutionary models 2010
- Epsilon Aurigae: An Improved Spectroscopic Orbital Solution 2010
- On the Use of Empirical Bolometric Corrections for Stars 2010
- Refined stellar, orbital and planetary parameters of the eccentric HAT-P-2 planetary system 2010
- The HAT-P-13 Exoplanetary System: Evidence for Spin-Orbit Alignment and a Third Companion 2010
- Absolute Dimensions of the F-Type Eclipsing Binary Star VZ Cephei 2009
- Absolute Dimensions of the G7 K7 Eclipsing Binary Star IM Virginis: Discrepancies with Stellar Evolution Models 2009
- Binary Orbit, Physical Properties, and Evolutionary State of Capella (α Aurigae) 2009
- HAT-P-10b: A Light and Moderately Hot Jupiter Transiting A K Dwarf 2009
- HR 8257: A Three-Dimensional Orbit and Basic Properties 2009
- The Transit Light Curve Project. X. A Christmas Transit of HD 17156b 2009
- The Transit Light Curve Project. XI. Submillimagnitude Photometry of Two Transits of the Bloated Planet WASP-4b 2009
- The Transit Light Curve Project. XII. Six Transits of the Exoplanet XO-2b 2009
- The Visual Orbit of the 1.1 Day Spectroscopic Binary sigma2 Coronae Borealis from Interferometry at the CHARA Array 2009
- A New Low-Mass Eclipsing Binary from SDSS-II 2008
- Absolute Properties of the Main-Sequence Eclipsing Binary Star GX Geminorum: Constraints on Convective Core Overshooting 2008
- Absolute Properties of the Spotted Eclipsing Binary Star CV Bootis 2008
- Absolute dimensions of eclipsing binaries. XXVI.. Setting a new standard: Masses, radii, and abundances for the F-type systems AD Bootis VZ Hydrae, and WZ Ophiuchi 2008
- Five New Transits of the Super-Neptune HD 149026b 2008
- Improved Parameters for Extrasolar Transiting Planets 2008
- Interacting coronae of two T Tauri stars: first observational evidence for solar-like helmet streamers 2008
- The Transit Light Curve Project. IX. Evidence for a Smaller Radius of the Exoplanet XO-3b 2008
- Dynamical Masses for Pre-Main-Sequence Stars: A Preliminary Physical Orbit for V773 Tau A 2007
- The Transiting Exoplanet Host Star GJ 436: A Test of Stellar Evolution Models in the Lower Main Sequence, and Revised Planetary Parameters 2007
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Location
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Academic Department
