{"id":5249,"date":"2026-05-13T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=5249"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:29:36","slug":"mariangel-albornoz-2","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/profiles\/mariangel-albornoz-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariangel Albornoz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Mariangel-Albornoz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5250\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Mariangel-Albornoz.jpg 840w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Mariangel-Albornoz-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Mariangel-Albornoz-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Miami, Florida<br><strong>Website<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a first-generation college student in the United States, Mariangel knew she had to step up for her family. Born in Venezuela, she developed a deep love of the Universe. She is currently studying astrophysics at the University of Florida, especially interested in exoplanets and habitable worlds. Mariangel\u2019s journey began as a young girl who found her uncle\u2019s astronomy book. Captivated by its images, she taught herself to read, sparking a lifelong passion for astronomy.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her passion for exoplanets arises from the mysteries of the cosmos: What is our place in this universe? Are there others like us? Her current research involves detecting promising planetary candidates through TESS light curves for higher-resolution follow-up observations with ground-based telescopes. She hopes to become a research scientist and work for a national lab such as NASA, and eventually work in academia to inspire the next generation of scientists.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond her scientific pursuits, Mariangel is determined to expand student access to education. She has been a part of a non-profit to coach minorities for success in college applications, and make science an accessible field for everyone. Ultimately, Mariangel aims to utilize her experiences to help create a world where anyone curious enough can thrive in science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5383,"template":"","profile_category":[25],"class_list":["post-5249","profiles","type-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","profile_category-2026-interns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profiles"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5251,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5249\/revisions\/5251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profile_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_category?post=5249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}