astronomy

Laura Guzmán Dávalos

Laura Guzmán Dávalos is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Laura Guzmán Dávalos rather than just read about it. In short: Laura Guzmán Dávalos (born 1961) is a Mexican mycologist, biologist and lichenologist. She has been the head of the botany and zoology departments at the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) from 1994 to 1998.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Laura Guzmán Dávalos (born 1961) is a Mexican mycologist, biologist and lichenologist. She has been the head of the botany and zoology departments at the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) from 1994 to 1998. From 2007 to 2014, she served as the general coordinator of the UdeG doctoral program in ecology, biosystematics, and natural and agricultural resources management.

Early life and education Guzmán-Dávalos was born in Mexico City in 1961, and is the daughter of the well-known ethnomycologist, Gaston Guzmán (1932–2016) who devoted his life and research to mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe, and their medicinal and divinatory uses of mushrooms by various Indigenous peoples of Mexico. Guzmán-Dávalos received a degree in biology from the National School of Biological Sciences at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in 1984, and her master's degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1994. She received her doctorate degree in 2004 from the same university.

Research Guzman-Davalos' mycological research includes the genera Ganoderma, Psilocybe, Pluteus and Gymnopilus (Cortinariaceae). She has published over 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals, seven book chapters and authored a book on lepiotaceous fungi. She has conducted mycological and lichenological exploration and field work in Belgium, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Guatemala, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom the United States and Venezuela.

Honors Sociedad Botánica de México. Del Comité Ejecutivo de la International Mycological Association International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT). American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Laura Guzmán Dávalos

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Laura Guzmán Dávalos claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Laura Guzmán Dávalos before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Laura Guzmán Dávalos ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Laura Guzmán Dávalos

In research: Laura Guzmán Dávalos appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Laura Guzmán Dávalos in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Laura Guzmán Dávalos is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1961 births, Instituto Politécnico Nacional alumni, Lichenologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Laura Guzmán Dávalos outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Laura Guzmán Dávalos in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Laura Guzmán Dávalos matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Laura Guzmán Dávalos?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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