# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pilar-ruiz-lapuente
# Generated: 2026-08-15T15:10:31.877Z

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name: "Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente"
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description: "Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente is an astrophysicist working as a professor at the University of Barcelona. Her work has included research on type Ia supernovae. In 2004, she led the team that searched for the companion star to the white dwarf that became supernova SN 1572, observed by Tycho Brahe, among others. Ruiz-Lapuente's research on supernovae contributed to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe."
tagline: "Spanish astronomer"
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birthDate: "1964-05-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump