St. Thomas University, Florida

Faculty Member, School of Science, Technology and Engineering Management

Associate Professor of Physics

About

RESEARCH INTEREST

Applications of methods of Mathematical, Statistical, and Computational Physics, and Dynamical Systems in interdisciplinary subjects in solid state physics, atmospheric science, and biophysics. Current research topics of interest include:
a. Application of Weather, Research and Forecasting (WRF) model plus Chemistry in Air Quality modeling following the schemes MOZART, GOCART, and MEGAN. Study of the asthma-weather connection. Toy models of the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere (reaction-diffusion-advection models). Applications of methods of fluid dynamics in urban meteorology.
b. Bio-meteorology: Mathematical modeling of the dynamics of the lungs, and the immune response during asthma episodes by using system of differential equations and feedback loops. Mathematical modeling of genetic oscillators under environmental stress.
c. Using WRF to estimate the air ramp potential for wind farm deployment and the solar radiance for photovoltaic industry.
d. Physics of nanostructures and low dimensional electronic systems with emphasis on superconductivity and topological insulators. Phase transitions in low dimensional superconducting, metallic and semiconducting materials and hybrid low-dimensional hetero-structures

PROGRAMMING COMPONENTS
1. Mathematica (or C language equivalent)
2. Sage (or Python equivalent)
3. Community Regional Scale Modeling paclage - Advanced Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) plus Chemistry (WRF-Chem) - National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. St. Thomas University, Department of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, School of Science, Technology and Engineering Management.
Academic positions:
May 2002 – August 2002        Part Time Instructor
August 2002 – August 2003    Full Time Instructor
August 2003 – August 2008    Full Time Assistant Professor
Starting from August 15, 2008  Full Time Associate Professor

2. Departamento de Física Teórica, Facultad de Física, Universidad de la Habana, (Department of Theoretical Physics, School of Physics, University of Havana) Cuba.
      Academic positions:
May 1992 – August 1997        Full Time Instructor
August 1997 – February 2001  Full Time Assistant Professor

3. Centro de Estudios Aplicados al Desarrollo Nuclear (Center for Studies Applied to Nuclear Development),       
May 1990- April 1992    Junior Research Position.
Scope of my research: Growth and characterization of superconducting ceramics
Theoretical analysis of its behavior under magnetic fields.
Study of the radiation damage onto superconductors using gamma Co-60 source.

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