Recognition

• Cover in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. Current-induced exchange interactions and effective temperature in localized moment systems. Sebastián Díaz and Álvaro S. Núñez 2012 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24 116001.

• Académico Programa Ciencia de Frontera 2015-2018. Academia Chilena de CIencias.

• Research Highlights in Nature Physics. Black holes: New horizons for magnonics, Luke Fleet, Nature Physics volume 13, page 205 (2017).

• Pop-up book on the geometry of things. Mientras un lobo le canta a la luna won the Cámara del Libro’s Award for Best Children’s Book at the Santiago International Book Fair (FILSA) in 2018.

• Cover in Physical Review Letters. Hopfion-Driven Magnonic Hall Effect and Magnonic Focusing, Carlos Saji, Roberto E. Troncoso, Vagson L. Carvalho-Santos, Dora Altbir, and Alvaro S. Nunez, Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 166702 (2023).

• Editors' Suggestion in Physical Review Letters. Model for Nonrelativistic Topological Multiferroic Matter. Guidobeth Saez, Mario A. Castro, Sebastian Allende, and Alvaro S. Nunez, Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 226801 (2023).

Awarded Grants (Selected)

“That is an artist as I love artists, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art - panem et Circen.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

• Centro  de Nanociencia y  Nanotecnología (CEDENNA),  Centro Basal ANID (2025-2030)

• Magneto-electric sheep for two-dimensional dreams, Fondecyt Regular (2023-2027)

• Magnetism visits flatland: a travel guide into the magnetic second dimension, Fondecyt Regular (2019-2023)

• Núcleo Milenio en Metamateriales Mecánicos Suaves e Inteligentes, Iniciativa Científica Milenio, (2018-2021)

• Manipulation and detection of isolated magnetic skyrmions, Fondecyt Regular (2015-2019)

• El cuadrado que soñaba con rodar, Fondos de Cultura (2013-2014)

• Quantum effects in molecular electronics: a tale of many electrons, Fondecyt Regular (2011-2014)

• Programa Interdisciplinario de Nanomateriales y Sistemas Moleculares (Director), Anillo en Ciencia y Tecnologia (2012-2015)

• Centro  de Nanociencia y  Nanotecnología (CEDENNA), Financiamiento Basal (2010-2023)

• Quantum coherence in nanotechnological devices: applications to spintronics and pseudospintronics, Fondecyt Iniciación (2008-2011)

• Núcleo Milenio en Magnetismo Básico y Aplicado, Iniciativa Cientifica Milenio, (2007-2014)