Education
2008-2011 Ph.D. Physics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Colombia
2004-2006 M.Sc. Physics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Colombia.
1997-2001 B.Sc. Physics, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja. Colombia
Academic Positions
06/2022 Full Professor, Department of Physics and Geoscience,
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
10/2015-05/2022 Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Geoscience,
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
04/2019-04/2021 Academic Council Professor, Academic Council
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
06/2017-12/2018 Research Visitor. Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz.
Project title: “Antiferromagnetic spintronics: An ab-initio study”
01/2014-01/2016 Chair of the Department, Department of Physics,
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
01/2011-10/2015 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics,
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
01/2007-06/2007 Researcher Assistant, Instituto Balseiro
Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
01/2003-12/2005 Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics,
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.
01/2002-12/2004 Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics,
Universidad de San Buenaventura, Bogotá, Colombia.
Teaching experience
At the Universidad del Norte, Solid State Physics, Computational Material Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Modern Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Heat and Waves.
At the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics.
At the Universidad de San Buenaventura, Electricity and Magnetism, Semiconductor Physics, Modern Physics.
Honors, awards and recognitions
2022 Corresponding Member of the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
2021 Member of the Junior Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
2017 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
2015 Junior Associate. International Center for Theoretical Physics, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
2014 Scientific Merit Award, Universidad del Norte. Colombia.
2014 TWAS Prizes for Young Scientists in Developing Countries in the area of physics, granted by the Colombian Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences.
2012 Mobility Scholarship for professors and researchers. British Council. UK – Colombia.
2011 Ph.D. Honors Thesis. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Colombia.
2010 Best Poster Award at ICMR, University of California. Santa Bárbara, California. USA.
2008 Doctorate Scholarship. Universidad del Norte. Colombia.
2006 M.S. Honors Thesis. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Colombia.
2001 B.S. Honors Degree. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Colombia.
Visits
- Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología. Universidad Autónoma de México. Ensenada. México. October 2022.
- SPICE center, Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz. Germany. June – July 2022.
- SPICE center, Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz. Germany. June – July 2021.
- Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología. Universidad Autónoma de México. Ensenada. México. June – July 2019.
- Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología. Universidad Autónoma de México. Ensenada. México. November 2015.
- Atomistic Simulations Group. Queen’s Belfast University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. August – September 2013.
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. University of Wisconsin. Madison. USA. Sept. – Nov. 2010.
- Instituto Balseiro. Centro Atómico Bariloche. Bariloche. Argentina. January – May 2007.