Physics Department

Full Professor

PhD in Physics, University of Virginia, USA, (1967)

Research area:
Condensed matter physics

Lines of investigation:
Physical properties of low-dimensional systems, magnetic systems and nonlinear phenomena

Full Professor

PhD in Physics, Princeton University, USA, (1975)

Research area:
Relativity physics and field theory

Line of investigation:
Mathematical Physics

Full Professor

PhD in Chemistry, University of Stuttgard, Germany (1984)

Research area:
Theoretical Physical Chemistry

Line of investigation:
Electronic structure of matter

Investigation group:
Theoretical Physical Chemistry Group

Full Professor

PhD in Physics, University of Utah, USA (1991)

Research area:
Non-Linear Optics

Lines of investigation:
Discrete solitons; PT Symmetry; Flat bands

Full Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile, (1995)

Research areas:
Condensed Matter Physics; Complex Systems

Lines of investigation:
Characterization of nanostructures; Growth, transport and statistical mechanics in complex networks.

Investigation Group:
Chilean Complexity Cluster (CCC)

Full Professor 

PhD in Physics, University of Maryland, USA, (1997)

Research areas:
Plasma Physics;Complex Systems

Lines of investigation:
Space physics; Theory, modeling, simulations and analysis of plasma data; Astrophysics, cosmology and space weather; Artificial intelligence and machine learning; Chaos; Dynamic systems; Complexity and physics at the nanoscopic level.

Investigation Group:
Chilean Complexity Cluster (CCC)

Full Professor

PhD in Molecular Physical Chemistry, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile (2007)

Research area:
Theoretical Physical Chemistry

Line of investigation:
Development and application of electronic structure methods in chemistry and science of materials.

Investigation Group:
Theoretical Physical Chemistry Group

Associate Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile (1997)

Research area:
Theoretical Physics of Condensed Matter

Lines of investigation:
Mechanical, thermal and electronic properties of materials; Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics; Computational physics; Energy and environment.

Associate Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile (1998)

Research areas: 
Plasma physics and complex systems

Lines of investigation:
Wave propagation in relativistic plasmas; Nonlinear phenomena in plasmas; Astrophysical and space plasmas; Nonlinear Physics; Non-extensive statistical mechanics; Complex systems; Complex networks; Vehicular traffic dynamics; Statistical study of seismicity

Investigation Group:
Planets Group ( www.planets.cl )

Associate Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile (2010)

Research area:
Condensed matter

Line of investigation:
Topological insulators

Investigation Group:  
Theoretical Physical Chemistry Group

Assistant Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile (2005)

Research areas:
Nonlinear physics, Complex systems

Lines of investigation:
Chaos; Complex systems; Ionospheric physics; Magnetospheric physics; Nonlinear wave propagation; Control of chaotic systems; Geophysics, Self-organization, Self-organized Criticality, Fractal growth; Vehicular traffic as a complex system; Pedestrian evacuation processes; Multifractal characterization of earthquakes and tsunamis

Investigation Group:  
Complex Systems Group

Assistant Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile (2011)

Research areas:
Plasmas physics; Space physics; Astrophysics; Complexity in plasmas

Lines of investigation:
Turbulence, wave propagation and nonlinear phenomena in space and astrophysical plasmas

Investigation Group:
Planets Group (www.planets.cl)

Assistant Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile, (2011)

Research areas:
Complex systems; Geophysics

Line of investigation:
Earthquakes study using tools of complex systems

Investigation Group:
Planets Group (www.planets.cl)

Assistant Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile, (2012)

Research area:
Condensed matter

Lines of investigation:
Nanomagnetism; Neuromorphic computing

Assistant Professor

PhD in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile (2011)

Research area:
Complex systems; Solid state physics

Line of investigation:
Computer simulations

Investigation Group:  
Complex Systems Group

Assistant Professor

PhD in Fluid Dynamics, Universidad de Chile, Chile (2021)

Research area:
Fluid Physics

Lines of investigation:
Active matter physics, mathematical modeling of biological systems

Investigation Group:
Millennium Nucleus Physics of Active Matter (DFI-FCFM-UChile)

Adjunct Professor

Master in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile, (1984)

Research area:
Theoretical physics