CV
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Research Interest
Condensed Matter, Solid State Physics, Strongly Correlated Electron systems,
Statistical Mechanics, Mathematical & Theoretical Physics, Scientific
Programming & computational systems analysis
Education
Université Paris Sud, Orsay – France
- PhD in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems Sept. 2014 – Present
Theory Group at Laboratoire de Physique des Solides
École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Cachan – France
- M2 Master in Molecular Nano- bio-photonics (MONABIPHOT) Sept. 2013 – Sept. 2014
- Thesis Topic: Study of spin-orbit
effects in the Mott-Hubbard metal-insulator transition - Advisor: Dr. Marcello Civelli and Dr. Marcello Rozenberg
- Thesis Topic: Study of spin-orbit
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito – Ecuador
- Physics Diploma Oct. 2006 – Sept. 2012
- Thesis Topic: Estimation, by computer simulation, of the exchange energy dispersion between polar nano-regions in $Pb_xBi_4Ti_{3+x}O_{12+3x}; x=\{2,3\}$ relaxor ferroelectrics
- Advisor: Dr. Luis Lascano
German School, Quito – Ecuador
- German Abitur May 2006
- Eduadorian High School Diploma June 2005
Honors and Awards
- PhD fellowship, École Doctorale Physique en Île de France, France 2014
- Paris-Saclay Master Scholarship, Campus Paris-Saclay, France 2013
- Danced for Ecuador in WDSF World DanceSport Championship Standard, Australia 2012
- Physics Olympiad 1 st place, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador 2010
- Bronze Medal for Academic performance, German School Quito, Ecuador 2005
- PAD Preisträger, Kultusminister Konferenz, Germany 2003
Academic Experience
Université Paris Sud, Orsay – France
- M2 Internship at Laboratoire de Physique des Solides.
Study of spin-orbit effects in the Mott-Hubbard metal-insulator transition
Feb. 17, 2014 – July 11, 2014
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology(ETH), Zurich – Switzerland
- Visitor at Institute for Building Material (IfB). Training in Lattice Boltzmann Methods for fluid dynamics Apr. 5 – May 15, 2013
International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste – Italy
- Teaching Assistant ``Workshop on Advanced Techniques for Scientific Programming and
Management of Open Source Software packages’’ SMR 2574 Mar. 10 – 21, 2014 - Invited Student ``Workshop on Computer Programming and Advanced Tools for Scientific
Research Work’’ SMR 2503 Mar. 11 – 22, 2013 - Invited Student ``Advanced School on Scientific Software Development’’ SMR
2330 Feb. 20 – Mar. 2, 2012
Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito – Ecuador
- Trainee in the Molecular Symmetries and Quantum Chemistry Group Sept. 2012 – Mar. 2013
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito – Ecuador
- Student Oct. 2006 – Sept. 2012
- Laboratory & teacher’s Assistant Aug. 2011 – June 2012
- Teacher’s Assitant Sept. 2010 – Feb. 2011
Conference Presentations
- O. Nájera, L. Lascano: ``Phase transitions in random interaction Ising-like models. Case study relaxor ferroelectrics’’ In: XVI ELAVIO, Latin American School in Operations Research, Feb. 2012
Posters
- O. Nájera, M. Civelli, M. Rozenberg, “Spin-orbit effect in the Mott-Hubbard metal-insulator transition”, At: LEES 2014, Amboise-France June 2014
- O. Nájera, L. Lascano:``Estimation of the exchange interaction dispersion between PNR in relaxor ferroelectrics’’ Awarded poster In: NanoAndes, Quito-Ecuador, Nov. 2012
Other Publications
- Nájera, O.: ``Estimation, by computer simulation, of the exchange energy dispersion between polar nano-regions in $Pb_xBi_4Ti_{3+x}O_{12+3x}; x=\{2,3\}$ relaxor ferroelectrics’’, Diploma Thesis(Spanish). Department of Physics – Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Sept. 2012
Computer Skills
- Programming Languages: C/C++, Python, Bash, Php, Matlab/Octave
- Libraries & packages: GSL, SciPy, NumPy
- Content-description languages: HTML, CSS, LATEX
- Operating Systems: Linux(Gentoo & Arch & Ubuntu)
- Graphic design: Gimp, Inkscape, Blender
Languages
- Spanish: Native speaker
- English: Fluent speaker
- German: Fluent speaker
- French: Intermediate
Outside Interests
- Ballroom Dancing
- Cycling
- Swimming