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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

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

  1. 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

  1. O. Nájera, M. Civelli, M. Rozenberg, “Spin-orbit effect in the Mott-Hubbard metal-insulator transition”, At: LEES 2014, Amboise-France June 2014
  2. 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

  1. 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