Magnetic and Nanophysics Applications Group

Group Leader

Carlos Garcia

Associate Professor
PhD. from University of the Basque Country
carlos.garcia@usm.cl

Members

Ignacio Radic

Master Student

Undergraduate Student UTFSM
ignacioradic@gmail.com
Development of an inductive magnetometer for FORC measurements and analysis.

Mario Mery

Post-Doctoral

Ph.D. from UTFSM
mf.meryduarte@gmail.com
Ultra-high vacuum and thin-film fabrication. Low-energy physics.

Saravanan Lakshmanan

Post-Doctoral

Ph.D. from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai.
saravanan.lakshmanan@usm.cl
Ultra-high vacuum and thin-film fabrication and characterization. Spintronic.

Damian Melo

Undergraduate Student

Student of Physics at UTFSM
Damian.Melo@usm.cl
Inductive magnetometry and FORC Hysteresis Loops.

Paul Carvajal

Master Student

Student of Physics at UTFSM
paul.carvajal@usmcl.onmicrosoft.com
Fabrication and characterization of soft magnetic materials

Fernando Soto

Technician

Student of Physics at UTFSM
paul.carvajal@usmcl.onmicrosoft.com
Design of spin transport measurement set-up.

Others Members

Igor Stankovic:

University of Belgrade, Serbia

International Collaborator
Caroline Ross:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, USA

International Collaborator
Johan Akerman:

University of Goteborg, Department of Physics, Sweden

International Collaborator
Jose Luis Llamazares:

Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), Division de Materiales Avanzados, Mexico

International Collaborator
Rafael Morales:

Universidad del Pais Vasco, Dept. of Materials Physics. Spain

International Collaborator
Arkady Zhukov:

Universidad del Pais Vasco, Dept. of Materials Physics. Spain

International Collaborator
Victor Manuel de la Prida:

Universidad de Oviedo, Dept. of Physics, Spain

International Collaborator
Rastislav Varga:

P. J. Safarik University, Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science, Slovakia.

International Collaborator
Jose Santiso:

Instituto Catalan de Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Barcelona, Spain

International Collaborator
Laura Steren:

Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA), Argentina

International Collaborator
Patricio Vargas:

Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile

UTFSM Collaborator
Alberto Pomar:

Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales de Barcelona (ICMAB), Barcelona, Spain

International Collaborator
Alejandro Jara:
- PostDoc FONDECYT
- Currently at UC Irvine
- alejandro.jaraa@gmail.com
Alumni
Pablo Ibarra:
- PostDoc FONDECYT
- pablo_ibga@hotmail.com
Alumni
Claudio Gonzalez:
- Former USM Ph.D. Student
- Former USM PostDoc FONDECYT
- Currently at USACH
- claudio.gonzalezfu@usm.cl
Alumni
Cristian Romanque:
- Former USM Ph.D. Student
- Currently at Levita Magnetics
- cristian.romanque@usm.cl
Alumni

PhD and Post-Doctoral Positions

We currently accept applications for post-doctoral research associates and graduate as well as undergraduate students to join our group. The details about the admission process to Federico Santa Maria Technical University Graduate School can be found here and here.

Financial Support for Graduate Students: UTFSM provides financial support for graduate students through various channels and in various forms. These are briefly described below:

- Internal UTFSM grants for postgraduate studies.

- FONDECYT grants for postgraduate studies (Becas Doctorales FONDECYT Call 2020). Call 2021 to be opened on October 2021.

Financial Support for Posdoctoral Researchers: FONDECYT provides financial support (Postdoctoral Contest) for recent Ph.D. graduates (after January 1st 2018).

Please contact us if you need additional information.