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Marcel Gabriel Clerc Gavilán

Full professor

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Nonlinear Optics, Liquid Crystals, Fluid dynamics, Granular matter, Mechanics, Stochastic process, Magnetic systems, Non equilibrium systems, Phase separation, Bifurcation and Dynamical Systems Theory.

Educación

  •  Doctor en fisica, Universite de Nice et sophia antipolis. Francia, 1999
  •  Magister en ciencias mención física, Universidad de Chile. Chile, 1996
  •  Licenciado en ciencia mención física, Universidad de chile. Chile, 1994

Experiencia Académica

  •   Full professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    facultad de ciencias físicas y matemáticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - At present

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de ciencias físicas y matematicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2005 - 2011

  •   Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time

    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

    pasadena, Emiratos Arabes Unidos

    2000 - 2001

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de ciencias físicas y matemáticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2001 - 2005

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Full professor Full Time

    Universidad de chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2001 - At present

  •   Posdoctoral fellow Full Time

    California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, Estados Unidos

    2000 - 2011

Formación de Capital Humano


Guidance of postdoctoral research:

• Dr. Gonzague Agez, 2005, Title of research: “Effect of noise on pattern formation”.
• Dr. David Laroze, 2007-2008, Title of research: “Dynamics of forced magnetic wires”.
• Dr. René Gabriel Rojas Cortés, 2007-2008, Title of research: “Interface dynamics between patterns”
• Dr. Saliya Coulibaly, 2008-2009, Title of research: ”localized structures in out equilibrium magnetic systems”.
• Dr. Monica Garcia Ñustes, 2010-2013, Title of research:” Spatio-temporal dynamics of parametrically driven system”
• Dr. Vincent Odent, 2012-2014, Title of research: “Experimental control of localized states”
• Dr. Raouf Barboza, 2014-2016, Title research "Dynamics of forced vortices in liquid crystal nonlinear optics".
• Dr. Mario Willson, 2014-2016, Title research "Noise induces phase singularities in optical convective patterns"
• Dr. Mauricio Morel 2017-2019, Title research "Diseño, propiedades y procesamiento de Polímeros Inteligentes Anisótropos para Tecnología Cristal Líquido"
• Dr. Michel Ferre 2017-to presents, Title research "Chimera states"

Guidance of study-end theses and postgraduate theses:

o Ph. D. Degree in Physics, Daniel Elias Escaff Dixon, December 2006, University of Chile. Title
o Ph. D. Degree in Physics, Pablo Cesar Encina López, January 2008, University of Chile.
o Ph. D. Degree in Physics, Alejandro León Vega, March 2016, University of Chile.
o Master Degree in Physics, Alejandro Corvalán, December 2002, Co-advisor, University of Chile.
o Master Degree in Physics, Claudio Moisés Falcón Beas, August 2005, University of Chile.
o Master Degree in Physics obtained by Miguel Ángel Trejo Loyola, September 2005, University of Chile.
o Master Degree in Physics, Rodrigo Alejandro Navarro Espinoza, November 2008, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Ricardo Gabriel Elias, September 2009. The University of Chile.
o Master Degree in Physics, Ignacio Ortega, November 2010, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Cristian Fernandez Oto, June 2012, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Nicolás Verschueren, January 2013, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Francisco del Campo, July 2013, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Yair Zarate, August 2013, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Estefania Vida, March 2015, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Diego Contreras, April 2015, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Ignacio Bordeau, August 2015, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, September 2016, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Ernesto Berrios, June 2017, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Camila Castillo, August 2019, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Enrique Calisto, December 2019, University of Chile,
o Master Degree in Physics, Gladys Jara, May 2020, University of Chile,
o Engineer “memory” in Mathematical Engineering, René Gabriel Rojas Cortés, December 2001.
o Bachelor Degree in physics obtained by Ignacio Espinoza Bornscheuer, December 2008.

o Current C. Ph.D. in Physics: Gregorio Gonzalez, David Pinto, Sebastian Echeverria, Roberto Gajardo, and Alejandro Alvarez,
o Current C. Master in Physics: Valeska Zambra Caro and Fabian Alvarez
o Current Undergraduate students: Pedro Aguilera and Martin Bataille, .


Difusión y Transferencia


Summary of scientific achievements: Total number of publications: 153, Citations (ISI): 2150; H-factor (ISI): 27; citations (scholar Google): 3190;
Outstanding publications: 1 Nature Physics, 1 Nature Communications, 20 Physics Review Letters, 1 Physical Review X, and 1 Adv. Opt. Photonic

In the last years, Prof. Clerc has appeared in various mass media:
o Virtual journal t13
https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/investigadores-chilenos-modelo-anticipar-turbulencias-22-04-2020
https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/cientificos-crean-modelo-podria-anticipar-catastrofes
https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2019/03/29/cientifico-chileno-participa-creacion-de-modelo-que-podria-explicar-y-anticipar-catastrofes/
o Virtual journal mostrador
https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2020/04/14/fisicos-chilenos-lideran-descubrimiento-de-un-nuevo-tipo-de-luz/
https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2020/04/01/hallazgo-cientifico-chileno-belga-podria-ayudar-a-plantar-eficientemente-en-las-sequias/
http://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2016/08/08/fisicos-de-la-universidad-de-chile-publican-innovador-hallazgo-optico/
o Radio Biobio
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/ciencia/2020/04/22/fisicos-chilenos-crean-modelo-para-entender-y-anticipar-turbulencias.shtml
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/ciencia/2020/04/01/hallazgo-chileno-belga-podria-ayudar-a-plantar-eficientemente-en-las-sequias.shtml
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/ciencia/2019/03/28/cientificos-crean-modelo-que-podria-explicar-y-anticipar-catastrofes-naturales.shtml
http://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/ciencia/2016/08/05/fisicos-chilenos-publican-innovador-hallazgo-optico.shtml
o Virtual journal Emol
http://www.emol.com/noticias/Tecnologia/2015/12/31/766294/Trabajo-de-fisico-chileno-podria-influir-en-como-funciona-la-fibra-optica.html
o Virtual journal the Clinic
https://www.theclinic.cl/2020/04/01/hallazgo-chileno-belga-podria-ayudar-a-plantar-eficientemente-en-las-sequias/
o Virtual journal Que pasa
https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/cientifico-la-u-chile-participa-investigacion-internacional-creo-modelo-podria-anticipar-catastrofes-naturales/590418/
o Virtual journal future 360
https://www.futuro360.com/desafiotierra/chilenos-crean-modelo-para-entender-y-anticipar-el-complejo-fenomeno-de-las-turbulencias_20200424/
o Explora
http://www.explora.cl/index.php/462-entrevistas/entrevistas-fisica/8166-marcel-clerc-el-chileno-que-descubrio-el-misterio-de-las-freak-waves

o Radio Duna interviews
https://www.duna.cl/programa/aire-fresco/2020/04/06/marcel-clerc-sobre-como-la-flora-podria-enfrentar-la-sequia-uno-debe-adaptarse-a-la-estructura-de-las-plantas-para-usar-de-forma-eficiente-los-recursos/
https://www.facebook.com/RadioDuna/videos/577287692790176/
o Radio Pauta interviews
https://www.pauta.cl/podcasts/un-dia-perfecto/un-dia-perfecto-2-de-abril-2020podcast
o Radio La Clave interviews
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VASSbxkcpg2scyqWlfyPn
o Radio interviews of Universidad de Chile
http://radio.uchile.cl/2015/11/12/cientificos-del-dfi-investigan-formas-de-manipulacion-de-la-luz-en-cristales-liquidos/
http://radio.uchile.cl/programas/milenio/vicky-quevedo-conversa-con-el-dr-sebastian-ureta-sobre-los-estudios-para-una-matriz-energetica-mas-eficiente-desde-una-perspectiva-social-el-dr-claudio-falcon-y-el-dr-marcel-clerc-se-refieren-a/
o Radio Spunik Mundo interviews
https://mundo.sputniknews.com/radio_big_bang/202004091091063759-descubren-como-las-plantas-se-organizan-para-crecer-en-zonas-aridas/
o webpages
https://www.elciudadano.com/ciencia-tecnologia/cientificos-crean-modelo-que-podria-explicar-y-anticipar-catastrofes1/03/28/
https://www.fayerwayer.com/2019/03/chile-anticipar-catastrofes/
https://www.fayerwayer.com/2015/12/fisico-chileno-realizo-investigacion-que-influiria-en-el-funcionamiento-de-la-fibra-optica/

to discuss his various scientific results. Likewise, during the year periodically it makes talks for wide public
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1wRx8X43ss
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UOiwh4Z7iA
o Corporación Cultural de Las Condes, June 1, 2017


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Mejor profesor de postgrado

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2009

    Best Teacher Award for teaching in undergraduate University of Chile

  •   Fellowship of the President of Republic

    MINISTERIO SECRETARIA GENERAL DE GOBIERNO

    Chile, 1997

    Fellowship of the President of Republic, to develop postgraduate studies in France.

  •   Best student prize of the Santiago commune, Chile.

    ILUSTRE MUNICIPALIDAD DE SANTIAGO

    Chile, 1989

    best student in high school in Santiago commune


 

Article (102)

Chaotic motion of localized structures
Freak chimera states in a locally coupled Duffing oscillators chain
Front propagation steered by a high-wavenumber modulation: Theory and experiments
Gapped vegetation patterns: Crown/root allometry and snaking bifurcation
Noise-induced kink propagation in shallow granular layer
On the repulsive interaction between localised vegetation patches in scarce environments
Photonic Computing With Single and Coupled Spiking Micropillar Lasers
Transition from nonradiative to radiative oscillons in parametrically driven systems
Transition to spatiotemporal intermittency and defect turbulence in systems under translational coupling
Two-dimensional optical chimera states in an array of coupled waveguide resonators
Umbilical defect dynamics in an inhomogeneous nematic liquid crystal layer
Weak signal enhancement by nonlinear resonance control in a forced nano-electromechanical resonator
Chaotic patterns and localized states in spin valves
Extended stable equilibrium invaded by an unstable state
Front depinning by deterministic and stochastic fluctuations: A comparison
Front propagation transition induced by diffraction in a liquid crystal light valve.
Modeling the Lateral Wet Oxidation of Al x Ga 1− x As into Arbitrary Mesa Geometries
On the origin of the optical vortex lattices in a nematic liquid crystal light valve
Swift-Hohenberg equation with third-order dispersion for optical fiber resonators
Traveling wave into an unstable state in dissipative oscillator chains
Turbulence-Induced Rogue Waves in Kerr Resonators
Alternation of Defects and Phase Turbulence Induces Extreme Events in an Extended Microcavity Laser
Chimera states in a Duffing oscillators chain coupled to nearest neighbors
Dissipative magnetic breathers induced by time-modulated voltages
Dissipative structures induced by photoisomerization in a dye-doped nematic liquid crystal layer
Extended patchy ecosystems may increase their total biomass through self-replication
Front propagation into an unstable state in a forced medium: Experiments and theory
Observation and modelling of vegetation spirals and arcs in isotropic environmental conditions: Dissipative structures in arid landscapes
Oscillating decorated interfaces in parametrically driven systems
Phase stochastic resonance in a forced nanoelectromechanical oscillator
Spontaneous light-induced Turing patterns in a dye-doped twisted nematic layer
Spontaneous motion of localized structures induced by parity symmetry breaking transition
Symmetry Breaking and Restoration in the Ginzburg-Landau Model of Nematic Liquid Crystals
Alternating superlattice textures in driven nanomagnets
Characterization of spatiotemporal chaos in a Kerr optical frequency comb and in all fiber cavities
Chimera-like states in an array of coupled-waveguide resonators
Drifting cavity solitons and dissipative rogue waves induced by time-delayed feedback in Kerr optical frequency comb and in all fiber cavities
Extreme events following bifurcation to spatiotemporal chaos in a spatially extended microcavity laser
Localized structures and spatiotemporal chaos=> comparison between the driven damped sine-Gordon and the Lugiato-Lefever model
Nonvariational mechanism of front propagation=> Theory and experiments
Phase Stochastic Resonance in a Forced Nanoelectromechanical Membrane
pi-kink propagation in the damped Frenkel-Kontorova model
Slanted snaking of localized Faraday waves
Theory of light-matter interaction in nematic liquid crystals and the second Painleve equation
Asymmetric counter propagation of domain walls
Berry Phase of Light under Bragg Reflection by Chiral Liquid-Crystal Media
Chimera-type states induced by local coupling
Extreme events induced by spatiotemporal chaos in experimental optical patterns
Flaming 2 pi kinks in parametrically driven systems
Harnessing diffraction grating in an in-plane switching cell submitted to zigzag lattice
Light-matter interaction induces a shadow vortex
Optical textures=> characterizing spatiotemporal chaos
Optical wall dynamics induced by coexistence of monostable and bistable spatial regions
Self-Replication of Localized Vegetation Patches in Scarce Environments
Self-Replication of Localized Vegetation Patches in Scarce Environments
Spatiotemporal Chaos Induces Extreme Events in an Extended Microcavity Laser
Asymmetric counterpropagating fronts without flow
From localized spots to the formation of invaginated labyrinthine structures in a Swift-Hohenberg model
Internal noise and system size effects induce nondiffusive kink dynamics
Localized plateau beam resulting from strong nonlocal coupling in a cavity filled by metamaterials and liquid-crystal cells
Localized vegetation patterns, fairy circles, and localized patches in arid landscapes
Optical vortex induction via light-matter interaction in liquid-crystal media
Recurrent noise-induced phase singularities in drifting patterns
Rodlike localized structure in isotropic pattern-forming systems
Spin-transfer-driven nano-oscillators are equivalent to parametric resonators
Transverse phase shielding solitons in the degenerated optical parametric oscillator
Traveling pulse on a periodic background in parametrically driven systems
Dissipative structures induced by spin-transfer torques in nanopillars
Emergence of spatiotemporal dislocation chains in drifting patterns
Experimental observation of front propagation in a negatively diffractive inhomogeneous Kerr cavity
Bifurcations of emerging patterns in the presence of additive noise
Breather soliton solutions in a parametrically driven magnetic wire
Characterization of the vortex-pair interaction law and nonlinear mobility effects
Effective-parametric resonance in a non-oscillating system
Effects of translational coupling on dissipative localized states
Symmetry-induced pinning-depinning transition of a subharmonic wave pattern
Can non-propagating hydrodynamic solitons be forced to move?
Coalescence cascade of dissipative solitons in parametrically driven systems
Dissipative Localized States with Shieldlike Phase Structure
Analytical studies of fronts, colonies, and patterns: Combination of the Allee effect and nonlocal competition interactions
Control and managing of localized states in two-dimensional systems with periodic forcing
Front dynamics and pinning-depinning phenomenon in spatially periodic media
Subharmonic wave transition in a quasi-one-dimensional noisy fluidized shallow granular bed
DYNAMICS OF AN INTERFACE CONNECTING A STRIPE PATTERN AND A UNIFORM STATE: AMENDED NEWELL-WHITEHEAD-SEGEL EQUATION
PARAMETRICALLY DRIVEN INSTABILITY IN QUASI-REVERSAL SYSTEMS
Localized states beyond the asymptotic parametrically driven amplitude equation
Transversal interface dynamics of a front connecting a stripe pattern to a uniform state
Front propagation sustained by additive noise
Additive noise induces front propagation
Bouncing localized structures in a liquid-crystal light-valve experiment
Coarsening dynamics of the one-dimensional Cahn-Hilliard model
Patterns and localized structures in population dynamics
Fronts and localized structures in a liquid-crystal-light-valve with optical feedback
VAN DER WAALS NORMAL FORM FOR A ONE-DIMENSIONAL HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL
First-order Freedericksz transition in a Liquid-Crystal light valve
Inhomogeneous Freedericksz transition in nematic liquid crystals
Van der Waals-like transition in fluidized granular matter
Dissipation-induced instabilities in an optical cavity laser: A mechanical analog near the 1:1 resonance
Quasi-reversible instabilities of closed orbits
Bubbles interactions in the Cahn-Hilliard equation
Maxwell-Bloch description of 1/1 resonances
Detailed balance in non-equilibrium systems

ConferencePaper (3)

Coarsening Dynamics of Umbilical Defects in Inhomogeneous Medium
Front dynamics in a liquid crystal light valve with feedback
van der Waals-like transition in fluidized granular matter: hydrodynamic description

EditorialMaterial (1)

Comment on Asymptotics of Large Bound States of Localized Structures"

Proyecto (5)

Instituto milenio en investigación en óptica (MIRO)
Vortex Dynamics in driven nematic liquid crystals: Theory and experiments
Self-organization of arid and semi-arid ecosystems
Spatially localized structures in physics: theory and applications
SELF-ORGANIZATION IN PHOTO-ISOMERIZATION FRONTS

Review (3)

Propagative phase shielding solitons in inhomogeneous media
Localized structures and their dynamics in a liquid crystal light valve with optical feedback
The stationary instability in quasi-reversible systems and the Lorenz pendulum
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Marcel Clerc

Full professor

Department of Physics

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

9
René Rojas

Profesor adjunto

Instituto de Fisica

INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA, PUCV

Valparaíso, Chile

8
David Laroze

Full Professor

UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACA

Arica, Chile

6
Claudio Falcón

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Física

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
Daniel Escaff

Associate Professor

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Santiago, Chile

5
Alejandro León

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Física

Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana

Santiago, Chile

3
Ignacio Bordeu

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Nicolás Mujica

Full professor

DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICA, FCFM, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Rodrigo Soto

Full professor

Physics

DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICA, FCFM, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Dora Altbir

Vicerrectora de Investigación e Innovación

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile

2
Michal Kowalczyk

Professor Titular

Ingeniería Matemática

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Karin Alfaro

Docente Part time

Física

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile

2
Leonardo Gordillo

Assistant Professor

Física

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

RM, Chile

1
Felipe Barra

Profesor Asociado

Física

DEPTO DE FISICA - FCFM - U DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Ana Cabanas

Investigador y profesor

Departamento de Fisica

Universidad de Tarapacá

Arica, Chile

1
Ignacio Espinoza

Profesor Asociado

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Michel Ferre

Investigador PhD/ Postdoctoral

Física

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Dávila

Professor

Departamento de Ingenieria Matematica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile