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Fausto Patricio Mena Mena

Adjunct Professor

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Design, construction and testing of semiconducting/superconducting components and instruments for radio astronomy.

Educación

  •  Physics, UNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN. Holanda, 2004
  •  Physics, UNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN. Holanda, 2000
  •  Physicist, ESCUELA POLITECNICA NACIONAL. Ecuador, 1998

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Physical and Mathematical Sciences

    Santiago, Chile

    2008 - 2020

  •   Adjunct Professor Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Physical and Mathematica Sciences

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Instrument Scientist Full Time

    Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Groningen, Holanda

    2004 - 2008

  •   Metrologyst Full Time

    Ecuadorian Institute of Standards

    Quito, Ecuador

    1994 - 1996

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    Escuela Politécnica Nacional

    Quito, Ecuador

    1996 - 1998

  •   Visiting Scientist Full Time

    Delft University of Technology

    Delft, Holanda

    2017 - 2018

  •   Associate Scientist / Research Engineer Full Time

    National Radio Astronomy Observatory

    Charlottesville, Estados Unidos

    2020 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS
[9] 2019-2023 — David Monasterio; Ingeniería Eléctrica; Universidad de Chile (IN PROGRESS)
"Compact receiver architectures for the 3-mm band"
[8] 2017-2021 — Oscar Restrepo; Ingeniería Eléctrica; Universidad de Chile (IN PROGRESS)
"Design and construction of a mapper of the interstellar and the intergalactic-medium spin temperature"
[7] 2017-2021 — Diana Cubillos; Ingeniería Eléctrica; Universidad de Chile (IN PROGRESS)
"A new 2SB receiver for the Southern Millimeter Wave Telescope (SMWT): construction, testing and observations"
[6] 2015 - 2019 — Daniel Montfré; Electrical Engineering; Universidad de Chile & University of Groningen (IN PROGRESS)
"Dual-frequency operation of ALMA receivers"
[5] 2013 - 2017 — Claudio Jarufe; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Development of compact microwave components for amplification and mixing"
[4] 2010 - 2013 — Ricardo Finger; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Development of a new correlator with sideband separating capabilities for the MINI telescope"
[3] 2009 - 2014 — Rafael Rodríguez; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Design and construction of a sideband separating receiver in the 80-115 GHz band for the MINI telescope"
[2] 2008 - 2012 — Nicolás Reyes; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Design of a receiver at 31-45 GHz based on HEMT amplifiers and Schottky mixer"
[1] 2008 - 2012 — Pablo Zorzi; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Design and construction of an Optical System for a 31-45-GHz Radio Astronomical Receiver"

SUPERVISION OF MASTER STUDENTS
[6] 2018-2019 — Daniel Valenzuela; Ingeniería Eléctrica; Universidad de Santiago (EN PROGRESO)
"Modelling of kinetic-inductance travelling-wave parametric amplifiers”
[5] 2015 - 2016 — Ignacio Barrueto; Electrical Engineering; Universities of Chile and Cologne (COMPLETED)
"Development of Microwave Devices for Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Receivers”
[4] 2014 - 2015 — Pablo Tapia; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; Universidades de Chile y Colonia (COMPLETED)
"Optimizing the biasing of SIS mixers by means of microcontrollers”
[3] 2013 - 2014 — Valeria Tapia; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Developing optical systems for radio astronomical receivers"
[2] 2007 — M. Romanini; Tutor; Astronomy; SRON; The Netherlands (COMPLETED)
"Sideband ratio measurement using a Fourier Transform spectrometer"
[1] 2004 — A. Hadipour; Tutor; Physics; University of Groningen; The Netherlands (COMPLETED)
"Isotope effect in thin film manganites"

SUPERVISION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS
[16] 2016-2017 — Daniel Valenzuela; Electrical Engineering; Universidad de Santiago (COMPLETED)
"Diseño de un Amplificador Paramétrico de Inductancia Cinética”
[15] 2013-2014 — Roberto Román; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Demostración Experimental de un Separador de Bandas Fotónico”
[14] 2013-2014 — Ricardo Toledo; Tutor; Physics Engineering; University of Santiago (COMPLETED)
"Construcción de un sistema de caracterización de componentes de microondas a bajas temperaturas”
[13] 2013-2014 — Pablo Astudillo; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Medición del patrón de radiación del telescopio Mini”
[12] 2012-2013 — Valeria Tapia; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Design, construction and measurement of a horn-type antenna for the ALMA Band-1 heterodyne receiver”
[11] 2011 - 2012 — David Monasterio; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Diseño y fabricación de un triplicador de frecuencia de 35 a 115 GHz basado en diodos Schottky”
[10] 2011 - 2012 — Marilia Soto; Co-Tutor; Mechanical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Diseño Dinámico De La Estructura Del Receptor Radioastronómico Para La Banda 1 De Alma”
[9] 2010 - 2011 — Francisco Navarrete; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Diseño y construcción de un amplificador IF (4-8 GHz) de bajo ruido para Banda 1 de ALMA"
[8] 2010 - 2011 — Eduardo González; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Diseño de un circuito en guía de onda para la separación de bandas en el receptor de banda 9 de ALMA"
[7] 2010 - 2011 — Rodrigo Pacheco; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Diseño y construcción de un amplificador de microondas de bajo ruido basado en transistores discretos"
[6] 2010 - 2011 — Pablo Vásquez; Co-tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Instalación y puesta en marcha del radio telescopio MINI"
[5] 2010 - 2011 — Juan Pablo Robledo; Co-tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile. (COMPLETED)
"Simulaciones electromagnéticas de fotodiodo UTC-TW"
[4] 2010 - 2011 — Accel Abarca; Co-tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Simulación fluido-cinética de los efectos ionosféricos producidos por la inyección de partículas desde el espacio"
[3] 2009 - 2010 — Claudio Jarufe; Tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Diseño y fabricación de un amplificador de microondas de bajo ruido para la banda 31-45 GHz"
[2] 2009 - 2010 — Mauricio Cuevas; Co-tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
"Diseño e ingeniería de detalles de un procesador modular para correlación y espectrometría en radioastronomía, basado en ASIC y FPGA"
[1] 2009 - 2010 — Jaime Fariña; Co-tutor; Electrical Engineering; University of Chile (COMPLETED)
“Diseño y construcción de la etapa analógica de un interferómetro de dos antenas”

TEACHING:
Courses taught at Electrical Engineering Department, University of Chile
[1] EL3002 Applied Electromagnetism
Undergraduate obligatory course (4 hours/week/semester)
Twice a year 2009-2017.
[2] EL3004 Electronic and Analogue Circuits
Undergraduate obligatory course (4 hours/week/semester)
Twice a year 2010-2017.
[3] EL6001 Physics of Semiconductor Devices
Undergraduate elective course (4 hours/week/semester)
Once a year 2010-2017.
Once a year since 2019.
[4] EL7030 Antennas
Undergraduate elective course (4 hours/week/semester)
Taught 1 time in 2014.
[5] EL41A Physics of Electronics
Undergraduate elective course (4 hours/week/semester)
Taught 2 times in 2008 and 2009.
[6] EL771 Seminar in Astronomical Instrumentation
Graduate elective course (4 hours/week/semester)
Taught 1 time in 2008.
[7] EL7029 Microwaves
Graduate elective course (4 hours/week/semester)
Once a year since 2019.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Grant for M.Sc. studies in The Netherlands

    NUFFIC

    Chile, 1998

    I was awarded a 2-year grant to pursue M.Sc. studies at a Dutch university. I was selected through the Ecuadorian Institute for Scholarships.

  •   Ph.D. studies in The Netherlands

    FOUNDATION FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON MATTER

    Holanda, 2000

    I was awarded a 4-year grant to pursue Ph.D. studies at the University of Groningen. I was selected through an open call.


 

Article (33)

Single-Layer Dichroic Filters for Multifrequency Receivers at THz Frequencies
Wideband 67-116 GHz receiver development for ALMA Band 2
A Compact Sideband Separating Downconverter With Excellent Return Loss and Good Conversion Gain for the W Band
Digital compensation of the sideband-rejection ratio in a fully analog 2SB sub-millimeter receiver
Optimized Corrugated Tapered Slot Antenna for mm-Wave Applications
Systematic study of the cross polarization introduced by broadband antireflection layers at microwave frequencies
A High-Performance 650-GHz Sideband-Separating Mixer-Design and Results
Control of deviations and prediction of surface roughness from micro machining of THz waveguides using acoustic emission signals
High Efficiency Wideband Refractive Optics for ALMA Band-1 (35-52 GHz)
Modular 2SB SIS Receiver for 600-720 GHz: Performance and Characterization Methods
New opportunities offered by Cubesats for space research in Latin America: The SUCHAI project case
Influence of oleic acid on the nucleation and growth of 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4-N-methyl-stilbazoliumtosylate (DAST) crystals
The ALMA Band 9 receiver Design, construction, characterization, and first light
Ultra-pure digital sideband separation at sub-millimeter wavelengths
A Sideband-separating Receiver with a Calibrated Digital If-Hybrid Spectrometer for the Millimeter Band
A Calibrated Digital Sideband Separating Spectrometer for Radio Astronomy Applications
A Dual Ridge Broadband Orthomode Transducer for the 7-mm Band
Construction and Measurement of a 31.3-45 GHz Optimized Spline-profile Horn with Corrugations
Design and Performance of a 600-720-GHz Sideband-Separating Receiver Using AlOx and AlN SIS Junctions
Bandwidth Limitations of Nb/AlN/Nb SIS Mixers Around 700 GHz
An SIS-based sideband-separating heterodyne mixer optimized for the 600 to 720 GHz band
Optical signatures of momentum-dependent hybridization of the local moments and conduction electrons in Kondo lattices
Optimizing Superconducting Matching Circuits for Nb SIS Mixers Operating Around the Gap Frequency
Suppressed reflectivity due to spin-controlled localization in a magnetic semiconductor
Optical conductivity of CeMIn5 (M=Co, Rh, Ir)
Oxygen isotope effect and phase separation in the optical conductivity of (La0.5Pr0.5)0.7Ca0.3MnO3 thin films
Heavy carriers, non-drude optical conductivity and transfer of spectral weight in MnSi
Redistribution of the c-axis spectral weight and conductivity sum rules in LSCO as revealed by optical transmission
Structural, electronic, and magneto-optical properties of YVO3
Heavy carriers and non-Drude optical conductivity in MnSi
Manifestation of multiband optical properties of MgB2
Optical and magneto-optical study of orbital and spin ordering transitions in YVO3
Optical measurements of the superconducting gap in MgB 2

ConferencePaper (12)

A digital sideband-separating receiver for the millimeter band
Design of the optical system for ALMA band 1
Proof of concept of a photonic sideband-separating receiver for submm-wave applications
ALMA band 1 development at Universidad de Chile
New capabilities for the Southern 1.2-m mm-Wave Telescope
Sideband separating mixer for 600-720 GHz based on SIS
Sideband separating mixer for 600-720 GHz for ALMA band 9 upgrade
Vertically Illuminated TW-UTC Photodiodes for Terahertz Generation
Amplification System of ALMA Band 1
Performance comparison of corrugated and smooth-walled spline-profile 31.3-45 GHz horns for ALMA
Revisiting the ALMA band 1 optics design
Sideband separating mixer for 600-720 GHz

Proyecto (15)

In the quest for the ultimate amplifier for radio astronomy=> development of kinetic-inductance travelling-wave parametric amplifiers.
CUBESAT PLATFORM FOR SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
A new Band 2+3 receiver for ALMA=> development of a prototype of the optical system
Prototipadora láser para Instrumentación Astronómica, Física Espacial y Telecomunicaciones
Desarrollo y fabricación de amplificadores de bajo ruido para astronomía y telecomunicaciones
Development of technology for future heterodyne cameras
Extending the Frequency Coverage of ALMA Band 1=> Development of Key Components
NEW RECEIVER TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SOUTHERN MILLIMETER WAVE TELESCOPE.
Strengthening of teaching and research in astronomical instrumentation at Universidad de Chile with the use of professional simulation software
A 1.2-m mm-wave Telescope for Scientific Training at Cerro Calán
Construction of an anechoic chamber for beam pattern measurements at ~ 40 GHz
Development and characterization of photonic traveling-wave mixer structures as efficient continuous-wave terahertz radiation sources
Initiation of a new postdoctoral program in Astronomical Instrumentation at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Chile
A radio interferometer design and construction, for know-how acquisition, training, and teaching experiences design, at the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Chile
Centro de Astrofísica y Tecnologías Afines
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Fausto Mena

Adjunct Professor

Electrical Engineering

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

16
Leonardo Bronfman

Full Professor

Astronomy

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS Y MATEMÁTICAS

Santiago, Chile

8
Ricardo Finger

Associate Professor

Astronomy

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

7
Nicolas Reyes

Profesor asistente

Electrical Engineering

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

6
Rafael Rodríguez

Profesor Asistente

Instituto Electicidad y Electronica

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

4
Ernest Michael

Associate Professor

Electrical Engineering

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
David Monasterio

Ingeniero en Jeje del Laboratorio de Ondas Milimétricas

Astronomía

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Marina Stepanova

Full Professor, Permanent staff

Physics

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Valdivia

Full Professor

Fisica

DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICA, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcos Orchard

Professor

Electrical Engineering

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Cristobal Zagal

Assistant Professor

Ingeniería Mecánica

UNIVERSIAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Silva

Associate Professor

Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Ricardo Bustos

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería Eléctrica

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Miguel Martínez

Research Scientist

Geospace Physics Laboratory (673)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD, Estados Unidos

1
Pablo Astudillo

Ingeniero

Astronomía

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Claudio Falcón

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Física

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile