Experimental Condensed Matter (SurfLab UC; CIEN-UC; Material Science Group UC): Nanotecnología; Bio-nanotecnología; Surface Science; Soft Matter; Organic Films; Artificial Membranes; Magnetic Films; Low Temperature Physics; High Vacuum Physics. Optical caracterization of thin films / Caracterización óptica de películas delgadas: Elipsometría de Alta Resolución VHRE; Elipsometría de Imagenes IE; AFM; STM; Efecto Magneto Optico de Kerr MOKE. Applications: Biosensors; Energy Conversion; Particle and radiation Detectors (e.g.: Thin Gap Chamber TGC en ATLAS, CERN);

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-5558

For an updated, ordered and detailed Curriculum Vitae / Biographical Sketch, please refer directly to: http://www.fis.puc.cl/~surflab/miembros.html and click an "Curriculum Vitae".

Graduate students:
- Sergio Melo Ibarra, USACH, Licenciatura in Physics (1998).
- Juan Aguilera Obregón, Co-thesis adviser (Magister student in the program of M.Cs. &
Tec. Madera, UBB (2001)).
- Guerau Cabrera, Co-thesis adviser, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2003).
- Pamela Andrea Soza O., PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2003).
- Valeria del Campo, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2004).
- Enrique Valderrama, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics PUC (1st sem. 2004).
- Edgardo Enrique Ramírez Fuentes, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2005).
- Tomas Corrales, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (2nd sem. 2006).
- María José Retamal, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2008).
- Ignacio Vergara, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2009).
- Marcelo Cisternas, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2010).
- Claudio Cordero, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2010).
- Pía Homm, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (2nd sem. 2010).
- Karina López, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2011).
- Rosario Ortega, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2011).
- Mauricio Sarabia, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2012).
- Nicolas Moraga, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2015).
- Diego Diaz, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (1st sem. 2015).
- Rodrigo Catalán, PUC, Licenciatura in Physics (2nd sem. 2015).
- Vanessa Zepeda Capdevilla, PUC, (1st sem. 2016).
- Sebastian Molina Riveros, PUC (2nd sem. 2018).
- Francisca Palacios Coddou, PUC (1st sem. 2019).
- Hugo Zelada, PUC (2nd sem. 2019).
- Nancy Catalina Gomez Vierling, PUC (1st sem. 2020).
- Gabriel Alfaro Muñoz, PUC (1st sem. 2021).
- Lucas Córdova Hernández, PUC (1st sem. 2022).
- Daniel Saavedra Torres, PUC (1st sem. 2022).

Master students:
- Tomas Corrales, PUC (from 1/2008 to (received) 3/2009).
Actually Professor at the UTFSM in Valparaiso.
- Carlos Calle, PUC (from 1/2009 to (received) 3/2011), together with Dr. Gastón Martínez from Tecnología Integral S.A. Carlos Calle worked on the design and developement o fan intelligent optical sensor for measurement of temperature profiles inside of industrial oven e.g. cal and cement). For this sensor, called PyroSpec, Tecnología Integral S.A. received from the ASOCIACIÓN DE LA INDUSTRIA ELÉCTRICA- ELECTRÓNICA CHILE the annual price Premio Mejor Innovación Tecnológica AIE 2010.
Actually at Tecnología Integral S.A., Chile.
- Gonzalo Ricardo Leal, Co-adviser, together with professor Marco Aurelio Diaz, PUC (from 1/2012 to (received) 4/2013).
- Marcelo Cisternas, PUC (from 2nd semester 2012 to (received) 6/2015).
- Diego Diaz, PUC, (from 2nd semester 2015 to (received) 12/2017).
- Rodrigo Catalán, PUC, (from 1st semester 2016 to (received) 6/2018).
- Nicolas Moraga, PUC, (from 2nd semester 2015 (coordinating final exam of Master-thesis)).

Doctorial / Ph.D. students:
- Edgardo A. Cisternas (from 2005 to (received) 4/2009).
Actually Research & Development Manager at Molymet S.A., Chile.
- Pamela A. Soza (from 2/2004); experimental part of her Ph.D. thesis (the complementary part of Molecular Dynamics Simulations was supervised by M. Kiwi and F. Hansen; received 5/2009). Actually School-Teacher in Germany.
- Valeria del Campo (from 1/2007 to (received) 5/2009).
Actually researcher and professor at the UTFSM / USM, Valparaiso, Chile.
- María José Retamal (from 2010 to (received) 10/2014). Her work was highlighted from API-Publishing: http://www.uc.cl/es/la-universidad/noticias/17039--investigacion-doctoral-de-fisica-es-destacada-en-revista-internacional. Actually professor at the Engineering Faculty of UFT, Santiago Chile.
- Marcelo Cisternas, PUC (from 2nd semester 2015 to (received) 6/2021).
Actually professor at the Engineering School of University of Valparaiso, Chile.
- Nicolas Moraga, PUC (from 1st semester 2019 to present in doctorate program of our Institute).
- Nancy Catalina Gomez Vierling, PUC (from 1st semester 2021 to present).
- Daniel Saavedra Torres, PUC (from 1st semester 2023 to present).

Post-docs:
- Raphael Matelon: Ph.D. in Physics (in collaboration with Prof. Alejandro L. Cabrera, March 2003 to March 2005);
Actually at the Engineering School at the University of Exeter, UK.
- Carmen González; Dra. in Chemistry (U de Chile); April 2011 to August 2012.
- María José Retamal (from 11/2014 to 2019).

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INSTRUCTION AND ADVISEES OF STUDENTS IN ACTUAL RESEARCH / National and International Interchanges / Research Internships:
• Per Nostell (1993/94); Thesis student; Interchange with University Upsala, Sweden.
• Michela Cuomo (Magister student Physics Faculty 8/1998 – 11/1998); VHRE.
• Roxana Contreras (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/1999).
• Marcelo Mora (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/1999).
• Patricio Lagos (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/1999).
• Francisco Castillo (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2000).
• Joaquín Mura (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2000).
• Sebastian Caballero (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2000).
• Sebastian Mendizabal (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2000).
• Elisabeth Kierig (9/2000–12/2000); Interchange student Universität Heidelberg, Germany; MOKE and VHRE.
• Jonathan Avila (during January 2001); Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); MOKE and VHRE.
• Roberto Lineros (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 1/2001).
• Felipe Veloso (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 1/2001).
• Samuel Baltasar (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 1/2001).
• Javier Jiménez (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 1/2001).
• Jorge Gómez (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2001).
• Felipe Muñoz (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2001).
• Jorge Pinochet (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2001).
• Maximiliano Rivera (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (VHRE); sem. 2/2001).
• Marius Schaefer (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (MOKE); sem. 1/2002).
• Guerau Cabrera (Student of the Advanced Physics Lab. (MOKE); sem. 1/2002).
• Francisco Pacheco Rivera (Student of the Adv. Physics Lab. (MOKE); sem. 2/2002).
• Pamela Soza Ossandon (Student of the Adv. Physics Lab. (MOKE); sem. 2/2002).
• Cesar Hidalgo Ramaciotti (Student of the Adv. Physics Lab. (MOKE); sem. 2/2002).
• Edgardo Alfonso Cisternas Jara (during January 2002 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); MOKE.
• Enrique Valderama (September 2001 to December 2002); voluntary student of the course MOKE and VHRE.
• Valeria del Campo (during January 2003 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); VHRE.
• Postdegree "Practica Avanzada de Laboratorio", Ph.D. student Edgardo Cisternas, PUC, (first semester 2004).
• Postdegree "Practica Avanzada de Laboratorio", Ph.D. student Pamela Soza, PUC, (second semester 2004).
• Loreto Oyarte Gálvez (during January 2004 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); MOKE.
• Maritza Hernandez Gaete (during January 2005 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); AFM.
• Ignacio Espinoza Bornscheuer (during January 2005 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); VHRE.
• Gabriela Miranda Holley (during January 2005 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); MOKE.
• Héctor Martinez Neira (during January 2006 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); Surfactants.
• Edgardo Dorner Yaksic (during January 2006 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); MOKE.
• Carlos Andres Calle Gil (from April 5 to April 19, 2006; research visitor; postdegree (Magister) student of the Universidad del Quindio, Armenia, Colombia); VHRE.
• Stefan Keßler (March 2006 to July 2006); interchange student from the Universität Heidelberg, Germany; VHRE.
• Ignacio Vergara Kausel (during January 2007 Student of the intense summer course program; regular student of the Physics Faculty of the P. Universidad Católica de Chile); VHRE; and from 03/2007 to present as a member of the technical support staff for Fondecyt project 1060628.
• Benedikt Justen (March 2007 to November 2007); interchange student from the Universität Berlin, Germany. AFM / Software.
• Pía Homm Jara (since 2008; summer course 2009 and project student).
• Piero Antonio Ferrari Ramirez (since 2008; project student).
• Fabián Andrés Olivares Legal (since 2008; summer course 2009 and project student).
• Pablo Andrés Morales Rodríguez (since 2008; summer course 2009 and project student).
• Mauricio Sarabia (2011; project student).
• Manuel Alamo Ulloa (summer course 2012 student of postdoc Carmen González).
• Belén Céspedes Parada (summer course 2012 student).
• Renate Reisenegger (summer course 2013 student).
• Ari Orlando Ortiz Moreno (VRI summer course 2014 student).
• Bruno Emilio Marcenaro Villouta (VRI summer course 2014 student).
• Vanessa Zapeda Capdevilla (VRI winter course 2014 student).
• Marcela Guerra (IF summer course 2015 student).
• Sebastian Molina (IF summer course 2015 student).
• Isidora Sepulveda (VRI summer course 2015 student).
• Vanessa Zapeda Capdevilla (IF summer course 2015 student).
• Camila Gloria Chamorro Ortega (IF summer course 2017 student).
• Sebastián Andrés Urrejola Barrios (IF summer course 2017 student).
• Sebastian Andres Molina Riveros ((IF summer course 2018 student).
• Nancy Catalina Gomez Vierling (IF summer course 2020 student).
• Lucas Cordova Hernández (IF summer course 2020 student).
• Gabriel Alfaro Muñoz (IF summer course 2020 student).
• Jonas Darius Fortmann (Master Student Energy and Materials Physics at Institute of Energy Research and Physical Technologies, Technical University Clausthal; International Interchange / Research Internship 10/2018 – 1/2019).
• Felix Kleemann (Master Student Energy and Materials Physics at Institute of Energy Research and Physical Technologies, Technical University Clausthal; International Interchange / Research Internship 10/2021 – 2/2022).

For further information please refer to: http://www.fis.puc.cl/~surflab and ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-5558

For an updated, ordered and detailed Curriculum Vitae / Biographical Sketch, please refer directly to http://www.fis.puc.cl/~surflab/miembros.html and click an "Curriculum Vitae"

In our lab (SurfLab UC) was developed and fabricated the "First Synthetic Membranes Made without Solvents":
https://publishing.aip.org/publishing/journal-highlights/artificial-membranes-silicon

PATENTATION:

U.S. Provisional Patent Application (2014):
"Nano-interface for molecular signal transduction" / "Nano-interfaz para la transduccion de senales moleculares".
Inventor(s): U. G. Volkmann, T. Perez-Acle, S. Gutierrez, M. J. Retamal, and M. Cisternas.
U.S. Provisional Patent Application Number: 62/037,027 (August 14, 2014).

Definitive Patent application (2015):
“Interface ultradelgada y autohidratante que comprende un biopolímero hidratante y una bicapa lipídica."
Inventor(s): U. G. Volkmann, T. Perez-Acle, S. Gutierrez, M. J. Retamal, and M. Cisternas.
PCT application number: PCT/CL2015/050033 (August 13, 2015).

RESEARCH FUNDS:

- Co-researcher Fondecyt 1211901 (2021-2025); “Multiscale Mechanical Properties of Hygroscopic Nanofibers”; PI: Tomas P. Corrales Iturriaga (UTFSM).
- PI Project Fondecyt 1180939 (2018-2022); “Protein insertion in artificial membranes deposited from the vapor phase: from biophysical functionality to nanosensor applications”; Co-I’s: Marco Antonio Soto Arriaza (UC), Tomas P. Corrales Iturriaga (UTFSM), José Antonio Gárate Chateau (UV).
- Co-researcher, Proyecto Conicyt-MPG 190023 (Concurso para Proyectos de Investigacion Conjunta CONICYT – Sociedad Max Planck, Convocatoria 2019, Programa de Cooperacion Internacional de CONICYT. (2019, 3 años) UTFSM-UC: “Droplet-Probe Force Microscopy on Adaptive Surfaces”. PI: Dr Tomás Corrales, Departamento de Físcia UTFSM, Valparaiso.
- Co-researcher Fondecyt 1180987 (2018-2021); “Molecular mechanisms at the nano-bio interface: applications and biohazards; PI: José Antonio Gárate Chateau (UV).
- Main Researcher Project Anillo Científico Tecnológico ACT1409 (CONICYT-PIA ACT 1409) "Producción foto-catalítica de hidrógeno a través del ajuste de longitudes de onda del espectro solar a brechas energéticas de foto conductores”. 10/2015 – 2018.
- PI Project Fondecyt 1141105 (2014-2018); “Experimental and theoretical characterization of supported lipid bilayers as biosensor prototypes for applications in nanotechnology”; Co-I: Tomás Pérez-Acle (DLab FCV).
- PI in Chile International Project DAAD-CONICYT PCCI 044 (TUHH (Huberlab) – UC (SurfLab); Porous Si). (2013-2014).
- Researcher Project Anillo Científico Tecnológico ACT1107 "Integración de la biología estructural al desarrollo de la biotecnología". 10/2012 – 2015.
- Researcher Project Anillo Científico Tecnológico ACT1102 "Atlas Andino: Física en el LHC y sus aplicaciones". 10/2012 -2015.
- Co-Investigador Proyecto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria VRI-UC (2011- 2014): “Contribución de los bioaerosoles al MP2.5 en Santiago, Chile”. PI: Prof. Dr. Héctor Jorquera González, Escuela de Ingeniería UC, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y de Bioprocesos.
- PI Project Fondecyt 1100882 (2010-2014); “Multidisciplinary Studies of Organic Chain Molecules and Biological Membranes onto Solid Surfaces for Applications in Nanotechnology”; Co-I: Tomás Pérez-Acle (DLab FCV).
- Co-Researcher Project Concurso de Investigación Interdisciplinaria VRI-UC (2011-2013): “Contribución de los bioaerosoles al MP2.5 en Santiago, Chile”. PI: Prof. Dr. Héctor Jorquera González, Engineering School, Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses, P. Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Co-Researcher Project Concurso Interdisciplinario VRAID-UC 2008, “Multidisciplinary studies of biological membranes onto SiO2 surfaces for applications in Bionanotechnology” (2008-2009).
- PI Project International Cooperation Fondecyt 7070248 y 7080105.
- PI Project Fondecyt 1060628 (2006-2009).
- Co-Researcher in the project Fondecyt 1060634 (2006-2009).
- PI Project PUC (DIPUC), N° DIPUC 2005/003P
- Researcher in the project MECESUP PUC 006 (2002-2005).
- Researcher in the project Fundación Andes, Grant No. C-13768 (2002 - 2005).
- PI Project Fondecyt 1010548 (2001-2005).
- PI Project Fondecyt 7010548 (2001-2005).
- PI Chile Project NSF-Conicyt (1997-2001).
- PI Project Fondecyt 1980586 (1998 - 2001).
- PI Project Fondecyt Incentivo a la Cooperación Internacional 7980025 (1998 - 2001).
- PI Project Fondecyt 1940715 (1994 - 1996).
- PI Project PUC (DIPUC), N° DIPUC/307/96.
- PI Project PUC (DIPUC), N° DIPUC/209/97.
- Co-Researcher in the project Fundación Andes, Grant No. C-12776 (1996 - 1998).