Career

Academic career

My academic education, the positions I hold, the fellowships I received, my research stays abroad, the thesis committees I have served on and my peer review work.

How current this is. The source is my CV, signed in August 2026.

Download my full CVPDF, in Spanish

Education

Degrees

1998

PhD in Materials Science and Technology

Universidad Nacional del Sur

Defended on October 23, 1998

1993

Licentiate in Physics

Universidad Nacional del Sur

Defended on September 10, 1993

Positions

Positions and leadership

since 2015
Independent Researcher
CONICET
Workplace: Instituto de Física del Sur (IFISUR), CCT Bahía Blanca.
since 2023
Full Professor of Physics, full time
Universidad Nacional del Sur
Tenured position won by open competition, in the Laboratory III course. Before that I was an Associate Professor, from 2017 to 2023.
since 2023
Academic Secretary, Department of Physics
Universidad Nacional del Sur
I had already held the department’s Academic Secretariat from 2005 to 2007.
since 2018
Category II, Research Incentives Program
Ministry of Education
Categorized since 1994, with successive promotions up to category II.
2012 to 2023
Chair of the Coordinating Council of the Graduate Program in Materials, PROMAT
Universidad Nacional del Sur
I remain a member of its Board.
2017 to 2023
Secretary for Academic Outreach, Department of Physics
Universidad Nacional del Sur

Training abroad

Research stays

Stays with European groups that shaped my training in surface physics and computational chemistry.

2009

University of Barcelona

Spain

Host group: Konstantin Neyman2 months

1997, 1998, and 1999

Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg

France

Host group: Pierre Legaré

1996

University of Valencia

Spain

Host group: Francisco Tomás Vert3 months

Fellowships

Fellowships received

The fellowships I received throughout my education and career, from study grants to an external fellowship as a researcher.

2010
External fellowship as a researcher, University of Barcelona
CONICET
1999 to 2001
Internal postdoctoral fellowship, type B, open topic
CONICET
1997 and 1998
FOMEC fellowship, Strasbourg, France
FOMEC
1997 to 1999
Advanced training fellowship
CIC
1996
INTERCAMPUS program, Valencia, Spain
INTERCAMPUS
1995 to 1997
Research initiation fellowship
CIC
1992
Solid State Physics course, Instituto Balseiro
CONICET
1989 to 1993
Study grant
Universidad Nacional del Sur
1983 to 1991
Study grant
Consejo Escolar de Bahía Blanca

Peer review

Thesis committees and peer review

I have served on 15 thesis committees, 11 doctoral and 4 undergraduate, at 6 universities in Argentina and Uruguay, in addition to my work as a reviewer for science agencies and international journals.

Thesis committees

2026
Matías Belsito
Universidad Nacional del Sur · Bahía Blanca
Undergraduate
2025
Verónica Díaz de Rosa
Universidad Nacional de La Plata · La Plata
Doctoral
2024
María Belén Yamunaqué Grimaldos
Universidad Nacional del Sur · Bahía Blanca
Undergraduate
2023
Gustavo Quiroz Guerrero
Universidad Nacional del Sur · Bahía Blanca
Undergraduate
2023
Hugo Harold Medina Chanduví
Universidad Nacional de La Plata · La Plata
Doctoral
2023
Lucía Amy Pereyra
Universidad de la República · Montevideo
Doctoral
2022
Yamila D. Melendi
Universidad Nacional del Sur · Bahía Blanca
Undergraduate
2021
Dilson Juan
Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Instituto Sábato · Buenos Aires
Doctoral
2021
Luis Ancízar Hernández García
Universidad Nacional del Sur · Bahía Blanca
Doctoral
2018
Ana C. Rossi Fernández
Universidad Nacional del Sur · Bahía Blanca
Doctoral
2017
Jorge Luis Navarro Sánchez
Universidad Nacional de Rosario · Rosario
Doctoral
2016
Noelia L. D'Elía
Universidad Nacional del Sur · Bahía Blanca
Doctoral
2016
Gustavo Daniel Belletti
Universidad Nacional del Litoral · Santa Fe
Doctoral
2013
Nasly Vanessa González Lemus
Universidad Nacional del Litoral · Santa Fe
Doctoral
2013
Arles Gil Rebaza
Universidad Nacional de La Plata · La Plata
Doctoral

Agencies

International peer reviewer of the Licentiate in Physics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Peer reviewer for admission to the CONICET Scientific Researcher Career
Promotion reviewer and specialist reviewer for CONICET
Physics Advisory Committee for CONICET fellowships, and fellowship reviewer for CONICET and CLAF
Advisory Committee for R&D&I Strengthening admissions, Exact and Natural Sciences
Reviewer of ANPCyT PICT projects and CONICET PIP projects
Doctoral thesis monitoring committee, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP
Fellowship reviewer, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata

Journal refereeing

Surface Science
Applied Surface Science
Surfaces and Interfaces
Computational Materials Science
Computational Condensed Matter
International Journal of Modern Physics B
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Materials Today Communications
Materials Letters
Molecular Catalysis
Molecular Simulation
Physica B: Condensed Matter
Physics Open
Thin Solid Films
Vacuum
Nano Express
Canadian Journal of Physics
Optical and Quantum Electronics
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
International Journal of Physical Sciences
Anales de la Asociación Física Argentina

Aggregate output

Presence at scientific meetings

Totals reported in my August 2026 CV. The individual presentations are not itemized here.

National proceedings: 36
International proceedings: 38
National presentations: 132
International presentations: 33
Invited talks: 32
Research papers on teaching: 10

Awards

Awards received

Both are for Causa y efecto (Cause and Effect), the radio show through which I did science outreach from 2012 to 2015.

2014

Lanín de Oro Award

Asociación Patagónica de Arte, Cultura y Comunicación

For the radio show Causa y efecto (Cause and Effect), in the creativity and originality category for AM radio.

It was also nominated in two categories: creativity, and cultural and educational content.

2015

Río de los Pájaros Binational Award

Binational competition of Argentina and Uruguay

For the radio show Causa y efecto (Cause and Effect).

With four nominations: creativity, cultural and educational content, science communication, and female host.

Community

Editorial boards and societies

Where I take part beyond my own group: journals where I hold an editorial role and scientific societies I belong to.

Editorial roles

since 2023
Nano Express
Editorial Board · IOP Science
2026
Frontiers in Materials
Guest Editor · Frontiers Media

Languages

I speak English and French.

Societies and networks

since 1994
Asociación Física Argentina (AFA)
Coordinator of the Condensed Matter Committee from 2014 to 2016. Board member from 2022 to 2024.
since 2012
Red de Materia Computacional (COMPUMAT)
1996 to 2010
Sociedad Argentina de Materiales (SAM)