Fernando A Reboredo

Bio

Research  Interest:

• Materials' defects  
  • Bulk and surface defects properties.
• Nanostructures heterostructures and interfaces 
  • Optical and structural properties of nanostructures
  • Surface chemistry
  • General properties of semiconductor and metallic quantum dots, wires and wells
• Development of the theory of the electronic structure, in particular, in low dimensions
  • Quantum Monte Carlo
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Empirical methods
  • Hydrodynamical Models

Experience in:

• Classical and Quantum Monte Carlo methods
• Lead developer of Self-healing diffusion Monte Carlo and Auxiliary Boson diffusion Monte Carlo methods. 
• DFT first-principles calculation of nanostructures, defects and surfaces in semiconductors and oxides
• Empirical pseudopotential calculations of nanostructures.
• Configuration interaction calculations.
• k.p calculations of semiconductor nanostructures.
• Development of Density Functional Theory for low dimension electron and hole gases.
• RPA and TDDFT calculations on the optical properties of electron gases.
• Hydrodynamical calculations low-dimensional electron gases.

Theoretical and Numerical tools used:

• Lead developer of Self-healing diffusion Monte Carlo and Auxiliary Boson diffusion Monte Carlo methods. 
• I have broad experience with ab-initio DFT codes. My research has also involved both extensive code development parallel Fortran 90 , C and “Mathematica” symbolic programming. 
• The research involving DFT DMC and the electron gas has a strong analytical component. 

Teaching Experience:

Teaching assistant:

• Department of Physics, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (1991 - 1995) "
  • Quantum Mechanics" (1991-1992). (Messiah, Cohen-Tannoudji)
  • "Statistical Mechanics" (1993). (Pathria,Goodstein)
  • "Solid State Physics I" (1994-1995). (Ashcroft-Mermin, QTS Kittel)
• JTP (Foreman of Practical activities) (1995-7) and (2000-1)
  Department of Physics, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo "Statistical Mechanics" (Pathria,Goodstein)
  • “Introduction to Solid State” (Mermin Kittel)
  • "Solid State Physics I" (Ashcroft)
  • “Solid State Physics II” magnetism superconductivity (QTS Kittel)
• Teaching assistant in workshops and schools
  • "Semiconductors" Escuela IB/CONICET(1992)
  • "Superconductivity" Escuela IB/CAB (1994)

Supervisor Experience:

• PostDocs:
  • Murilo Tiago
  • Michal Bajdich
  • Katherina Foyetsova
  • Juan Santana- Palacio
  • Jaron T. Krogel
  • Chandrima Mitra
  • Dongwa Lee
  • Vinit Sharma
  • Kayahan Saritas
  • Allyson Dzback
  • Tomohiro Ichiba
  • Nicole Spanedda
• Students:
  • I co-supervised the dissertation work of Santiago Rigamonti.
  • I co-supervising the Ph. D. work of Alfredo Correa and Santiago Rigamonti.
  • Supervisor summer work of Jack Deslippe

Professional Experience

• R&D Staff Condensed Matter Theory, Materials Sciences and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee USA (January 2006-present Staff Condensed Matter Physics Division PAT, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore California USA (October 2001-January 2006).
• Staff Solid State Physics Group (researcher from CONICET) Centro Atómico Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina (July 2000 - October 2001).
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow Solid State Theory Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado USA (October 1998-June 2000). (Alex Zunger).
• Research Associate in Physics Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee USA (April 1997-September 1998). (Sokrates T. Pantelides).
• Member of the Solid State Physics Group (CONICET fellowship) Centro Atómico Bariloche, Argentina (1992 -1997). (César R. Proetto).
• Referee Phys. Rev. B. and Phys. Rev. Lett. (January 1997-present).
• Nano Letters (June 2004-Present) Applied Physics Letters and Nature (September 2005-present).

Awards

Instituto Balseiro, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (1988-1991);Iniciación, CONICET (1992-1994); Perfeccionamiento, CONICET (1994-1996); Postdoctoral, CONICET (1996-1997).

Instituto Balseiro, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (August 1988 - December 1991). This is the only institution that gives full fellowships for undergraduate studies in Argentina. 25-30 fellowships are given every year after a national examination and interview.

Iniciación, CONICET* (April 1992 - April 1994)

Perfeccionamiento, CONICET* April 1994 - April 1996)

Postdoctoral, CONICET* April 1996 - March 1997)

*CONICET is the main government institution that supports science in Argentina. Approximately a total of 160 fellowships are given every year for graduate studies in all sciences after a national competition which considers a research proposal.

Grants: (only the ones I acted as PI are listed) * Reentry grant Fundacion Antorchas 2000 Argentina
LLNL Lab Wide LDRD “Quantum Monte Carlo Assessment of the Relevance of Electronic Correlation in Defects and EOS in Metals” (2006) grant 166.590 $
BES ERKCS77 (PI for ORNL) “Ab-Initio Design of Nanomaterials with Pressure: The Search for Novel Materials” ~85K year (2006,2007,2008).
BES ERKCS08 PI subtask 2 "Optical and Transport properties of nanostructures: the steps beyond Density Functionals'' ~315K (Merged into theory group FWP). CNMS User proposal PI (2007-2009) “A novel approach for theoretical prediction of structural and optical properties of polymers, cages, and nanotubes: correlated sampling Quantum Monte Carlo” (User proposal for Paul Kent time). LDRD ORNL grant PI (2009-2010) “New Density Functionals for Ab-initio Calculations from Many Body Theory” 726K.

Principal  Investigator ERKCS92 DOE, BES, MSED Since 2010 $1635K a year.  

Education

• Ph.D. Physics, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Bariloche, Argentina (1995).
• Licenciado, Physics, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Bariloche, Argentina (1991).

Professional Affiliations

• Chair of the Bariloche branch of the Argentinean Physical Society (AFA) (1994-1996)
• Speaker for Bariloche in the national board of the Argentinean Physical Society (AFA) (1996-1997)
• Member of the American Chemical Society (2003)
• Member of the Material Research society (November 2002)
• Member of the American Physical Society (March 1998)
• Referee of the APS (since 1997) More than 10 papers a year
• Member of the Argentinean Physical Society (AFA) (1991)

Trademarks and Patents

Andrew J. Williamson and Fernando A. Reboredo, “Nanostructured Materials for Hydrogen Storage.” United States Provisional Patent Application No. 60/554,034, filed March 16, 2004.

Publications