RESUME
My background is on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and Physics.
I have worked on atomic and molecular quantum chemistry and biochemistry
since graduate school with strong emphasis on numerical analysis and algorithm
development. Contact Information
| Alfredo Cardenas
Cornell University Department of Computer Science Ithaca, NY 14853 http://www.cs.cornell.edu/people/alfredo alfredo@cs.cornell.edu |
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Skills
- Strong Math/Physics Background with emphasis on: Matrix Mechanics, Wave Mechanics, Fourier and Operator Methods to solve Wave Equations, Asymptotic Approximations to Quantum Wave Equations, Path Integral Techniques, Finite Difference Methods, Analytic Geometry, Numerical Analysis and algorithm development in all areas.
- Programming Languages: FORTRAN (12+ years), and some rudiments of PERL.
- Desktop Publishing: HTML (2 years), Photoshop & Illustrator (3 years).
- Platforms: UNIX (SGI, Digital, AIX, Linux), win95/98/2000/NT, Macintosh
Education
| 2000 | Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh. | |
| 1993 | Master in Chemistry, by the Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela). | |
| 1988 | B.Sc. in Chemistry, by the Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela). | |
| 1981 | High-School Diploma, Fray Luis Amigó High School, Caracas (Venezuela). |
Research and Teaching Experience
| October 2000- | Postdoctoral Research Associate Cornell University, Developing and improving long-time molecular dynamics algorithms to study motions in biomolecular systems. |
| May 1995 to August 1998 | Graduate Student Researcher University of Pittsburgh, Research related with doctoral studies. Quantum dynamics of nonadiabatic transitions in multidimensional systems. On the fly Franck-Condon optical spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules in condensed phase media. |
| January 1995 to May 1998 | Teaching Assistant University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Some of my duties as TA included recitation sessions in Intermediate Physical Chemistry, General Chemistry and assistant in chemistry computer labs. |
| September 1993 to November 1994 | Instructor Professor Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas (Venezuela). Full responsability as a professor in General Chemistry courses. |
| January 1991 to July 1993 | Teaching Assistant Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas (Venezuela). Assistant in General Chemistry Lab courses. |
Honors & Awards
| 1998 to 2000 | Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh. |
| 1999- | Member of the American Chemical Society. |
| 1998- | Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. |
| 1995 | Honorable Mention of the Annual Prize to the Best Scientific Work in Chemistry by the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research of Venezuela to the work "Study and characterization of the four-wave mixing signal in the frequency space" by J. L. Paz, A. E. Cárdenas and A. J. Hernández. |
| 1994 | Master Thesis with Distinguished Diploma by the Universidad Simon Bolivar |
| 1992 to 1993 | Partial funding for the realization of the Master Thesis by the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research of Venezuela. |
| 1991 to 1993 | Scholarship for master studies by Cepet Petroleum Company of Venezuela. |
| 1988 | Cum laude Diploma by Universidad Simon Bolivar. |
| 1982 to 1987 | Scholarship for undergraduate studies by Corpoven Petroleum Company of Venezuela. |
| 1981 | Special Diploma by the Faculty of Fray Luis Amigó High School. |
Conferences and Schools
| October 1992 | First International School of Physicochemistry.
Merida, Venezuela. |
| February 1993 | First Venezuelan Congress of Chemistry.
A. E. Cárdenas, J. L. Paz, H. J. Franco and A. J. Hernández "Efectos de la concentración del soluto y del ensanchamiento inhomogéneo en el estudio de la propagación de la señal de mezcla de ondas tipo Rayleigh" (Solute concentration and inhomogeneous broadening effects on the study of the propagation of the Rayleigh-type optical mixing signal). Merida, Venezuela. |
| September 1993 | XXI International Congress of Theoretical
Chemists of Romance Language .
A. E. Cárdenas, J. L. Paz and A. J. Hernández "Espectroscopía no-lineal aplicada al estudio de transiciones electrónicas en sistemas moleculares inhomogéneos. Efectos de concentración" (Non-linear spectroscopy applied for the study of electronic transitions on inhomogeneous molecular systems. Concentration effects) Grenoble, France. |
| November 1993 | XLIII Annual Convention of the Venezuelan
Association for the Advancement of Science.
A. E. Cárdenas, J. L. Paz and A. J. Hernández "Características absortivas y saturativas en el estudio de la propagación de señales de mezcla de cuatro ondas resonantes" (Absorptive and saturative features in the propagation study of resonant four-wave mixing signals). Mérida, Venezuela. |
| August, 1996 | XVth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy.
A. E. Cárdenas and R.D. Coalson "A wavepacket-path integral method for curve-crossing problems: Application to resonance Raman spectra and photodissociation cross sections". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| May, 1999 | 32nd Midwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference.
A. E. Cárdenas and R.D. Coalson "Calculation of reduced partial cross sections of molecules photodesorbing from a crystal surface at finite temperature: inclusion of curve-crossing effects". Notre Dame, Indiana. |
Cornell University
Department of Computer Science
Ithaca, NY 14850
alfredo@cs.cornell.edu
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/people/alfredo