CV
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Basics
| Name | Alex Vañó Viñuales |
| Label | Scientist |
| alex.vano.vinuales@tecnico.ulisboa.pt | |
| Url | https://alexvanov.github.io/ |
| Summary | Physicist working at the interface between numerical and mathematical relativity, especially on the hyperboloidal initial value problem with conformal compactification methods. |
Work
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2019.03 - present
Postdoc FCT
GRIT, CENTRA, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal
FCT-funded postdoctoral position at 'Gravitation in Técnico', in the group led by Vítor Cardoso, José Lemos and David Hilditch. Teaching at the graduate level.
- Hyperboloidal evolutions and initial data
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2015.10 - 2019.02
Postdoctoral research associate
Gravity Exploration Institute at Cardiff University, United Kingdom
ERC-funded postdoctoral associate position at the Gravitational Physics Group (now Gravity Exploration Institute), working mostly with Mark Hannam. Teaching at the undergraduate level.
- Initial data for numerical relativity simulations, gravitational waveforms
Education
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2011.09 - 2015.09 PhD: 'Free evolution of the hyperboloidal initial value problem in spherical symmetry'
Relativity and Gravitation Group, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Gravitational Physics
- General relativity, numerical relativity, free hyperboloidal evolution
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2010.09 - 2011.06 Master: 'Numerical evolution of the Einstein equations in spherical symmetry: the GBSSN equations and conformal compactification'
Relativity and Gravitation Group, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Physics
- General relativity, numerical relativity, hyperboloidal, wave equation
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2005.09 - 2010.09 Degree in Physics
University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4th year as Erasmus student at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) Jena, Germany
- Mathematical methods, Mechanics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Statistical physics, ...
Awards
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2015
Honorable mention of the 2015 GWIC and Braccini Thesis Prizes
Gravitational Wave International Committee
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2011.01.27
Degree Outstanding Award
University of the Balearic Islands
Recognition of exceptional performance in undergraduate studies.
Skills
| Programming languages | |
| Fortran | |
| C/C++ | |
| Python | |
| PETSc | |
| OpenMP | |
| MPI |
| Experience with other software | |
| Mathematica | |
| LaTex | |
| Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) | |
| Git/SVN | |
| Gimp/Photoshop |
Languages
| Spanish | |
| Native speaker |
| Catalan | |
| Fluent |
| English | |
| Fluent |
| German | |
| Fluent |
| French | |
| Advanced |
| Portuguese | |
| Intermediate |
| Japanese | |
| Intermediate |
| Chinese | |
| Intermediate |
| Welsh | |
| Basic |