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(1991) Major in Physics: Universidad Central de Venezuela, College of Science, Physics Department Caracas, Venezuela
(1995) Master of Science (M.S. in Physics): University of Maryland at College Park, College of Computer, Math, & Physical Sciences, Department of Physics College Park, Maryland, USA
(1997) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. in Physics) University of Maryland at College Park, College of Computer, Math, & Physical Sciences, Department of Physics College Park, Maryland, USA
(1990-1991) Physicist-Computer Programmer Development of numerical models for the simulation of oil transport through pipe-lines for a research project financed by the Venezuelan Oil Companies. Part of my work here was presented as my undergraduate thesis "Transient Flux of Compressible Crude Oil in an Elastic Pipeline due to Closure of End Valve". PROSERVFACICA (Projects and Services of the College of Science Co., Fundación de la Universidad Central de Venezuela) Caracas, Venezuela
(1993-1998)Research Assistant I-II, Research Associate in Computational Astrophysics Development of one-dimensional analytic hydrodynamic models of Line-Driven Winds (LDWs) from accretion disks in Cataclysmic Variables (CVs). Development of 2.5-dimensional isothermal numerical time-dependent hydrodynamic models of LDWs in CVs. Development of 2.5-dimensional adiabatic hydrodynamic models of LDWs from disks in CVs. Calculations of CIV line profiles at different observation angles. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory of High Energy Astrophysics / University of Maryland at College Park, College of Computer, Math, & Physical Sciences, Department of Astronomy Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
(1998-2001) Research Associate in Computational Physics Development and implementation of local ionization equilibrium and radiative heating and cooling in 2.5-dimensional computational models for line-driven accretion disk winds in Cataclysmic Variables. Development of transient hydrodynamic models of solar loops. Development of transient models of cool fronts in interstellar medium. Development of hydrodynamic models of atmospheric winds in the region of Sur del Lago in Venezuela, in particular for the modeling of microbursts. Universidad de Los Andes, College of Science / CeCalCULA National Center for Scientific Calculations Mérida, Venezuela
(2001-2005)Research Associate in Computational Astrophysics Development of one-dimensional analytic models of radiation driven winds in Quasars and AGNs. Development of 2.5-dimensional hydrodynamic models of radiative winds in Quasars and AGNs. Study of boundary conditions and self-consistent numerical treatment of energy balance in radiative driven winds in astrophysical systems. Development of detailed calculation, from atomic data, of total line-radiation force. Development of numerical treatment of line-radiation force with arbitrary radiation source and arbitrary velocity fields. Calculation of theoretical absorption wind line profiles. Theoretical study of continuum variability of accretion disks within QSOs and comparison with observations. Development of criteria analysis for the existence of steady solution in 1D line-driven winds with arbitrary distribution of radiation flux, gravitational force, and area function. University of Pittsburgh, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy Pittsburgh, PA
(2005-2007 ) Computational Physicist Development of plasma simulation software in general for the Prism applications: PrimsSPECT, HELIOS, SPECT3D, and PROPACEOS. Software testing, diagnostic, and benchmarking of Prism plasma simulation software. Application building and distribution Prism plasma simulation applications for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems. Development of the optimized line-merging photon energy grid used throughout the Prism plasma simulation software. Development of radiative transfer methods based on short-characteristics schemes in cylindrical and Cartesian coordinates for the SPECT3D application. Development of local radiative heating and cooling computations for the SPECT3D application Prism Computational Sciences, Inc. Madison, WI, USA