Degrees

• Doctor en Física (PhD in Physics): Simón Bolívar University (USB), Venezuela, 2000.
• Nuclear Engineer: University of La Habana (ISCTN), Cuba, 1993.
• Bachiller (BSc): College Fructuoso Rodríguez, Cuba, 1988.

Professional Experience

• Summer 2005: Visiting Researcher, Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
• Feb. 2005 - present: Associate Professor of Physics, USB.
• Jan. 2000 - Jan. 2005: Assistant Professor of Physics, USB.
• Summer 2001: Visiting Researcher, School of Computational Science and Information Technology, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
• 1996-99: Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, USB.
• Summer 1998: Visiting Collaborator, Statistical Physics of Disordered Systems Laboratory, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Venezuela.
• 1995: Visiting Collaborator, Computational Chemistry Laboratory, IVIC, Venezuela.
• 1993-95: Professor, Central University of Las Villas (UCLV), Cuba.
• 1990-93: Teaching Assistant, Nuclear Energetics Department, ISCTN.

Teaching Experience

• General Physics (FS-1111, FS-1112, FS-2211, FS-2212, FS-2213), USB.
• Waves and Optics (FS-2233), USB.
• Physics for Biologists (FS-3151), USB.
• Computational Physics (FS-5221), USB.
• Selected Topics on Computational Physics (FS-6875), USB.

Publications

1. G. M. Buendía, E. Machado and P. A. Rikvold. Response of a model of CO oxidation with CO desorption and diffusion to a periodic external CO pressure . In Proceedings of XXXI Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresion Latina; QUITEL 2005. Margarita, Venezuela, October 2-6, 2005. Journal of Molecular Structure-THEOCHEM, 769, 189-192 (2006). [pdf]
2. E. Machado, G. M. Buendía, P. A. Rikvold, and R. M. Ziff. Decay of Metastable Nonequilibrium Phases, Enhanced Reaction Rate, and Dynamic Phase Transition in a Model of CO Oxidation with CO Desorption. Proceedings of 207^th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society Symposium on Electrocatalysis, edited by G. Brisard, R. Adzic, V. Birss, and A. Wieckowski. Electrochem. Soc. Conf. Proc. Ser. 2005-11, 19-25 (2006). (ISBN 1-56677-436-5) Preprint: arXiv:cond-mat/0506271.
3. E. Machado , G. M. Buendía and P. A. Rikvold. Decay of metastable phases in a model for catalytic oxidation of CO. Physical Review E, 71 , 031603-1 to 031603-12 (2005). [pdf]
4. E. Machado , G. M. Buendía, P. A. Rikvold and R. Ziff. Response of a catalytic reaction to periodic variation of the CO pressure: Increased CO₂ production and dynamic phase transition. Physical Review E, 71 , 016120-1 to 016120-7 (2005). [pdf]
5. E. Machado and G. M. Buendía. Response of a model for catalytic oxidation of CO to periodic variation of the reactant's pressure . Proceedings del IV Congreso Venezolano de Física (2003). Revista Mexicana de Física, in press (2004). Preprint: [pdf]
6. E. Machado and G.M. Buendía. Mixed Ising models with two compensation temperatures. International Conference on Magnetism, Rome-Italy, July (2003). Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 272-276 , Part 1 , 249-250 (2004). [pdf]
7. E. Machado and G. M. Buendía. Metastability and compensation temperatures for a mixed Ising ferrimagnetic system. Physical Review B, 68 , 224411-1 to 224411-7 (2003). [pdf]
8. E. Machado and G. M. Buendía. Monte Carlo study of the relaxation of the metastable phases of a mixed Ising ferrimagnet. 6^th Granada Seminar on Computational Physics Proceedings. AIP Conf. Proc. 574, 121-127 (2001).
9. G. M. Buendía and E. Machado . Magnetic response of a mixed Ising ferrimagnet in the presence of external magnetic field. Proceedings del I Congreso Venezolano de Física, Ciencia 9, 239-243 (2001).
10. G. M. Buendía and E. Machado . Magnetic behavior of a mixed Ising ferrimagnetic model in an oscillating magnetic field. Physical Review B, 61 , 14686-14690 (2000). [pdf]
11. G. M. Buendía, E. Machado and M. A. Novotny. Compensation temperature of a mixed Ising ferrimagnetic model in the presence of external magnetic fields. Material Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 517 : ``High--Density Magnetic Recording and Integrated Magneto--Optics: Materials and Devices'', 361-366 (April 1998).
12. G. M. Buendía and E. Machado . Kinetics of a mixed Ising ferrimagnetic system. Physical Review E, 58 , 1260-1265 (1998). [pdf]
13. A. Sierraalta, F. Ruette and E. Machado . Topology of electronic densities taken from parametric methods: A predictive Tool?. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 70 , 113-123 (1998). [pdf]
14. A. Donoso, E. Machado , D. Valdivia, C. Fehr and G. Gutiérrez. Role of the temperature in the caotic behavior of a p-n junction. Physics Letters A, 225 , 79-84 (1997). [pdf]

Presentations

1. Internationals:
   • American Conference on Theoretical Chemistry. Los Angeles, California, USA, July 2005. Poster: Decay of metastable phases in a model for the catalytic oxidation of CO on a surface. (presented by G. M. Buendía)
   • 207^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Symposium on Electrocatalysis. Qebec City, Canada, May 16 - May 20, 2005. Talk: Dynamic Phase Transition, Enhanced Reaction Rate, and Decay of Metastable States in a Model of CO Oxidation with CO Desorption. (presented by P. A. Rikvold)
   • International Conference in Magnetism ICM 2003. Rome, Italy, July 2003. Talk: Phase Diagram of a mixed Ising Ferrimagnetic. (presented by G. M. Buendía)
   • 6^th Granada Seminar on Computational Physics. Granada, Spain, September 2000. Talk: Metastable Decay Modes of a Mixed Ising Ferrimagnetic. (presented by G. M. Buendía)
   • International Workshop on Monte Carlo and Structure Optimization methods for Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Tallahassee, Florida, April 1999. Talk: Magnetic behavior of a mixed Ising ferrimagnetic model in an oscillating magnetic field. (presented by G. M. Buendía)
   • XIX Workshop on Condensed Matter Theories. Caracas, June 1995. Poster: New Semiempirical Hamiltonian using Simulation Techniques.
2. Locals:
   • XXXI Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina. Margarita, Octubre 2005.
     Presentación Oral: Catalytic oxidation: increased CO₂ production and dynamic phase transition..
   • IV Congreso Venezolano de Física. Margarita, Noviembre 2003.
     Presentación Oral: Metaestabilidad en un Modelo para la Oxidación Catalítica de CO.
   • II Congreso Venezolano de Física. Cumaná, Abril 2000.
     Presentación Oral: Metaestabilidad de un Ferrimagneto Mixto de Ising.
   • XLVIII Convención Anual AsoVAC. Maracaibo, Noviembre 1998.
     Presentación Oral: Dependencia con la Temperatura de la Coercitividad de un Ferrimagneto Mixto de Ising en presencia de un Campo Oscilante. (presentado por G. M. Buendía)
   • I Congreso Venezolano de Física. Mérida, Diciembre 1997.
     Presentación Oral: Simulación por Monte Carlo del Fenómeno de Histéresis de Ferrimagneto Mixto de Ising.
   • XLVII Convención Anual AsoVAC. Valencia, Noviembre 1997.
     Presentación Oral: Estudio de Monte Carlo del Fenómeno de Histéresis de un Ferrimagneto Mixto de Ising.
   • XLVII Convención Anual AsoVAC. Valencia, Noviembre 1997.
     Presentación Oral: Comportamiento de la Temperatura Crítica y de Compensación de un Ferrimagneto Mixto de Ising en un Campo Externo. (presentado por G. M. Buendía)
   • XLVI Convención Anual AsoVAC. Barquisimeto, Noviembre 1996.
     Presentación Oral: Cinética de un Sistema Ferrimagnético Mixto de Ising.

Research Interests

• Computational statistical mechanics and its applications in chemistry, ecology and biology.
• Complexity and Non-Linear Physics.

Personal Data

• Born in Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba; October 10, 1970.
• Cuban citizen.
• Hobbies