Localised excitations in nonlinear discrete systems, as
breathers, solitons and kinks.
Charge transport by lattice excitations.
Defects in semiconductors
Nonlinear physics of biomolecules.
Projects as coordinator
Moving
and stationary breathers in condensed matter (FIS2008-04848).
MINCECO, 2009-2013 .
LOCNET,
EU Research Training Network, Leader of the Sevilla
Associate Node FP5 Human Potencial. (2000-2004)
LOCNET, EU Research Training
Network, Task 6 Coordinator: Nonlineary and
disorder, with application to DNA. FP5Human Potencial (2000-2004)
Projects as researcher
New space-time complex systems for sound and light control.
2023-2027. MICIU/10.13039/501100011033 and ERDF/EU, 2023-2027.
Sound waves in metamaterials, metasurfaces and non-hermitic
media. MICINN PID2019-109175GB-C22 and ERDF/EU, 2020-2024.
Arc-sliding
atmospheric plasmas for sustainable ammonia and hydrogen production
(ARCPLAS) and ERDF/EU Ref. US-1380977, 2021-2023.
Acoustic waves in crystals, structured media and
metamaterials: new physical effects and applications, MINECO
(FIS2015-65998-C2-2-P), 2016-2018.
Location and transfer of charge and energy in solids and
biomolecules. Applications to crystals and DNA. MICINN.
(FIS2004-01183). 2005-2007.
Localized oscillations with energy and charge transfer in
solids and biomolecules. Effects due to non-linearity and
inhomogeneities. MICINN (BFM2003-03015), 2003-2004.
Group Consolidation Grants 1997 / FQM-280, 2000 / FQM-280,
2002-2011 / FQM-280, Junta de Andalucia, 1997-2015.
Symmetries in DNA dynamical models based on nonlinear,
coupled differential systems (ACC-361-FQM-2001). Junta de Andalucia,
2001-2002 ..
Recent research stays in foreign centres
Nonlinear
Discrete Systems Laboratory, Visiting Professor at Osaka
University,
Japan, December 12, 2025 to January 29, 2026. Funded by
MICIU/AEI PID2022-138321NB-C22 . Host: Yusuke Doi.
Nonlinear
Discrete Systems Laboratory, Visiting Professor at Osaka
University,
Japan, Visiting Professor at Osaka University, Japan, October 21, 2024 to January 14, 2025. Financed by MICIU/AEI PID2022-138321NB-C22 . Host: Yusuke Doi.
Nonlinear
Discrete Systems Laboratory, Visiting Professor at Osaka
University,
Japan, March 15, to June 11, 2023. Financed by VII-PPITUS
2023. Host: Yusuke Doi.
January 11-Feb 7, 2022; July 12-August 11, 2022. Financed by VII-PPITUS
2022. Host: Janis Bajars.
October 17-Nov
1, 2021; December 14-23, 2021. Financed
by VI-PPITUS 2020. Host: Janis Bajars.
Nonlinear
Discrete Systems Laboratory, Osaka University,
Japan, September 27, 2018 to February 11, 2019. Financed by
MICINN. Salvador de Madariaga program. Host: Yusuke Doi.
First LOCNET network meeting. École de Physique
les Houches.
Les Houches, France. 20-24 Mars 2000. Chair of the session
Role and Limitations of the DST.
Group of Bifurcation Theory and Dynamical Systems, until
1995-1997.
Group of Nonlinear
Physics of the University
of Sevilla from 1997, head from June 2017 to February 2021.
Leader of the associate node of the Research
Training Network, Localisation by Nonlinearity, and
Energy Transfer,
in Crystals, Biomolecules and Josephson Arrays (LOCNET),
directed by Prof.Robert
Mackay., 2000-2004.
Personal information:
Open air sports, now mostly kayaking, sailing, open water
swimming and hiking. Before running and diving, being PADI
diving instructor and Ocean Yachtmaster.