Academic Group
Sustainable Development Goals
Research interests
• Effects of isotropic and anisotropic compression on the electronic properties of atoms
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Electronic and structural properties of molecules subjected to spatial confinement
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Binary interaction potential between atoms inside nanometric cavities
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Energy loss processes in atomic collisions
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Interatomic and intermolecular potentials
Profile
Professor Salvador Cruz Jiménez was born in May 1948 in Mexico City. He studied Physics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) obtaining his degree in 1972. Subsequently, having taken his general exams in 1975, he spent a year at the H.C. Oersted Institute of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, working in the area of atomic collisions, obtaining his Doctorate at UNAM in 1978. Since then, he started his research on the mechanisms of energy loss of heavy ions in materials.
He has been a researcher at the Institute of Physics, UNAM (1973-1985), at CINVESTAV-Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) (Merida Unit, 1984-1986), at the Institute of Materials Research, UNAM (1986-1990). Since 1990 he has been a Professor in the Physics Department of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Iztapalapa Campus, where he conducts research on atomic collisions, confined quantum systems, and intermolecular interactions.
He has about 100 research articles published in specialized journals of international circulation related to energy loss theory of ions in matter, interatomic and intermolecular potentials, and confined quantum systems. He has supervised eleven doctoral theses, eight bachelor's and three master's theses, all related to his research topics.
He has been invited as visiting researcher at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Salford (England), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia), Physics Department, University of Connecticut (USA) and the Australian National University (Canberra, Australia) and Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo (CDMX, Mexico).
He is currently an Associate Editor of the international journal "Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids" published by Taylor & Francis. He has participated as guest editor of two volumes for Advances in Quantum Chemistry focused on the topic of confined quantum systems (2008) and as guest editor for Applied Radiation and Isotopes (2013). He has participated as a referee for several specialized journals of international circulation as well as in several national and international bodies of academic and scientific evaluation.
He has been a member of the National System of Researchers since 1984 and since 1996 has held the Level III appointment.
In the aspect of science outreach, he participated as Co-director of the program "Sundays in Science" sponsored by the Mexican Academy of Sciences (1990 - 2011) and gave several outreach talks in different venues in the country. He has also collaborated with the "Instituto Carlos Graef: Jóvenes Hacia la Ciencia" established by the UAM Iztapalapa Campus to encourage motivation towards science among high school students.
In institutional life, he has been Director of the Journal "ContactoS" edited by UAM Iztapalapa Campus (1991-1993), Head of the Physics Department of UAM Iztapalapa Campus (1994- 1998) and has participated as a member of the Academic College (1993-1994; 2017-2019) and Academic Council (2011-2013; 2017-2019).
In 1993 he received the Award for Research in Basic Sciences and Engineering granted by the UAM. In 2002 he received the "Francisco Mejía Lira" research award granted by the Mexican Society of Surface and Vacuum Sciences. In 2013 he received the recognition of the IV Workshop on Dynamics and Structure of Matter for his scientific career and contributions to the area of atomic collisions. In 2014 he received the Teaching Award, granted by the UAM.
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