Nirvana Caballero
I am a theoretical physicist working at the Faculty of Science of Université de Genève in Switzerland.
My research interests involve the collective behavior of disordered systems, non-equilibrium dynamics, and phase transitions.
I use advanced analytical and numerical techniques to treat the non-equilibrium dynamics of different systems. I use high-performance computing techniques (General Purpose Graphical Processing Units techniques) for example, to model systems by Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, or coarsened models following Langevin dynamics. I work in very close collaboration with experimentalists of different areas of physics and biology. I am always looking for connections between theory, numerical simulations, and experiments.
I have the honor of being part of the groups of two of the best researchers in my field: Prof. Thierry Giamarchi and Prof. Patrycja Paruch.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship
2018-2019
I was awarded this Scholarship by the Suisse Confederation to work in the Physics of disordered systems. Success rate 2017: 256 (number of awards)/1184 (candidates that overcame the first evaluation stage from 180 countries) -data by SERI-.
Along with Prof. Eugene Sukhorukov, we got excellent evaluations for teaching this course. The global appreciation of the course by the students was 3.88 (over 4 total points) in 2019. This score is based on anonymous interviews with students, made by L'équipe ADEVEN Pôle de Soutien à l'Enseignement et l'Apprentissage of the University of Geneva.
Phase Transitions
Course Evaluation
Masperi Price, Special Mention
2011
Prize to the best "Licenciatura" (Master equivalent) thesis in Physics defended in Argentina in the two years time period 2010-2011. Awarded by the Argentine Physical Society (AFA).
Best poster award of the topic Out-of-equilibrium Aspects
2019
Prize awarded at 27th IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics for my oral exposition of the poster 184 of Topic 2.
Postdoctoral Scholarship
2016-2019
Awarded by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Argentina)
Doctoral Scholarship Type II
2013-2016
Awarded by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Argentina) to finish Doctoral studies.
Doctoral Scholarship Type I
2011-2013
Awarded by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Argentina) to initiate Doctoral studies.
Honors and awards
Academic Positions
Current Position-Since September 2019
Teaching Assistant
Course: Advanced Solid Physics: Phase transitions and Collective Phenomena
Professor in charge: Prof. Eugene Sukhorukov
Postdoctoral Researcher
Topic: Combined effects of disorder and interactions on classical systems
Prof. Thierry Giamarchi and Prof. Patrycja Paruch groups.
Faculty of Science at the University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
September 2018-August 2019
Teaching Assistant
Course: Advanced Solid Physics: Phase transitions and Collective Phenomena
Professor in charge: Prof. Thierry Giamarchi
Swiss Government Excellence Postdoctoral Scholarship holder
Topic: Ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale
Advisor: Prof. Thierry Giamarchi, Co-Advisor Prof. Patrycja Paruch groups
Faculty of Science at the University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
April 2016- April 2019
Postdoctoral Researcher
Topic: Effective models for the study of dynamical properties of magnetic domain walls
Advisor: Prof. Sebastian Bustingorry
National Atomic Energy Commission
Bariloche, Argentina
April 2011-March 2016
Ph.D. in Physics (Doctora en Fisica)
Thesis title: Rotational dynamics and orientational order of compounds with glassy phases
Supervisor: Prof. Pablo Serra.
Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics, National University of Cordoba
Cordoba, Argentina
2011-2013
Teaching Assistant*
Courses: Introductory Mathematics (1st year course), Introductory Physics (1st year course), Modern Physics (3rd year course), Electromagnetism (3rd year course).
Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics at the National University of Cordoba
Cordoba, Argentina
*These positions are only given through an evaluation process to the best 6 Ph.D. students of the Faculty interested in teaching (after 2013 I decided to focus on other activities, and did not apply anymore for the position).
March 2006-March 2011
Equivalent to Bachelor +Master in Physics (Licenciada en Fisica)
Thesis title: Orientational and Rotational Dynamics of plastic and liquid CBrCl3
Supervisor: Prof. Pablo Serra.
Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics, National University of Cordoba
Cordoba, Argentina
2010-2011
Student Teaching Assistant*
Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics at the National University of Cordoba
Cordoba, Argentina
*These positions are only given through an evaluation process to the best Master students of the Faculty interested in teaching.