Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes | |
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| Known for | Theoretical Physics & Chemistry / Computational Physics / Material Science / Computational Engineering |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Scientific Computing, Computational Mathematics |
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| Thesis | Design of Molecules and Materials for Applications in Clean Energy, Catalysis and Molecular Machines Through Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations. (2012) |
| Doctoral advisor | William A. Goddard III |
| Other academic advisors | Martin Head-Gordon (postdoctoral) |
Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes is a theoretical condensed matter physicist and material scientist specializing in computational physics, materials science, chemistry, and engineering. His studies include methods for solving Schrödinger's or Dirac's equation, machine learning equations, among others. These methods include the development of computational algorithms and their mathematical properties.[1]
Because of graduate and post-graduate studies advisors, Dr. Mendoza-Cortes' academic ancestors are Marie Curie and Paul Dirac.[2] His family branch is connected to Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes and the first Viceroy of New Spain Antonio de Mendoza.
Dr. Mendoza is a big proponent of renaissance science and engineering, where his lab solves problems, by combining and developing several areas of knowledge, independently of their formal separation by the human mind.[1] He has made several key contributions to a substantial number of subjects (see below) including Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, models for Beyond Standard Model of Physics, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Future Batteries, Machine Learning and AI, Quantum Computing, Advanced Mathematics, to name a few.