Dr. Alejandro Cabrera

Associate Researcher
Faculty of Physics

acabrera@uc.cl
+56 2 2354 44 78

Specialty: Material Science, Surface Science, Solid State Physics.

Graduate in Science with a major in Physics at Universidad de Chile (1974). He holds a Master degree in Science and a Doctor’s degree in Physics from California University, San Diego, United States (1980).

Experience

• Associate Researcher, California University, Berkeley, 1980-1982
• Senior and Main Researcher, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc, Allentown, 1982-1992
• Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 1990-1991
• Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 1991-2000
• Full Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 2000-today

Interest Areas:

• Surfaces and Catalysis
• Adsorption and transport of nanostructures
• Materials for gaseous hydrogen absorption