People

August 2023 - Left to right: Katy, Fernanda, Mauricio, Felipe O., Osmar, Bastián, Athul, Adrián, Simón, Rubén, Johan, Gastón.

April 2022 - Left to right: Gastón, Athul, Felipe R., Rubén, Felipe H., Katy, Mauricio, Johan, Bastián, Fernanda.

Sep. 2019 - Left to right: Rubén, Mauricio, Diego, Iván, Jonathan, Felipe H., Ignacio, Vanessa, Federico, Johan, Felipe R.

Prof. Felipe Herrera

Brief Bio

Felipe obtained the PhD from the University of British Columbia working on quantum control with cold molecules in the group of Roman Krems. In 2012, he moved to Harvard University as a postdoctoral researcher under the joint supervision of Sabre Kais (Purdue University) and Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Harvard CCB). In 2014 he joined Universidad de Santiago de Chile as faculty in the Department of Physics, where he founded the Molecular Quantum Technology group.
[Curriculum Vitae]


Contact Info

Email: felipe.herrera.u@usach.cl Phone: +56 227181203
Av. Victor Jara 3493
Postal Code 9170124
Estación Central, Santiago, Chile.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Rubén Fritz

PhD Applied Science 2018

Universidad de Talca

Computational Chemistry, MOF Optics

Dr. Adrian Rubio

PhD Physics 2015

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Non-equilibrium QED, Nanophotonics

PhD Students

Katy Arauchan

PhD Physics (c) 2025

Molecular Spin Qubits, Quantum Control

Felipe Recabal

PhD Physics (c) 2025

Molecular cavity QED, Quantum Transport

Athul Sivan

PhD Physics (c) 2025

Macroscopic QED, Nanophotonics

Gastón González

PhD Physics (c) 2026

Condensed Matter, MOF Physics

Research Assistants

Andrea Alarcón

BSc Engineering Physics 2025

USACH

Optical Device Physics

Osmar Aravena

BSc Engineering Physics 2025

USACH

Optical Device Physics

    Alumni

  • Mauricio Arias, PhD Physics 2019-2023, then postdoc at Temple University.

  • Thulasi Bikku, Postdoc 2021-2023, then Assist. Prof. at Vignan Nirula Institute of Technology and Science for Women, India.

  • Diego Carvajal, BSc Math 2018, then science outreach.

  • Ignacio Chi, Research Assistant 2017-2020, then PhD student at University of Chicago.

  • Federico Hernández, Postdoc 2019, then postdoc at Queen Mary University of London.

  • Iván Jara, BSc Engineering Physics 2020, then data scientist in health start-up.

  • Bastián Martínez, BSc Computer Science 2024, then software developer.

  • Vanessa Olaya, MSc Physics 2020, Then PhD student at University of Sydney.

  • Felipe Osorio, BSc Computer Science 2022, then software developer.

  • Simón Paiva, MSc Physics 2021-2022, then PhD student at University of Montreal.

  • Jonathan Sepúlveda, MSc Physics 2020, then PhD student at UPV/EHU.

  • Melissa Silva, BSc Computer Science 2023, Then Evernote intern.

  • Johan Triana, Postdoc 2019-2023, then Assist. Prof. Dept. of Physics at Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile.

  • Fernanda Véliz, BSc Computer Science 2023, then software developer.