Curriculum Vitae

ACADEMIC FORMATION

1983-1987 Degree in Physics (University Complutense of Madrid, Spain)
July 1991 Doctor in Physics (University Complutense of Madrid, Spain)

PRESENT PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Category: Full Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
Organism: The University of Castilla-La Mancha

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL OR/AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

From 01-01-98 till 31-12-91
Predoctoral student with an FPI (Formation of Researchers) grant from the spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Spain.

Topic: XPS (Ph. D. Thesis: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, study of the interfacial reactivity of Si with GaAs native oxides: Formation of a SiO2/GaAs interface).

From 01-01-92 till 31-12-93
Postdoctoral researcher with a grant from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas at the Free University Berlin, Institute of Experimental Physics.

Topic: Studies of semiconductor interfaces with STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy), BEEM (Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy) and PES (Photoelectron Spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation).

From 01-01-94 till 31-12-95
Postdoctoral researcher at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC).

Topic: Characterization of surfaces by STM, LEED and photoemission with synchrotron radiation. Responsible researcher of the STM laboratory in UHV of the Institute of Material Science (CSIC) in Madrid (Spain).

From 01-01-96 till 28-02-97
Postdoctoral researcher at IBM-Zurich.

Topic: Studies of molecular manipulation at room temperature with the STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy)

From 01-03-97 till 15-10-98
Research Fellow at the University of Oxford (UK).

Topic: Studies of mechanical properties in the nanometer-scale with the AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy); Development of novel AFM modes for the characterization of material properties using ultrasound.

From 16-10-98 till 02-08-00
Assistant Professor at the Engineering School of Almaden (University of Castilla-La Mancha, UCLM) in Almadén, Spain.

Topic: Teaching Material Science to students of Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical Engineering.

From 02-08-00 till 02-08-03
Lecturer at the Engineering School of Almaden, UCLM, Spain.

Topic: Set up of an SPM Lab in Almadén, Spain.

AWARDS

-IBM Research Division Award for Contributions to Engineering with single molecules (March 1997)
-IBM Global-Partnership Award to visit IBM Yorktown, USA (July-October 1999)

SOME RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

  1. Influence of Glycerol on the Surface Morphology and Crystallinity of Polyvinyl Alcohol Films. Kovtun, G.; Casas, D.; Cuberes, T. Polymers 2024, 16, 2421. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172421
  2. PVA-Based Films with Strontium Titanate Nanoparticles Dedicated to Wound Dressing Application, Kaczmarek-Szczepańska, B.; Zasada, L.; Wekwejt, M.; Brzezinska, M.S.; Michno, A.; Ronowska, A.; Ciesielska, M.; Kovtun, G.; Cuberes, M.T. Polymers 2024, 16, 484. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16040484
  3. Nanostructural Characterization of Luminescent Polyvinyl Alcohol/Graphene Quantum Dots Nanocomposite Films, Elumalai, D.; Rodríguez, B.; Kovtun, G.; Hidalgo, P.; Méndez, B.; Kaleemulla, S.; Joshi, G.M.; Cuberes, M.T., Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14010005
  4. Nanostructural Arrangements and Surface Morphology on Ureasil-Polyether Films Loaded with Dexamethasone Acetate,Oshiro, J.A.; Lusuardi, A.; Beamud, E.M.; Chiavacci, L.A.; Cuberes, M.T., Nanomaterials 11, doi:10.3390/nano11061362. 2021.
  5. Rheological and tribological approaches as a tool for the development of sustainable lubricating greases based on nano-montmorillonite and castor oil , Martín-Alfonso, J.E., Martín-Alfonso, M.J., Valencia, C., Cuberes, M.T., Friction (2021) 415–428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0407-y
  6. Ultrasonic Force Microscopy on Poly(vinyl alcohol) / SrTiO3 Nano-Perovskites hybrid films . Salvatore Marino; Girish M Joshi; Angelo Lusuardi; M. T. Cuberes, Ultramicroscopy 142 (2014) 32 – 39.
  7. Characterization of a new scaffold formed of polyelectrolyte complexes using Atomic Force and Ultrasonic Force Microscopy, O. Valdés and M. T. Cuberes, J. Biomed. Nanotechnol 5 (2009) 716-721.
  8. Nanoscale Visualization of Elastic Inhomogeneities at TiN Coatings Using Ultrasonic Force Microscopy, J. A. Hidalgo, C. Montero-Ocampo and M. T. Cuberes, Nanoscale Research Letters 4 (12) (2009) 1493-1501.
  9. Intermittent-Contact Heterodyne Force Microscopy,  M. T. Cuberes, Journal of Nanomaterials (2009), Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Article ID 762016 (doi:10.1155/2009/762016)
  10. Manipulation of Gold Nanoparticles – Influence of surface Chemistry, Temperature, and Environment (vacuum vs ambient atmosphere), K. Mougin, E. Gnecco, A. Rao, M. T. Cuberes, S. Jayaraman, E. Mcfarland, H. Haidara, and E. Meyer, Langmuir, 24 (4) (2008) 1577-1581.
  11. Non-linear detection of ultrasonic vibration of Atomic Force Microscopy cantilevers in and out of contact with the sample, M. T. Cuberes, G. A. D. Briggs, and O. Kolosov, Nanotechnology 12 (2001) 1-7.
  12. Heterodyne Force Microscopy on PMMA/rubber nanocomposites: Nanomapping of Viscoelastic Response at Ultrasonic Frequencies, M. T. Cuberes, H. Assender, G. A. D. Briggs, and O. Kolosov, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 33 (2000), 2347.
  13. Room-Temperature Supramolecular Repositioning at Molecular Interfaces Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope, M. T. Cuberes, R. Schlittler, and J. K. Gimzewski, Surf. Sci. 371 (1997), L231-L234.
  14. Room-Temperature repositioning of individual C60 molecules at Cu steps: Operation of a molecular counting device, M. T. Cuberes, R. R. Schlittler, and J. K. Gimzewski, Appl. Phys. Lett. 69 (1996), 3016.
  15. Order at the boundary of phase-shifted 7×7 domains on Si(111), M. T. Cuberes and J. L. Sacedón, J. of Phys.: Condens. Matter 8 (1996), 8743-8751.
  16. Quantitative study of electron transport in ballistic-electron emission microscopy, Andreas Bauer, M. T. Cuberes, Mario Priestch, Gunter Kaindl, Phy. Rev. Lett. 71 (1993), 149-152.
  17. Ballistic-electron emission microscopy study of the Au/Si(111)7×7 and Au/CaF2/Si(111)7×7 interfaces,  M. T. Cuberes, A. Bauer, H.J. Wen, M. Prietsch and G. Kaindl, Appl. Phys. Lett. 64 (1994), 2300.
  18. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of the interfacial reactivity of Si with the oxidized GaAs(100) interface , M. T. Cuberes and J. L. Sacedón, Appl. Phys. Lett. 57 (1990).