Dr Joaquín Ortega Castro
Curriculum
Brief CV
I have a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Granada in 2007. I have made three stays: one at the University of Friedrich Alexander Erlangen-Nürnberg and two at the University of Cambridge. Author of 85 scientific articles and 10 funded scientific projects. I have 2 six-year periods for research and 3 for teaching. Expert in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (main techniques Solid State Chemistry, Monte Carlo). Director of three doctoral theses, two TFM and four TFG. I am currently the local coordinator of the Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling (TCCM).
ORCID: 0000-0001-8131-0315, ResearcherID: L-4956-2014, Scopus Author ID: 25121999400.
Current Research Lines:
· Design of drugs against pathological bone calcification.
· Knowledge of the non-enzymatic glycation mechanism of proteins.
Collaborations with other national and international research groups:
· In-vitro prediction of the membranotropic action of emerging organic contaminants using a liposome-based multidisciplinary approach. M. Oliver, M. Adrover, A. Frontera, J. Ortega-Castro, M. Miro. Science of the Total Environment. (2020) 738, 140096.
· Myo-inositol hexaphosphate pegylation improves bioavailability but reduces its anti-vascular calcification effect in rats. M.M. Pérez, M.D. Ferrer Reynes, J. Ortega-Castro, F. Bassissi, J. Perelló, C. Salcedo. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2020) Supp 3, P0884.
· DFT prediction of band gap in organic-inorganic metal halide perovskites: An exchange-correlation functional benchmark study. N. Hernández-Haro, J. Ortega-Castro, Y. B. Martynov, R. G. Nazmitdinov, A. Frontera. Chemical Physics (2019) 516 225-231.
· Compressibility of 2M1 muscovite-paragonite series minerals: A computational study to 6GPa. N. Hernández-Haro, D. Muñoz-Santiburcio, C. Pérez del Valle, J. Ortega-Castro, C. I. Sainz-Díaz, C. J. Garrido, A. Hernández-Laguna. American Mineralogist (2016), 101 (5) 1207-1216.
· Application of a novel 2D cadmium (II) -MOF in the formation of a photo-switch with substantial on-off ratio. S. Roy, A. Dey, P.P. Ray, J. Ortega-Castro, A. Frontera and S. Chattopadhyay. Chemical Communications (2015), 51 12974-12976.
Teaching
Office Hours
You need to book a date with the professor in order to attend a tutoring sessionSubjects taught. Academic Year 2023-24
- 22720 - Clinical Practice II. Degree in Nursing (2016 syllabus) - Majorca.
- 22720 - Clinical Practice II. Degree in Nursing - Majorca.
- 21443 - Foundations of Environmental Chemistry. Degree in Chemistry - Majorca.
- 21423 - Physical Chemistry Experimentation. Degree in Chemistry - Majorca.
- 21413 - Physical Chemistry II. Degree in Chemistry - Majorca.
- 11337 - A Further Look at Methods in Theoretical Chemistry. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11342 - Applied Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11344 - Computational Biochemistry. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11338 - Dynamics of Chemical Reactions. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11339 - Excited States. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11343 - Laser. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11341 - Linux and Linux System Managing. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11349 - Master's Thesis. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11335 - Methods in Theoretical Chemistry 1. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11336 - Methods in Theoretical Chemistry 2. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11340 - Solids. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11332 - Statistical Mechanics and Simulation-based Applications. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
- 11333 - Symmetry in Atoms, Molecules and Solids. Master's Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling.
Teaching, 5 previous years
Subject | Information |
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11330 - European Language Course |
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11331 - Mathematical Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics |
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11332 - Statistical Mechanics and Simulation-based Applications |
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11333 - Symmetry in Atoms, Molecules and Solids |
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11334 - Computational Techniques and Numerical Calculation |
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11335 - Methods in Theoretical Chemistry 1 |
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11336 - Methods in Theoretical Chemistry 2 |
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11339 - Excited States |
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11340 - Solids |
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11342 - Applied Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory |
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11343 - Laser |
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11344 - Computational Biochemistry |
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11366 - Molecular Modelling of Biomolecules | |
21404 - Chemistry II | |
21408 - Physical Chemistry I |
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21413 - Physical Chemistry II | |
21423 - Physical Chemistry Experimentation | |
21443 - Foundations of Environmental Chemistry |
Research
Research groups
Group | Membership type |
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Molecular reactivity (ReacMol) | Member |