The Laboratory of Complex Systems (Laboratorio de Sistemas Complejos, LSC) is part of the Department of Fundamental Physics at UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) in Madrid, Spain. Our team includes researchers from UNED’s Departments of Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Physics and from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Check out our team below!
Miguel Ángel Rubio Álvarez
Current position: Full Professor (Profesor Catedrático de Universidad), Department of Fundamental Physics, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Education:
1985: Ph.D. in Physical Sciences (Doctor en Ciencias Físicas), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) (Spain)
1979: M.Sc. in Physics (Licenciado con Grado en Física), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
1978: B.Sc. in Physics (Licenciado en Física), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
Previous Appointments:
2016 – 2024: Department Head, Department of Fundamental Physics, UNED (Spain)
2010 – 2013: First Vice-Rector, UNED (Spain)
2009 – 2013: Vice-Rector of Teaching and Research Staff, UNED (Spain)
1988 – 1996: Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Physics, UNED (Spain)
1987 – 1988: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, ETS Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)
1985 – 1987: Assistant Professor, Department of Fundamental Physics, UNED (Spain)
1983 – 1985: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, ETS Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)
Javier Tajuelo Rodríguez
Current position: Associate Professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor), Department of Interdisciplinary Physics, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Education:
2017: Ph.D. in Sciences (Doctor en Ciencias), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) (Spain)
2013: M.Sc. in Physics of Complex Systems, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) (Spain)
2012: B.Sc. in Physics, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) (Spain)
2008: B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Arquitectura Técnica), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)
Previous Appointments:
2019 – 2023: Assistant Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Physics, UNED (Spain)
2018 – 2019: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (CA, Unites States)
2018: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Applied Physics, Universidad de Granada (Spain)
2015: Graduate research intern, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (CA, Unites States)
Mariana Rodríguez Hakim
Current position: Assistant Professor (Profesor Ayudante Doctor), Department of Fundamental Physics, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Education:
2020: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (CA, United States)
2015: M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering Practice (MSCEP), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (MA, United States)
2014: B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (MA, United States)
Previous Appointments:
2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department Fundamental Physics, UNED (Spain)
2020 – 2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
2017: Graduate research intern, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
2016: Graduate research intern, Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan)
External Collaborators
Juan Manuel Pastor Ruiz
Current position: Associate Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad), Department of Agroforestry Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Education:
1997 Ph.D. in Physical Sciences (Doctor en Ciencias Físicas), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) (Spain)
1991: M.Sc. & B.Sc. in Physical Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
Pablo Sánchez Puga
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Large Scale Structures Group, Institut Laue-Langevin (France)
Education:
2022: Ph.D. in Sciences (Doctor en Ciencias), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) (Spain)
2016: M.Sc. & B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering (Ingeniero Industrial), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)