Wilfredo Ortiz

Wilfredo Ortiz
Chemistry PhD Candidate

Quantum Theory Project
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida

M. S. Chemistry, University of Florida, 2000
B. S. Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, 1997

VOICE: (352) 392-3010

EMAIL: ortiz_at_qtp.ufl.edu

HOMEPAGE: http://www.qtp.ufl.edu/~ortiz

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Modeling of Macromolecules

Quantum Mechanics - Molecular Mechanics Method

Electronic Energy Transfer

Dendrimers

Quantum Control

PUBLICATION:

Wilfredo Ortiz, Adrian E. Roitberg and Jeffrey L. Krause. Structural studies of Poly(benzylphenyl ether) dendrimers. In prep.

Wilfredo Ortiz, Andrei Perlloni and Gustavo E. Lopez . Extending the J-walking Algorithm to the Isothermal-Isobaric Ensemble: Solid-liquid Equilibrium in Clusters. Chem. Phys. Lett. 298, 66-70, 1998.

Ingrid Quintana, Wilfredo Ortiz and Gustavo E. Lopez. Determination of the Structure and Stability of Water Clusters Using Temperature Dependent Techniques. Chem. Phys. Lett. 287, 429-34, 1998.

Who am I?

Wilfredo Ortiz--Hernández was born in the city of Ponce, located in the south region of the island of Puerto Rico.
Wilfredo loves music, specially tropical music. We are talking about "salsa'', "merengue'', "bomba'' and "plena''. And with that it comes the dancing part, no question about that.
His other passion... sports, with a special place for basketball. GO GATORS!

What about his chemistry career? Well, at the age of 17 he began studies in chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (U.P.R.). During his senior year at U.P.R. he joined the research group of Dr. Gustavo E. López to do undergraduate research in computational and theoretical chemistry. In the summer of 1997, Wilfredo completed his B.S. in chemistry and in the fall of that year he enrolled in the Chemistry Department at U.P.R. as a graduate student and continued doing research with Dr. López. In the spring of 1999, before completing graduate studies at U.P.R., Wilfredo moved to Gainesville, FL, and enrolled in the Chemistry Department at the University of Florida (UF). He joined the Quantum Theory Project and is working as a graduate student under the supervision of Dr. Jeffrey L. Krause and Dr. Adrian E. Roitberg.