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Research interests
A list of publications can be found below. For a full list of publications see also https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4676-5688
H index Web of Science = 36
H index Google Scholar = 41
Publications Web of Science = 98
Dr. Rayner R. Rodriguez-Guzman obtained his (“CUM LAUDE”) PhD in Physical Sciences in 2001 at the Department of Theoretical Physics, University Autónoma of Madrid, Spain. His research interest focuses in the theoretical microscopic description of the nuclear many-body problem. After PhD, Dr. Rodriguez-Guzman continued his nuclear structure theory research at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Tuebingen University (Germany, 2001-2006, 2008), Yale University (USA, 2006-2007), the Institute for the Structure of Matter (CSIC,Madrid, 2007, 2009-2011), the Atomic Energy Commission (Saclay,France, 2008), Jyvaskyla University (Finland, 2008-2009), the University of Huelva (Spain, 2009), the University of Surrey (United Kingdom, 2010), the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry of Rice University (USA, 2011-2014), the Department of Physics, Kuwait University (Kuwait, 2014-2022) and the Higher Polytechical School, Seville University (Spain, 2022-2024). Since April 2024, he is affiliated as Associate Professor to the Department of Physics, Nazarbayev University. In nuclear structure, the publications of Dr. Rodriguez-Guzman cover topics such as the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov approximation, symmetry restoration, configuration mixing within the Generator Coordinate Method, the self-consistent restoration of the Galilei invariance, axial and triaxial nuclear deformations, shape coexistence, spectroscopic properties within the mapped Interacting Boson Model, the quadrupole-octupole coupling in different regions of the nuclear chart, the properties of the β-decay in even and odd systems as well as microscopic studies of nuclear fission. He has also introduced a hierarchy of symmetry-projected approximations, directly inherited from nuclear structure physics, in studies of the one- and two-dimensional Hubbard models and molecular systems.
Teaching
Dr. Rodriguez-Guzman has teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate courses such as Theory of Complex Variables, Fortran Programing Laboratories F77 and F90, Methods of Mathematical Physics, General Physics "Electricity and Magnetism", General Physics "Mechanics", Computational Physics, Thermal Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Nuclear Physics, Classical Mechanics and General Physics Labs. As associate Prof. at NU, Dr. Rodriguez-Guzman has introduced the new course Nuclear Science and Technology.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD Physical Sciences, Department of Theoretical Physics, University Autonoma of Madrid (Spain)
Award Date: Mar 29 2001
Master Nuclear Physics, Higher Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Havana (Cuba)
Award Date: Jul 11 1996
Bachelor in Nuclear Physics, Higher Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Havana (Cuba)
Award Date: Jul 14 1994
External positions
Researcher, University of Seville
Mar 1 2022 → Feb 28 2024
Associate professor, Department of Physics, Kuwait University
Sept 1 2014 → Feb 20 2022
Researcher, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Chemistry, Rice University (USA)
Oct 1 2011 → Aug 30 2014
Postdoctoral scholar, Research Council Spain (CSIC), Institute for the structure of matter
Dec 1 2009 → Sept 30 2011
Postdoctoral scholar, University of Huelva
Jun 1 2009 → Nov 30 2009
Researcher, University of Jyväskylä
Jun 1 2008 → May 31 2009
Researcher, ESNT at Saclay/SPhN (France)
Mar 10 2008 → May 30 2008
Researcher, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Tuebingen University
Jan 7 2008 → Feb 22 2008
Postdoctoral scholar, Research Council Spain (CSIC), Institute for the structure of matter
May 1 2007 → Dec 31 2007
Postdoctoral scholar, Department of Physics, Sloane Physics Lab., Yale University
Sept 15 2006 → Apr 16 2007
Postdoctoral scholar, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Tuebingen University
Apr 1 2001 → Aug 1 2006
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Projects
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Advanced nuclear science and technology: collaborative research of Nazarbayev University and Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kazakhstan
Rodriguez Guzman, R. (PI), Abdullayev, A. (Co-PI), Shlimas, D. (Co-PI), Bubin, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Nurmukhanbetova, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Kaikanov, M. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Utegulov, Z. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Jumabekov, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Tikhonov, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Oreshkin, P. A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Zholdybayev, T. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Shaimerdenov , A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Borgekov, D. B. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Ivanov , I. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Saduyev, N. O. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Kislitsin, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Aznabayev, D. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Bekbayev, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
4/1/26 → 12/31/28
Project: CRP
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NUCLEAR STRUCTURE WITH A MICROSCOPIC PERSPECTIVE
Rodriguez Guzman, R. (PI)
2/4/25 → 12/31/27
Project: FDCRGP
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Microscopic description of quadrupole-hexadecapole coupling in radium, thorium, uranium, and plutonium isotopes with the Gogny energy density functional
Rodríguez-Guzmán, R. & Robledo, L. M., Feb 5 2025, In: Phys. Rev. C. 111, 2, p. 024304 1 p., 024304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microscopic description of quadrupole-hexadecapole coupling in radium, thorium, uranium, and plutonium isotopes with the Gogny energy density functional
Rodríguez-Guzmán, R. & Robledo, L. M., Feb 2025, In: Physical Review C. 111, 2, 024304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quadrupole-hexadecapole correlations in neutron-rich samarium and gadolinium isotopes
Lotina, L., Nomura, K., Rodríguez-Guzmán, R. & Robledo, L. M., Feb 3 2025, In: Phys. Rev. C. 111, 2, p. 024301 1 p., 024301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quadrupole-hexadecapole correlations in neutron-rich samarium and gadolinium isotopes
Lotina, L., Nomura, K., Rodríguez-Guzmán, R. & Robledo, L. M., Feb 2025, In: Physical Review C. 111, 2, 024301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quadrupole–hexadecapole coupling in the rare earth region with beyond mean field correlations
Rodríguez-Guzmán, R. & Robledo, L. M., Jul 2025, In: European Physical Journal A. 61, 7, 166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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