Curriculum Vitae

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Jesus Arbey Benavides Guevara
jesusarbey@gmail.com / jabenavides@umariana.edu.co
University of Mariana, Street 18 No. 34 - 104, Pasto – Colombia
Education
2012 - 2015 MSc degree in Physics.
State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
2006 - 2012 Bachelor degree in Physics.
National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Complementary Education
2014 - 2015 Visiting researcher, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
Awards & Honors
2014 – 2015 Scholarship Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) for Research Studies
2012 – 2014 Scholarship CNPq (National Council of Scientific Researches) for Master’s Studies
2015 Best work presented Brainn 2nd Congress in the area: Neurotechnology
2015 Honorable Mention Award presented Brainn 2nd Congress in the area: Neurotechnology
2014 Honorable Mention Award Cândido Pinto de Melo
2006-2012 Scholarship National University of Colombia for Undergraduate Studies
Areas of Expertise
 Theoretical and Experimental Physics – Quantum theory,
Electrodynamics and Statistical Physics
 Applied Physics – Microtechnology
 MEMS/BioMEMS/Microfabrication  Solid-State
Research Experience
University of Victoria – UVIC
2012 – 2014 Contract: Visiting researcher, Position: ELAP Scholarship, Schemes of job: Full-time and exclusiveness,
Advisor: PhD Alexandre Brolo
Title: “Development of microelectrodes for neuroelectrochemistry”
Activities: Microfabrication and characterization of SU-8 neural probes, and later in vivo experiments
State University of Campinas – UNICAMP
2012 - 2013 Contract: MSc, Position: CNPq Scholarship, Schemes of job: Full-time and exclusiveness,
Adivisors: Roberto Covolan, PhD; Roberto Panepucci, PhD.
Title: “Fabrication and characterization method of SU-8 based neural probes”
Activities: Microfabrication and characterization of SU-8 neural probes.
National University of Colombia – UNAL
2010 - 2011 Contract: Researcher, Schemes of job: Full-time and exclusiveness,
Adivisors: Alvaro Mariño Camargo, Dr. rer. nat; Hernán Sanchez Machet, Dr. rer. nat.
Title: “Magnetic and structural properties of 𝐿𝑎𝑀𝑛1−𝑥 𝑁𝑖 𝑥 𝑂3+𝛿”
Activities: Substitutional effects on magnetic and structural properties of Ni-Doped LaMnO3

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Teaching Experience
07/2015 – Currently Mariana University, Pasto-Colombia
Professor: Undergraduate courses on “Theorical and Experimental Physics I, II and III” for civil engineering
students.
Advisor: Scientific Initiation in Civil Engineering Group (SICE).
06/2011 – 01/2012 National University of Colombia, Bogotá-Colombia
Assistant Professor: Undergraduate courses on Physics for engineering students
02/2011 – 06/2011 University of Applied and Environmental Sciences-UDCA, Bogotá-Colombia
Physics laboratory assistant. Undergraduate courses on Physics for engineering students
Published
1 Guevara, J. A. B. ; Malavazi, A. H. A. ; Panepucci, R. R. ; Covolan N, R. J. M. ; Ely, F. . Caracterização Eletroquímica de
Microeletrodos em Sondas Neurais Baseadas no Polímero SU- 8. In: XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Biomédica, Anais,
2014. Uberlândia, Brazil. http://www.canal6.com.br/cbeb/2014/artigos/cbeb2014_submission_842.pdf
2 Malavazi, A. H. A. ; Guevara, J. A. B. ; Covolan, R. J. M. ; Panepucci, R. R. Design and Microfabrication Methodology of SU-8
Based Neural Probes. In: XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Biomédica, Anais, 2014. Uberlândia, Brazil.
http://www.canal6.com.br/cbeb/2014/artigos/cbeb2014_submission_843.pdf
Conferences Proceedings
1 Guevara, J. A. B. ; Malavazi, A. H. A. ; Panepucci, R. R. ; Covolan, R. J. M. ; Brolo, A. G. . Electrochemical study for polymer-
based neural probes. 2nd BRAINN CONGRESS. 2015. Campinas, Brazil.
2 Malavazi, A. H. A; Guevara, J. A. B. ; Panepucci, R. R. ; Covolan, R. J. M. ; Brolo, A. G. Development of Polymer-based Neural
Probes. 2nd BRAINN CONGRESS. 2015. Campinas, Brazil.
3 Malavazi, A. H. A.; Guevara, J. A. B. ; Panepucci, R. R. ; Covolan, R. J. M. . Microfabrication and Characterization of SU-8 Based
Neural Probes. 7th International IEEE EMBS Neural Engineering Conference. 2015. Montpellier, France.
4 Guevara, J. A. B. ; Malavazi, A. H. A. ; Covolan, R. J. M. ; Panepucci, R. R. ; Brolo, A. G. Development of SU-8 Based Neural
Probes. PCAMM Annual Meeting, University of Victoria 2014. Victoria, Canada.
5 Malavazi, A. H. A.; Guevara, J. A. B.; Finardi, M. R.; Covolan, R. J. M.; Panepucci, R. R. BioMEMS-based Neurotechnology. In:
1ª Congresso Cepid Brainn, 2014, Campinas. Resumo de trabalhos. p. 22-23.
6 Panepucci, R. R.; Malavazi, A. H. A.; Guevara, J. A. B.; Finardi, M. R.; Covolan, R. J. M. Microfabrication of Neural Probes. In: 1ª
Congresso Cepid Brainn, 2014, Campinas. Resumo de trabalhos. p. 15-16.
7 Guevara, J. A. B.; Malavazi, A. H. A.; Finardi, M. R.; Covolan, R. J. M.; Panepucci, R. R. Technology of Electroactive and
Biocompatible Materials for Neural Probes. In:1ª Congresso Cepid Brainn, 2014, Campinas. Resumo de trabalhos. p. 22.
8 Malavazi, A. H. A.; Guevara, J. A. B; Panepucci, R. R.; Covolan, R. J. M.; Finardi, M. R. Desenvolvimento de Sondas Neurais
para registro e estímulo da Atividade neuronal. In: V Simpósio Internacional em Neuromodulação, 2013, São Paulo. Anais do V
Simpósio Internacional em Neuromodulação.
Participation in events
2015 2nd Congress CEPID BRAINN. Campinas, Brazil.
2014 PCAMM Annual Meeting. Victoria, Canada
2014 XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Biomédica
2014 Summer School Institute of Physics. Campinas, Brazil.
2014 1st Congress CEPID BRAINN. Campinas, Brazil.
2014 IFGW Physics Summer Course. Campinas, Brazil.
2013 IV International Symposium on Neuromodulation, São Paulo, Brazil.
2013 III Workshop on microfluidics. Campinas, Brazil.

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2013 VIII Workshop on Semiconductors and Micro & Nano Technology. Campinas, Brazil.
2013 IFGW Physics Summer Course. Campinas, Brazil.
2013 School on Biological Complex Networks: From the cell to the brain and beyond. Natal, Brazil.
2012 XII EJP Young Research Meeting. Campinas, Brazil.
Current Scientific Interests
 Quantum Biology  Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)
 Quantum technologies  Neuroscience/Neurotechnology,
 Nanoscale Biosensors  Dynamical systems
 Statistical physics  Nanotools for Neuroscience
Technical Skill
 Experienced user of clean room;
 Knowledge and experience in different microfabrication processes and steps: Mask design and patterning
(Heidelberg DWL), photolithography (Karl Suss MJB-3), wet etching and thin film deposition;
 Knowledge and experience in different characterization techniques: TEM, SEM, AFM, profilometer;
 Electrochemical methods: Cyclic Voltammetry, Impedance Spectroscopy;
 CAD design tools: IPKISS, KLayout, AutoCAD;
 Programming languages: C++, Python;
 Analytical and statistics programs: Matlab, Wolfram Mathematica, Origin;
 Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Windows.
Languages
Fluent in Spanish (Native speaker), English, Portuguese.