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Asst. Prof. Vladimir P. Villegas, PhD

Department of Mathematics and Physics | Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences

vpvillegas@ust.edu.ph

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Academic Qualifications

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Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 2022
Master of Science in Physics (pick-up degree), University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 2018
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 2014

Research Highlights

Simulation of heat engine and refrigeration processes using magnetocaloric and electrocaloric effects in the open Fermi-Hubbard dimer

V. P. Villegas and C. D. Villagonzalo, 2023

Research Interests

Statistical mechanics of open quantum systems
Spin transport in quantum lattice systems
White noise analysis and its applications

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Courses Handled

Fundamental physics for senior high school students (STEM strand, HA strand)
Fundamental physics for chemistry majors
Fundamental physics for psychology majors
Fundamental physics laboratory for biochemistry majors
Biophysics for biology majors
Theoretical mechanics
Modern physics
Thermal physics and statistical mechanics

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Professional Activities

Member, Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas
Member, Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at Mindanao
Participant, International Centre for Theoretical Physics Asian Network on Condensed Matter, Complex Systems, and Statistical Physics, 2023-2026

Selected Publications

V. P. Villegas and C. D. Villagonzalo (2023). “Magnetocaloric and electrocaloric heat engine and refrigeration cycles in the open Fermi-Hubbard optical dimer with attractive interactions.” Phys. Lett. A 481, 129011.
V. P. Villegas and C. D. Villagonzalo (2022). “Caloric effects in an open Fermi–Hubbard optical dimer due to onsite and heat bath-induced two-particle interactions.” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 564, 170094.
V. P. Villegas and C. D. Villagonzalo (2022). “Refrigeration using magnetocaloric and electrocaloric effects in a Fermi–Hubbard optical dimer exposed to a heat bath.” Physica A 600, 127540.

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