Mark Herrera
Nonlinear Dynamics and Quantum Chaos Group
Dept. of Physics and
Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics
University of Maryland
I’m a graduate research assistant at the University of Maryland, College Park. My research interests include nonlinear dynamics and complex systems: specifically quantum chaos, kicked Bose-Einstein condensates, and complex networks.
Selected Awards
--National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, 2010-Present
--IREAP Graduate Student Seminar Best Presentation Award, 2012
--Ralph D. Myers Teaching Award, University of Maryland, 2009
--Optical Society of America Incubic/ Milton Chang Travel Award, 2007
--XXXV Annual Fuller Prize for Undergraduate Physics Research, Missouri S&T: First Place,
Publications (on arXiv: http://arxiv.org/a/herrera_m_1 )
Peer Reviewed
8) Dynamic Localization of a Weakly Interacting Bose-Einstein Condensate in an Anharmonic Potential
(link), (pdf), (arxiv)
M. Herrera, T.M. Antonsen, E. Ott, and S. Fishman, Phys. Rev. A 87, 041603(R) (2013)
7) Real-Time Motional Analysis Reveals Cell Directionality as an Indicator of Breast Cancer Progression
(link), (pdf)
M.C. Weiger, V. Vedham, C.H. Stuelten, K. Shou, M. Herrera, W.Losert, C.A. Parent, PLoS ONE 8(3): e58859 (2013)
6) Analysis of Multiple Physical Parameters for Mechanical Phenotyping of Living Cells (link)
T. R. Kießling, M. Herrera, K. D. Nnetu, E.M. Balzer, M. Girvan, A. W. Fritsch, S.S. Martin, J. Käs, and W. Losert,
Eur. Biophys. J. 42(5): 383 (2013)
5) Echoes and revival echoes in systems of anharmonically confined atoms (link), (pdf), (arxiv)
M. Herrera, T.M. Antonsen, E. Ott, and S. Fishman, Phys. Rev. A 86, 023613 (2012)
4) The path to fracture: dynamics of broken-link networks in granular flows (link), (pdf), (arxiv)
M. Herrera, S. McCarthy, S. Slotterback, E. Cephas, W. Losert, and M. Girvan, Phys. Rev. E 83, 061303 (2011)
3) Mapping the evolution of scientific fields (link), (pdf), (arxiv)
M. Herrera, D C. Roberts, and N. Gulbahce, PLoS ONE 5(5): e10355 (2010)
2) Dual-Periodic Photonic Crystal Structures (link), (pdf)
A. Yamilov and M. Herrera, chapter contribution in "Recent Optical and Photonic Technologies," Ed. by Ki Young Kim, INTECH, ISBN 978-953-7619-71-8 (2010)
1) Slow-light effect in dual-periodic photonic lattice (link), (arxiv)
A.Yamilov, M. Herrera and M. F. Bertino, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25, 599-608 (2008)
Conference Proceedings/ Publications
2) A study of the Forbush Decrease event of September 11, 2005 with GRAND (link)
J. Poirier, M. Herrera, P. Hemphill, C. D’Andrea, Proceedings of the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference
1) Status report on Project GRAND (link)
J. Poirier, C. D'Andrea, E. Fidler, J. Gress, M. Herrera, P. Hemphill, C. Swartzendruber, Proceedings of the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference
