CV

Education

• B.S. in Physics, University of Sevilla, 2009-2013
• M.S. in Physics and Mathematics, University of Granada, 2013-2014
• Ph.D in Physics, University of Sevilla, 2014-2018
  • Title: From proteins to grains: a journey through simple models
  • Ph.D Advisor: Antonio Prados

Work experience

• 2014-2018: PhD Student (FPU Spanish Program)
  • University of Sevilla
  • Supervisor: Antonio Prados
• 2018-current: Postdoctoral Researcher (Assegnista di Ricerca)
  • University of Padova
  • Supervisor: Samir Suweis

Publications

Understanding the dependence on the pulling speed of the unfolding pathway of proteins

C. A. Plata, F. Cecconi, M. Chinappi, and A. Prados, Understanding the dependence on the pulling speed of the unfolding pathway of proteins, J. Stat. Mech. 2015 P08003

Comment on Critique and correction of the currently accepted solution of the infinite spherical well in quantum mechanics by Huang Young-Sea and Thomann Hans-Rudolph

A. Prados and C. A. Plata, Comment on Critique and correction of the currently accepted solution of the infinite spherical well in quantum mechanics by Huang Young-Sea and Thomann Hans-Rudolph", EPL 116, 60011 (2016)

Lattice Models for Granular-Like Velocity Fields: Hydrodynamic Description

A. Manacorda, C. A. Plata, A. Lasanta, A. Puglisi, and A. Prados, Lattice Models for Granular-Like Velocity Fields: Hydrodynamic Description, J. Stat. Phys. 164, 810-841 (2016)

Lattice models for granular-like velocity fields: Finite-size effects

C. A. Plata, A. Manacorda, A. Lasanta, A. Puglisi, and A. Prados, Lattice models for granular-like velocity fields: finite-size effects, J. Stat. Mech. 2016, 093203

Global stability and H-theorem in lattice models with nonconservative interactions

C. A. Plata and A. Prados, Global stability and H-theorem in lattice models with nonconservative interactions, Phys. Rev. E 95, 052121 (2017)

Kovacs-Like Memory Effect in Athermal Systems: Linear Response Analysis

C. A. Plata and A. Prados, Kovacs-Like Memory Effect in Athermal Systems: Linear Response Analysis, Entropy 19, 539 (2017)

Relevance of the Speed and Direction of Pulling in Simple Modular Proteins

C. A. Plata, Z. N. Scholl, P. E. Marszalek and A. Prados, Relevance of the Speed and Direction of Pulling in Simple Modular Proteins, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 14, 2910 (2018)

Modelling the Unfolding Pathway of Biomolecules: Theoretical Approach and Experimental Prospect

C. A. Plata and A. Prados, Modelling the Unfolding Pathway of Biomolecules: Theoretical Approach and Experimental Prospect. In Luis L. Bonilla, Efthimios Kaxiras, and Roderick Melnik (editors),Workshop on Coupled Mathematical Models for Physical and Biological Nanoscale Systems and Their Applications (Springer International Publishing, 2018).