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    • J.S. Bach, Inventions
      • (In progress)


    • Desi & Friends
      • (Songs performed by Desirée Povedano, Betty Lamb & Olalla Muiños).


    • Flor_de_Nit (with Betty Lamb)
      • (Songs performed by Betty Lamb, Juanjo Morales & Joan Tous).



    • home

      • physics

        • cv


          • -Physics degree, Universitat de Barcelona, (2003).

            -European Master on Biophysics, Universitat de Barcelona (2007).

            -PhD on physics, Universitat de Barcelona, (2008).

            -Postdoc at the UPC Fire Lab, Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona, (2011).


        • current research


          • solid state kinetics




          • models of motor proteins




          • physics and philosophy of time





        • publications


          • 2011


            • -A. Ciudad, L. Haurie, A. M. Lacasta, Kinetics of calcium carbonate decomposition, In preparation, (2011).

              -A. Ciudad, L. Haurie, A. M. Lacasta, Kinetic analysis of endothermic degradation of magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate in the context of passive fire protection, sent to Fire Safety Journal, (2011).

              -L. Haurie, A.M. Lacasta, A. Ciudad, V. Realinho, J.I. Velasco, Evaluation and improvement of the fire behaviour of epoxy mortars, to appear in Cement and Concrete Composites, (2011).

              -A. Ciudad, L. Haurie, A. M. Lacasta, Improvement Of Passive Fire Protection In A Gypsum Panel By Adding Inorganic Fillers: Experiment And Theory, Applied Thermal Engineering, (2011).



          • 2009

            • -G.P. Tsironis, A. Ciudad, J.M. Sancho, "Electrostatic Analysis of Charge Interactions in Proteins". International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 110 1 (2009)

              -A. Ciudad and J.M. Sancho. "Analysis of the nucleotide-dependent conformations of kinesin-1 in the hydrolysis cycle." J Chem Phys. 131(1) (2009).
              Selected for the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research Volume 18, Issue 2.



          • 2008

            • -A. Ciudad. "Physico-chemical aspects on molecular motors" (2008). This is my PhD thesis.

              -A. Ciudad and J.M. Sancho. "A unified phenomenological analysis of the experimental velocity curves in molecular motors", J. Chem. Phys. 128, 225107 (2008);

          • 2006


            • -A. Ciudad, J.M. Sancho, and G.P. Tsironis. "Kinesin as an electrostatic machine" (2006), Journal of Biological Physics. Volume 32, Number 5 / November, 2006 ArXiV

              -A. Ciudad, J.M. Sancho and A.M. Lacasta. "Dynamics of an inchworm nano-walker"(2006), Physica A arXiV



          • 2005


            • -A. Ciudad, A.M. Lacasta and J.M. Sancho. "Physical analysis of a processive molecular motor: The conventional kinesin"(2005), PRE
              Selected for the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, October 1, 2005 issue.

              -A. Ciudad and J.M. Sancho. "External mechanical force as an inhibition process in kinesin's motion"(2005), Biochemical Journal

              -A. Ciudad. "El ruido ¿ordena o desordena?"(2005), winner of the divulgation contest of lawebdefisica



      • music

        • piano



          • -currently studying J.S. Bach's Inventions.

            -My piano is a Yamaha C2 provided and maintained by Corrales Pianos.

            -classical piano, harmony and music theory at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu de Barcelona.

            -harmony and piano jazz at Taller de Músics, Barcelona.

            -accompanist for singers, different theater companies and for the theater school musical Memory.

            - semigarrapatea, some home-made recordings.

        • guitar



          • -I'm a beginner. I play a 3C Alhambra, a wondeful present from Estela Jiménez. -Now trying to learn some pieces from the Baroque and Renaissance.

      • comics


        • -
          science comic strips published in La Web de Física.

          - Ingeniería pajareadora, un web-cómic hecho con Carol Torrell.

          - old comics from La web de Física, with Anna Escurriola

          - alfalfa comic

      • photos


        • -
          afotografias, my photographic blog

          - Cover for CENMA journal, 3rd issue.

      • writings


        • -
          Catálogo de Meteoros, philosophical notes , (2008).

          - Relinquete me In Pace, theater play, (2003).

      • links


        • -
          Animals Sense Sostre. Adoption of abandoned dogs/cats.

          - La Web de Física.

          - La Web de Anna Escurriola.

          - La Web de Ana M. Lacasta.

          - alfalfa.

          - bawaca. The best handmade candies of Barcelona.



      • contact


        • aleix [at] fa.upc.edu
          You are welcome to follow me on twitter.






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