Jonghwan SuhrCarlos F. Martino
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. 2008, University of Colorado Boulder
MA 2007, Mathematics, University of Colorado
MS 2004, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Denver
BS 2000, Physics with minor in Mathematics, University of Houston

Fax: (775) 784-1701
Office:  Palmer Engineering
E-mail: cmartino@unr.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/carlosfmartino/home
Address: Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, MS 312; University of Nevada, Reno; Reno, NV 89557

Research/outreach areas:

  • Low level static magnetic field effects in biological systems
  • Inhibition of cellular growth by radio frequency magnetic fields
  • Mechanism of interaction between electromagnetic fields and biological systems

Awards and Honors

  • Institute of Complex Adaptive Matter Junior Exchange Award
  • Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Research Fellowship (2006-2007)
  • Bioelectrochemistry Society Carl Storm Under-represented Minority Fellowship (2007)
  • 28th Annual BEMS Conference Scholarship (2006)
  • University of Colorado Boulder Graduate Grants (2005-2007)

Relevant past experience

  • Post-doctoral researcher in the Physics Department at University of California Irvine; Supervisor: Associate Professor Thorsten Ritz
  • Research Associate in Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder; Supervisor: Distinguished Professor Frank Barnes

Career Overview

Dr. Martino received a bachelor’s degree in Physics with minor in Mathematics from University of Houston. Thereafter, he moved to Colorado and obtained Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Colorado-Denver and a Master’s degree in Mathematics from University of Colorado-Boulder (UCB). His Master’s thesis was conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop analysis techniques to determine elastic properties of materials using noncontacting electromagnetic excitation of acoustic modes. The research included group theoretical analysis for determining vibrational modes and stresses symmetry. He received a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from UCB in December 2008 for dissertation work on low level static magnetic field effects in cellular systems. He spent 2 years at the Institute of Medical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (IMETUM) as part of his graduate work. His current research interests include weak radio frequency magnetic field effects on biological systems and theoretical analysis of magnetic field effects of model radical-pairs.