Theoretical Physics
Santiago González Salud
Undergraduate physics student at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP) working on quantum field theory, gravitation, and black-hole phenomenology — Lorentz-symmetry-breaking propagators, differential-geometric black-hole characterization, and megamaser systems.
Education
BSc in Physics — BUAP
Aug. 2023 – Present- Expected graduation: December 2026.
- Cumulative GPA: 9.68 / 10.00 · 203 / 236 credits completed (86% of the degree programme).
- Relevant grades: Quantum Mechanics 10/10, General Relativity 10/10, Particle Physics II 9/10, Electrodynamics 10/10, Theoretical Mechanics 10/10.
- Upcoming coursework: Statistical Mechanics, Introduction to Photonics, Selected Topics of Quantum Mechanics and of Mathematical Physics.
Publications & Manuscripts
Published / Accepted
Prescribing natural trajectories from scale factors
S. González-Salud, G. Silva-Ortigoza
American Journal of Physics · accepted for publication, forthcoming
Classical orbits in an inverse-square cylindrical potential: closed-form analysis and applications
S. González-Salud, G. Silva-Ortigoza
European Journal of Physics 47 (2026), 025002 · doi: 10.1088/1361-6404/ae41f7
The propagator field theory revisited: a Lorentz symmetry breaking approach
R. Cartas-Fuentevilla, S. González-Salud, R. Bárcena-Ramos, O.J. Berra-Montiel
Annals of Physics 479 (2025), 170075 · doi: 10.1016/j.aop.2025.170075
Submitted / Under Review
A differential-geometry approach to black hole characterization of megamaser systems in static spherically symmetric spacetimes
S. González-Salud, R. Bárcena-Ramos, A. Herrera-Aguilar, R. Cartas-Fuentevilla
submitted to Classical and Quantum Gravity · preprint at arXiv: 2601.16308
Work in Progress
A Complete Geometrical Treatment of Megamaser Systems
S. González-Salud, A. Herrera-Aguilar
manuscript in preparation
Apparent warping in megamaser maps due to a tilted disk
S. González-Salud, A. Herrera-Aguilar
manuscript in preparation
Research Experience
Internship — Noncommutative Black-Hole Holography
Jul. 2026 – Nov. 2026BUAP (Supervisor: M. de la Cruz López) · Puebla, México
- Selected for an undergraduate research internship on holographic condensed-matter models involving noncommutative black-hole solutions in scalar–tensor, Einstein–Maxwell, and Einstein–Maxwell–Dilaton theories.
- Planned work includes thermodynamic consistency, Lifshitz-type solutions, and applications to holographic superconductivity and Hall-effect models.
Internship — Hamiltonian Formulation of Diff.-Invariant Theories
Dec. 2025 – Jul. 2026BUAP (Supervisor: A. Escalante-Hernández) · Puebla, México
- Undergraduate research internship on canonical (Hamiltonian) methods for diffeomorphism-invariant field theories, building on Kuchař's approach and related literature.
Research — Differential Geometry and Black-Hole Phenomenology
Nov. 2024 – PresentBUAP (Advisor: A. Herrera-Aguilar) · Puebla, México
- Developing curvature-based methods to characterize static spherically symmetric black holes from H2O megamaser-disk observables, using equatorial two-geometry, redshift observables, and the Gauss–Bonnet theorem.
Research Assistant — Quantum Field Theory
Oct. 2023 – May 2025BUAP (Advisor: R. Cartas-Fuentevilla) · Puebla, México
- Investigated Lorentz-symmetry-breaking weighted measures for massive scalar fields, obtaining finite light-cone propagators and positivity conditions for amplitudes; developed experience with propagator methods, field quantization, and relativistic covariance.
Schools & Advanced Training
Perimeter Institute Undergraduate Summer School
Jun. 15–26, 2026Selected participant — Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Two-week intensive summer school for undergraduate students in theoretical physics.
6th Mexican Astro Cosmo Statistics School (MACSS)
Sep. 29 – Oct. 3, 2025Participant — León, Guanajuato, México
Lectures and problem sessions on cosmology, astrostatistics, and data-analysis methods, including LSS, CMB, and gravitational-wave applications.
Quantum Field Theory Course
Sep. 2025 – Jan. 2026Physics Latam – ICTP Physics Without Frontiers (Online)
Final grade: 8 / 10.
General Relativity and Cosmology Course
Jun. 2025 – Sep. 2025Physics Latam – ICTP Physics Without Frontiers (Online)
Final grade: 9 / 10.
Summer Mathematics Training Programme
Jul. 2019 – Aug. 2019Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca — Oaxaca, México
Intensive olympiad training in algebra, combinatorics, number theory, and geometry.
Presentations
XIV Encuentro Nacional “Luis Rivera Terrazas”
Jun. 3, 2026Contributed talk — Puebla, México
“Redshift rapidity and angular redshift rate as observables for black-hole characterization with megamaser disks”
Seminario Estudiantil de Cosmología Teórica y Observacional
Nov. 25, 2025CINVESTAV, invited student talk (Online)
“Weighted measures in QFT: commutators, vacuum, and light-cone propagators”
LXVIII Congreso Nacional de Física (CNF 2025)
Oct. 12–17, 2025Contributed talk — Toluca, Edomex, México
“Differential geometry applied to the characterization of spherically symmetric black holes (Gravitation and Mathematical Physics)”
Seminario “Teoría de Campos, Gravitación y Cosmología”
Sep. 3 and 10, 2025IFUAP-BUAP, contributed talks — Puebla, México
“Frequency-Shift and Disk Warping: A Complete Geometrical Treatment of Megamaser Data (Parts I and II)”
II Workshop on Current Aspects of Black Holes
Dec. 5–6, 2024Invited talk — Instituto de Física, BUAP
“Gauss–Bonnet theorem for black-hole characterization”
Teaching, Outreach & Service
Academic Service — Peer Review
2026Annals of Physics · Journal of Physics Communications
Completed referee reports for Annals of Physics, served as referee for Journal of Physics Communications, and received IOP Trusted Reviewer certification.
Physics Olympiad Mentor
Apr. 2026 – PresentTraining for OMF participants — Puebla, México
Mentoring 6 high-school students preparing for the Olimpiada Mexicana de Física through weekly Saturday tutorials, homework assignments, and problem-solving sessions.
Science Communication — Astrophysical Black Holes
Apr. 13, 2026TV BUAP, El Artículo de la Semana
Featured student guest in the 30-minute public-outreach episode “Agujeros negros astrofísicos, cap. 1”, explaining basic concepts of black holes alongside A. Herrera-Aguilar and A. Fernández-Téllez.
Teaching Assistant — Mechanics
Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2024Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Led recitations and office hours for introductory mechanics; designed problem sets and solution write-ups; assisted with grading for approximately 65 students.
Private Tutor — Mathematics and Physics
Aug. 2022 – PresentIndependent — Oaxaca & Puebla, México
One-to-one tutoring for 50+ students across secondary and undergraduate levels; created and led a community programme to strengthen primary-school mathematics.
Honors & Awards
- 2024–2026VIEP Research Scholarship — BUAP, project “Modelos holográficos en materia condensada y Aspectos gravitatorios”.
- 2026Participant — OQI Hackathon BUAP 2026; completed QWorld OQI Pre-Hackathon training in Bronze-Qiskit and Cobalt quantum optimization.
- 2026Selected Participant — PLANCKS, International Association of Physics Students (IAPS); international master's-level theoretical physics competition.
- 2025First Place — Torneo Mexicano de Cálculo, MathRocks.
- 2025Second Place — Pierre Fermat Competition (Undergraduate level), IPN.
- 2025Third Place — II Olimpiada Mexicana Universitaria de Matemáticas (OMUM), CIMAT.
- 2023Best National Score & Silver Medal — International Youth Math Challenge (IYMC).
- 2023First Place — IV National Mexican Physics Competition, C-Cúbica.
Additional prizes and medals in national and international mathematics and physics competitions, including the Torneo Internacional de Cálculo, Pierre Fermat Competition, COM Mathematics Competition, Virtual Mathematics Olympiad CARMA, National Mexican Physics Olympiad, InterCOBACH Mathematics Tournament, IYMC, and OMMEB.
Technical Skills & Languages
Scientific Computing & Typesetting
Python (NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib), Mathematica, LaTeX, TikZ.
Quantum Computing
Qiskit; QWorld Bronze-Qiskit; Cobalt workshop on combinatorial optimization.
Languages
Spanish (native), English (professional), Japanese (basic; JLPT N5 equivalent).