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I am a Clinical Associate Professor at
Rensselaer Hartford Graduate
Center in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A. and I am also the
Interim Associate Chair of the Department of Engineering and Science.
I have expertise in mathematical modeling and computer simulation of
metals processing operations, particularly systems involving
free and/or moving boundaries. I have made intellectual contributions
to the field for over a decade.
My professional experience includes work as Curriculum Chair,
Metallurgy Program, Hartford Graduate Center,
Private Consultant, Hartford, Connecticut, Research Associate, Department of Materials Science
and Engineering of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Staff Consultant,
Cambridge Materials Modeling Group and
Assistant Professor,
National University of Mexico.
I provide research consulting services to a number of
national and foreign companies. Clients include
United Technologies Corporation,
Olin Corporation, and
ABB in Connecticut,
the
Swedish Institute for Metals Research at the
Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden,
Billiton
in The Netherlands,
NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland,
Hylsa and
Sicartsa in Mexico,
Cerro Matoso in Colombia and the
National Museum of the Central Bank of Ecuador .
I have been visiting researcher at the
Center for Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)
in Saltillo Mexico working on a project sponsored by the Mexican Steel Company
Hylsa (Summer 2001) and spent a sabbatical as guest researcher at the
Swedish Institute for Metals Research in Stockholm, Sweden (1994).
I have been a visiting professor at the intensive short course
"Steel 2000" sponsored by the
Iron and Steel Society and given at the
TEC de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico in 1999 and 2000.
I was also invited by
Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico in
1998 and 1999 to offer short courses and advise graduate students.
In 1991 I conceived, developed and implemented the curriculum for a new
graduate certificate program at Rensselaer-Hartford titled
Pollution and
Waste Prevention in Manufacturing. The certificate provided education and
training in pollution prevention to more than 200 Connecticut engineers.
I have taught more than 50
courses in many different subjects.
An extensive collection of course materials were developed
for each course and most of them are available over the internet.
I have also
published more than 30
technical papers ,
contributed a chapter to a handbook,
translated eight technical textbooks and am member of over 20
professional societies . My current research interests are in the areas
of mathematical modeling and computer simulation with specific focus on
materials processing, manufacturing and other production systems.
I also coordinate the Graduate Certificates
in
Systems Modeling and Analysis, in
Quality and Reliability Engineering, and in
High Temperature Materials Technology for Propulsion and Power Generation .
In 1985 received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Metallurgy
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
for work on the Mathematical Modeling of Rapid Solidification Processing.
My course work at MIT included advanced subjects in physical, chemical
and production metallurgy; thermodynamics and kinetics of materials;
mechanical and chemical behavior of materials; mathematical modeling
and computer simulation of materials processing, and mathematical methods
for applications (analytical and numerical techniques).
My graduate minor was in the Department of Political
Science on the subject of Political Development.
In 1978 I received a Chemical Metallurgical Engineer degree (with
honors) from the National University of Mexico
for work on the Reduction of Iron Ores. My course work included subjects
in analytical, inorganic, physical and organic chemistry; physics (mechanics,
electromagnetics); mathematics (calculus, differential equations), and
physical, chemical and industrial metallurgy.
Besides my professional activities I have long been interested in
mexican and latin american political, social and economic developments,
the social sciences, books, gardening, cooking and the arts, with
particular interests in drawing, music and poetry.
I thank Peacefire
for developing the first version of this page.
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