Carlos Antonio Galeano-Rios

Assistant Professor

College of Computational Sciences

Accomplishments

  • DSc in Applied Mathematics and MSc in Computational and Applied Mathematics from IMPA (Brazil).
  • Recipient of the FAPERJ Nota 10 Excellence Scholarship 2012 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
  • Worked as a post-doctoral researcher at IMPA (Brazil), the University of Bath (UK) and the University of Birmingham (UK) and published multiple research articles in world-leading journals in mathematical modeling and mechanics.
  • Designed and delivered MSc courses in applied mathematics, using a case-study approach.
  • Recipient of the Faculty of Science Recognising Excellence Award 2017 (University of Bath, UK).
  • Worked as an industrial consultant in applied science for product development.

Carlos Galeano-Rios has an academic background that combines electrical and mechanical engineering with pure and applied mathematics. Most of his research has been focused on developing mathematical models for complex mechanics problems that involve moving interfaces, surface waves, contact mechanics and, more recently, dynamic wetting. He has addressed these problems using a combination of analytical and numerical tools for the solution of partial differential equations in domains with moving boundaries. In all his research, he ultimately finds approximate solutions to the governing equations of physical systems, using computational methods.  

Professor Galeano-Rios has experience teaching topics in pure and applied mathematics, as well as physics and engineering. He has special interest in the development of exceptional talent which has led to his personal history of mentoring students from academic olympiads. His teaching approach is based on mimicking the process of discovery with the students, as a way to provide a learning environment that resembles the most impactful real-life applications of human talent.

At Minerva University, Professor Galeano-Rios teaches the Formal Analyses Cornerstone, as well as courses with mathematical content such as Calculus and Linear Algebra, where he feels he can best share his passion for critical thinking and mathematics with our students.