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2025

Academic of the Department of Mathematical Engineering of the UdeC awarded funding from ANID Fondecyt Regular 2025
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José Pablo Llano is studying for a doctorate at the University of Castilla La Mancha and visited Concepción to collaborate with two outstanding specialists in discrete mathematics.
2024

Postdoc from the CMM at the U. de Chile presented some of his most recent results at the DIM colloquium at the UdeC

CI²MA researcher figures among other UdeC academics in global ranking that measures academic quality based on artificial intelligence

Event was organized by Dr. Manuel Solano, CI²MA researcher, and included talks by PUCV academics

Patrick Vega obtained the highest academic degree at the U. de Concepción in 2018 under the direction of Manuel Solano and Rodolfo Araya.

Juan David Samboní was under the supervision of Dr. Rommel Bustinza Pariona, academic of the Department of Mathematical Engineering
This is the fourth consecutive time that the researcher has been awarded Fondecyt funding, completing a total of 14 uninterrupted years

Yissedt Lara will begin to develop a project of the Center for Mathematical Modelling of the U. of Chile to promote collaboration between researchers in the area.

Colombian graduate student stayed at UdeC to collaborate with CI²Ma researcher Dr. Manuel Solano and learn new tools for analyzing numerical methods

The traditional numerical analysis event is currently the most important in its discipline worldwide.

Geosciences study featured advanced applied numerical analysis techniques and was recently published by the prestigious publisher Nature

He graduated in 2018 and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the U. of Colorado Boulder developing models for aerospace problems
2023

Event held at the UdeC was part of four meetings organized by Inria-Chile

Geosciences initiative responds to technological challenge proposed by the Air Force

Patrick Vega was appointed to his current position through an open call
Manuel Solano strengthened international collaboration networks for future projects

One of his professors, colleagues and former students from different stages of his career evaluate the event held for the 60th birthday of the researcher at the Center for Research in Mathematical Engineering

Next January, a new version of the prestigious WONAPDE congress will be held at the UdeC, bringing together about two hundred specialists every three years
Undergraduate thesis from UdeC optimizes the processing of this data and was carried out under the CI²MA and the PRECURSOR Group Project

After completing her master s degree at the Universidad Tecnológica de Panama, Yolanda Vásquez obtained the highest academic degree at the Universidad de Concepción

Franz Chouly makes his second stay at the U. de Concepción to collaborate with the Director of CI²MA, Rodolfo Araya

On his 60th birthday, a group of former students organized a scientific event around the figure and career of the UdeC academic

Results of PhD thesis also have application in other productive activities, such as mining

The stay of Spanish academic was extended for a month and included various academic collaboration activities

Rodolfo Araya presented hybrid multiscale methods with applications to physical models at an international meeting held in Prague

Romel Pineda is a PhD student in Cs. Aplicadas with a minor in Mathematical Engineering of the UdeC and presented a poster that summarizes the main of his results, with applications in wastewater treatment and mining

After obtaining his doctorate at the UdeC and spending a stay at the U. of Waterloo, Paulo Zúñiga joined this university in the capital of La Araucanía this semester

Cristian Cárcamo obtained the PhD degree in 2021 at the U. de Concepción and later worked at our Center as a Research Assistant

The development of algorithms can be key in the search for solutions in the productive sector

It is the second time that Prof. Rodolfo Araya is invited to form the international council of experts of the CFI

The stay that Prof. Mauricio Sepúlveda is carrying out in research centers located in the vicinity of Paris extends until next August
2022

Results presented in a Mathematical Civil Engineering undergraduate thesis could be applied to shape optimization problems

BAIL 2022 was organized by the Department of Mathematics of the UBA

Traditional meeting that brings together researchers from all areas of the discipline is organized by the PUC of Valparaíso

Since obtaining his PhD., Nestor Sánchez has maintained and strengthened a network of international academic collaboration contacts

Rodrigo Véjar obtained his PhD in 2019 and was developing teaching and scientific research work at local universities

Professor Emeritus of the Universidad de Concepción
In the context of a Regular Fondecyt project

Leading experts in their respective areas are part of these groups that represent an intermediate level of decision-making in the processes of awarding projects and benefits

Víctor Osores received his PhD in 2019

Group formed in Concepción has stood out in recent years as a pole of development of the discipline

Experts developed a model applied to four thermal power plants in Biobío and Valparaíso that inspired a paper soon to be published in the prestigious journal Applied Energy
After completing his doctoral studies in Sweden, last March Julio Careaga returned to his alma mater, where he graduated as a mathematical civil engineer in January 2016

Luis Miguel Villada of the UBB leads an initiative in which scientists from Colombia and France also contribute

This UdeC Center is the venue of a node for the development of applied mathematics that stands out at a global level.

Esteban Henríquez is under the tutorship of Dr. Manuel Solano, CI²MA researcher

Gabriel Gatica and Raimund Bürger are among the only three scientists from institutions in the country highlighted by Research.com measurement in Mathematics

At the end of last month, the XXIII SIMMAC was held in which four UdeC PhD. Program graduates participated

Academicians from the UdeC and the UBB will lead proposals in the area of numerical analysis that received funding from this ANID line
2021
Dr. Rodolfo Rodríguez career was honored in an official ceremony led by Rector Dr. Carlos Saavedra

Both projects address industrial problems that contribute to better use of water resources

Two new graduates join the list of Latin Americans who have reached the highest academic degree in the discipline

To guide the adoption of better sanitary measures

Three-year project includes financing for research stays

Professors Raimund Bürger and Gabriel Gatica

They are four year long projects
2020

In our country, this instance is led by the CI²MA researcher Manuel Solano

For celebration of the 20th anniversary of CMM, he analyzed the relationship between both centers

CI²MA researcher is part of an interdisciplinary project that seeks to bring science closer to the community

Julio Aracena and Fernando Betancourt

Dr. Raimund Bürger has an outstanding career at the UdeC

Crhiam Communication Series

Ceremony led by the Rector Carlos Saavedra

Sedimentation study has wide applications

With international cooperation, they address this address problem with high social impact

In the future, he pretends to continue Doctoral studies

They address mining and water treatment problems

He got involved in research while still undergraduate

Director of CI²MA participated in an activity on the context of Cultural Heritage Day

Research by Fernando Peña was directed by Manuel Solano

Six researchers and three former students participate as co-authors

Research will allow evaluating measures implemented by government

Gonzalo Benavides presented novel results in approximation theory

Felipe Vargas collaborates with Manuel Sánchez, both former UdeC students

Rodolfo Araya highlights current prestige and productivity of the Center

Ricardo Oyarzúa obtained his PhD at the UdeC in 2010

Named after one of the founders of the current DIM of the UdeC

Awarded by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)

Organized by CIMPA from the Universidad de Costa Rica, UCR

Costa Rican researchers obtained their Ph.D. degrees at Universidad de Concepción

UdeC doctors work on applications for virtual elements

They participate in the Fondecyt project led by Diego Paredes of the UdeC

Sander Rhebergen collaborates with Ricardo Oyarzúa, Manuel Solano and Paulo Zúñiga

On numerical analysis of problems in elasticity and alternative energies

On December five students obtained the highest academic degree

It is a flocculation reactor that can be used in water reuse processes

Nitesh Verma visited UdeC to collaborate with Raimund Bürger and David Mora
2019

Rodolfo Araya will apply mathematical modeling in geophysics phenomena

Néstor Sánchez developed important advances in his thesis research

Director of CI²MA highlights the importance of getting involved early in it

Both were guided by CI²MA researchers

Raimund Bürger has an extensive collaboration history with his colleague Stefan Diehl

Academician from U. of Seville has long collaborated with our Center

Subdirector Raimund Bürger gave one of the plenary lectures

Ricardo Ruiz-Baier received a doctorate in 2008 and currently collaborates with academics UdeC, UBB and UCSC.

UBB and UCSC academicians study electromagnetism problems

Instance gathered students from various Latin American countries

Last Friday they received their doctoral medals in UdeC official ceremony

SUMA 2019 brought together researchers and students from Southern Cone countries.

Eligio Colmenares is working as an academician at U. del Bío-Bío.

UdeC PhD candidate collaborates with a GSU researcher

Sergio Caucao is currently performing a postdoctoral stay at U. of Pittsburgh, USA
Professor Matthias Hieber presented at an event organized by the center
To diverse problems in medicine and fossil fuel extraction

Researchers from this UdeC center had an outstanding participation.

Leonardo Figueroa participated in OPFSA 2019 in Hagenberg im Mühlkreis, Austria

COMCA 2019 was held in La Serena, co-organized by the northern universities

To predict scenarios in topics of interest in that research area

Manuel Solano collaborates with researchers at MIT

They participated as speakers in the conference WIMCB

Work presented by Yolanda Vásquez was recognized as one of the best posters

Dr. Raimund Bürger and Dr. Fernando Betancourt strengthened ties with the institution

Through the co-direction of theses with Ricardo Ruiz-Baier, graduated from our doctorate

Held at the end of April in Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas

In the Department of Mathematics of Simon Fraser University, Canada

To continue their PhD studies in Mathematical Engineering

Visit of Raimund Bürger to the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)

Work originated from the undergraduate thesis of Ernesto Cáceres
During January 21 - 25, 2019, the sixth version of WONAPDE will take place
2018

Felipe Sandoval and Cristian Inzunza, both guided by CI²MA researcher

Sub-Director of CI²MA visits again the Technological University of Panama

Her thesis contributed new methods for the optimal design of solar cells

Sergio Caucao won fellowship from the Becas Chile program

Jessika Camaño was recognized by the Faculty of Engineering of the UCSC

ICM, the most important worldwide event in Mathematics

Held during June 25 - 29 in Penn State University, USA

To work on models in cardiology and epidemiology

Decision of the CNA allows students of the program to apply for Conicyt scholarships

Alejandra Barrios, student of Manuel Solano, is currently visiting Brown U. (USA)

The joint basal project with the CMM was extended for three more years

Professor Raimund Bürger talked about the work of the CI²MA and the PhD program

This chance was posible thanks to a 2017 successful internship experience

Mathematicians collaborate with their peers from prestigious French INRIA

The academician took part in a congress and performed two research visits
The work carried out by Eligio Colmenares was distinguished by the UdeC Graduate School

CI²MA doctoral student expands his knowledge with a leading researcher in the field

Both developed their theses under direction of CI²MA researchers
2017

All the receivers in the area of Numerical Analysis of PDEs

Gerardo Chowell has been collaborating with CI²MA researchers since 2012

With a venture based on the results of his scientific research activity.

Ricardo Oyarzua and Nicolas Barnafi recognized in research and postgraduate studies

Talks given in the context of his Conicyt scholarship retribution
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Liliana Camargo collaborates with Professor Manuel Solano in numerical methods for PDEs

David Zorío is a collaborator of Professor Raimund Bürger

Interdisciplinary study addressed a problem in Medicine area

Most of them specialized in Numerical Analysis of PDEs.

They emphasize that the key is in correct allocation of funds

New issue of a leading journal concentrates articles of former Ph.D. students

Leading researchers from different countries gave talks in the workshop

Jessika Camaño was recognized by her undergraduate students in the UCSC

Javier Almonacid obtained the title of Mathematical Civil Engineer UdeC

Ricardo Oyarzúa was distinguished by UBB in Young Researcher category

UdeC researchers have a long history of collaboration with Swedish colleagues.

Massive participation of mathematicians from this UdeC research center

Carlos García will be one year in the state university collaborating with Ricardo Oyarzúa

Manuel Solano visited University of Minnesota and University of Delaware.
Recently, Sudarshan Kumar K. started working in IIT Guwahati.

CI²MA event brought together Chilean and foreign researchers and students

Lihki Rubio attained doctorate after successfully defending his research thesis.

Organized by researchers from PUC and CI²MA-UdeC

Julio Careaga has already performed several research stays at University of Lund

Carlos García studied evolutive models of certain physical phenomena.

José Correa is a researcher at the Industrial Engineering Departament.

About their recent research stays at SFU, Canada

Their Conicyt Ph.D. Scholarships funded these stays in Spain and Mexico

After 10 years without distinguished scientific works.

Thanks to international contacts of CI²MA, it is the second time this experience happens

The 30th version of the Jornada de Matemática de la Zona Sur was held at the UCSC.

Three ICM-UdeC students did a two-month research stay.

Andrea Cangiani collaborates with researchers and students from CI²MA

Adrián Carrillo, Bryan Gómez and Víctor Osores will finance their Ph.D. studies this way.

Raimund Bürger and Luis Mauricio Castro postulated projects in the contest.

On notions of high performance in PDEs to undergraduate and postgraduate students

Raimund Bürger performs this duty for a period of three years

Multidisciplinary seminar organized by the CI²MA center

During his trip, Julio Careaga also visited the U. of Oxford in England.
Luis M. Castro made stays and presented his most recent results.
2016

The program has a recognized prestige at national and international level.

Paola Goatin, from INRIA, was honored at the Femme in Or 2016 awards.

Scientist collaborates permanently with the sub-director of CI²MA, Raimund Bürger.

Julio Careaga is visiting the University of Lund in Sweden collaborating with Professor Stefan Diehl.

The CI²MA managed this experience for students of Mathematical Civil Engineering.

During one year, the researcher made a research visit in Chile

Researchers have completed about 170 publications since 2008 to date.

Graduate students and researchers from CI²MA participated in the CRHIAM congress
Researcher of our Center organized a Mafelap 2016 minisimposium.

Young engineer conducted research with great applicability in health processes