• PhD in Mathematics with European Mention - Summa Cum Laude (Jun 2010), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. PhD Advisor: José L. Torrea
• Máster en Matemáticas y Aplicaciones (Oct 2007), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
• Licenciado en Ciencias Matemáticas (Dec 2005), Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
  
  

Honors and Awards.

• 2021 Ames Chamber of Commerce FUEL Story County '4 under 40 Award'
• 2019 Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Inclusive Excellence Award
• 2018 Mathematician of the Day (Sunday, October 14, 2018) by Lathisms project. Article in the Iowa State Daily

Editorial.

• Associate Editor (2022--present) of Applied Mathematics and Optimization

Mentoring.

• PhD in Mathematics students:
  
  
  • Mitchell Haeuser (graduated on April 17, 2024, Iowa State University).
    Position after graduation: Applied Research Mathematician at the National Security Agency (NSA).
    
    
  • María Soria-Carro (graduated on June 6, 2022, The University of Texas at Austin, co-advised with Luis A. Caffarelli). Here is her PhD dissertation and here is the video of her final defense. Her dissertation received the 2023 AWM Dissertation Prize and the 2023 Vicent Caselles Mathematical Research Award.
    Position after graduation: postdoc at Rutgers University.
    
    
  • Animesh Biswas (graduated on July 1, 2020, Iowa State University). Here is his PhD dissertation and here is the video of his final defense.
    Position after graduation: postdoc at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
    
    
  • Mary Vaughan (graduated on May 13, 2020, Iowa State University). Here is her PhD dissertation and here is the video of her final defense. Here is also a video of Mary presenting part of her dissertation's research.
    Position after graduation: postdoc at The University of Texas at Austin.

• MSc in Mathematics students:
  

  • Christopher E. Kunz (graduated on November 14, 2023, Iowa State University). Dissertation title: Nonlocal fractional equations from random walks.
    Position after graduation: TBD.  

• Undergraduate dissertation students:
  
  
  • Christopher E. Kunz (graduated on May 12, 2022, Iowa State University). Thesis title: Fractional Derivatives and Applications.
    Position after graduation: master student in mathematics at Iowa State University.
    
    
    

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Mentoring.

• Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University (2021--2024)
  
• Founding Faculty Member of Lazos at Iowa State University (2016--present)
  

Full CV here.

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