UdeC Scientist teaches at Oxford University
Analysis of Partial Differential Equation
he oldest and one of the finest universities
world, according to international rankings.
brightest minds known to humankind have
classrooms, such as Stephen Hawking,
y, Albert Einstein or Erwin Schrdinger, 26
winners have graduated from its programs,
tually every British Prime Minister. Its one
t admired and appreciated educational
the world, and nowadays there is a Chilean
mong its faculty: mathematical engineer
Baier, who graduated in 2005 from the
Concepcin. Immediately after he finished
duate studies, Ruiz started his Postgraduate
University, under the guidance of professor
rger, the subdirector of the Center for
Mathematical Engineering, or CIMA, in its
ym. In relation to that period he said, For
cused on some biomedical applications, and
out several opportunities to do postgraduate
similar subject in Europe, so a month after
thesis in 2009, I travelled to the Swiss
ute of Technology in Lausanne. Professor
to explain that The challenge was working
nteresting issue: a biomedical application
mena related to cardiac contraction structure
eract with their electric waves. This project
d concrete applications in different fields,
e and development of heart pacemakers and
ves. My initial plan was to go back to Chile
n Switzerland, but other opportunities arose
up staying in Lausanne for over 6 years,
at subject and other related applications.
ng in prestigious European educational
such as the Swiss Federal Institute of
n Lausanne, Ruiz (37) stated that I took
ity to be a lecturer at Oxford last year,
interesting because of the good reputation
sity and the good level of its students. I am
f Numerical Analysis, so, for example, I
teach a class on Numerical Methods for the Industrially
Focused Mathematical Modelling doctoral programme,
and other classes on Numerical Solution of Differential
Equations for the MSc in Scientific Computing. This
hasnt stopped him from further developing his research
activities, in which he stands out due to his high
productivity, having close to fifty scientific publications
to date. He adds that at the same time I keep working on
cardiac research, addressing the interaction of some
phenomena that occurs in the heart, how to explain it
through Partial Differential Equations and consolidate it
through the use of Computer Science, in an attempt to
answer current questions in bioengineering, cardiology or
electrophysiology.
In this respect, Dr. Gabriel Gatica, the head of the
CIMA, commented on Ricardo Ruiz capacity for
collaborative research Its important to highlight that
Ricardo has kept working together not only with his
former thesis supervisor, Raimund Brger, but also with
several other researchers and students of the CIMA,
which has resulted in numerous joint publications over a
diverse range of subjects in the field of Numerical
important research area, and in the co-supe
doctoral dissertations of our students. His
Mathematical Institute of this British Unive
possible for some members of our center
there, not only to strengthen our cooperati
him, but also to make contacts and
collaboration possibilities with some of h
and students.
Chile and the CIMA
Regarding his experiences at the Un
Concepcin and at the CIMA, Ruiz poi
Theres a standing effort to do quality sci
counting with the limited resources of a uni
not precisely located in the capital, San
outdoes everything that is being done in Lat
this area. I continue to collaborate with Dr
more recently, with Dr. Gatica, which is
coming back to Concepcin or they go to
Oxford, or one of their collaborators visits m
very productive relationship.
Comparing the level of Oxford to the cu
universities in Chile, he stated that M
lacking a bit in proactivity, in being tho
control. In general, we play a more
However, in terms of the researchers scien
think we are just as good as every other cou
Finally, the researcher made empha
WONAPDE conference (Workshop on
Analysis of Partial Differential Equatio
current standing and international renown w
activity, organized every three years by th
regarded. Ruiz described the WONAPDE a
conference in this area, thanks to the q
conferences, the speakers and the subjects c
Vanessa Bastardo