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Ubaldo M. Córdova, Ph.D.

   

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2008
M.Sc., California Institute of Technology, 2006
B.Sc., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2003

Research and Academic Interests

  • Research Interests: transport phenomena, stochastic processes, Brownian and Stokesian dynamics simulations, colloidal dispersions, microrheology, microfluidics, self-propulsion at low Reynolds numbers, motility of microorganisms
  • Teaching Interests: transport phenomena, colloidal physics

Current Courses (Winter/Spring 2009)

  • INQU4010 - Momentum Transfer Operations: Mon/Wed: 1:30-3:20PM
  • INQU6029/8996 - Graduate Seminar: Mon: 4-5:00PM
  • INQU4998 - Undergraduate Research
  • INQU6995/8995 - Graduate Research

Cordova

Dr. Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa

Assistant Professor

Office: IQ-206-E
Tel:
787-832-4040 ext. 5844
Fax:
787-265-3818

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Website: http://academic.uprm.edu/ucordova
Blog: http://blogs.uprm.edu/nanopropulsion/

 

 

Selected Publications

  • U. M. Córdova-Figueroa. Directed Motion of Colloidal Particles via Chemical Reactions. PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, 2008.
  • U. M. Córdova-Figueroa and J. F. Brady. Osmotic Propulsion: The Osmotic Motor. Phys.
    Rev. Lett., 100(15):158303ˆ158307, 2008.

 

 

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