Marcial Gonzalez
Graduate Student in Aeronautics
Mail Code 205-45
Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: (626) 395-4502
Email: magonzal@caltech.edu
Education
2006 - ....
California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Candidate Student in Aeronautics
Overall GPA: 4.1
Ph.D. Minor in Materials Science
2005 - 2006
California Institute of Technology
M.S. in Aeronautics (GALCIT)
1995 - 2002
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Mechanical Engineer
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Thesis developed at Center for Industrial Research (CINI), TenarisSiderca.
"An inverse model for the estimation of the steel-mold heat transfer coefficient in a continuous casting
installation for steel slabs" (in Spanish).
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Advisors: E. Dvorkin, M. Goldschmit and E. Fernandez Berdaguer.
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Honors and Awards
2005 - 2006
Powell Foundation Fellowship
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
California Institute of Technology
1995 - National Presidency Diploma – Finalist of the XI National Mathematical Olympiad. Argentina.
1994 - National Finalist. XI National Mathematical Olympiad. Rosario, Argentina.
1994 - Honorable mention. IV National Chemistry Olympiad. Bs. As., Argentina.
1994 - Second Prize. Interscholastic Mathematical Olympiad (ORT). Bs. As., Argentina.
1993 - National Finalist. III National Chemistry Olympiad. Bs. As., Argentina.
1993 - National Finalist. X National Mathematical Olympiad. Bs. As., Argentina.
1992 - Bronze Medal. II National Chemistry Olympiad. Bs. As., Argentina.
Professional Experience
2006 - ...
Research Assistant - Computational Solid Mechanics Group
California Institute of Technology
Advisor: Prof. Michael Ortiz
2008 Summer
Research Intern - Chemistry, Materials, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Project: Development of distributed-memory computer framework for mixed
continuum-atomistic simulations of crystalline solids.
2007 Summer
Research Intern - Computational Chemistry and Materials Science Summer Institute
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mentor: Jarek Knap
Project: Development of distributed-memory computer framework for mixed
continuum-atomistic simulations of crystalline solids.
2000 - 2005
Research Engineer - Center for Industrial Research (CINI)
TenarisSiderca - Tenaris Group
Techint Organization
1994 - 2000
Group Leader
Design, implementation, control and management of local network; development of network tools.
Escuela Tecnica Philips Argentina
Teaching Experience
2006 - 2007
Teaching Assistant - Statics and Dynamics (Prof. Michael Ortiz)
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
California Institute of Technology
2003 - 2005
Teaching Assistant - Continuum Mechanics
Department of Applied Mechanics.
Engineering School – Universidad de Buenos Aires
2003 - 2005
Teaching Assistant - Advanced Finite Elements
Department of Applied Mechanics.
Engineering School – Universidad de Buenos Aires
1994 - 1999
Professor (Part-time)
Escuela Tecnica Philips Argentina
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Chemical Laboratory (1994) ; Electrical Laboratory (1994) ;
Physics and Electronics Laboratory (1995) ;
Computers Laboratory (1996) ; Autocad Course (1994-1996);
Advanced Autocad Course (1995-1996) ;
Automation Laboratory (1997) ; Computer Networking (1997-1999)
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Responsible for the design of course curricula and lesson plans.
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Last modified: 09-September-2009