Jose L Torres D.Engr. (Computer Simulation), Dartmouth College M.Sc. (Computer Simulation), Aston University (Birmingham, England) B.ChE. (Chemical Engineering), National University of Mexico

Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Physics

Areas of Interest:
The development of a novel experimental technique to measure mass diffusivities, designed to accommodate concentration- and direction-dependent material properties.

Project Themes:
2-D Parabolic Partial Differential Equations with non-linear coefficients. Unsteady-state Mass Transfer. Modeling of Transport phenomena. High-performance numerical computing.

Contact:
Office: 4N-207A
Tel: (718) 982-2977
Fax: (718) 982-2830
Email: jtorres@mail.csi.cuny.edu

Address:
Department of Engineering Science and Physics
College of Staten Island
City University of New York
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island, NY 10314

 Recent Publication  

[1]. Torres, J.L., "Modeling Unsteady-state Diffusion with Concentration-dependent Diffusivity through an Anisotropic Medium". Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering and the Applied Sciences, Morelia, Mexico, January, 2007. ISBN 978-84-96736-08-5

[2]. Torres, J.L. and V.J. Agarwal, "Institutionalization of Undergraduate Research: the CSI Experience", Proceedings of the ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Fall 2006 Meeting, Ocean County College, N.J., November 3-4, 2006.

[3]. Torres, J.L., "Finite Element Solution of Unsteady-State Mass Transfer Through a Stationary Liquid", abstract published in The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications, J.R. Whiteman (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, U.K., 1994.

[4]. Torres, J.L., "Una Propuesta Experimental para la Medición de Coeficientes Difusionales en Madera" ["An experimental proposal for the Measurement of Diffusional Coefficents in Wood"]. Invited conference at the Institute for Research in Natural Resources, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico, January 16, 2007.

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College of Staten Island of
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2800 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314
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