Ignasi Colominas
Ignasi Colominas
Senior Member IEEE
Group of Numerical Methods in Engineering
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Address:
E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos Universidad de La Coruña Campus de Elviña. 15192, LA CORUÑA (SPAIN)
Phone: (+34) 981.167.000 (extension 1420) Fax: (+34) 981.167.170 E-mail: icolominas@udc.es |
DEGREES:
l Industrial
Engineer, Ph. D.
(1995, Universidad de La Coruña)
l Numerical
Methods, M.Sc (1991, CIMNE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
l Industrial
Engineer, B.S., M.Sc. (1991, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
l IQS
Chemical Engineer, B.S., M.Sc.
(1990, Instituto Químico de Sarriá)
TEACHING
Undergraduate
Courses in the Civil Engineering School:
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Métodos Numéricos y Programación
Courses in the Civil Engineering
Master
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Cálculo
Avanzado en Ingeniería
l
Cálculo
Numérico
Doctoral Program Civil
Engineering of the Universidad de La Coruña
RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Research
Interests:
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Computational
design of grounding grids of electrical installations
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Boundary
Element Methods
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Potential
Theory
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Meshless
Numerical Methods
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Topology
Structural Optimization
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Numerical
models for fluid problems in coastal and harbour engineering applications
Ph. D. Thesis:
l I. Colominas (2003), A CAD system of grounding grids for electrical installations: A general numerical approach based on the Boundary Element integral method. (Advisor: Dr. F. Navarrina), Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
Ph. D. Theses Directed:
l M.A. Soage (2021), A Numerical Modeling Framework for the Optimization and Economic Analysis of Unconventional Gas Production. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l F. J. Fernández-Fidalgo (2019), Computational simulation of compressible flows: A family of very efficient and highly accurate numerical methods based on Finite Differences. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l R. Guizán (2018), A general formulation for computational design of grounding systems in underground electrical substations. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l G. Vilanova (2016), Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of tumor angiogenesis. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l L. Ramírez (2015), High-order Finite Volume Methods based on Moving Least Squares for Computational Fluid Dynamics: Application to all-speed and incompressible flows on unstructured grids. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
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S. Martínez (2012), Structural
Mixed Optimization of High-Tension Towers. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La
Coruña.
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X. Nogueira (2009), High-Order
MLS and Finite Volume Approaches for numerical simulation of compressible
flows. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La
Coruña.
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J. París (2008), Weight
minimization and stress restrictions: A general methodology for structural
topology optimization. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La
Coruña.
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S. Ghoneim (2007), Optimization
of Grounding Grids Design with Evolutionary Strategies. Fakultät
Ingenieurwissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen (Germany).
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H. Gómez (2006), An hyperbolic
approach for advective-diffusive transport problems in Computational Fluid
Dynamics. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
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L. Cueto-Felgueroso (2005), Particles,
finite volumes and unstructured meshes: Numerical simulation in
Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l P. Rodríguez-Vellando (2003), On the resolution of the Navier-Stokes equations by the Finite Element Method using a SUPG stabilization technique. Application to some wastewater treatment problems. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
M. Sc. Theses Directed:
l L. Edreira (2021), Very high-order Finite Volume methods for engineering applications. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l J. Cernadas (2015), Selective limitation based on Moving Least Squares method for Shallow Waters equations. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l G. Lorenzo (2012), From bond breaking and microdefects to macroscopic fracture: Mechanical foundations of dynamic crack propagation theories. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l L. Ramírez (2012), New families of high-order Finite Volume Methods based on meshless approaches in CFD applications. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l L. Echevarría (2010), Practical applications and numerical tests for the non-linear diffussive equation. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l D. Gómez (2008), Element-By-Element Preconditioning Methods in Computational Mechanics. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l S. Martínez (2008), A fuzzy model for the opening of spill gates of a dam. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l D. Ruíz (2006), Experimental assays and numerical simulation in fluid dynamics problems. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l
A.
Soage (2005), Numerical simulation of the hydrodynamics and salinity
evolution in coastal areas of high environmental impact: Aplication to the
Arosa Ria. Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
(ACCIONA Award in the ARQUÍMEDES Universitary Competition of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Spanish Government, 2005)
l
H.
Gómez (2003), A new numerical approach for the advective-diffusive transport problem.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
(First Award in the ARQUÍMEDES Universitary Competition of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Spanish
Government, 2003).
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L.
Cueto-Felgueroso (2002), A general view of the numerical meshless methods: Formulation and Applications.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
(Third Award in the ARQUÍMEDES Universitary Competition of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Spanish Government, 2002).
(Awarded by DRAGADOS Co. to the best M.Sc. Thesis in academic year 2002/2003).
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D.
González (2002), New quasi-iterative methods for solving large sparse linear systems.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l
I.
Muíños (2001), Topology structural optimization problems: A minimum weight with stress constraints Finite Element approach.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l
N.
Camprubí (1999), Application of the Finite Element Method to the convective-diffusive transport equation.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
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C. A. Figueroa (1998), Application of the Finite Element Method to Fluid Mechanics: Theoretical development and analysis of stabilization techniques for solving convective-diffusive transport problems.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
(Awarded by DRAGADOS Co. to the best M.Sc. Thesis in academic year 1997/1998).
l
M.
Chao (1997), Introduction to meshless numerical methods: analysis and development of Weighted Least-Squares approaches.
Civil Engineering School, Universidad de La Coruña.
l
J.
Aneiros (1996), Development of a numerical approach for computation and design of grounding grids of electrical substations
in two-layer soil models. Civil Engineering School,
Universidad de La Coruña.
Affiliations:
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Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Sociedad Española de Métodos
Numéricos en la Ingeniería
(SEMNI)
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International
Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
l Director of the Civil Engineering School. Universidad de La Coruña. (2013-2021)
l Director of the Mathematical Methods Departament. Universidad de La Coruña (2005-2013).
l Deputy Director of Studies of the Civil Engineering School. Universidad de La Coruña. (1993-1999)
l Academic Secretary of the Civil Engineering School. Universidad de La Coruña. (1992-1993)
AWARDS:
l Premio GALICIA de Investigación 1999 for young researchers. (Prize awarded by the Authonomous Government XUNTA DE GALICIA)
l Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado de la Universidad de La Coruña (1999).
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Premio
Grupo ENDESA 1995 (Single and indivisible prize awarded by ENDESA Power
Co. every year to the best Ph.D. Thesis on the Scientific Investigation about the Use of Electricity in Industrial Operations).
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