Dr. Rubén Darío Santiago Acosta holds a Bachelor¿s degree in Physics from the Faculty of Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he also pursued graduate studies in Physics focused on molecular collision phenomena. He earned his Ph.D. in Science with a specialization in Scientific Computing from the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM), where he developed computational models and software for the simulation of phase-change materials.
He has carried out research stays at the University of Florida (Gainesville, 1994) and the University of Seville (Spain, 2009), collaborating on projects in physical¿mathematical modeling and computational simulation.
Dr. Santiago Acosta has taught at several prestigious institutions, including the Faculty of Sciences at UNAM, the Department of Mathematics at ITAM, and the Departments of Basic Sciences and Energy at UAM Azcapotzalco. Since 1989, he has been affiliated with Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México, where he has held various academic and administrative positions, including Chair of the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Biotechnology, and Sciences. He is currently the Regional Director of Sciences for the Mexico City Region, where he has promoted the growth of the physical and mathematical sciences through the recruitment of more than thirty professors and the consolidation of an active scientific community.
Dr. Santiago Acosta has received several awards for educational innovation, including the FIMPES Award (1998) and the Tecnológico de Monterrey Educational Innovation Awards in 1997 and 2012. He was also honored as a Regional and National Inspiring Professor in 2017 and 2022 for his contributions to the development of educational and computational technologies in the teaching of Physics and Mathematics.
Throughout his career, he has delivered over one hundred lectures at national and international conferences and has published more than thirty research papers in nuclear, molecular, and materials physics, as well as over one hundred educational papers on innovation in science education. He is also the author of fifteen textbooks in Physics and Mathematics used in university programs.
He is an active member of the Mathematical Modeling Group at Tecnológico de Monterrey (Campus Estado de México) and currently develops research projects on computational systems for phase-change materials, the Discrete Variable Representation (DVR) method for solving the Sturm¿Liouville equation, and adaptive learning environments in science education.
His main objective is to explain and model physical phenomena using advanced mathematical and computational tools, contributing both to the understanding of nature and to innovation in scientific education. He currently holds the distinction of National Researcher, Level I, in Mexico¿s National System of Researchers (SNII).
ruben.dario@tec.mx
