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Bio
Bio
I was born and raised in Barcelona (Spain) and I am fluent in Spanish, German, Catalan, English, and Italian.
I received my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, where I also completed my Bachelor and Master studies.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, I joined Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates, where I have held the position of Assistant Professor of Mathematics for 3 years. Before my experience in the Middle East, I had started a consultant position at an IT company, which I combined with teaching at different universities in Barcelona.
After a short postdoctoral fellowship at Centre de Recerca Matemàtica, which I combined with teaching as an external lecturer at EAE Business School, in September 2024 I started a position as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at UPC, teaching at the Barcelona East School of Engineering and the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
I am very interested in using applied mathematics to work on problems of an industrial, physical, or environmental nature. I am also an active member of the Educational Committee of the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry as well as the UPC representative for this organization.
Besides mathematics, I am passionate about traveling (can you guess where I am in that picture?) and music, as I love to create my own music to make others dance. My first record was released in early 2024 and to date I have released more than 5 songs. Who knows, maybe I will make a career of it someday!
Current Position
Current Position
I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and I am currently based at the Barcelona East School of Engineering. More specifically, I am a member of the research group in Theory of Functions and Partial Differential Equations. In addition, I am the UPC representative for the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry, where I also collaborate as a member of its Educational Committee. I am also affiliated to Centre de Recerca Matemàtica and Institute of Mathematics of UPC-Barcelona Tech (IMTech).
Research Interests
Research Interests
The main focus of my research is currently on the development and study of mathematical models in topics related to climate change and environmental sciences. In particular, I am working on mathematical models to understand and optimize adsorption processes applied to contaminant removal and energy management of green roofs.
This research is developed as part of the activity of a larger international workgroup formed by researchers from various prestigious universities and research centres around the world, such as the University of Oxford (United Kingdom), Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (Spain), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), Universitat de Girona (Spain) or University of Witwatersrand (South Africa). In line with these interests, I have been a member of the Climate Change Research Network, created by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE, for three years.
Specifically, my current research lines include:
Adsorption of multiple contaminants (competitive adsorption models)
Filter cleaning (desorption/erosion processes)
Description of physical and chemical adsorption processes
Adsorption of large amounts of contaminants
Adsorption in humid environments
Mathematical modelling of microplastics
Latest publications
Latest publications
M Calvo-Schwarzwalder, TG Myers, A Cabrera-Codony, A Valverde. An analytical model for column adsorption with two competing contaminants. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 245, 127004. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.127004
TG Myers, M Calvo-Schwarzwalder, F Font, A Valverde. Modelling large mass removal in adsorption columns. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 163, 108652. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.108652
LC Auton, M Aguareles, A Valverde, TG Myers, M Calvo-Schwarzwalder. An analytical investigation into solute transport and sorption via intra-particle diffusion in the dual-porosity limit. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 130, 827-851. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2024.03.023
A Valverde, A Cabrera-Codony, M Calvo-Schwarzwalder, TG Myers. Investigating the impact of adsorbent particle size on column adsorption kinetics through a mathematical model. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 218, 124724. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124724
M Aguareles, M Calvo-Schwarzwalder, F Font, TG Myers. A mathematical model for the energy stored in green roofs. Applied Mathematical Modelling 115, 513-540. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2022.10.042
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