Dr. Raimondo Penta

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Raimondo Penta is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. His broad scientific interests encompass disciplines such as multiscale approximations and expansions, poroelasticity, porous media flow, and theoretical applied fluid dynamics, with a focus on the mechanics of deformable solids. Penta develops research interfaces between continuum mechanics and mathematical biology, particularly emphasizing the application of mathematical models to biological scenarios, including cancer biology and the behavior of elastic composites in bone. His main area of expertise lies in asymptotic homogenization and its real-world applications in biological problems. He is actively involved in research groups related to continuum mechanics and mathematical biology, contributing to various publications and grants aimed at advancing interdisciplinary studies in mathematical sciences and healthcare.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

— Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland

Teaching and supervising students in various mathematical disciplines, focusing on applied mathematics and its relation to biological systems.

Awards

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EPSRC Grant

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EPSRC Grant

Courses

Partial Differential Equations Mathematical Biology Physiology Dynamical Systems Mechanics of Rigid and Deformable Bodies