Maria Cristina Villalobos
Maria Cristina Villalobos | |
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| Born | McAllen, Texas, US |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Thesis | The behavior of Newton's method on two equivalent systems from linear and nonlinear programming (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard A. Tapia |
Maria Cristina Villalobos is an American applied mathematician at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she is Myles and Sylvia Aaronson Endowed Professor of mathematics, associate dean of sciences, and director of the Center of Excellence in STEM Education. Her research interests include mathematical optimization, control theory, and their application to retinitis pigmentosa treatment and to antenna design.