Rafael Ceja Ayala
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Mail code: 1804Campus: Tempe
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My name is Rafael Ceja Ayala and I am a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Arizona State University and will be working under the supervision of my mentor Dr. Malena Español. I will be teaching MAT 265 (Calculus for Engineers I) in Fall 2024. I graduated from the mathematics department at Purdue University with a PhD in Applied Mathematics. I am originally from Mexico but at the age of 14, my family and I moved to a small town in Northern California called Ukiah. I am proud to say that I am a product of hardworking immigrants.
At Purdue, I worked under the supervision of Dr. Isaac Harris. Before my journey at Purdue, I graduated from California State University, Sacramento where I studied Mathematics, Latin-American Literature and took some Photography courses.
I have always been passionate about the work that is yet to be done for minoritized students and students of color in mathematics. Through my research and teaching, I hope to make an impact in the mathematics community and also bridge the gap between minorities students and their access to higher education.
- Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Purdue University, May 2024
- M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Purdue University, May 2022
- B.A. in Mathematics from California State University, Sacramento, May 2018
My research interests are in Inverse Problems for Partial Differential Equations. I work with problems related to transmission eigenvalues and reconstructions of small and extended regions using different areas of Functional Analysis and Scattering Theory. These problems arise in many physical applications such as nondestructive testing and detecting defects in complex structures.
Courses
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MAT 265 | Calculus for Engineers I |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MAT 265 | Calculus for Engineers I |