Dr. Pereyra has done extensive research in Astrophysics, Computational Physics, and Applied Mathematics. Dr. Pereyra has applied analysis and computationally intensive codes in both astrophysical and engineering contexts. Research in Astrophysics includes the computational modeling of flows from QSOs (Quasars) that Dr. Pereyra is currently pursuing. QSOs are extremely luminous objects and thus are the objects that we can see farthest away. They are found at the center of galaxies, have a size comparable to our Solar System, and emit more light than their host galaxies. This large amount of emission from a relatively small region can be accounted for by mass accreting (falling towards) onto a supermassive black hole (a black hole of millions to billions of solar masses). Some Recent Publications: Pereyra, N. 2014, The Astrophysical Journal, 795, 39 “On Local Ionization Equilibrium and Disk Winds in QSOs”; Pereyra, N. 2015, New Astronomy, 41, 11 “On the Disk Wind Mass Loss Rates in QSOs”; "Logic for Physicists" by Pererya, 2018, IOP Publishing - Concise Physics / Morgan & Claypool Publishers; "Set Theory for Physicists" by Pereyra 2019, IOP Publishing - Concise Physics / Morgan & Claypool Publishers; “Real and Complex Numbers for Physicists” by Pereyra, 2020, AIP Publishing.
Dr. Pereyra has been a faculty of UTRGV (UTPA before 2015) since 2007. In addition to research and service, at UTRGV Dr. Pereyra has taught various courses in the areas of Astronomy and Physics
Associate Professor, UTRGV
Department of Physics and Astonomy
Email:
nicolas.pereyra@utrgv.edu Edinburg
Phone: 956-665-7392
