Fermín FrancoMathematician and computational scientist
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Fermín Franco

Mathematician and computational scientist

I connect mathematical modeling and scientific software with applied R&D across Mexico and Japan.

Collaborating Researcher · UABC Ensenada Campus

National Researcher · Mexico (SNII–SECIHTI)

I work in Spanish, English, and Japanese.

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Early and developed Basilisk frames comparing circular and rectangular top-hat jet simulations
Basilisk two-phase VOF comparison. Circular and 2:1 rectangular top-hat inlet routes in a clean Basilisk comparison. Motion is muted and loops on capable clients. The complete comparison poster is available while playback preferences are checked.

Selected research

Three articles connect the questions that guide my research: interfaces, jet dynamics, and numerical methods.

  1. 2026 · Interfaces and materials

    Controlled Precipitation and Microcoating Formation of Shellac via Sequential Ethanol–Water Solvent Exchange

    Sequential ethanol–water exchange connects solvent conditions with shellac precipitation and microcoating formation.

    Langmuir 42(29), 21435–21444

  2. 2017 · Jet theory

    Mass entrainment rate of an ideal momentum turbulent round jet

    An ideal momentum description relates a round turbulent jet to its mass entrainment rate.

    Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 86, 034401

  3. 2025 · Numerical methods

    An Improved Fifth-Order Runge-Kutta Method with Higher Accuracy and Efficiency for Solving Initial Value Problems

    A fifth-order Runge–Kutta method addresses accuracy and efficiency for initial-value problems.

    Science and Technology Indonesia 10(3), 802–816

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I also teach numerical methods and physics, supervise applied student projects, and share science through university radio. Teaching and outreach

Ideal Momentum Jet Explorer interface with model controls and a three-dimensional jet view
The public v0.2.0 interface, captured on 31 August 2026.

01 · Interactive scientific software

Try a jet model, not just a project description

I built Ideal Momentum Jet Explorer so researchers and students can change nozzle geometry and prescribed area growth, inspect the normalized response, and export a reproducible state.

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From governing questions to visible results

I work across reduced models, volume-of-fluid calculations, particle methods, and scientific visualization. Each case keeps the solver, assumptions, and validation limits clear.

Oblique view of a simulated rectangular liquid-gas jet

Rectangular-slot OpenFOAM study

An early-time laminar VOF case with 25 native states and phase-aware post-processing.

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DualSPHysics impinging-jet contact sheet

SPH simulation visualization

A DualSPHysics workflow from particle output to surface reconstruction and finished scientific media.

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03 · Osaka · 2017–2019

Mathematics for a biomedical fluid problem

At Osaka University, I worked as a specially appointed researcher on mathematical modeling and fluid-dynamics simulation for a JST-CREST project on cytoskeletal organization and mucociliary function.

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What I am working on now

Ensenada Flow ATP selected for Baja California semiconductor startup program

Ensenada Flow ATP was competitively selected for the first cohort of the program for semiconductor design and ATP-process startups in Baja California.

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Let’s compare questions

I welcome research collaborations, software feedback, seminar invitations, and thoughtful conversations about technical work.

Academic correspondence

For research, teaching, software feedback, or a technical question, you can reach me at this academic address.

Academic emailfermin.franco [at] uabc.edu.mx

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