Journal publications
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  • 2018 Y. Liu, C. Peco and J. E. Dolbow. Modeling of deep layer surfactant spreading phenomena. To be submitted.
  • 2017 Y. Liu, C. Peco and J. E. Dolbow. A fully coupled mixed finite element method for modeling insoluble surfactants spreading on a thin liquid film. To be submitted.
  • 2017 C. Peco, W. Chen, Y. Liu, M. M. Bandi, J. E. Dolbow, and E. Fried.  Influence of surface tension in the surfactant-driven fracture of closely-packed particulate monolayers, SoftMatter, 13, 5832-5841.
  • 2016  Benjamin W. Spencer, W. Jiang, J. E. Dolbow, C. Peco. Pellet Cladding Mechanical Interaction Modeling Using the Extended Finite Element Method, Top Fuel 2016: LWR Fuels with Enhanced Safety and Performance, 929 - 938, ISBN-13: 9780894487309 (Idaho National Lab collaboration).
  • 2016 B. W. Spencer, W. Jiang, H. Chen, Y. Hu, C. Peco, and J. E. Dolbow. Evaluation of Relocation Effects Modeled using Discrete Fracture Models,  (Letter Report, Idaho National Lab collaboration).
  • C.Peco. Advisor: Marino Arroyo. Approximation of phase-field models with meshfree methods: exploring biomembrane mechanics. Doctoral Thesis, September, 2014. 
    • ​Winner of the 2014 Best Doctoral Thesis in Numerical Methods Award by SEMNI (Spanish Society for Numerical Methods in Engineering).
    • Winner of the 2014 Extraordinary Award to Best Doctoral Thesis at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya.

  • 2013 A. Rosolen, C. Peco, and M. Arroyo. An adaptive meshfree method for phase-field models of biomembranes. part i: Approximation with maximum-entropy basis functions. Journal of Computational Physics, 249(0):303–319, 2013.
  • 2013 C. Peco, A. Rosolen, and M. Arroyo. An adaptive meshfree method for phase-field models of biomembranes. part ii: A lagrangian approach for membranes in viscous fluids. Journal of Computational Physics, 249(0):320–336, 2013.
  • 2013 F. Greco, L. Filice, C. Peco and M. Arroyo . A stabilized formulation with maximum entropy meshfree approximants for viscoplastic flow simulation in metal forming. 10.1007/s12289-014-1167-x, pages:1-13, 2013.
  • 2014 B. Li, C. Peco, D. Millán, I. Arias and M. Arroyo. Phase-field modeling and simulation of fracture in brittle materials with strongly anisotropic surface energy. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Volume 102(3-4):711-727, 2014. 
  • 2014 A. Abdollahi, C. Peco, D. Millan, I.Arias and M. Arroyo. Computational evaluation of the flexoelectric effect in dielectric solids. Journal of Applied Physics. Volume 116 (9): 093502. 2014
  • 2015 A. Abdollahi, D. Millan, C. Peco, M. Arroyo and I. Arias.  Revisiting pyramid compression to quantify flexoelectricity: a 3D simulation study. Physical Review B. Volume 91(10):104103. 2015
  • 2015 C. Peco, D. Millán, Adrián Rosolen and M. Arroyo. Efficient implementation of Galerkin meshfree methods for large-scale problems with an emphasis on maximum entropy approximants. Computers & Structures. Volume 150, pages 52–62.
  •  2015 A. Abdollahi, C. Peco, D Millán, M Arroyo, G Catalan, I Arias. Fracture toughening and toughness asymmetry induced by flexoelectricity Physical Review B 92 (9), 094101. 
  • 2010 J.M. Redondo, A. Matulka, and C. Peco. Energy and vorticity decay in Haloclines and Thermoclines. Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2, 2010-14465, EGU General Assembly 201.
  • 2009 C.Peco and J.M. Redondo. Turbulent mix within termocline-halocline (in spanish). UPC - Minor thesis (M.S.)
Selected conferences

  • C. Peco, J. Liu, c. Rhea and J. E. Dolbow. Fracture Modeling in Particulate Rafts: Surface Difference Tension and Packing Fraction Variability. RIKEN, Kobe, Japan 2018.
  • C. Peco, J. Liu, c. Rhea and J. E. Dolbow. Simulation of surfactant-driven fracture on particulate rafts. MIT, 2017.
  • C. Peco, J. Liu and J. E. Dolbow. On surfactant-driven phenomena of particle rafts. Idaho National Lab, 2016.  
  • Y. Liu, C. Peco, J.E. Dolbow, and G. Scovazzi.  A Finite Element Based Method for Simulating Surfactants Spreading on Liquid Films. 14th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics July 17-20, 2017, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  
  • C. Peco, J. Liu, Carter Rhea, J. E. Dolbow, W. Chen, M.M. Bandi, and E. Fried. Phase-Field Modeling of Surfactant-Driven Fracture in Particulate Rafts.  14th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics July 17-20, 2017, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  
  • C. Peco, J. Liu and J. E. Dolbow. Simulation of particulate raft dynamics: continuum modeling of fracture in closely-packed systems. SES2016, Maryland, USA
  • C. Peco, A. Rosolen and M. Arroyo. Stabilization of the stokes problem with max-ent approximants for phase-field model of biomembranes. UCM, Proceedings Workshop on Environmental Turbulence AT2010, Madrid, Spain
  • A. Rosolen, C. Peco and M. Arroyo. A stabilized maximum-entropy method for the stokes problem coupled with a phase-field model of biomembranes. MECOM 2010 – IX Argentinean Congress on Computational Mechanics and II South American Congress on Computational Mechanics, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • C. Peco, A. Rosolen and M. Arroyo. Poster session : Simulation of biomembranes embedded in a viscous fluid with a phase-field model approach.  NMASE 2011 – Congress on Computational Mechanics, El Montanyà, Spain
  • C. Peco, A. Rosolen and M. Arroyo. A lagrangian meshfree phase-field method for biological structure and fluid media coupling. Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering – CMNE 2011, Coimbra, Portugal
  • C. Peco, A. Rosolen and M. Arroyo. Simulation of the dynamics of biomembranes embedded in a viscous fluid with a Lagrangian meshfree phase-field method. IV Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering (Coupled 2011), Island of Kos, Greece
  • C. Peco, A. Rosolen and M. Arroyo. A Simulation of the dynamics of biomembranes in a viscous fluid with a phasefield variational Lagrangian approach. COMPLAS XI,Thematic Conferences of the European Community in Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS), Barcelona, Spain
  • C. Peco, A. Rosolen and M. Arroyo. Simulation of biomembrane dynamics with phase-field in a parallel environment. V Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering. COUPLED 2013, Ibiza, Spain
  • C. Peco, D. Millán, A. Rosolen, M. Arroyo. Aproximantes sin Malla de Máxima Entropía para Ecuaciones Diferenciales de Alto Orden: Láminas Delgadas y Modelos de Campo de Fase. CMN 2013,Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (ECCOMAS), Bilbao, Spain
  • C. Peco and M. Arroyo. Simulation of 3D coupled biomembrane dynamics with phase-field in a parallel environment based on PETSc. USACM’s 12th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics USNCCM12 , Raleigh, NC, USA
  • C. Peco, D. Millán, M. Arroyo. Phase-field modeling of vesicle dynamics: adhesion and confinement effects. WCCM 2014 11th. World Congress on Computational Mechanics. July 20-25, Barcelona, Spain.