Carlos Palenzuela Luque

Dr. Carlos Palenzuela Luque is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), serving as a Ramon y Cajal Researcher since 2014. He holds a PhD from UIB (2004) and completed postdoctoral work at Louisiana State University (3 years), Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (2 years), and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (5 years).

His research spans Gravitational Physics, Numerical Relativity, and Astrophysics with emphasis on relativistic magnetohydrodynamics and computational simulations of compact objects. He co-authored the foundational textbook "Foundations of Numerical Relativity" (expanded in second edition to include relativistic magnetohydrodynamics) and maintains expertise in black hole and neutron star modeling.

His publication record includes over 60 refereed articles across Science, PNAS, Physical Review Letters, and Classical and Quantum Gravity, totaling 3,200+ citations with an H-index of 32. Key contributions include cover features in Review of Modern Physics (2010) and media coverage by CBCnews and Science Daily.

His scientific awards include:

• Jeffrey L. Bishop Award for excellence in research in Astrophysical dynamics (2011)
• 2011-2012 CQG Highlights recognition

Dr. Palenzuela Luque mentors PhD students including Miguel Meguevand, Chawla Sarvnipun, Susana Valdez, Miguel Bezares, and Ricard Aguilera. He serves as Principal Investigator for research projects AYA2016-80289-P and AYA2017-82089-ERC, and leads COST Action CA16104's Working Group 3e on 'Binaries in alternative theories of gravity'.

He contributes to UIB's research ecosystem through membership in Gravitation, Relativistic Astrophysics and Computing (GRAC); Gravitational Physics: Theory and Observation (GRAVITY); and Solar Physics (SolPhys) groups.