Gerardo Freyre
Assistant Instructional Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Originally from Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, he earned his BS in civil engineering and MS in civil/structural engineering from the Autonomous University of Yucatán. During his master’s studies, he developed out-of-plane design equations for confined masonry walls and verified them through laboratory testing. His doctoral research at the University of Wyoming focused on masonry wall behavior under in-plane loading using computational (finite element) simulations. He is excited to share his passion for teaching and engineering with students, from helping freshmen and sophomores build strong foundations in ES 1060: Intro to Problem Solving to guiding upper-level students through advanced topics like ME 4040/5040: Intro to Finite Element Analysis, and mentoring seniors through their year-long Senior Design projects.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.