Doctor Jorge Zapata began his studies as a Secondary Education teacher in Mathematics Education (2007-2011). Subsequently, he completed a master's degree in Mathematics with a Major in Applied Mathematics (2012-2014). Then, he began as a researcher with the Doctorate in Applied Mathematics (2016-2020) at the University of Bío-Bío. During his PhD, he spent a stay at the University of Murcia, together with Dr. Sebastián Ferrer, a recognized international expert in his field. In his academic career, he taught at the Universidad del Bío-Bío (2012-2021) and at the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (2014-2015). Finally, he carried out a Postdoctorate at the UBB. Currently, he is a Professor-researcher at the San Sebastián University.

His area of ​​performance in Teaching focuses on carrying out Mathematics courses for careers in the Health area at the San Sebastián University.

His area of ​​research interest is Dynamic Systems and Applications. His current lines of research are: • Ordinary Differential Equations. • Disturbance Theory. • Hamiltonian Dynamic Systems. • Celestial Mechanics. • Biological Models.