Dr. Gallegos brings more than 15 years of teaching experience in the field of engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Auckland and has published a number of papers on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element Applications in Agriculture and Biosystems.

His other research interests are in Agricultural and Biosystems Machine Design and Development, Renewable Energy Applications in Agriculture and Biosystems, Agricultural Mechanization Systems, and Thermal-Fluid Engineering.