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Applied Mathematics

Qian-Yong Chen, Richard S. Ellis, Robert Gardner, Hans Johnston, Markos Katsoulakis, Panos Kevrekidis, Andrea Nahmod, Luc Rey-Bellet, Bruce Turkington, Yao Wang, Nathaniel Whitaker, Robin Young, HongKun Zhang

The research interests of the Applied Mathematics faculty span diverse fields of modern applied mathematics, scientific computing and applied analysis and probability. Members of the faculty are also directly involved in applications, among others in biology, ecology, fluid dynamics, geosciences, materials science, optics and soft-condensed matter physics.

Some of the principal research directions of applied mathematics pursued at UMass are: mathematical biology and ecology; numerical analysis and scientific computing, including methods for deterministic and stochastic PDE, as well as molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods; stochastic modelling, probability theory, stochastic processes and equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics; Nonlinear PDE, harmonic analysis, dynamical systems, ergodic theory and mathematical physics.

The Center for Applied Mathematics and Computation supports the activities of faculty members and graduate students involved in research and teaching in applied mathematics and scientific computation. The Center also supports a research seminar series in Applied Mathematics and Computation.

Research Areas

  Fluid dynamics: Hans Johnston, Bruce Turkington, Nathaniel Whitaker, Robin Young

  Mathematical biology: Robert Gardner, Panos Kevrekidis, Nathaniel Whitaker

  Mathematical physics: Panos Kevrekidis, Luc Rey-Bellet, Yao Wang, HongKun Zhang

  Nonlinear PDEs: Robert Gardner, Markos Katsoulakis, Andrea Nahmod, Bruce Turkington, Robin Young

  Scientific Computing: Qian-Yong Chen, Hans Johnston, Markos Katsoulakis, Panos Kevrekidis, Bruce Turkington, Nathaniel Whitaker

  Stochastic modeling, probability and statistical mechanics: Richard S. Ellis, Markos Katsoulakis, Luc Rey-Bellet, Bruce Turkington, HongKun Zhang



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