Scientific computing, also called numerical analysis or
computational mathematics, is concerned with the design and
analysis of algorithms for solving mathematical problems arising in
many fields, especially in science and engineering, and with the
implementation of such algorithms on high performance computers.
Current research topics in the
Scientific Computing Group at Illinois include:
- Iterative solvers and preconditioners for linear systems
- Mesh-based solvers for finite element structural analysis
- High-order finite element and spectral element methods
- Nonlinear systems and optimization
- Discrete exterior calculus
- Geometric mechanics and control
- Computational astrodynamics
- Numerical simulation of astrophysical phenomena
- Numerical simulation of biomolecules
- Numerical simulation of electromagnetics
- Numerical simulation of solid propellant rockets
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Faculty News
(May 2008)
Professor Luke Olson has been awarded a Faculty Early Career
Development (CAREER) Award by the National Science Foundation. This
prestigious award provides three years of funding for his proposed
research on multilevel discontinuous least-squares finite element
methods.
Student News
(April 2008)
Evan VanderZee, whose PhD advisor is Prof. Hirani, has been
selected for the
Mathematics Research Communities organized by the American
Mathematical Society. Evan was one of twenty graduate students and
recent PhD graduates selected for the scientific computing group.
The fellows selected attend a week-long summer conference in Snowbird,
Utah, organize special sessions at national AMS meetings, and become
part of a small community of peers beginning their research careers.
Distinguished Visitor
(April 2008)
Dr. Erik Boman of Sandia National Laboratories visited on April
16-17 and presented a seminar on combinatorial algorithms enabling
computational science. Erik also served as an external member on the
committee for Michael Wolf's PhD preliminary examination.
PhD Prelim Exams
(April 2008)
Andrew Colombi and Michael Wolf passed their PhD
preliminary examinations. Andrew's thesis, written under the direction
of Prof. Hirani, is concerned with quick evaluation of small body
gravitation. Michael's thesis, written under the direction of Prof.
Heath, is concerned with hypergraph based combinatorial optimization of
matrix-vector multiplication.
Distinguished Visitors
(April 2008)
Prof. Jan Hesthaven of Brown University and Illinois alumnus
Prof. Linda Petzold of UC Santa Barbara visited on April 15 as
keynote speakers for the annual CSE Symposium.
CSE Fellows Eric Cyr and Evan VanderZee were among the
student presenters.
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