Yuan Gao, William W. Elliott Assistant Research Professor of Mathematics and Statistical Science

I am a William W. Elliott Assistant Research Professor working on Analysis and PDE.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	06 Physics
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.math.duke.edu/~yuangao

Office Hours:

Physics 06, TuTh 10am-11am and 2pm-3pm. Or by appointment.

Education:

Ph.D.

Fudan University (China)

2017

Research Interests: PDE, Calculus of Variation, Control Theory, Material Science

My research interest is the mathematical analysis of nonlinear evolution equations derived from physics problems, especially in materials science and surface science. I mainly work on 4th order degenerated parabolic equations, coupled equations with dynamic boundary condition and multiscale problems. The methods invovled are entropy method, calculus of variation, gradient flows, numerical simulation, operator theory, and control theory.