Curriculum Vitae

Jian-Guo Liu

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Contact information

Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320 +1 919 660 2546

Education

Ph.D.University of California, Los Angeles1990
M.S.Fudan University (China)1985
B.S.Fudan University (China)1982

Areas of Research

Applied mathematics, nonlinear dynamics, complex system, fluid dynamics, computational sciences

Professional Experience / Employment History

Duke University
Professor, Department of Physics and Department of Mathematics, 2009 - present
University of Maryland, College Park
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Institute for Physical Science and Technology, 2001 - 2009
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Institute for Physical Science and Technology, 1997 - 2001
Institute for Advanced Study
Member, January, 1994 - August, 1994
Temple University
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, 1993 - 1997
New York University
Courant Instructor/Visiting Member, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 1991 - 1993
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1990 - 1991
Visiting Positions
  • Visiting Member, New York University, 1996 - 1997

Conferences Organized

  • Organizer Committee, Singapore : Two Month Program on Mathematical Theory and Numerical Methods for Computational Materials Simulation and Design, Organizer Committee, Singapore : Two Month Program on Mathematical Theory and Numerical Methods for Computational Materials Simulation and Design. Jul, July-August 2009
  • Co-Chair, Maryland, "Twelfth International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems Theory, Numerics, Applications'', June, 2008

Professional Service

  • Panelist for Yau High School Mathematics Award, 2014 - present
  • Prelim committee for Hangjie Ji, 2014 - present
  • Advising Math Major for Mandy Ruigi Jiang, 2014 - present
  • Advising Math Major for Duke Kyeom Kim, 2014 - present
  • Served on exterior doctoral committee for Jeff Eisenbesis, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014 - present
  • Served on exterior doctoral committee for Wang Nan, National University of Singapore, 2014 - present
  • Served on dissertation committee for Yuantong Ding, Department of Biology, 2014 - present
  • Refereed for a number of journals, 2013 - present
  • Member of the Steering Committee for the Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum, 2013 - present
  • Member of Physics core course committee, 2013 - present
  • Member of Physics Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2013 - present
  • Chair of the international committee for the oral exam in the section Applied and Computational Mathematics for S. T. Yau College Mathematics Contests, 2013 - present
  • Mentor for graduate students in Mathematics, September 1, 2012 - present
  • Promotion and tenure external evaluators for various universities, 1 January 2012
  • Managing Editor for "Methods and Applications of Analysis'', 2007 - present
  • Managing Editor for "Journal of Hyperbolic Differential Equations'', 2004 - present
  • Editorial Board for "Applied Mathematics--A Journal of Chinese Universities'', 2003 - present
  • founding co-director, I served on founding co-director for Zu Chongzhi Center of Mathematics and Computational Science, Duke Kunshan University., 2018-now
  • member, I served on faculty candidate interview at Duke Kunshan University, January 2022
  • Co-director(without compensation) for Zu Chongzhi Center of Mathematics and Computational Science, Duke Kunshan University, 2019-2021
  • Prelim exam committee for Qiang Ren, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, November 2014
  • Ph.D. dissertation committee for Ethan Elliott, November 2014
  • Ph.D. dissertation committee for Di-Lun Yang, September 1, 2011 - 2014
  • Advising Math Major for Siyang Sun, December 2013
  • Advising Math Major for Xiaoyang Zhuang, December 2013
  • Advising Math Major for Kevin Rozell, December 2013
  • Math honors theses advising for Kara Karpman, December 2013
  • Preliminary examination committee for Joey Schmitt, December 2013
  • Ph.D. defense committee for Luis Tobon, December 2013
  • Co-organized SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, mini-symposium: Asymptotically Preserving Numerical Methods for Time-Depe, Co-organized SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, mini-symposium: Asymptotically Preserving Numerical Methods for Time-Depe., December 2013
  • Initialed and signed a MOU between The Math department at Duke and the Mathematical Science Center (MSC), Tsinghua University, December 2013
  • Graduate assessment committee, September 1, 2011 - 2013
  • Ph.D. dissertation committee for Huaixiu Zheng, January 13, 2011 - 2013
  • Committee member, Thesis Defense Committee for Yi Li, November 27, 2012
  • Chair for Committee to Review Prof. Jim Nolen, September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012
  • Committee to Review Prof. Steffen Bass, September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012
  • Written Analysis Qual Exam Committee, September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2012
  • Oral qualifying exam committee for Jingxian Huang, May 05, 2012
  • Ph.D. dissertation committee for Chingyun Cheng, March 5, 2012 - 2012
  • Advising Math Major for Scott Cara, 2012
  • Advising Math Major for Darius Brown, 2012
  • Chair, Physics Computing Committee, September 1, 2009 - August 30, 2010
  • Oral qualifying exam committee for Ioannis Sgouralis, June 14, 2010
  • Preliminary Examination Committee for Jiefu Chen,, November 12, 2009
  • Assistant Research Professor Searching Committee, 2009
  • Editorial Board, "Journal of Information and Computational Science'', 2005 - 2008
  • Served on Panel: National Science Foundation, CFD, 2007
  • Organizer Committee, Maryland, CSCAMM Workshop on Analytical and Computational Challenges of Incompressible Flows at High Reynolds Number, October, 2006
  • Organizing Committee, Singapore, The Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: Analysis, Numerics and Applications, May, 2005
  • Co-Chair, Singapore, Two month program on ``Nanoscale Material Interfaces: Experiment, Theory and Simulation'', November 24, 2004 - January 25, 2005

Selected Recent Invited Talks

  • Optimal Control Formulation of Transition Path Problems for Markov Jump Processes, Institute for Financial Studies, Shandong University, 18 December 2023
  • A Selection Principle for Weak KAM Solutions via the Freidlin-Wentzell Large Deviation Principle of Invariant Measures, Fudan University, 14 December 2023
  • A Selection Principle for Weak KAM Solutions via the Freidlin-Wentzell Large Deviation Principle of Invariant Measures, Ningbo university, 13 December 2023
  • Optimal Control Formulation of Transition Path Problems for Markov Jump Processes, Soochow University, 8 December 2023
  • Convex optimization for measures: Transition path and Mean field game for jump processes, Research Center for Mathematics, Beijing Normal University and BNU-HKBU United International College (UIC), 24 November 2023
  • Breaking glass optimally and Minkowski's problem for polytopes, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 20 November 2023
  • Optimal Control Formulation of Transition Path Problems for Markov Jump Processes, University of Hong Kong, 20 November 2023
  • Weak KAM solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi equations with a section principle from large deviation principle of invariant measures, Beijing University of Technology, 10 November 2023
  • Breaking glass optimally and Minkowski's problem for polytopes, Institute of Natural Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 17 October 2023
  • Breaking glass optimally and Minkowski's problem for polytopes, Banff, Canada, 30 July 2023
  • Breaking Glass Optimally: A Journey into the Mathematics of Motion and Shape, Duke Kunshan University, 24 July 2023
  • Breaking glass optimally and Minkowski's problem for polytopes, University of Lille, France, 22 June 2023
  • Stochastic optimal control and transition paths on continuous/discrete states, Wuhan, China, 14 June 2023
  • Breaking glass optimally and Minkowski's problem for polytopes, Oxford University, 12 June 2023
  • Asymptotic Analysis of Non-Equilibrium Chemical Reactions in the Thermodynamic Regime using WKB Method, University of Lille, France, 5 June 2023
  • Breaking glass optimally and Minkowski's problem for polytopes, Brown University, 24 April 2023
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, Caltech, 1 December 2022
  • Modeling and analysis of a tumor growth model with autophagy, Minzu University of China, 29 November 2022
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, Columbia University, 15 November 2022
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, Tulane University, 27 October 2022
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, Netherlands, 26 October 2022
  • Macroscopic dynamics for nonequilibrium biochemical reactions from a Hamiltonian viewpoin, Germany, 20 October 2022
  • Random batch method for interacting particle systems and mean field limi, Germany, 19 October 2022
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, Toulouse, Franc, 4 October 2022
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, Peking University, 13 September 2022
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, University of Kansas, 7 September 2022
  • Droplets with moving contact line and insoluble surfactant: variational derivation and interface computations, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, July 3-5, 2022
  • Macroscopic dynamics for nonequilibrium biochemical reactions from a Hamiltonian viewpoint, SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science, Sept 26-30, 2022
  • Thermodynamic limit of chemical master equation via nonlinear semigroup, Oxfold, UK, 22 June 2022
  • Thermodynamic Limit of Chemical Master Equation via Nonlinear Semigroup, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 7 June 2022
  • Thermodynamic Limit of Chemical Master Equation via Nonlinear Semigroup, Duke Kunshan University, Oct 10-12, 2022
  • Mean-field limit and large deviation for chemical reaction kinetics from Hamiltonian viewpoint and upwind scheme, Cambridge, UK, 1 May 2022
  • Random batch method for interacting particle systems, Purdue University, 18 April 2022
  • Macroscopic dynamics for nonequilibrium biochemical reactions from a Hamiltonian viewpoin, Southern Methodist University, 4 March 2022
  • Macroscopic dynamics for nonequilibrium biochemical reactions from a Hamiltonian viewpoint, AMS Spring Central Sectional Meeting, March 26-27, 2022
  • A selection principle for weak KAM solutions via Freidlin-Wentzell large deviation principle of invariant measures, "International Conference on New Trends in Computational and Data Sciences", California Institute of Technology, Dec 19-21, 2022
  • Macroscopic Dynamics for Nonequilibrium Biochemical Reactions from A Hamiltonian Viewpoint, Seminars in Mathematical Biology, SJTU, 25 December 2021 [2022]
  • Stochastic and PDE models for neuron networks: justification and numerical simulation, Mathematics in Action (MiA2021): Modeling and analysis in molecular biology and electrophysiology, 25 December 2021 [available here]
  • Random batch method for interacting particle systems and mean field limit, The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI), November 3, 2021 [available here]
  • Contact line dynamics for merging and splitting of droplets: gradient flow formulation and computations, Dec 27-29 [live]
  • Data-driven solvers and optimal control for conformational transitions based on high dimensional point clouds with manifold structure, September 24, 2020 [htm]
  • Rigorous justification of Fokker-Planck equations of neural networks based on an iteration perspective, May 24, 2020
  • Data-driven efficient solvers and predictions of conformational transitions for Langevin dynamics on manifold in high dimensions, March 29, 2020 [speakers]
  • Random batch methods (RBM) for large interacting particle systems, Illinois Institute of Technology, September 15, 2019
  • Random Batch Method and its application to sampling,, US Census Bureau, August 27, 2019
  • Well-posedness and derivative blow-up for a dispersionless regularized shallow water system, University California, San Diego, May 30, 2019
  • Least action principle for incompressible flow with free boundary, Fudan University, Shanghai, March 22, 2019
  • Least action principle for incompressible flow with free boundary, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 15 March 2019
  • Dynamics of a degenerate PDE model of epitaxial crystal growth, Beijing, June 9-14, 2019
  • Merging-splitting dynamics for animal group size without detailed balanc, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, April 8-9, 2019
  • Numerical Methods for some Nonlinear Transport Equations in Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, Nov 2-4, 2019
  • Peierls-Nabarro model for single edge dislocation: mathematical validation and exponential convergence to equilibrium, Northwest University, Xi’an, China,, June 28 -30, 2019
  • Random batch methods (RBM) for large interacting particle systems, Richmond, VA, Oct 10 - 13, 2019
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, Invited talk at conference: Analysis and Computation in Kinetic Theory, Stanford University, Nov 2-6, 2015
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, Invited talk at conference: Frontiers of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Celebrating Professor Björn Engquist's 70th Birthday, Peking University, China, Aug 7-9, 2015
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, Invited talk at conference: International Conference on Numerical Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications, Wuhan University, China, May 25-29, 2015
  • Euler sprays and optimal transportation, Invited talk at conference: Particle Systems and Partial Differential Equations IV, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, Dec 16-18, 2015
  • Multi-scale hyperbolic relaxation system, kinetic-fluid domain coupling, and singular limit analysis, Invited talk at conference: Asymptotic Preserving and Multiscale Methods for Kinetic and Hyperbolic Problems, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 4-9, 2015
  • Particle, kinetic, and hydrodynamic models of swarming and network traffic models, Invited talk at conference: Groups and interactions in data, networks and biology, Carnegie Mellon University, May 27-29 2015
  • Stability of micro-macro decomposition base stochastic Galerkin method for linear transport equation with random inputs and diffusive scalings, Invited talk at conference: Uncertainty quantification in kinetic and hyperbolic problems, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mar 28 - 31, 2015
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, Colloquium, Indiana University, October 23, 2015
  • Phase transitions and hysteresis for self-organized alignment dynamics, Lefschetz Center for Dynamical Systems Seminar, Brown University, March 02, 2015
  • Particle Systems and Partial Differential Equations III, the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, December, 2014
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, Northeast Normal University, China, July 28, 2014
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, Fudan University, China, July 21, 2014
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, 4th Beijing Normal University-PDE Workshop, July, 2014
  • A kinetic mean field game theory for the evolution of wealth, USA Census Bureau, May 13, 2014
  • A kinetic mean field game theory for the evolution of wealth, Principal lecturer, Dynamics and Numerics for Non-local PDEs and Related Equations in the Physical and Biological Sciences, NSF-supported Ki-Net Summer School, Iowa State University, May, 2014
  • Kinetics, non standard diffusion and stochastics: emerging challenges in the sciences, Austin, May, 2014
  • Phase transitions and hysteresis for self-organized alignment dynamics 1 & 2, Principal lecturer, NSF-supported Ki-Net Summer School, Iowa State University, May, 2014
  • An analysis of merging-splitting group dynamics by Bernstein function theory, ``Modern Perspectives in Applied Mathematics: Theory and Numerics of PDEs'', Maryland, April, 2014
  • Well-posedness and singular limit of a semilinear hyperbolic relaxation system with a two-scale discontinuous relaxation rate, ``Asymptotic-Preserving Schemes for Multiscale Kinetic Equations" NCSU, February, 2014
  • Coagulation-Fragmentation model without detailed balance for animal group-size statistics, CSCAMM/KI-Net Seminar, University of Maryland, September 11, 2013
  • Coagulation-Fragmentation model without detailed balance for animal group-size statistics, Academia Sinica, China, August 08, 2013
  • Phase transitions, hysteresis, and hyperbolicity for self-organized alignment dynamics, 11th workshop on nonlinear PDE, Beijing University of Technology, August, 2013
  • The dynamic and steady states for multi-dimensional Keller-Segel model with the diffusion exponent m > 0, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China, July 26, 2013
  • Phase transitions, hysteresis, and hyperbolicity for self-organized alignment dynamics, Seminar of the Institute of Mathematics, Peking University, July 15, 2013
  • Phase transitions, hysteresis, and hyperbolicity for self-organized alignment dynamics, Séminaire de l’équipe MIP, Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, June 25, 2013
  • Global weak solution for kinetic models of active swimming and passive suspensions, The International Conference on Mathematical Modeling and Computation (ICMMC2013), Wuhan Univeristy, May, 2013
  • The dynamic and steady states for multi-dimensional Keller-Segel model with the diffusion exponent m>0, PDE seminar, University of Maryland, February 21, 2013
  • Phase transitions for self-organized dynamics and sweeping networks, conference on "Transport Models for Collective Dynamics in Biological Systems", NCSU, January, 2013
  • Estimate on Laplace-Leray commutator and application to the Navier-Stokes equation in a bounded domain, Seminar, CEREMADE, Université de Paris, Dauphine, France, December 11, 2012
  • Phase transition for Smoluchowski equation, Seminar, University of Rennes, France, 22 November 2012
  • Global weak solution for kinetic models of active swimming and passive suspensions, seminar of Applied Maths of the Institut de Mathematiques de Toulouse, France, October 09, 2012
  • Phase transition of self-alignment in flocking dynamics, "Applied Partial Differential Equations in Physics, Biology and Social Sciences: Classical and Modern Perspectives'', Bellaterra, Spain, September 07, 2012
  • Multi-dimensional Keller-Segel model with supercritical diffusion exponent, "2012 International Conference on Applied Mathematics'', Morningside Center of Mathematics, China, August 07, 2012
  • Multi-dimensional Keller-Segel model with supercritical diffusion exponent, "One-day workshop on mathematical topics of fluid dynamics'', Academia Sinica, China, July 17, 2012
  • Viscek flocking dynamics and phase transition, "14th International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics, Applications'', Università di Padova, Italy, June 28, 2012
  • Bacterium swimming, flocking dynamics and phase transition, Math Literature Seminar, Tsinghua, China, June 27, 2012
  • Mathematical analysis of flocking dynamics in biology and social science, USA Census Bureau, June 19, 2012
  • Convergence of a Particle Method and Global Weak Solutions for a Family of Evolutionary PDEs, Applied and Numerical Analysis Seminar, University of Crete, Greece, December 15, 2011
  • Asymptotic-Preserving schemes for kinetic–fluid modeling of disperse two-phase flows, Applied and Numerical Analysis Seminar, University of Crete, Greece, December 8, 2011
  • Global weak solution for kinetic models of active swimming and passive suspensions, Colloquium of the Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, November 23, 2011
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, Colloquium, Department of Mathematics, Tulane university, October 20, 2011
  • Pressure boundary condition and projection method, "Modern Techniques in the Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations'', Crete, Greece, September, 2011
  • Hydrodynamics of Vicsek self-alignment interactions, colloquium, Capital Normal University, August 2, 2011
  • Multi-dimensional degenerate Keller-Segel system with critical diffusion exponent 2n/(n+2), "International Conference on Applied Mathematics and Statistics'', Renmin University, Beijing, August, 2011
  • Hydrodynamics of self-alignment interactions with precession and derivation of the Landau-Lifschitz-Gilbert equation, Applied math Seminar, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 13, 2011
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, International Conference on Applied and Computational Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Research, Nankai University, June, 2011
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, CSCAMM seminar, University of Maryland, April 20, 2011
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, Numerical Methods for PDEs seminar, MIT, April 6, 2011
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, Colloquium, Georgetown University, February 11, 2011
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, workshop on "Pedestrian Traffic Flow", SAMSI, NC, February, 2011
  • Asymptotic-preserving schemes for some kinetic equations, Workshop on "Numerical Methods for stiff problems in Hamiltonian systems and kinetic equations", Saint-Malo, France, January, 2011
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, Fifth International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, Beijing, China, December, 2010
  • Modeling and analysis of collective behavior of self-propelled agents, Colloquium, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, December 1, 2010
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, Colloquium, Tsinghua University,China, November 18, 2010
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, Seminar, Huazhong Normal University, CHina, November 12, 2010
  • Estimate on commutator of the Laplacian and Leray projection operators and application to Navier-Stokes equation in bounded domain, Colloquium, Wuhan University, China, November 12, 2010
  • Modeling and analysis of collective behavior of self-propelled agents, Seminar, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, November 11, 2010
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, Conference on Nonlinear PDEs, Beijing University of Technology, China, November, 2010
  • Modeling and analysis of collective behavior of self-propelled agents, Colloquium, Capital Normal University, Beijing, October 19, 2010
  • Dynamics of orientational alignment and phase transition, 2010 NIMS Thematic Program Workshop on Conservation Laws, Plasma and Related Fields, Seoul National University, South Korea, October, 2010
  • Analysis of dynamics of Doi-Onsager phase transition, Colloquium, Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, September 29, 2010
  • Analysis of Dynamics of Doi-Onsager Phase Transition, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK, September 6, 2010
  • Estimate on commutator of the Laplacian and Leray projection operators and application to Navier-Stokes equation in bounded domain, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK, September 3, 2010
  • Asymptotic-preserving schemes for some kinetic equations, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK, August 31, 2010
  • Some estimates on collective behavior of self-propelled biological agents, Marketplace of Ideas, Center for Theoretical and Mathematical Science, Duke University, December 3, 2009
  • Asymptotic-preserving schemes for fluids equations and kinetic equations, Numerical Analysis Seminar, North Carolina State University, November 17, 2009
  • Modeling and analysis of collective behavior of self-propelled agents, Applied Mathematics Seminar, Tulane university, November 6, 2009
  • The challenge of simulating fluid flow accurately in the presence of boundaries, Colloquium, Tulane University, November 5, 2009
  • Analysis and computation of Navier–Stokes equation in bounded domains, Applied and Computational Analysis Seminar, University of Cambridge, UK, October 5, 2009
  • Modeling and analysis of collective behavior of self-propelled agents, Applied Math & PDE Seminar, University of Wisconsin, Madison, September 4, 2009
  • Controlling numerical dissipation and time stepping in some multi-scale kinetic/fluid simulations, CSCAMM Workshop on Kinetic Description of Multiscale Phenomena, Maryland, September, 2009
  • Modeling and analysis of collective behavior of self-propelled agents, Colloquium, National University of Singapore, August 19, 2009
  • Some numerical analysis issues in material and fluids simulations, Workshop on Mathematical Theory and Computational Methods in Materials Sciences, IMS/NUS, Singapore, August, 2009
  • A simple proof of the Cucker-Smale flocking dynamics and mean-field limit, ICMS Workshop on Kinetic and Mean-field models in the Socio-Economic Sciences, Edinburgh, UK,, July, 2009
  • A simple proof of the Cucker-Smale flocking dynamics and mean-field limit, Workshop on Kinetics and statistical methods for complex particle systems, Lisbon, Portugal, July, 2009
  • Asymptotic-preserving schemes for fluids equations and kinetic equations, Seminaire Methodes Numeriques pour les problemes hyperboliques, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France,, June 9, 2009
  • The challenge of simulating fluid flow accurately in the presence of boundaries, groupe de travail, Universités Paul Sabatier, France, June 8, 2009
  • Pressure and projection methods for viscous incompressible flows, PDE seminar, Oxford University, UK, May 11, 2009
  • A new approach in analysis and computation of Navier-Stokes equation in bounded domain, Scientific Computing - Numerical Analysis Seminar, Universite Bordeaux 1, France, March 12, 2009
  • The challenge of simulating incompressible fluid flow accurately in the presence of boundaries, Colloquium, Department of Mathematics, Howard University, January 30, 2009
  • All speed asymptotic-preserving schemes for compressible flows, Recent Developments in Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations and their Applications, Banff Int'l Research Station for Math Innovation and Discovery, Canada, August, 2008
  • A simple proof of Cucker-Smale flocking dynamics and the mean field limit, Applied Math Seminar, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, July 25, 2008
  • A simple proof of Cucker-Smale flocking dynamics and the mean field limit}, Applied and Computational Math Seminar, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July 24, 2008
  • Mach number uniform asymptotic preserving schemes for fluids and plasmas, Seminar on Applied Mathematics, Inst. of Math., Academia Sinica, Taiwan, July 14, 2008
  • The challenge of simulating incompressible fluid flow accurately in the presence of boundaries, Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar, UNC Charlotte, May 9, 2008
  • The challenge of simulating incompressible fluid flow accurately in the presence of boundaries, Physics Colloquium, Duke University, May 6, 2008
  • A simple proof of the Cucker-Smale flocking dynamics and mean-field limit,, AMS regional meeting, mini-symposium: "Special Session on Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations and Applications", NCSU, April, 2008
  • Computation of incompressible flow past a sphere and local behavior of boundary layer separation, CNCS Seminar, Duke University, April 1, 2008
  • A simple proof of Cucker-Smale flocking dynamics and the mean field limit, Brown Bag seminar, Duke University, March 21, 2008
  • On computation of incompressible flow past a sphere, Seminaire du laboratoire, Laboratoire MIP, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, March 10, 2008
  • Finite element Navier-Stokes solvers based on an unconstrained reformulation, Applied Math Seminar, University of Delaware, Newark, March 4, 2008
  • Finite element Navier-Stokes solvers based on an unconstrained reformulation, Applied Math & PDE Seminar, University of Wisconsin, Madison, February 22, 2008
  • Characterization and regularity of symmetric solenoidal vector fields with application to Navier-Stokes equation, Fourth International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, Hangzhou, China, December, 2007
  • Macroscopic fluid models with localized kinetic upscaling effects , Workshop on Quantized vortices in superfluidity and superconductivity and kinetic theory, National University of Singapore, December, 2007
  • Estimate on Laplace-Leary commutators and application to Navier- Stokes equation, International Conference on Applied Partial Differential Equations, East China Normal University, July, 2007
  • Characterization and Regularity of Symmetric Solenoidal Vector Fields with Application to Navier-Stokes Equation, IMS Seminar, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, June 28, 2007
  • Approximate projection operator, Uzawa iteration, sequential regularization and Navier-Stokes solver, Seminar in Applied Math, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taiwan, June 20, 2007
  • Estimate on Laplace-Leary commutators and application to Navier-Stokes equation, Seminar on Applied Mathematics, Inst. of Math., Academia Sinica, Taiwan, June 18, 2007
  • No-slip Navier-Stokes solvers built with Laplace-Leray commutators, Applied Math Seminar, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, June 15, 2007
  • Asymptotic preserving Gauge schemes for transitional Mach number flows, Seminar in Scientific Computation, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taiwan, June 14, 2007
  • Fluid models with localized kinetic upscaling, Applied Math Seminar, National Taiwan University, June 6, 2007
  • On incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics: a new approach for analysis and computation, The second MINNHOKEE memorial lecturer, Seoul National University, May, 2007
  • On incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics: a new approach for analysis and computation, Second Workshop on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: Analysis, Numerics and Applications, Seoul National University, May, 2007
  • Incompressible Navier-Stokes equation: theory and computation II, Special Seminar, Seoul National University, South Korea, April 29, 2007
  • Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equation: Theory and Computation I, Special Seminar, Seoul National University, April 28, 2007
  • Efficient formulation of Navier-Stokes Equation and computation, Applied Math Seminar, Duke University, February 5, 2007
  • A new approach for analysis and computation of Navier-Stokes Equation in bounded domains, Applied Math Colloquium, University of North-Carolina at Chapel Hill, December 1, 2006
  • Pressure estimate for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation in a bounded domain, Differential Equations Seminar, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, November 15, 2006
  • Pressure estimates for Navier-Stokes equation in bounded domain, Applied Math Seminar, Michigan State University, November 07, 2006
  • Pressure estimates for Navier-Stokes equation in bounded domain, PDE Seminar, Georgia Institute of Technology, October 10, 2006
  • Pressure estimate for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation in a bounded domain, CSCAMM Workshop on Analytical and Computational Challenges of Incompressible Flows at High Reynolds Number, Maryland, October, 2006
  • A new pressure estimate for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in a bounded domain, Mathematical Analysis and Applications Seminar, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, August 08, 2006
  • Stability and convergence of efficient Navier-Stokes solvers via a commutator estimate, Seminar in Applied Mathematics, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel, July 31, 2006
  • Incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics in bounded domains---a new approach for analysis and computation, Numerical Analysis Seminar, Tel Aviv University, Israel, July 30, 2006
  • Mathematical modellings and numerical methods for multi-scale problems I & II, School on Modern Numerical Methods in Math and Physics", NCTS, Taiwan, July, 2006
  • On incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics: a new approach for analysis and computation, NCTS International Workshop on Scientific Computing, Taiwan, June, 2006
  • Stability and convergence of efficient Navier-Stokes solvers via a commutator estimate, Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, May, 2006
  • Stability and convergence of efficient Navier-Stokes solvers via a commutator estimate, Numerical Analysis and Math Physics Seminar, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, April 18, 2006
  • Stability and convergence of efficient Navier-Stokes solvers via a commutator estimate, Kyoto Conference on the Navier-Stokes equations and their Applications , Kyoto, Japan, January, 2006
  • Stability and convergence of efficient Navier-Stokes solvers via a commutator estimate, PDE Seminar, Northwestern University, November 17, 2005
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in computing incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics in bounded domains, CAMP/Nonlinear PDE's Seminar, University of Chicago, November 16, 2005
  • Finite Element Navier-Stokes Solvers without Inf-Sup Conditions, Colloquium, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, September 16, 2005
  • Novel Finite Element Navier-Stokes Solvers without Inf-Sup Conditions, Numerical Analysis Seminar, University of Maryland, College park, September 06, 2005
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, Seminaire du Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France, June 17, 2005
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, Groupe de travail, Universite Paul Sabatier, France, June 16, 2005
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, International Conference on Multiscale Modeling and Scientific Computing, in honor of Professor Bjorn Engquist on occasion of his 60th birthday, Beijing, June, 2005
  • Finite element Navier-Stokes solvers without Inf-Sup condition, International Conference on Scientific Computing, Nanjing, China,, June, 2005
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, The Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: Analysis, Numerics and Applications, IMS/NUS, Singapore, May, 2005
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, Computational and Applied Mathematics Seminar, University of California, Irvine, April 22, 2005
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, Developments in Navier-Stokes Equations & Turbulence Research, IMS/NUS, Singapore, December, 2004
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, Third International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, Hong Kong, December, 2004
  • On incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics: a new approach for analysis and computation, First Singapore Workshop on PDE and Scientific Computing, IMS/NUS, December, 2004
  • Coarsening dynamics and continuum modeling for epitaxial growth of thin films, Nanoscale Material Interfaces: Experiment, Theory and Simulation, IMS/NUS, Singapore, November, 2004
  • Energy and Helicity Preserving Schemes for Hydrodynamic, The Sixth International Workshop on Mathematical Aspects of Fluid , and Plasma Dynamics, Kyoto, Japan, September, 2004
  • On incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics: a new approach for analysis and computation, Plenary Lecturer, The Tenth International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics and Applications, Osaka, Japan, September, 2004
  • Divorcing pressure from viscosity in incompressible Navier-Stokes dynamics, Conference on Analysis, Modeling and Computation of PDE and Multiphase Flow, On the occasion of James Glimm's 70th Birthday, Stony Brook, August, 2004
  • Numerical methods for simple and complex fluids, The third workshop on multiscale modeling of complex fluid", Peking University, July, 2004
  • Accurate, stable and efficient Navier-Stokes solvers based on explicit treatment of the pressure term, Int'l Workshop on Nonlinear Waves, On the occasion of George Papanicolaou's 60th Birthday, Hong Kong, June, 2004
  • Accurate, stable and efficient Navier-Stokes solvers based on explicit treatment of the pressure term, CSCAMM workshop on Analytical and Computational Challenges of Incompressible Flows at High Reynolds Number, Maryland, May, 2004
  • Multi-Scale Phenomena in Complex Fluids: Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, Shanghai Summer School on Analysis and Numerics in Modern Sciences, Fudan University, May, 2004
  • Fourth evolution PDE for image process, International Conference on Numerical Methods in Imaging Science and Information Processing, IMS/NUS, Singapore, December, 2003
  • Concepts and application of time limiters to high resolution schemes, ICIAM'03, Mini-symposium on Kinetic Theory and Related Hyperbolic Problems, Sydney, Australia, July, 2003
  • Ground state of nonlinear Schrodinger equation as a limit of a gradient flow, CSCAMM workshop on Analysis and Numerics for Modelling Semiconductor Devices and Biological Channels, Maryland, May, 2003
  • A class of numerical methods based on local vorticity boundary conditions and local pressure boundary conditions, CSCAMM workshop on Perspectives on incompressible flows, comparison of different computational strategies, Maryland, April, 2003
  • Efficient numerical methods for incompressible flows, Summer School of Mathematics for Graduate Students in China, Jinlin University, July, 2002
  • Thin film epitaxy with the Ehrlich-Schwoebel effect, Workshop on Scientific Computing, Xiangtan University, China, July, 2002
  • Thin film epitaxy with the Ehrlich-Schwoebel effect, IMS Workshop on PDE and Their Numerical Methods, Chinese University of Hong Kong, July, 2002
  • Efficient numerical methods for incompressible flows, keynote Speaker, The Tenth South Eastern Approximation Theory Conference, Athens, Georgia, March, 2002

Doctoral Theses Directed

  • Linbao Zhang, Multi-scale Modeling and Computations, (2009 PhD)
  • Jie Liu, A Class of Efficient, Stable Navier-Stokes Solvers, (2006 PhD)
  • kexue Liu, Nonlinear Evolutionary PDEs in Image Processing and Computer Vision, (2004 PhD)
  • Jianjun Xu, Studies of High Order Finite/Spectral Element Methods for Unsteady Incompressible Viscous Flow, (2001 PhD)
  • Cheng Wang, High Order Finite Difference Method for Incompressible Flow, (2000 PhD)
  • Hans Johnston, Efficient Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flow, (1999 PhD)
  • Hwajeong Choi, Robust Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws Using a Biased Averaging Procedure, (1997 PhD)

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