Academic Appointment:
● 08/2022-present. Assistant Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
Lehigh University.
● 08/2016-07/2022. Assistant Professor (tenure promotion approved),
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Computational Science Program,
University of Texas at El Paso.
● 10/2012-07/2026. Postdoctoral Associate,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Duke University.
Education:
● Ph.D. Computational & Mathematical Engineering,
Stanford University, Jun. 2012.
Advisor: Professor Charbel Farhat.
● M.S. Financial Mathematics,
Stanford University, Apr. 2010.
Advisor: Professor Tze Leung Lai.
● B.S. Mathematics, School of Mathematical Science,
Peking University, Jun. 2006.
Advisor: Professor Maozhi Xu.
Research Interests:
● Numerical methods for PDEs and SDEs, numerical analysis.
● Hyperbolic conservation laws and free boundary problems.
● Computational fluid dynamics, computational solid mechanics, and multi-physics problems.
● Mathematical and numerical modeling of tumor growth and virotherapy.
● Scientific computing and high-performance computing.
Grants:
● LEAPS-MPS: Computational Methods for Many-Physics Problems Involving Multi-Material Flows.
NSF-DMS, $245,654, 09/2021-08/2023.
Note: In transit from UTEP to Lehigh.
● Advanced computational methods for complex multi-physics systems.
Simons Foundation, Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians, $42,000, 09/2021-08/2026.
Note: Returned after funded due to receiving the NSF LEAPS award.
Honors & Awards:
● Travel award of the 13rd US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2015.
● Finalist of the 3rd BGCE Student Paper Prize, 2011.
● Stanford Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering, 2006-2009.
● Hong Kong Mingde Fellowship, 2002-2006.
● Gold Medal, International Mathematical Olympiad, Glasgow, Scotland, 2002.
● Gold Medal, Chinese Mathematical Olympiad, Shanghai, China, 2002.
● Gold Medal, National Bulgarian Mathematical Olympiad, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2001.