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.