Team > Principal Investigators
University of Delaware
Prof. Petr Plechac
Department of Mathematical Sciences · University of Delaware · Newark, DE 19716
302-831-0637 (direct), 302-831-4511 (Fax)
Email: plechac at math dot udel dot edu
Research interests:
- numerical analysis, computational methods for solving PDEs, multiresolution analysis and numerical algorithms, numerical methods for high-dimensional problems.
- multiscale computations and algorithms, applied stochastic analysis, Monte Carlo methods and sampling algorithms, coarse-graining menthods, statistical mechanics.
- computational methods in materials science, complex fluids and polymers.
- analysis of large data sets, parallel computing.
Prof. Babatunde A. Ogunnaike
Chemical Engineering · University of Delaware · Newark, Delaware 19716
302-831-4504 (phone), 302-831-1048 (fax)
ogunnaike at udel dot edu
Prof Ogunnaike's research in control and systems theory is primarily concerned on the one hand with the development of effective control techniques, with application to complex industrial processes. He is also concerned with understanding biological control systems-the means by which mammalian organisms maintain stable, efficient and "near-optimal" performance and homeostasis in the face of external and internal perturbations. In each case we apply principles of systems theory and develop appropriate analysis tools as needed.
Prof. Dionisios G. Vlachos
325 CLB · University of Delaware · Newark, Delaware 19716
302-831-2830 (phone), 302-831-1048 (fax)
Email: vlachos at udel dot edu
Prof. Vlachos' research group leads the development of hierarchical, multiscale models and simulations and their validation with a hierarchy of experiments over a multitude of length and time scales. Specific applications encompass catalysis and portable microchemical devices for power generation, sustainable energy, detailed reaction mechanism development, reactor design, nucleation and growth of nanomaterials (e.g., zeolites), rational design of nanomaterials and catalysts, scale-up of self-assembly and self-organization (e.g., in heteroepitaxy), fabrication of and transport in microporous thin films for separation and reaction, and molecular cell biology for cancer control.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Prof. Markos A. Katsoulakis
Department of Mathematics and Statistics · University of Massachusetts · Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-1331 (phone), 413-545-1801 (fax)
Email: markos at math dot umass dot edu