Graduate Students : Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics : McCormick School of Engineering : Northwestern University

JJaeCha2016( at )u.northwestern.edu

Jae Yong Cha

Graduate Student

HannahChoi2014( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M457

Hannah Choi

Graduate Student

s-chow( at )northwestern.edu

7-1441

Tech M457

Siu Fai Chow

Graduate Student

SaraClifton2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-0860

Tech M455

Sara Clifton

Graduate Student

davis( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M441

Michael J. Davis

Graduate Student

My research has been focused on fluid dynamics, specifically, evolution and instability of low liquid-fraction, surfactant-free foams. The main application is to develop a process to produce solid metal foams without the use of stabilizing particles

AustenErickson2016( at )u.northwestern.edu

Austen Erickson

Graduate Student

karna.gowda( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M410

Karna Gowda

Graduate Student

My interest is in the mathematical modeling of Earth systems (climate, ecosystems, etc.; see Mathematics of Planet Earth), specifically in the context of tipping points and state transitions. I am currently studying reaction-diffusion models for vegetation pattern formation in semi-arid ecosystems. Semi-arid ecosystems account for about 30% of Earth's land area and it is my goal to contribute to a better understanding of these fragile environments. In the future I would like to consider paleo-climate models, which may tell us about today's climate through looking at climates at other times in the Earth's history.

Christopher Andrew Gruber <ChristopherGruber2012( at )u.northwestern.edu>

7-0512

Tech M412

Christopher Gruber

Graduate Student

SamanthaHansen2014( at )u.northwestern.edu

4-5017

Tech M447

Samantha Hansen

Graduate Student

MarkHarmon2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-1441

Tech M457

Mark Harmon

Graduate Student

CollinHazlett2017( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-0853

Tech M461

Collin Hazlett

Graduate Student

jared.hicks( at )northwestern.edu

Tech M447

Jared Hicks

Graduate Student

I develop numerical methods to solve applied scientific and engineering problems featuring moving interfaces. For my thesis, I have developed a mathematical model of the simultaneous growth and deformation of bacterial biofilms. The resulting partial differential equations will be solved using the eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM).

k-hill( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M410

Kaitlin Hill

Graduate Student

I am currently studying climate dynamics, in particular the seasonal variability of arctic sea ice. Previously, I have worked on topics in symbolic dynamics, fractional difference calculus, predator-prey modeling, and ordinary differential equations.

YiHu2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

Yi Hu

Graduate Student

TraceJackson2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-5017

Tech M447

Trace Jackson

Graduate Student

traviscj( at )traviscj.com

Travis Johnson

Graduate Student

My research interests are large-scale nonlinear continuous optimization, mixed integer optimization, and nonlinear model-predictive control applications.

RebeccaJones2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-5760

Tech M451

Rebecca Jones

Graduate Student

PaulJoos2014( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-5017

Tech M447

Paul Joos

Graduate Student

XiaoxiJu2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

Xiaoxi Ju

Graduate Student

AvinashKaramchandani2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M412

Avinash Karamchandani

Graduate Student

I am interested in stimulus selection in the olfactory bulb, that is how portions of our brains choose to pay attention to one odor over others at the neuronal level. This involves the mathematical exploration of various neuron models and how these models lend themselves to the hypothesized mechanisms of stimulus selection. Fundamentally, we ask the question of how synchronization (and thus entrainment by specific stimuli) can arise in the oscillations of neural networks. The majority of this project is numerical in nature, involving the construction of virtual neural networks and the qualitative study of its behavior under various parameter choices and input stimuli.

DanielKiefer2009( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-1441

Tech M457

Daniel Kiefer

Graduate Student

GregoryKimmel2017( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-0853

Tech M461

Gregory Kimmel

Graduate Student

MichaelLevinson2013( at )u.northwestern.edu

Michael Levinson

Graduate Student

LaneMcConnell2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-0853

Tech M461

Lane McConnell

Graduate Student

LisaMelanson2008( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-0853

Tech M461

Lisa Melanson

Graduate Student

RyanMoffett2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

Ryan Moffett

Graduate Student

PhanNguyen2017( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-1754

Tech M459

Phan Nguyen

Graduate Student

markpanaggio2014( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M455

Mark Panaggio

Graduate Student

Mathematical models of complex and dynamic systems.

PaulPark2007( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-4842

Tech M445

Paul Park

Graduate Student

namu( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M447

Namu Patel

Graduate Student

By integrating my backgrounds in applied mathematics and biomedical engineering, I analyze neuromuscular feedback in vertebrate. My research currently requires me to employ immersed boundary techniques and other numerical methods to study the movement (generated by muscle contractions) of fish such as eels.

dlpiet( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M449

David Piet

Graduate Student

I am modeling dynamically, self-assembled, magnetic colloids which live at the interface between sugar water and air. The integrity of the model is then tested using a high-performance, professional GPU cluster at Argonne National Lab to verify that experimental phenomenon is recovered. All of the experiments and modeling is done at ANL. This research is at the intersection of asymptotics, numerics and PDE's and is based in mathematical physics.

http://people.esam.northwestern.edu/~dlpiet/index.html

7-1441

Tech M457

Nicolas Poole

Graduate Student

conorschlick2015( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech EG38

Conor Schlick

Graduate Student

Nonlinear dynamical systems, specifically granular flows.

http://www.mixing.chem-biol-eng.northwestern.edu/conor.html

narutsereewattanawoot2015( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M447

Narut Sereewattanawoot

Graduate Student

Parallel Numerical Methods in Neuroscience

sahil( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M445

Sahil D. Shah

Graduate Student

alexanderslawik2015( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M449

Alex Slawik

Graduate Student

Non-linear dynamics, Non-linear oscillations

WeifengSun2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

Sun Weifeng

Graduate Student

matthewtanzy2013( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M447

Matthew Tanzy

Graduate Student

In my research I have explored various phenomena that can be modeled with the use of reaction-diffusion equations. Currently I am working on modeling competing populations with non-local and non-symmetric interactions and exploring the stability of constant populations with respect to interactions distance and degree of asymmetry.

GregoryTomezak2011( at )u.northwestern.edu

Gregory Tomezak

Graduate Student

IsaacVelando2015( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-5760

Tech M451

Isaac Velando

Graduate Student

chris.j.vogl( at )gmail.com

Tech M412

Chris Vogl

Graduate Student

I am interested in modeling cell desiccation during various lyopreservation techniques. The models are solved using a computational fluid dynamics code that incorporates a lipid bi-layer vesicle.

MaxWasserman2014( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-0860

Tech M455

Max Wasserman

Graduate Student

noahweiss2014( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M445

Noah Weiss

Graduate Student

Boundary value problems in theoretical elasticity.

wellsd( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M410

Danny Wells

Graduate Student

Mathematical and System Biology; Diffusive Network Dynamics; Rare Event Simulation; Large Deviation Theory; Nonlinear Time Series Analysis

OliviaWoolley2011( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-5760

Tech M451

Olivia Woolley

Graduate Student

haleyyaple( at )u.northwestern.edu

Tech M412

Haley Yaple

Graduate Student

I am interested in creating simple models that allow me to use both asymptotic analysis and numerical simulation to study complex systems. I have studied applications including sociophysics, ferromagnetism, and epidemiology.

http://people.esam.northwestern.edu/~hyaple/

NirYungster2010( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-0512

Tech M451

Nir Yungster

Graduate Student

XiaoboZhang2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

Xiaobo Zhang

Graduate Student

ZhuoJiang2012( at )u.northwestern.edu

7-1754

Tech M459

Jiang Zhuo

Graduate Student

Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

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