UC Davis Math: List of Faculty

List of Faculty in the Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics (GGAM)

GGAM comprises faculty members from departments across the campus, including its home, the Department of Mathematics. Below is a brief description of faculty research, links to personal and departmental web pages plus some "Related Courses" which can serve as a general study guideline for students interested in research with a particular faculty member. Students who want a more complete description of a faculty member's research interests are encouraged to contact them.

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Agricultural and Resource Economics	Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Biomedical Engineering	Bodega Marine Laboratory
Center for Neuroscience	Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Civil and Environmental Engineering	Computer Science
Division of Biostatistics	Economics
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Environmental Science and Policy
Evolution and Ecology	Geology
Graduate School of Management	Land, Air and Water Resources
Mathematics	Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior	Neurology
Physics	Radiology
Statistics

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Name	Research/Related Courses
Abdel-Ghaffar, Khaled	Error correcting codes; discrete mathematics with applications
Aldredge, Ralph	Analytical, computational and experimental studies of turbulent flame propagation; diamond synthesis via chemical vapor disposition; combustion instabilities; development of algorithms for the computational study of reactive-flow dynamics
Aue, Alexander	Time series analysis, structural break analysis, theoretical/mathematical questions arising in fields of application, such as economics, finance and environmental science. [Related Courses]
Bai, Zhaojun	Numerical linear algebra (theory, algorithm development & analysis)
Barakat, A.I.	Biofluid dynamics, cellular mechanics. [Related Courses]
Benham, Craig	Biomathematical Sciences
Biello, Joseph A.	Multiscale asymptotics for PDEs; atmospheric science; fluid dynamics. [Related Courses]
Bishop, Matt	Computer and information security, assurance, vulnerabilities analysis, design of secure systems and software, formal models of access control, network security, intrusion detection.
Bremer, James	Computational harmonic analysis; harmonic analysis on graphs and manifolds; numerical analysis. [Related Courses]
Buonocore, Michael H.	Medical imaging, biofluid dynamics, and Inverse scattering problems.
Burman, Prabir	Discrete data, model fitting/selection, nonparametric curve estimation, nonparametric image analysis, asymptotic theory, time series.
Carmichael, Owen	Late-life cognitive decline, neuroimaging, medical image analysis, computer vision, and 3D modeling. [Related Courses]
Chang, Tsu-Shuan	Linear and nonlinear programming, global optimization, neural networks, control systems and manufacturing systems.
Chattot, J.	Characteristic based schemes; transonic flows; mesh generation.
Cheer, Angela	Computational fluid dynamics; mathematical biofluid dynamics; mathematical models in biology.
Chen, Shu-hua	Numerical modeling in Atmospheric Science.
Cheng, Harry B.	Information science and technology in design and manufacturing, computational science, numerical analysis, multimedia, real-time computing, robotics.
Crutchfield, James	Physics of computation, dynamical systems, statistical mechanics, structural complexity, evolutionary dynamics, machine learning, and distributed robotics. [Related Courses]
D'Souza, Raissa	Network theory, statistical physics, computational science, probability, applied math, cellular automata, and networking protocols.
Davidson, Ian	Algorithm design for data mining and other areas of artificial intelligence. Applications to novel high impact areas of social importance. [Related Courses]
De Loera, Jesus	Discrete mathematics, algorithms in algebra and geometry. [Related Courses]
Delplanque, Jean-Pierre	Computational and theoretical fluid dynamics and transport phenomena. Multiphase flows, inert and reactive; emerging materials processing methodologies; free surface and interfacial flows; microscale transport phenomena and fluidics; bioengineering applications.
Ditterich, Jochen	Our lab is interested in neural mechanisms underlying higher-order brain functions linking perception and action, especially decision making. We are working on answering the question how the brain processes sensory information and combines it with other information in order to select what action to take next and when to take that action. So far, these mechanisms have mainly been studied from a psychological point of view, whereas neurophysiologists have largely concentrated on lower-level mechanisms. We are trying to bridge this gap by utilizing both behavioral and neurophysiological methods and by using mathematical models for exploring potential neural mechanisms.
El-Farra, Nael H.	Process conrol, dynamics and design; computational modeling and simulation.
Faller, Roland	Simulation of soft-condensed matter by Monte Carlo or Molecular Dynamics simulation. Development of Advanced Simulation Techniques.
Fan, Yueyue	Network optimization, decision making under uncertainty, and civil infrastructure systems management, with an emphasis on applied mathematics.
Fannjiang, Albert	Partial differential equations.
Farouki, Rida T.	Geometrical algorithms and representations; computer-aided design and manufacturing; numerical analysis and scientific computing; particle simulation schemes (Coulomb systems); geometrical optics.
Freund, Roland	Numerical linear algebra; iterative solution of large linear systems; dimension reduction of large-scale systems; linear algebra problems in information retrieval; sparse matrix computations; numerical solution of partial differential equations; computational photonics; algorithms for VLSI circuit and device stimulation; numerical problems in control theory; structured matrices; interior-point methods, large-scale optimization problems; semidefinite programming.
Ginn, Timothy R.	Biochemical mixtures in the multiphase environment through the application of mathematical models within multidisciplinary collaborative settings. [Related Courses]
Goldman, Mark	Computational neuroscience
Gravner, Janko	Probability; cellular automata. [Related Courses]
Gronbech-Jensen, Niels	Numerical analysis and methods for molecular modeling, self-assembly in molecular ensembles, computational molecular and statistical mechanics, radiation damage in crystalline materials, vortex dynamics, perturbation techniques for nonlinear oscillators and soliton systems, Josephson systems, superconducting device physics, phase-locking.
Grotjahn, Richard	Atmospheric sciences general circulation, dynamics, numerical modeling, observations. [Related Courses]
Gundes, A. Nazli	Linear and nonlinear systems; multi-input, multi-output feedback control systems; decentralized control design; robust and reliable control design.
Guy, Robert	Mathematical biology, mathematical modeling, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid dynamics, and numerical analysis.
Gygi, François	Numerical methods of quantum mechanics; Large-scale parallel computing; Molecular dynamics. [Related Courses]
Hafez, Mohamed	Mechanical Engineering. Transonic aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics; numerical solutions of partial differential equations.
Hamann, Bernd	Computert-aided geometric design (CAGD); Scientific Visualization and computer graphics; Grid/mesh generation (triangulation methods), computer vision (edge/feature detection), and robotics. [Related Courses]
Harter, Thomas	Flow and transport processes in ground water and in the vadose zone; stochastic analysis of such processes in heterogeneous porous systems; numerical modeling; assessment and remediation of ground water contamination; nonpoint source pollution of ground water; geostatistics. Check out this site to view videos of a colloquium, Advanced Modeling Concepts for Environmental Sciences.
Hass, Joel	Mathematics, topology, differential geometry, mathematical physics.
Hastings, Alan	Environmental Studies and Mathematics. Theoretical population biology including mathematical ecology and mathematical genetics; qualitative theory of differential equations, differential delay equations, bifurcation theory.
Hunter, John Kelso	Nonlinear wave propagation, continuum mechanics, singular perturbation methods, and nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations.
Joy, Ken	Computer graphics, computer image synthesis, computer aided geometric design, parallel algorithms in computer graphics.
Kellogg, Louise H.	Geodynamics (continuum mechanics applied to geologic problems). Computational fluid dynamics; models of convection in the Earth's mantle and viscoelastic deformation in the Earth's crust. http://www.keckcaves.org/ [Related Courses]
Koehl, Patrice	My research program focus on understanding protein structures. I am interested in characterizing their shapes using mathematical and computational approaches, and to use this information to improve our understanding of their stability. I am also interested in characterizing the subset of sequence space compatible with a protein structure: this is an indirect approach to understanding protein sequence evolution. In parallel, I am involved in the development of new algorithms for predicting the structure of a protein, based on its sequence. My department web pages are: http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/people/faculty/koehl.html in CS and http://genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/koehl_cv.html at the Genome Center.
Koeppe, Matthias	Mathematical optimization, in particular integer programming and mixed-integer programming; computational discrete mathematics [Related Courses]
Largier, John L.	Study of hydrodynamics and dispersion in coastal ocean, including bays, estuaries and nearshore. Dispersion problems related to environmental issues, e.g., water quality, population ecology, algal blooms, estuarine habitat. Hydrodynamic problems include stratified flow, surface wind forcing, flow-topography interactions (e.g., jets, wakes, boundary layers), and waves/tides/internal waves. [Related Courses]
Levy, Bernard C	Mulitdimensional signal processing, statistical signal processing inverse problems, estimation and stochastic processes, linear systems theory, scientific computation. [Related Courses]
Lewis, Timothy J.	Mathematical physiology, neuroscience, cardiac electrophysiology.
Lin, C.-Y. Cynthia	Environmental and natural resource economics, energy economics, industrial organization, game theory, optimal control theory, structural econometric estimation of dynamic optimization problems, structural econometric estimation of static and dynamic games, spatial analysis.
Miller, Greg	My research interests include the development of numerical methods for the solution of complex problems in engineering and science, mostly at the continuum scale; Complex rheology: multiscale and continuum methods for incompressible viscoelastic flows; Multiphase flows: compressible and incompressible flows of fluids and elastic-plastic solids in time-dependent domains, interfacial processes; Constitutive modeling: equations of state, thermodynamic modeling, symmetry invariants; and Charged systems: plasma physics, boundary charge and bilayer problems. [Related Courses]
Mogilner, Alexander	Mathematical biology. [Related Courses]
Morris, Benjamin	Markov chain Monte Carlo, random walks on graphs, randomized algorithms, probability on trees.
Mueller, Hans-Georg	Functional Data Analysis, Semiparametric Modelling, Applications in Biodemography, Genetics, Medicine, e-Commerce and Finance. [Related Courses]
Mulase, Motohico	Mathematics. Algebra, geometry, global analysis and mathematical physics.
Nachtergaele, Bruno L.Z.	Mathematical physics; statistical mechanics; quantum spin systems; rigorous results in quantum mechanics and condensed matter physics; quantum information and computation. [Related Courses]
Nathan, Terry R.	Stability theory, asymptotic methods, nonlinear dynamics.
Owens, John	My research interest is parallel computing; our work primarily concentrates on the graphics processor (GPU) as a general-purpose, highly-parallel processor. We have extensive experience with both parallel algorithms and data structures as well as applications that benefit from parallel approaches. [Related Courses]
Phillips, Ron J.	Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; suspension mechanics. [Related Courses]
Pizzo, Alessandro	Quantum Mechanics; Quantum Field Theory. [Related Courses]
Powell, Robert	Fluid and suspension mechanics and rheology.
Puckett, Elbridge Gerry	Numerical solutions of PDEs, thermodynamics, phase transitions, combustion, droplets, geophysis.
Raychaudhuri, Subhadip	Computational and theoretical modeling of cellular signaling, cell receptor clustering, diffusion of signaling molecules inside a tightly packed cell, the design principles of signaling networks, programmed cell death (apoptosis).
Rocke, David	Robust statistics, computational statistics, game theory, quality control.
Rogaway, Philip	Cryptography, including definitions, models, reductions, and proofs. Practice-oriented provable-security. [Related Courses]
Romik, Dan	I have a history of demonstrated interest in mathematical research (see the publications list on my web page). [Related Courses]
Rundle, John B.	Computational science & engineering; complex multiscale systems; driven threshold systems, including earthquakes and neural networks; statistical physics.
Saito, Naoki	Applied and computational harmonic analysis, statistical signal processing, image analysis, feature extraction, pattern recognition, potential theory,elliptic eigenvalue problems, geophysical inverse problems, human and machine perception. [Related Courses]
Sanchirico, James N.	Environmental and natural resource economics, mathematical ecology and epidemiology, optimal control theory, spatial and dynamic analysis of economic-ecological models, bioeconomic analysis, panel data econometric estimation.
Savageau, Michael A.	Function, Design, and Evolution of Cellular and Molecular Networks [Related Courses]
Schipper, Burkhard	Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Experimental Economics, Industrial Organization, Bounded Rationality [Related Courses]
Schreiber, Sebastian J.	Applications of dynamical systems and stochastic processes to ecology, epidemiology, and evolution. [Related Courses]
Schwarz, Albert	I work in quantum field theory and string theory applying methods of modern mathematics, especially topology, noncommutative geometry and arithmetic geometry. [Related Courses]
Shkoller, Steve	Geometric and nonlinear PDEs, geometry, hydrodynamics.
Smith, Anne	Computational neuroscience.
Soshnikov, Alexander	Random matrix theory; probability theory; mathematical physics; combinatorics. [Related Courses]
Strohmer, Thomas	Numerical analysis, applied harmonic analysis, digital signal processing, approximation theory, scientific computing. [Related Courses]
Sukumar, N.	Computational mechanics, fracture, finite element and meshfree methods, maximum-entropy approximations, partition-of-unity finite element methods in quantum mechanics, numerical analysis of PDEs [Related Courses]
Temple, J. Blake	Shock waves, general relativity, applied analysis. [Related Courses]
Thomases, Becca	Partial differential equations, nonlinear elasticity, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid dynamics, mechanics of deformable solids. [Related Courses]
Tracy, Craig A.	Mathematical physics; statistical mechanics, the theory of exactly solvable models, completely integrable systems. [Related Courses]
Walcott, Sam	My research interest is primarily based in mathematical biology. In particular, I am interested in using mathematical models to predict macroscopic biological function from single molecule mechanics (mechanobiology). Topics of recent interest are muscle contraction and the response of cells to mechanical stimuli. This research benefits greatly from extensive experimental collaborations. [Related Courses]
Wang, Jane-Ling	Dimension reduction methods; functional data analysis; longitudinal data analysis; nonparametric functional estimation; aging research; survival analysis. [Related Courses]
Wets, Roger J-B	Stochastic optimization, approximation theory for optimization problems, nonsmooth analysis.
Woodruff, David	Heuristic search optimization techniques. Production and supply chain planning. Robust multivariate data analysis. Stochastic Programming (integer). Bioinformatics. [Related Courses]
Xia, Qinglan	Geometric measure theory and its application; optimal mass transport problems; mathematical biology; geometric variational problems in singular spaces.
Zhang, Michael	Vehicular traffic flow, network optimization and control of transportation systems. [Related Courses]
Zhao, Qing	Stochastic optimization, sequential decision theory, random graph and percolation, combinatorics, and their applications in dynamic systems, in particular, communication systems and social networks. [Related Courses]