Resume

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Research interests

 

Applied Mathematics, Partial differential equations, Stochastic Partial Differential Equations, Fluid Dynamics, Geophysical dynamics, Optimal Control, Perturbation Theory, Infinite Dimensional Dynamical Systems.

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Education

 

• May 1997: PhD in Mathematics at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
• January 1995: PhD in Applied Analysis, Universit ́e de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
• June 1991: Masters in Applied Analysis, Universit ́e de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
• June 1990: Diplˆome d’ing ́enieur de l’ Ecole Centrale de Paris, France.
• 1984-1987: Classes pr ́eparatoires. Lyc ́ee Louis-Le–Grand, Paris, France.

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Professional Services

 

Editorial Boards:

 

• AIMS Mathematics

• Asymptotic Analysis

 

Conferences and Seminars Organization

 

1. Co-organizer (with S. Friedlander and I. Kukavica) of the Mathematics of Fluids conference at USC, March 2008.

2. Special Session co-organizer at the AIMS Fifth International Conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations. CalPoly, Pomona, June 16-19, 2004.

3. Special Session organizer at the AMS Sectional Conference, USC, Los Angeles, April 3-4, 2004.

4. Special Session co-organizer at the Fourth International Conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations. Willmington, NC, May 2002. .

5. Mini-symposium co-organizer at the SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Snowbird, UT, May 2003.

6. Organizer and co-organizer of Analysis Seminar, 2001-present.

7. Co-organizer of the Graduate Student Analysis Seminar, Spring 2005-present.

 

Reviewing and refereeing

 

• Annals of Mathematics, • Applied Math Letters, • Applied Mathematics and Computation,

• Communications in Mathematical Physics,

• Comptes Rendus de l’Acad ́emiedes Sciences de Paris,

• Indiana University Mathematics Journal, • Journal of Functional Analysis,

• Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics,

• Journal of Mathematical Physics,

• Journal of Differential Equations,

• Archives of Rational Mechanics and Analysis,

• Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications,

• Journal of Nonlinear Analysis,

• Physica D,

• SIAM J.ournal of Mathematical Analysis,

• SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics,

• SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems ,

• Nonlinearity,

• Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems A,

• Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems B,

• Transaction of the American Mathematical Society,

• Acta Appl. Math,

• Mathematics Reviews,

• NSF.

 

University Service at USC

 

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2022-2023.

• Director: Center for Instruction of Mathematics to Engineering Students 2022-present.

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2020-2021.

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2019-2020.

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2018-2019.

• Director of the Center for Instruction of Mathematics to Engineering Students 2018-2021.

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2017-2018.

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2015-2016.

• Colloquium Chair, Aug 2013-May 2014.

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2013-2014.

• Member of the Mathematics Department Search and Hiring Committee (2012–2013).

• Director of the Center for Instruction of Mathematics to Engineering Students, Fall 2005–present.

• Associate Vice Chair, Fall 2006–Spring 2008.

• Member of the Mathematics Department Search and Hiring Committee (2003–2004).

• Differential Equations Qualifying Exam Committee, 2001–present.

• Member of the Department Merit Review committee, 2003-2004.

• Member of the Graduate student hiring committee, 2003-2004.

• Colloquium Chair, Aug 2001-May 2002.

• Member of the Mathematics Department web site design committee.

• Organizer and co-organizer of Analysis Seminar, 2001-present.

• Co-organizer of the Graduate Student Analysis Seminar, Spring 2005-present.

• Chair of the Committee on Calculus sequence reform.

 

Academic Advisement

 

Postdoctoral Associates Supervised:

 

• WeiWei Hu, 2011-2015 (Now Associate Professor, at University of Georgia )

• Walter Rusin, 2010-2013 (Now Full Professor, at Oklahoma State University)

• Amjad Tuffaha, 2007-2010 (Now Professor at Sharjah University, UAE)

• Seok Hwang, 2002-2005.
 

Graduate Students Supervised:

 

PhD Students:

 

• Nathan Glatt-Holtz (2008) Current position: Associate Professor, Tulane University.

• Kerem Uruglu (2016) Current position: Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan.

• Zachary Wickham (2021) Current position: Lecturer, Math Department, Stanford University.

• Zhanerke Temirgaliyeva (2020) Current position: Lecturer, University of California, Davis.

Master Students:

• Shalini Amrita Reddy, Masters of Arts, USC Department of Mathematics, Graduation, August, 2005.

 

PhD Committees

 

Mathematics:

• D. Massat (2022)

• Park, Y. (2022)

• Weinan Wang (2020)

• Guher Camliyurt (2018)

• Fei Wang (2017)

• Yuan Pei (2013)

• Mihaela Ignatova (2011)

• Ednei Reis (2011)

• Jie Zhong (2011)

• Vlad Vicol (2010)

• John Mayberry (2008)

• Juan J. Torres (2006)

• Nilupa Sonnadara (2005)

• Philip Seliger (2007).

 

External member:

• Laura Cervino(UCSD Systems and Control, 2006),

• Kam-ran Aslam (Mechanical Eng., Fall 2008),

• Takahiro Sakai (Mechanical Eng., Fall 2007),

• Houman Shokraneh (Mechanical Engineering 2007).