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Postdoctoral Fellows

This year ICES selected five outstanding computational scientists for the endowed position of postdoctoral fellows. These fellows will serve as strong leaders in the research performed within the centers and groups contributing to the Institute's success.

Dr. Deukhyun Cha received his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Sogang University, Korea in August 2010. He has a strong interest in the acceleration of time-consuming molecular energy and force computations using modern multi-core and cluster computing environments. He plans to achieve significant acceleration through hierarchically parallelized algorithms His research at ICES is performed under the supervision of Professor Chandarajit L. Bajaj.

Dr. John Evans received his PhD in Computational and Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin in December 2011. His research focuses on the design and analysis of new methods for the numerical solution of partial differential equations arising in fluid flow, wave propagation, and structural mechanics. He is particularly interested in methods which preserve important mathematical structure (geometry, topological constraints, symmetries, balance laws). His research at ICES is performed under the supervision of Professor Thomas J.R. Hughes.

Dr. Chung-Hao Lee received his Ph.D. in Structural Mechanics under Civil and Environmental Engineering Department from University of California at Los Angles (UCLA), in December 2011. His research interests include finite element and meshfree methods for nonlinear mechanics, mathematical and computational homogenization of DNAs, and multi-scale modeling of biological systems. He is currently working on the development of a high fidelity and micro-anatomically accurate computational model for heart mitral valves with applications to the patient-specific modeling. His research at ICES is performed under the supervision of Dr. Michael Sacks.

Dr. Jingwei Hu received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2011. Her main research interests lie in numerical analysis and scientific computing on partial differential equations and in mathematical physics, in particular, problems arising in kinetic theory, quantum mechanics and wave propagations, with multiple time and spatial scales. Her research combines asymptotic analysis and numerical analysis to design robust and efficient computational methods for multiscale physical problems. She will work under the supervision of ICES Professor Lexing Ying.

Dr. Kyle Mandli received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington in June 2011. His research interests include the development of finite volume methods, adaptive mesh refinement algorithms and other computational science approaches to a variety of geophysical problems, including storm surges, tsunamis, and debris flows. He wants to continue applying better models to storm surges and similar shallow flow. His research in ICES is performed under the supervision of Professor Clint Dawson.