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Department of Computer Science

Scientific Computing

Scientific Computing

Members of the group conduct research on the development and analysis of numerical techniques for approximating mathematical models of physical systems and on algorithms for solving the resulting equations on high performance computer systems. Specific scientific and engineering applications considered include biological molecular dynamics, materials science, semiconductor simulation, astrophysics, and the design of solid propellant rockets.

Learn more on the Scientific Computing Group page.

Lab Locations

  • 4335 Siebel Center

Seminars

Faculty

William Gropp high performance scientific computing, with particular emphasis on parallel computing
Michael Heath numerical analysis and scientific computing: numerical linear algebra and optimization
Luke Olson numerical analysis, scientific computing, large-scale simulation
Anil Hirani numerical analysis, discrete exterior calculus, differential geometry, computational mechanics, computational astrodynamics