Athanasios Tzavaras
Professor of Applied Mathematics
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Contact: athanasios (dot) tzavaras (at) kaust (dot) edu (dot) sa
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Athanasios (Thanos) Tzavaras is Professor of Applied Mathematics in the Computer, Electrical, Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) of Saudi Arabia. His research focuses on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Continuum Physics and Kinetic Theory
Education and career
Tzavaras obtained a Diploma in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in 1981 from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and M.Sc. in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1985 degrees in Applied Mathematics from Brown University. He held academic positions at Purdue University (1985-87), University of Wisconsin-Madison (1987-2005), University of Maryland (2005-10), University of Crete, Greece (2002-04 and 2008-14) and visiting positions in University of Minnesota, Stanford University, Ecole Polytechnique, University Paris VI, and Newton Institute UK. Since 2002 he has been a collaborating faculty or a visiting member of the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, FORTH.
In 2014 Tzavaras joined KAUST as Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics.
Areas of expertise and current scientific interests
Research interests¨mathematical modelling, analysis and computation of nonlinear partial differential equations arising in fluid mechanics and material modelling across multiple scales.
Within partial differential equations :
hyperbolic conservation laws
systems of advection-diffusion equations
systems of partial differential equations arising in kinetic theory and mathematical physics
Within Applied Mathematics :
singularity formation in solid mechanics (cavitation, shear bands, fracture) or fluid mechanics (tornadoes).
multi-scale analysis in material modelling and the dynamics of discrete lattice systems
hydrodynamic limits and kinetic theory for dilute polymeric systems.
Carreer Recognitions
Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (elected 2022)
Professional Activities
Member of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and the International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics.
Associate Editor in various journals and Corresponding Editor for the SIAM Journal of Mathematical Analysis.
Topics in the Sciences of general interest
Illustrating the impact of the Mathematical Sciences (U.S. National Academies)
Based on Science (Answers to everyday Science and Health Questions)