Lin Mu

Available RA Positions 

Dr. Lin Mu, from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Georgia, is seeking doctoral graduate students with focus on applied math, numerical analysis, and scientific computing. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Mu via linmu@uga.edu.

EMPLOYMENT

• Aug. 2023 - Present. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

• Aug. 2019 - July. 2023. Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

• Sep. 2015 - Jul. 2019. Householder Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.

• Sep. 2012 - Aug. 2015 . Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D Mathematics (Aug. 2009 - May 2012), University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Advisor: Prof. Xiu Ye.

• M.S Mathematics (Sep. 2006 - Jul.2009), Xi'an Jiaotong University. Advisor: Prof. Yinnian He.

• B.S Mathematics (Sep. 2002 - Jul. 2006), Xi'an Jiaotong University.

FUNDING

• Department of Energy (DOE): Center for Advanced Simulation of RF-Plasma-Material Interactions, University PI, FY2023-FY2026.

• National Science Foundation (NSF): Development of an Efficient, Parameter Uniform and Robust Fluid Solver in Porous Media with Complex Geometries, DMS-2309557, Principle Investigator (PI), 2023-2026.

• Department of Energy (DOE): Center for Integrated Simulation of Fusion Relevant RF Actuators, University PI, 2021-2023.

• Department of Energy (DOE): Numerical Methods for Adaptive Grid Discretization, University PI, 2019-2021.  

• LDRD (ID: 8958): A Fully Kinetic Exascale Simulation Capability for Magnetic Fusion Energy, Co-PI, FY2018-FY2020. 

• LDRD (ID: 8776): Advanced Numerical Methods for Fracture Modeling, Co-PI, FY2018-FY2020. 

• Department of Energy (DOE): Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Novel Mathematical and Computational Modeling for Maxwell’s problems in Dispersive Media, Principal investigator (PI), FY2015-FY2018.

• National Science Foundation (NSF): Weak Galerkin Modeling of Wave Scattering and Propagation in Dispersive Media, DMS-1418973, Principal investigator (PI), 2014-2015. (Regular 3 year grant but terminated earlier because I moved to a federal lab.) 

Award

• 2023 Fred C. Davison Early Career Scholar Award, University of Georgia.

• 2020 ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards.