Hi, everyone. I’m a Norbert Wiener Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Tufts University. I am an applied mathematician with a keen focus on numerical analysis, finite element methods (FEMs), partial differential equations (PDEs), and optimization. My passion lies in formulating and verifying mathematical theories within numerical analysis, explaining the physical behaviors inherent in PDE and optimization problems, and validating these theories and behaviors through rigorous computational experiments.
Email: seulip.lee@tufts.edu
Office: Joyce Cummings Center (JCC) 520I
Current teaching course: MATH 51 (Summer 2025)
Office hours: Available by appointment
Sep. 2024 - Present, Norbert Wiener Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. (Research Mentors: Xiaozhe Hu and James Adler)
Aug. 2021 - May 2024, Limited Term Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. (Research Mentor: Lin Mu, Teaching Mentor: Giorgis Petridis)
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2021), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California. (Advisor: Long Chen)
Master of Computational Science and Engineering - Mathematics (Mar. 2013 - Aug. 2015), Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Advisor: Eun-Jae Park)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Mar. 2006 - Feb. 2013), Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.