Invited Speakers

KOJI OHKITANI

Dr. OHKITANI is a professor and director at Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences (RIMS) at Kyoto University, Japan.  Prof. Ohkitani works in fluid mechanics on the basis of mathematical analysis, numerical computations and physical modelling. He is particularly interested in vortex dynamics as a foundation for turbulence theory. Current topics include: determination of the self-similar profile for the 3D Navier-Stokes equations, comparison of Navier-Stokes equations on the whole space and periodic domain, study of modified Navier-Stokes equations with depleted advection and interpolation of the Navier-Stokes and Burgers equations.

MARK HOEFER

Dr. Hoefer is a professor and chair at the department of applied mathematics, University of Colorado Bouder. Prof. Hoefer's research generally is generally in the field of nonlinear waves with a focus on two areas: 1) fluid dynamics of dispersive media with accompanying wave excitations including dispersive shock waves (DSWs)  and solitary waves; 2) dynamics of ferromagnetic media in nanomagnetism.

HENRIK KALISCH

Dr. Henrik Kalisch is a Professor of Applied Mathematics. He received his Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Texas at Austin. His research is centered on the mathematical modeling of nearshore processes such as wave breaking, surfzone circulation and wave hazards in the coastal zone. He is currently Deputy Head of the Department and co-editor-in-chief for “Water Waves: An interdisciplinary journal”, published by Birkhäuser-Springer-Nature.

GENG CHEN

Dr. Geng Chen is a G. Bailey Price Professor in University of Kansas. Professor Chen got PhD degree in University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2010. His research focuses on partial differential equations and fluid dynamics, especially, hyperbolic conservation laws, nonlinear wave equations and compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations.

KAZUO YAMAZAKI

Dr.  Kazuo Yamazaki is an assistant professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.  His research interests include

(1) Stochastic Analysis in PDEs,  (2) Harmonic Analysis in PDEs,  (3) PDEs in Mathematical Biology,  (4) Differential Equations in Geometry.

ISAAC CHOUTAPALLI

Dr. Isaac Choutapalli is a professor of mechanical engineering and founding director of the UTRGV Center for Aerospace Research. Professor Choutapalli 

was awarded U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellow in 2016, 2019 and 2024. He was also awarded several grants with multi-millon dollars from U.S. Air Force Research Office.

CHU-LIN CHENG

Dr. Chu-Lin Cheng an associate professor at School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences (SEEMS) and Department of Civil Engineering (CIVE) University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley.  Dr. Cheng's research focuses primarily on fluid flow and contaminant transport (i.e., water, oil/hydrocarbons, solutes) in saturated and unsaturated porous media.

WEIGUANG YANG

Dr. Weiguang Yang an assistant professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME), University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley.  Dr. Yang's work focuses on developing simulation-based technologies to optimize medical device design, improve treatment planning, and enable patient-specific risk assessment.