Zheng SUN
Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics The University of Alabama Box 870350 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0350 Contact Information Office: Gordon Palmer Hall 223A Tel: (205) 348-5072 Email: zsun30(at)ua(dot)edu CV and Online Identifiers Full CV (last updated on 12/11/2022) Google Scholar Citations AMS MathSciNet Author Profile |
Education
- Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Advisor: Prof. Chi-Wang Shu, 08/2014 - 05/2018.
- M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 08/2014 - 05/2015.
- B.Sc. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, School of the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China, Advisor: Prof. Falai Chen, 09/2010 - 07/2014.
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, The University of Alabama, 08/2021 - Present.
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University, Mentor: Prof. Yulong Xing, 08/2018 - 08/2021.
- Intern, Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Mentor: Dr. Cory Hauck, Summers 2017 & 2018.
Research Interests
My research primarily focuses on numerical methods for partial differential equations. Specific topics of interest include:
- Discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods.
- Time discretization methods.
- Structure-preserving methods for physical and biological models.
- Numerical methods for kinetic models and hyperbolic problems.