Resume
Academic Achievements
- Feng Kang Prize of Scientific Computing (2015)
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2007)
- Developed mathematical foundations and computational methods such as the string method for studying rare events
- Resolved the long-standing moving contact line problem in classical fluid mechanics through modeling and simulations
- Associate Editor of the SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics
- Published recent papers in Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, etc.
Research Experience
- Professor of Mathematics, National University of Singapore (2017–present)
- Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (2011–2016)
- Senior Scientist (joint appointment), Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore (2011–2018)
- Assistant Professor, Courant Institute, New York University (2005–2011)
- Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University (2003–2005)
- Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (2002–2003)