Resume
Academic Achievements
- Author of over 100 refereed publications and three books
- Invited lecture series 'Mathematical Models of Active Matter' at Collège de France (Spring 2023)
- Recipient of the Humboldt Prize (2021) for lifetime research achievements and significant impact in his field
- Honorary Professor (Professoris Honoris Causa) of Moscow State University (2017) for contributions to Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
- C.I. Noll Award for excellence in teaching, Penn State University (2004)
- Annual recognition as an outstanding faculty member in the Eberly College of Science
Background
- Applied mathematician working on modeling, analysis, and simulations in biology, materials science, and physics
- Recently began research on the mathematical foundations of Deep Learning
- Mathematical focus on PDEs and variational problems
- Co-founding co-director of the Center for Mathematics of Living and Mimetic Matter (with Prof. I. Aronson)
- Co-founding co-director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (with Prof. A. Bressan)