University State

CURRICULUM VITAE

ALEXANDER LABOVSKY

Department of Mathematical Sciences,

Michigan Techonological University,

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Houghton, MI, 49931

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Employment

Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University, 2011 present.

PostDoctoral Scholar, Florida State University, 2009 2011.

PostDoctoral Scholar, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008 2009.

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, 2003-2008

Advisor: Professor William J. Layton

Ph.D. Thesis: Mathematical Architecture for Models of Fluid Flow Phenom-

ena.

B.S. in Computational Mathematics and Computer Science, Moscow State

University, Moscow, Russia, 1997-2002.

Advisor: Professor V.B. Andreev

B.S. Thesis: On a monotonicity of a four point scheme for singularly per-

turbed convection diffusion problem

Research Interests

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Applications

Navier-Stokes Equations

Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulence

Approximate deconvolution models of turbulence

Multiscale Models and Computations

Coupled NS systems: MagnetoHydroDynamics

Phenomenology of MHD Turbulence

Turbulent models for MHD

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations

High Accuracy Discretization

Multiscale Methods

Finite Element Methods

Spectral Methods

Stochastic Analysis of PDEs (Uncertainty Quantification)

Efficient numerical methods for stochastic PDEs

Stochastic PDEs in high dimensions: sparse grids, collocation

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Dynamical Systems approach to Turbulence

Markov Chain approximations of chaos in ODE systems

Segment Description of Turbulence

Coherent structures in fluid flow

Elucidation and Sensitivity

Publications / Preprints

1. A. Labovsky, A Defect Correction Method for the Time-Dependent Navier-

Stokes Equations, Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, vol.25

8. High accuracy partitioned timestepping methods for a two domain problem,

AMS sectional meeting, Florida Atlantic University, October 2009.

9. Modeling of Stochastic Turbulent Navier-Stokes Equations, Computational

Mathematics Seminar, Florida State University, October 2009.

10. High accuracy Methods for PDEs. Turbulent models for Magnetohydro-

dynamics, Computational Mathematics Seminar, Florida State University, October

2009.

11. High accuracy numerical methods for fluid flow problems and turbulence

modeling, invited talk at the Duke University, April 2009.

12. Semi-implicit spectral deferred correction methods for a parabolic two do-

main problem, AMS sectional meeting, NC State University, April 2009.

13. Approximate Deconvolution Models for MagnetoHydroDynamic Turbu-

lence, AMS sectional meeting, NC State University, April 2009.

14. Finite element methods. FreeFEM - environment for high-level program-

ming, Numerical Analysis Seminar, University of Missouri-Columbia, April 2009

(coming up).

15. High accuracy methods for a parabolic two domain problem. Semi-implicit

spectral deferred correction methods, Numerical Analysis Seminar, University of

Missouri-Columbia, February 2009.

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16. Mathematical Architecture for Models of Fluid Flow Phenomena, Iowa

State University, February 2009.

17. High Accuracy Numerical Methods for PDEs. Turbulence Models in Magne-

toHydroDynamics, Differential Equations Seminar, University of Missouri-Columbia,

September 2008.

18. Mathematical Architecture for Models of Fluid Flow Phenomena, Univer-

sity of New Hampshire, February 2008.

19. LES model of MHD equations. Conservation Laws, Computational Math-

ematics Seminar, University of Pittsburgh, March 2007.

20. Defect correction method for the time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations,

talk at the Finite Element Circus, Penn State University, Fall 2006.

21. A Defect Correction Method for Evolutionary PDEs, Computational Math-

ematics Seminar, University of Pittsburgh, Spring 2006.

Awards

Diploma cum laude from Moscow State University, 2002

Culver-Teplitz prize in recognition of outstanding teaching and research per-

formance, University of Pittsburgh, 2007.

Computing skills

Languages:C++, C, Fortran;

Applications: Matlab, Maple;

Software: FreeFEM++

Teaching (Universities of Pittsburgh, Missouri, and Michigan Tech)Year

2011-2012 (MTU) - Instructor for Calc I and Calc II.

Year2008-2009 (University of Missouri-Columbia) - Instructor for Calc III.

Fall 07: (TA) Matrices and Linear Operators,(grader) Numerical methods for

PDE - graduate courses;

Spring 07: (TA) Calculus I,

Fall 06 : (Instructor

) Calculus II,

Summer 06 : (Instructor

) Calculus II,

Spring 06: (TA) Calculus I,

Fall 05 : (TA and grader) Calculus II, Linear Algebra - graduate course,

Summer 05 : (Instructor

) Calculus I, Calculus II,

Spring 05

: (TA) Calculus I,

Fall 04 : (TA) Calculus I,

Summer 04 : (TA) PreCalculus, Business Calculus,

Spring 04: (TA) PreCalculus.

Residency Status

I am a citizen of the USA.

References

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