Fei-Ran Tian

Fei-Ran Tian is a Professor of Mathematics at The Ohio State University, holding positions since 1995. His research focuses on Partial Differential Equations, Zero Dispersion Limits, Whitham Equations, and Modulation of Dispersive Oscillations. He earned his Ph.D. from New York University's Courant Institute in 1991, advised by Peter D. Lax.

Education:

• Ph.D. Mathematics, Courant Institute, NYU (1991)
• M.S. Mathematics, Clarkson University (1987)
• B.S. Mathematics, Jinan University, China (1984)

Research Interests: His work addresses integrable systems, zero dispersion limits, Whitham equations, and free boundary problems. He has contributed to understanding modulation equations for KdV and Camassa-Holm hierarchies, and their phase transitions.

Grants:

• NSF DMS-0404931 (2004-2007)
• NSF DMS-0103849 (2001-2004)
• NSF DMS-9622810 (1996-1999)

Awards:

• John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (2003)
• Wilhelm T. Magnus Prize (1992)
• Honorary Professorship at Huang-Gang Normal University (2007)

Labs/Teams: Collaborations include work with T. Grava on equilibrium measures and V. Pierce on Whitham equations. His research frequently involves numerical studies and asymptotic analysis of dispersive systems.