Bishnu Lamichhane

Bishnu Lamichhane is an Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia, within the School of Mathematics and the College of Engineering, Science and Environment. His research focuses on applied and computational mathematics, with interdisciplinary collaborations in engineering, statistics, physics, and environmental science. He holds a PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Stuttgart (Germany) and has a strong track record in cross-disciplinary projects, including coal blending models for BHP and neutron strain tomography for engineers.

Education: M.Sc. (Industrial Mathematics) from University of Kaiserslautern (Germany), PhD from University of Stuttgart (Germany). He has taught at all levels, including AMSI Honours courses in 2011, 2014, and 2020. He has supervised 12 completed PhD students and currently supervises 8 more.

Research Interests: Numerical methods for PDEs, finite element methods, data science, optimisation, and tomography. Collaborations span institutions in Australia, Germany, UK, USA, and India. He has held leadership roles in the Computational Mathematics Group (CMG), served on the AMSI Board, and organized major conferences like CTAC 2018. His work has been supported by grants from BHP, ACARP, and international bodies.

Key Achievements: Gold Medal (Tribhuvan University), DAAD Scholarship, Honorary Professorship at IIT Bombay. His research has led to advancements in coke microstructure analysis, locust foraging models, and ice shelf dynamics under ocean waves.