Catalin Turc

Catalin Turc is an Associate Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, affiliated with the College of Science and Liberal Arts and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. His research focuses on computational methods for wave propagation problems in complex media, including electromagnetic and elastic scattering.

• Academic Rank: Associate Professor
• Institution: New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Department: Mathematical Sciences

Research Interests include:

• Integral Equations and Boundary Integral Methods
• Wave Propagation in Composite and Layered Media
• High-Order Numerical Discretizations
• Helmholtz Decompositions for Elastic Scattering
• Domain Decomposition Techniques
• Applications to Electromagnetic and Acoustic Scattering

His recent publications address advanced formulations for scattering problems, with emphasis on efficient solvers and geometrically complex configurations. Collaborations span computational mathematics and applied physics domains.

Federal Grants (all NSF-funded) include projects on:

• High-order integral solvers for wave propagation in composite media (2024-2027)
• Optimized domain decomposition for complex media (2019-2022)
• Wave propagation in multi-layered media (2016-2019)
• Electromagnetic scattering solutions (2013-2016)
• Wave propagation in negative-index materials (2010-2012)