معرفی
Chi-Wang Shu is the Stowell University Professor of Applied Mathematics and former Chair of the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University. His research focuses on high-order numerical methods for convection-dominated partial differential equations, including ENO/WENO schemes, discontinuous Galerkin methods, and spectral methods. He has contributed extensively to computational fluid dynamics, semiconductor modeling, and Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Shu has held academic positions at Brown since 1987 and has received accolades such as the SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science (2007) and SIAM/AMS Fellowships (2009, 2012). His work bridges theoretical development and practical applications in fluid dynamics, astrophysics, and materials science.
- Education: B.S., University of Science and Technology of China (1982); Ph.D., UCLA (1986).
- Affiliations: Brown University (1987–present), Chair of Applied Mathematics (1999–2005).
Research interests span numerical methods for conservation laws, with emphasis on shock-capturing algorithms and their application to multiphysics problems. Notable contributions include the development of WENO schemes and DG methods for complex flows. He has authored over 400 publications and advised numerous students in computational mathematics and engineering.
Key awards: NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award (1992), Feng Kang Prize (1995), ISI Highly Cited Author (2004).
