Christina G. Taylor

Christina G. Taylor is a Peter O'Donnell, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow at the Oden Institute for Computational Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, where she conducts research in Dr. Clint Dawson's Computational Hydraulics Group. Her work focuses on developing cut mesh methods for moving interface problems in flood simulation and complex geometry modeling.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research, Rice University (Advisor: Dr. Jesse Chan)
• M.S. in Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research, Rice University (Advisor: Dr. Jesse Chan)

Taylor's research spans the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and engineering, with primary expertise in:

• Cut Mesh Methods for Immersed/Embedded Boundary Problems
• High Performance Computing
• Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Hyperbolic PDEs
• Computational Hydraulics and Flood Simulation

Her recent publications (2021-2024) demonstrate consistent innovation in entropy/energy-stable numerical schemes, emphasizing high-order accuracy and robustness for real-world applications like wave propagation and flood modeling. These works bridge theoretical numerical analysis with practical software development for environmental engineering challenges.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Peter O'Donnell Jr. Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024)
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in Computational Mathematics (2021)

Taylor has served as Instructor of Record for Rice University's graduate High Performance Computing course (CMOR 421/521) and maintains active industry collaboration through internships at Google, BP, and national laboratories. Her current research within the Computational Hydraulics Group integrates advanced numerical methods with large-scale simulation for water resources engineering.