Daniel Tataru

Daniel Tataru is a Professor at the Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on partial differential equations, mathematical analysis, and nonlinear dispersive equations, with applications to geometric flows, fluid dynamics, and general relativity.

• Education: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Virginia (1992).

Tataru’s work spans partial differential equations (PDEs), including wave equations, Schrödinger equations, and free boundary problems. He has made significant contributions to unique continuation via Carleman estimates, dispersive decay, and well-posedness in low regularity settings.

His recent publications emphasize quasilinear PDEs, wave decay on curved spacetimes, and geometric nonlinear flows, with applications to fluid dynamics and relativity. Notable collaborations include Jason Metcalfe, Mihaela Ifrim, and Herbert Koch.

Tataru has supervised numerous Ph.D. students, including Benjamin Pineau (2024), James Rowan (2023), and Albert Ai (2019). He has received grants from the National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation.