Forest Mannan

Forest Mannan is an Assistant Professor in the Math & Computer Science Department at Western Colorado University. He holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Tulane University (2017), an MA in Applied Mathematics from Tulane (2015), and dual undergraduate degrees (BA/B.S.) in Music and Mathematics from The Evergreen State College (2012).

• Functional areas: Mathematics, Data Analytics, Actuarial Science
• External affiliation: Colorado School of Mines

His research focuses on applied mathematics and computational fluid dynamics, particularly in modeling ciliary beating, Stokeslets flow, and hydrodynamic coupling. Publications include work on regularized Stokeslets with periodic boundaries and computational models of biological fluid dynamics.

He teaches courses such as Linear Algebra (MATH 360), Calculus I-III (MATH 151/252), Analysis I (MATH 451), and Special Topics (MATH 497).