Jaap van der Vegt

Jaap van der Vegt serves as Professor in Mathematics of Computational Mechanics and heads the Chair of Mathematics of Computational Science within the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Twente's Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS), with additional affiliation to the MESA+ Institute.

His research centers on Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, specializing in finite element methods for partial differential equations—particularly discontinuous Galerkin formulations. Key contributions include solution adaptive techniques (a priori and a posteriori error analysis), higher-order discretizations, structure-preserving compatible schemes, and multigrid solvers for algebraic systems. These methodologies are rigorously applied to computational fluid dynamics (encompassing compressible, incompressible, multiphase, and free surface flows) and computational electromagnetics, driving innovations in mathematical modeling of complex physical phenomena.

Prof. van der Vegt operates within the Mathematics of Computational Science (EEMCS-AM-MACS) research group, leveraging synergies with the MESA+ Institute to advance interdisciplinary computational mathematics and address multiscale engineering challenges.