Jonathan J. L. Higdon

Jonathan J.L. Higdon is Dennis and Cathy Houston Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Illinois. His research investigates geophysical fluid dynamics of meandering rivers, simulations for petroleum reservoirs, and micro-scale dynamics of complex fluids.

Research expertise includes computational algorithms for multiphase flows in porous media and rheology of colloidal suspensions. Has developed novel simulations for microstructure and dynamics of colloidal gels.