Mitchell Luskin

Mitchell Luskin is a Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota, with office located at Vincent Hall 330, 206 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. His contact information includes email luskin@umn.edu and phone (612) 625-6565.

His research spans Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, Applied Mathematics, and Computational Physics, with current focus on mathematical foundations for 2D moiré heterostructures. Early career work covered fluid dynamics in gas pipelines, ocean normal modes, neutron transport, and viscoelasticity. He developed computational methods for liquid crystal defect modeling, macroscopic material properties with sub-grid oscillations, hybrid atomistic-to-continuum coupling techniques, and accelerated molecular dynamics algorithms.

Funding for his research includes the Simons Foundation project Moiré Materials Magic, an NSF grant for Data-enabled Model Order Reduction for 2D Quantum Materials, and an NSF DMREF grant titled The Search for Novel Superconductors in Moiré Flat Bands.