Scott MacLachlan

Scott MacLachlan is a Professor of Mathematics at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He holds a B.Sc. (Hon.) from the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Previously, he served as Associate Professor at Tufts University. His research focuses on computational applied mathematics and scientific computation, particularly multigrid methods, finite-element discretizations, and numerical linear algebra. He is an associate editor for the SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing and SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications, and co-chairs the program committee for the Copper Mountain Conference on Multigrid Methods.

Education: B.Sc. (Hon.) in Mathematics and Computer Science (UBC, 2000), Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (CU Boulder, 2004). Postdoctoral work at University of Colorado, University of Minnesota, and Delft University of Technology.

Research interests include multiscale numerical analysis, PDE-based models in fluid/solid mechanics, and algorithm development for scientific computing. His work integrates functional analysis, numerical linear algebra, and physical modeling. He develops open-source software such as XBraid for parallel time integration and adaptive AMG codes.

Publications span multigrid methods, domain decomposition, and liquid crystal simulations. He collaborates on projects involving thermal slip, magnetohydrodynamics, and geophysical electromagnetics. Teaching includes courses on numerical methods for PDEs at both Memorial University and Tufts.

Professional activities include editorial roles, conference organization, and contributions to international workshops on multiscale modeling. His software tools and algorithmic innovations address challenges in parallel computing and large-scale simulations.