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Son N Tu is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Michigan State University (MSU), where he works with Prof. Olga Turanova. Starting in August 2025, he will join Baylor University as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the supervision of Prof. Hung V. Tran, focusing on Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), particularly Hamilton-Jacobi equations and optimal control theory. His research explores nonlinear solutions to Hamilton-Jacobi equations and their applications in fluid dynamics' free boundary problems.
He is currently teaching MTH 496: Capstone in Mathematics on Optimal Control Theory at MSU and previously taught MTH 490: Directed Study. In 2024, his student Minh Nguyen won the 'Best Presentation Award' at the 21st Math Student Conference. Dr. Tu has received the 2023–2024 Postdoctoral Prize for Teaching Excellence from MSU's Mathematics Department.
His research contributions include studies on quasi-periodic homogenization, stochastic effective Hamiltonians, and well-posedness in free boundary problems. He co-organized the 2025 AMS Central Sectional Meeting at the University of Kansas with Yuxi Han. His work bridges theoretical PDE analysis with applied problems in control and fluid dynamics.
