Tony Harkin
دانشیار · Applied and Computational Mathematics
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)معرفی
Anthony A. Harkin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), within the College of Science. His academic roles include teaching and research in applied mathematics, fluid mechanics, and dynamical systems. He holds a B.S. from SUNY Brockport, M.S. from MIT, and Ph.D. from Boston University, with postdoctoral research at Harvard University. His expertise spans computational mathematics, fluid dynamics, and network science, with a focus on mathematical modeling and partial differential equations.
Education:
- B.S. in Math/Physics/Computer Science, SUNY College at Brockport (1993)
- M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1995)
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Boston University (2000)
- Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University (2001–2005)
Research Interests:
- Fluid Mechanics: Bubble dynamics, multiphase flow, and nonlinear acoustics
- Dynamical Systems: Perturbation theory, renormalization group methods, and bifurcation analysis
- Network Science: Community detection, graph theory, and clustering algorithms
- Data Science: Hyperspectral image processing and machine learning applications
Teaching Contributions: Harkin has taught advanced courses at RIT, Harvard, and Boston University in areas such as mathematical modeling, partial differential equations, dynamical systems, and linear algebra. He received the RIT Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008) and Harvard's Certificate of Distinction in Teaching (2004).
Publications: His research spans fluid dynamics, network theory, and mathematical modeling, with notable contributions on bubble dynamics, graph modularity, and renormalization group methods. Recent work includes studies on Rayleigh collapse of bubbles and community detection in networks.
Professional Activities: Co-founder of icitizen.com, a political networking platform. Active in editorial roles, including as editor of the International Journal of Applied Nonlinear Science (2013).
