Jon Wilkening is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, with affiliations to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). He specializes in applied mathematics and numerical analysis, focusing on partial differential equations, water waves, and computational methods. Education: Not explicitly stated in provided texts Appointed in 2005 Collaborations: LBNL Research interests include: Water waves (3D standing waves, vortex sheets, mode-locked lasers) Boundary value problems with adjoint methods and shape optimization Dirichlet-to-Neumann operators in solid/fluid mechanics Numerical optimization, optimal transportation, and spectral deferred correction Least squares finite elements and interface problems in elasticity Perturbation methods and lubrication theory Publication trends show strong focus on computational fluid dynamics (water waves, vortex sheets), numerical methods (spectral, multigrid), and mathematical modeling of physical systems. His work spans partial differential equations, fluid mechanics, and applied optimization. Awards : NSF CAREER Award (2010-2015) Frederick A. Howes Scholar (2003) DOE Computational Science Fellowship (1997-2001) Flinn Foundation Scholarship (1992-1996) Teaching history includes courses like Math 156 (Numerical Analysis), Math 228B (Differential Equations), Math 118 (Fourier Analysis), and others from 2005-2025.




