Computational Science Research Center

Computational Science Research Center

Hermite Isoparametric Finite Element Models for Laminated Kirchhoff Plates with Arbitrary Geometries Using Strain Gradient Theory

Date of the Event: March 28, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Michele Bacciocchi, DESID Department, University of San Marino, Republic of San Marino ABSTRACT: The main aim of this research is the development of a finite element code based on the strain gradient theory able to deal with thin laminated plates in the framework provided by Kirchhoff hypotheses. Therefore, […]

2025 Spring 2025

Large-Eddy Simulation of Reactive Flow in Rocket Engine Combustion Chamber and Turbine Stages

Date of the Event: March 14, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Feng Liu, University of California, Irvine, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ABSTRACT: Simulation of three-dimensional unsteady reactive flows pose major challenges to computational methods for engineering applications. In this talk, I will present an efficient, accurate, and robust Computational Fluid Dynamics software package for various multi-disciplinary engineering […]

2025 Spring 2025

CombOpNet: Scaling SINDy for High-Dimensional Dynamical Systems

Date of the Event: March 7, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Siyuan Xing, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ABSTRACT: In this talk, we introduce the Combinatorial Operation Neural Network (CombOpNet), a compact neural architecture designed to overcome the curse of dimensionality in Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics. Within CombOpNet, nonlinear terms in dynamical equations are represented by […]

2025 Spring 2025

High-order modeling of long dispersive water waves

Date of the Event: February 28, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Christos Papoutsellis, University of California, San Diego ABSTRACT: Accurately predicting the intricate dynamics of water waves is essential for advancing our understanding of the marine environment. The modeling of long waves plays a critical role in applications such as tsunami prediction, extreme wave simulations, and wave interactions with […]

2025 Spring 2025

Building the Future of Sustainable Ports: AI-Driven Emissions Optimization at the Port of Los Angeles

Date of the Event: February 21, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Carlos Paternina, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: The future of sustainable logistics lies in harnessing cutting-edge technologies to solve complex environmental challenges. This talk introduces an ambitious project spearheaded by San Diego State University in collaboration with Wabtec Corporation for the Port of Los Angeles. The project focuses […]

2025 Spring 2025

Applications of homogeneous maps to mathematical models arising from epidemiology and ecology

Date of the Event: February 7, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Dr. Feng-Bin Wang (fbwang0229@gmail.com), (fbwang@mail.cgu.edu.tw) , Division of Natural Science, Center for General Education, Chang Gung University, Taiwan. ABSTRACT: In this talk, we first introduce a mathematical model describing the mosquito growth incorporating metamorphic stages (including aquatic stage and adult stage), mating behavior and the spatial movement of adult mosquitoes in […]

2025 Spring 2025

How to Solve Partial Differential Equations with the MOLE

Date of the Event: January 31, 2025

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Jose Castillo, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: MOLE is an open-source library that implements high-order mimetic operators. It provides discrete analogs of the most common vector calculus operators: divergence, gradient, curl, and Laplacian. These operators act on functions discretized over staggered grids (uniform, nonuniform, and curvilinear), and they […]

2025 Spring 2025

Efficient numerical simulations for fluid dynamics across different scales

Date of the Event: December 6, 2024

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Valeria Barra, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: In this talk, we present different approaches and methodologies for the numerical solutions of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) for applications arising mainly in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) at different scales. Starting from problems emerging in the context of thin films and […]

2024 Fall 2024

Understanding and Designing Structure-Property Relationship in Materials from first principles

Date of the Event: November 22, 2024

TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Santosh KC, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Computational Materials Modeling and Simulation including Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) has emerged as an indispensable tool in computational materials science, enabling the design, prediction and overall understanding of material’s structure-properties at the atomic scale. This talk provides […]

2024 Fall 2024