M. Yousuff Hussaini
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Mohammad Yousuff Hussaini is an Indian
born American
applied mathematician. He is the Sir James Lighthill
Professor of Mathematics and Computational Science & Engineering at the Florida State University
, United States
. Hussaini is also the holder of the TMC Eminent Scholar Chair in High Performance Computing at FSU
. He is widely known for his research in scientific computation
, particularly in the field of computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) and Control and optimization
. Hussaini co-authored the popular book Spectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics with Claudio Canuto, Alfio Quarteroni, and Thomas Zang. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal "Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics."
, India
, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1970. Hussaini began his career at the NASA Langley Research Center
where he was the Director of the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE). In 1996, he joined Department of Mathematics, Florida State University
(FSU) as a Professor of Mathematics. Currently, he is the holder of the TMC Eminent Scholar Chair in High Performance Computing at FSU.
for his "scientific leadership and innovative and pioneering research in the theory and application of computational fluid dynamics, particularly spectral method
s, to problems in transition, compressible turbulence, shock-turbulence interaction, and aeroacoustics
."
s and edited or co-edited 20 books in various fields including computational fluid dynamics
, turbulent flows, wavelet
s, flow instability, spectral method
s, combustion
, and finite element method
s:
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
born American
United States
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applied mathematician. He is the Sir James Lighthill
James Lighthill
Sir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.-Biography:...
Professor of Mathematics and Computational Science & Engineering at the Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Hussaini is also the holder of the TMC Eminent Scholar Chair in High Performance Computing at FSU
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. He is widely known for his research in scientific computation
Computational science
Computational science is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and quantitative analysis techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific problems...
, particularly in the field of computational fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the interaction of liquids and gases with...
(CFD) and Control and optimization
Optimal control
Optimal control theory, an extension of the calculus of variations, is a mathematical optimization method for deriving control policies. The method is largely due to the work of Lev Pontryagin and his collaborators in the Soviet Union and Richard Bellman in the United States.-General method:Optimal...
. Hussaini co-authored the popular book Spectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics with Claudio Canuto, Alfio Quarteroni, and Thomas Zang. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal "Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics."
Education and career
Hussaini received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in mathematics and physics from the University of MadrasUniversity of Madras
The University of Madras is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1970. Hussaini began his career at the NASA Langley Research Center
Langley Research Center
Langley Research Center is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Air Force Base...
where he was the Director of the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE). In 1996, he joined Department of Mathematics, Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
(FSU) as a Professor of Mathematics. Currently, he is the holder of the TMC Eminent Scholar Chair in High Performance Computing at FSU.
Honors and awards
In 1997, Hussaini was nominated as Fellow of American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
for his "scientific leadership and innovative and pioneering research in the theory and application of computational fluid dynamics, particularly spectral method
Spectral method
Spectral methods are a class of techniques used in applied mathematics and scientific computing to numerically solve certain Dynamical Systems, often involving the use of the Fast Fourier Transform. Where applicable, spectral methods have excellent error properties, with the so called "exponential...
s, to problems in transition, compressible turbulence, shock-turbulence interaction, and aeroacoustics
Aeroacoustics
Aeroacoustics is a branch of acoustics that studies noise generation via either turbulent fluid motion or aerodynamic forces interacting with surfaces. Noise generation can also be associated with periodically varying flows...
."
Books
Hussaaini has co-authored three monographMonograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
s and edited or co-edited 20 books in various fields including computational fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the interaction of liquids and gases with...
, turbulent flows, wavelet
Wavelet
A wavelet is a wave-like oscillation with an amplitude that starts out at zero, increases, and then decreases back to zero. It can typically be visualized as a "brief oscillation" like one might see recorded by a seismograph or heart monitor. Generally, wavelets are purposefully crafted to have...
s, flow instability, spectral method
Spectral method
Spectral methods are a class of techniques used in applied mathematics and scientific computing to numerically solve certain Dynamical Systems, often involving the use of the Fast Fourier Transform. Where applicable, spectral methods have excellent error properties, with the so called "exponential...
s, combustion
Combustion
Combustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame...
, and finite element method
Finite element method
The finite element method is a numerical technique for finding approximate solutions of partial differential equations as well as integral equations...
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Monographs
- Spectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics, with C. Canuto, A. Quarteroni and T. A. Zang, Springer-VerlagSpringer Science+Business Media- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
, 1987. - Spectral Methods: Fundamentals in Single Domains, with C. Canuto, A. Quarteroni and T. A. Zang, Springer-Verlag, 2006.
- Spectral Methods: Evolution to Complex Geometries and Applications to Fluid Dynamics, with C. Canuto, A. Quarteroni and T. A. Zang, Springer-Verlag, 2007.
Book chapters
- Immersed Boundary Methods for Two-Fluid Flows, with G. TryggvasonGretar TryggvasonGretar Tryggvason is currently the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Notre Dame. He is known for developing a front tracking method to simulate multiphase flows and free surface flows...
and M. Sussman, Chapter in "Computational Methods for Multiphase Flow", edited by A. Prosperetti and G. Tryggvason, Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
, 2007.
Books edited
- Spectral Methods for Partial Differential Equations, with D. Gottlieb and R. G. Voigt, SIAMSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsThe Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
, Philadelphia, 1984. - Theoretical Approaches to Turbulence, with D. L. Dwoyer and R. G. Voigt, Applied Mathematical Sciences 58, Springer-VerlagSpringer Science+Business Media- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
, 1985. - Advances in Numerical and Applied Mathematics, with J. South, Applied Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 2, No. 3-5, North Holland, 1986.
- Studies of Vortex Dominated Flows, with M. D. Salas, Springer-Verlag, 1987.
- Stability of Time-Dependent and Spatially Varying Flows, with D. L. Dwoyer, Springer-Verlag, 1987.
- Finite Elements Theory and Application, with D. L. Dwoyer and R. G. Voigt, Springer-Verlag, 1988.
- Numerical Analysis of Spectral Methods (Translation of the French work by B. Mercier), with Nessan McGiolla Mhuris, Lecture Notes in Physics, Springer-Verlag, 1989.
- Spectral Multidomain Methods, with M. Macaraeg, Applied Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 6, No. 1-2, North-Holland 1989/1990.
- Instability and Transition to Turbulence, with R. G. Voigt, Springer-Verlag, 1990.
- Natural Laminar Flow and Laminar Flow Control Research, with R. Barnwell, Springer-Verlag, 1991.
- Major Research Topics in Combustion, with A. Kumar and R. G. Voigt, Springer-Verlag, 1991.
- Instability, Transition and Turbulence, with A. Kumar and C. L. Streett, Springer-Verlag, 1992.
- Algorithmic Trends in CFD for the 90's, with A. Kumar and M. D. Salas, Springer-Verlag, 1993.
- Computational Aeroacoustics, with J. C. Hardin, Springer-Verlag, 1993.
- Transition, Turbulence and Combustion, Volume I \ II, with Thomas B. Gatski and T. L. Jackson, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.
- Wavelets - Theory and Applications, with G. Erlebacher and Leland Jameson, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 1996. - Simulation and Modeling of Turbulent Flows, with T. B. Gatski and John L. LumleyJohn L. LumleyJohn Leask Lumley is a Professor Emeritus, Graduate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. He is widely known for his research in turbulence and is the coauthor of A First Course in Turbulence along with Hendrik Tennekes.-Academic career:Lumley received...
, Oxford University Press, 1996. - Collected Papers of Sir James LighthillJames LighthillSir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.-Biography:...
, Oxford University Press, 1996. - Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, with Natalia Alexandrov, SIAM, 1997.
- Upwind and High-Resolution Schemes, with Bram van LeerBram van LeerBram van Leer is the Arthur B. Modine Professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. He specialises in Computational fluid dynamics , fluid dynamics, and numerical analysis where he has made substantial contributions.-Research work:Professor van Leer developed...
and John Van Rosendale, Springer-Verlag, 1997.