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Department of Mathematics and Statistics





 Research

Faculty Areas of Research

John A. Adam
  • Mathematical biology with emphasis on tumor growth,
  • Astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics,
  • Mathematical modeling
Przemyslaw Bogacki
  • Computer aided geometric design,
  • Numerical solution of initial value problems for ordinary differential equations
N. Rao Chaganty
  • Large deviations,
  • Generalized linear models,
  • Estimating equations
Ram C. Dahiya
  • Statistical methodology and inference,
  • Biostatistics
 Norou Diawara
  • Multivariate analysis,
  • Modeling,
  • Probability theory,
  • Estimation
J. Mark Dorrepaal
  • Stokes flow,
  • Transform methods,
  • Asymptotic analysis
Michael J. Doviak
  • Applied statistics,
  • Sampling
Fang Q. Hu
  • Computational fluids with an emphasis in turbulent mixing
Hideaki Kaneko
  • Wavelets, numerical analysis of integral equations,
  • Finite element analysis,
  • Discontinuous Galerkin methods
John E. Kroll
  • Geophysical fluid dynamics,
  • Oceanography
D. Glenn Lasseigne
  • Combustion theory,
  • Application of integral equations
Larry D. Lee
  • Statistical inference,
  • Reliability
Li-Shi Luo
  • Kinetic theory and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics,
  • Lattice Boltzmann equation and CFD,
  • Complex fluids
Gordon Melrose
  • Singular integral equations,
  • Special functions,
  • Fracture mechanics
Dayanand N. Naik
  • Multivariate statistical analysis,
  • Linear models,
  • Regression diagnostics,
  • Longitudinal data analysis and bioinformatics
Richard D. Noren
  • Volterra integral equations,
  • Fredholm and Hammerstein integral equations
Iordanka Panayotova
  • Atmospheric fluid dynamics and turbulence,
  • Hydrodynamic stability,
  • Numerical and finite-difference methods
John J. Swetits
  • Approximation theory,
  • Functional analysis,
  • Optimization
John Tweed
  • Integral equations,
  • Transform techniques,
  • Elasticity and fracture mechanics,
  • Acoustics
Jin Wang
  • Numerical analysis and scientific computing,
  • Fluid dynamics,
  • Mathematical biology
Glenn Williams
  • Numerical solution of differential equations,
  • Nonlinear optimization,
  • Computational biology,
  • Environmental modeling
Ruhai Zhou
  • Numerical analysis,
  • Scientific computation,
  • Numerical simulations of liquid crystalline polymer and nano-composite materials



Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
Phone: 757-683-3882 , Fax: 757-683-3885, E-mail: bjeffrey@odu.edu