Computational Science Research Center
Date of the Event: September 11, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Kathryn Maupin, Sandia National Laboratories ABSTRACT: As the third pillar of science, computational simulation has allowed scientists to explore, observe, and test physical regimes previously thought to be unattainable. High-fidelity models are derived from physical principles and calibrated to experimental data. However, missing or unknown physics and measurement, […]
Date of the Event: September 4, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Gerhard Engel, Materials Design, Inc. ABSTRACT: Highly efficient software programs, unprecedented compute power, and intuitive multiscale modeling environments have made computational materials science an integral part of research and development. This talk will focus on how these powerful tools can be applied to industrially relevant problems in diverse […]
Date of the Event: August 28, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Jose Castillo, San Diego State University, Computational Science Research Center ABSTRACT: It is well known that the inviscid Burgers equation poses several numerical challenges when used in modeling fluid flows and gas dynamics. The non-linear equation leads to sharp discontinuities or shocks as the initial condition evolves over […]
Date of the Event: May 12, 2026
TIME: 2:00 PM LOCATION: GMCS 206D SPEAKER: Christos E. Papoutsellis, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ABSTRACT: In this talk, I will present the numerical solution of the Serre–Green–Naghdi (SGN) model for the propagation of surface gravity waves. I will begin with a brief overview of the mathematical formulation of the water-wave problem and the […]
Date of the Event: May 1, 2026
*** Registration is required to attend event. Register Here TIME: 1:00 PM LOCATION: SDSU Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center, Main Ballroom SPEAKER: Archana Raja, Staff Scientist, Imaging & Manipulation of Nanostructures at the Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & Faculty, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute ABSTRACT: The most transformative discoveries in quantum materials rarely emerge […]
Date of the Event: April 24, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Randall LeVeque, University of Washington ABSTRACT: The open source GeoClaw software (distributed as part of Clawpack) implements the two-dimensional shallow water equations (SWE) over topography in a well-balanced manner, and is widely used for modeling tsunamis, storm surge, river flooding, and other natural hazards over large spatial extents. […]
Date of the Event: April 17, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Filippo Capolino, UC, Irvine, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ABSTRACT: There are two classes of exceptional point degeneracies (EPDs): one related to coupled resonators and the other to coupled-mode waveguides. EPDs are observed among the eigenstates of such systems, i.e., in the eigenfrequencies for the first class and […]
Date of the Event: April 10, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Wahid Bhimji, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Data and Analytics Group ABSTRACT: AI and Machine Learning are changing society. This is also true in science where these techniques have promise to change how things are done: making science is more productive and yields new discoveries. In this talk we […]
Date of the Event: March 27, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Andy Wan, University of CA, Merced ABSTRACT: Many models from science and engineering possess fundamental structures which are important to preserve in order for accurate and stable long-term predictions. For instance, preserving conserved quantities, such as energy, mass and momentum, are fundamental in many physical systems. Moreover, preserving […]
Date of the Event: March 13, 2026
TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 314 SPEAKER: Meghnath Dhimal, Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health ABSTRACT: Global environmental change driven by global warming, land use change, rapid urbanization, and intensified human mobility is reshaping ecosystems and creating emerging and re-emerging health risks to population health. Vector Borne diseases (VBDs) are among the most […]