Prince Chidyagwai


Ph.D Candidate

Advisor:Professor Beatrice Riviere

Department of Mathematics
Rice University
Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Houston, TX 77005

Education: 

  • Resume
  • B.S Mathematics(Hons), Lafayette College,2005
  • B.A Computer Science, Lafayette College, 2005
  • Passed Qualifying Exam April 2006 (Analysis, Linear Algebra)
  • M.A Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh , 2006
  • Passed Thesis Proposal defense, April 2009
  • Ph.D Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, expected May 2010

    • Research Interests: 

  • Research Statement
  • Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
  • Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
  • Finite Element Methods
  • Finite Volume Methods
  • Flow in Porous Media
  • Coupling Free Flow and Porous Media Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

    • Publications: 

  • Prince Chidyagwai and Beatrice Riviere,Numerical Modelling of Coupled Surface and Subsurface Flow Systems, Advances in Water Resources (2009), doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2009.10.012
    • [Abstract] [Preprint].
  • Prince Chidyagwai and Beatrice Riviere, On the Solution of the Coupled Navier-Stokes and Darcy Equations, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 198:3806-3820,2009
    [Abstract] [Preprint].
  • Prince Chidyagwai and Clifford A. Reiter, A Local Cellular Model for Growth of Quasicrystals,Chaos,Solitions & Fractals, 24(2005) 803-812
    [Abstract] [Preprint].
  • Prince Chidyagwai and Clifford A. Reiter, Auxilliary materials for: A Local Cellular Model for Growth on Quasicrystals [Link]

    • Teaching: 

  • Teaching Evaluations
  • Math 0120 Business Calculus-Spring 2008
  • Math 240 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3, Summer 2007
  • Math 235 - Honors Calculus 1 and 2,Spring 2007
  • Math 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1, Fall 2007
  • Math 230 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2, Fall 2006
  • Math 120 - Business Calculus, Fall 2005

    • Conference Talks: 

    Upcoming Conferences

  • On the Solution of the Coupled Navier-Stokes and Darcy Equations, Joint Mathematics Meetings 2010, San Francisco CA

    Conference and Seminar Talks

  • Multi-Numerics Solutions of Multi-physics couplings, Rice University, Computational and Applied Math Department Numerical Analysis Seminar, Fall 2009.
  • Numerical Study of Coupling free flow and porous media flow, Finite Element Rodeo, University of Texas at Austin, 2009.
  • Weak Solution and a Multinumerics Solution of the Coupled Navier Stokes and Darcy Equations: Numerical Results, Rice University, Computational and Applied Mathematics Graduate Seminar Fall 2008.
  • A Weak Solution and a Multinumerics Solution of the Coupled Navier Stokes and Darcy equations, Finite Element Circus, Louisiana State University, 2008.
  • A Weak Solution and a Multinumerics Solution of the Coupled Navier Stokes and Darcy equations, Finite Element Circus, Cornell University, 2007.
  • A Weak Solution and a Multinumerics Solution of the Coupled Navier Stokes and Darcy Equations, Computational Mathematics Seminar,University of Pittsburgh, Fall 2007.
  • A Local Model for Growth on Quasicrystals, AMS National Meetings, Atlanta GA, Special Session on Undergraduate Research, January 2005.
  • The Carpenters Rule Problem AMS Regional Meeting,University of Pennsylvania, 2003.
  • The Carpenters Rule Problem AMS National Meeting Baltimore MD, Undergraduate Research Poster session, January 2003.