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B. Riviere

Beatrice Riviere


Associate Professor
Computational and Applied Mathematics Department
Rice University

Research Interests

  • Numerical Analysis: methods for solving partial differential equations, Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods, Error analysis and development of hp adaptive software for DG methods
  • Porous media flow and transport: multiphase multicomponent flow
  • Mathematical modeling of biological processes: cell motility, inflammatory response, edema formation
  • CFD: Stokes and Navier-Stokes flow
  • Multiphysics problems: coupled Navier-Stokes and Darcy, Stokes and Darcy and coupled with transport
  • Others: viscoelastic fluids and solids, acoustic and elastic waves

    Book


    Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Solving Elliptic and Parabolic Equations: Theory and Implementation. SIAM 2008. ISBN-10: 089871656X.
    Available at SIAM. Part of SIAM Bestsellers. Download errata here.

    Finite Element Rodeo

  • The Finite Element Rodeo took place at Rice on March 2-3 2012. There were 100 participants and 37 talks. The rodeo was dedicated to Professor Graham Carey. In 2013, the Finite Element Rodeo will be at Louisiana State University.

    Weekly Seminar for graduate and undergraduate students

  • CAAM 499/699 Section 6: Scientific Computing and Numerical Analysis seminar meets weekly (every Wednesday from 10am to 10:50am in DH 3076).


  • Summer Math Days for high-school students

  • Come and spend a few days learning about interesting Mathematics in everyday life: Summer Math Days



  • Contact Information
    Computational & Applied Mathematics Department
    Rice University
    6100 Main Street, MS-134
    Houston, TX 77005-1892
    Tel: (713) 348-4094
    Email: riviere at caam dot rice dot edu