Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Department of Mathematics
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Office: 328C Gordon Palmer Hall
Email : sdai4@ua.edu
Education
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland, 2005
M.S. Mathematics, Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2000
B.S. Mathematics, Peking University, 1997
Employment
Associate Professor, The University of Alabama, Aug 2017 - present
Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University, Aug 2013 - June 2017
Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
Visiting Assistant Professor, Worcester polytechnic Institute, July 2008 - May 2011
CAM Assistant Professor, UCLA, July 2005 - June 2008
Department of Mathematics
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Office: 328C Gordon Palmer Hall
Email : sdai4@ua.edu
Education
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland, 2005
M.S. Mathematics, Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2000
B.S. Mathematics, Peking University, 1997
Employment
Associate Professor, The University of Alabama, Aug 2017 - present
Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University, Aug 2013 - June 2017
Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
Visiting Assistant Professor, Worcester polytechnic Institute, July 2008 - May 2011
CAM Assistant Professor, UCLA, July 2005 - June 2008
Grants
NSF CBET-2212116: Assembly Mechanism Investigation and Theoretical Framework Development of Magnetorheological Emulsions for Low Power Energy Dampers, 2022-2025, total amount $342,355 (co-PI with 30% credit share).
MAA Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant, Northridge Middle School Math Club, 2020-2022, total amount $5,000 (PI).
NSF DMS-1815746: Complex amphiphilic structures and the functionality of biomaterials, 2018-2023, total amount: $217,087 (PI).
NSF DMS-1802863: Degenerate diffusion in complex amphiphilic network structures, 2017- 2020, $86,170 (PI, this was a portion of DMS-1411438 that was transferred to The University of Alabama).
NSF DMS-1411438 (2014-2018): Degenerate diffusion in complex amphiphilic network structures, total amount: $186,486 (PI).
MAA Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant, Northridge Middle School Math Club, 2020-2022, total amount $5,000 (PI).
NSF DMS-1815746: Complex amphiphilic structures and the functionality of biomaterials, 2018-2023, total amount: $217,087 (PI).
NSF DMS-1802863: Degenerate diffusion in complex amphiphilic network structures, 2017- 2020, $86,170 (PI, this was a portion of DMS-1411438 that was transferred to The University of Alabama).
NSF DMS-1411438 (2014-2018): Degenerate diffusion in complex amphiphilic network structures, total amount: $186,486 (PI).
Research Opportunities
Graduate research and teaching assistantships are available for motivated students. My research interests lie in nonlinear partial differential equations, applied analysis, and numerical analysis, with applications in physical, biological and materials sciences. Contact me if you are interested.
Graduate research and teaching assistantships are available for motivated students. My research interests lie in nonlinear partial differential equations, applied analysis, and numerical analysis, with applications in physical, biological and materials sciences. Contact me if you are interested.
