Dr. Elbridge Puckett

Biography

Elbridge Gerry Puckett is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. His research interests focus on Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing, including the development of high-order accurate Volume-of-Fluid methods for modeling the time evolution of interfaces in various materials. He has made significant contributions to Computational Fluid Dynamics, particularly in the context of compressible and incompressible flows, using governing equations such as the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. His notable work includes applications related to semiconductor device manufacturing, shock wave refraction, and microscale jetting phenomena. In recent years, Puckett has been engaged in Computational Geodynamics, specializing in high-resolution advection methods and contributing to the community open-source code ASPECT. His research findings have been widely published in various reputable journals, and he has collaborated with notable peers in the field. Puckett earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987 and continues to teach and advise students in advanced mathematical methodologies.

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