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Elbridge Gerry Puckett is a professor of Applied Mathematics specializing in Scientific Computing and Computational Geodynamics. He received his Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on high-order accurate Volume-of-Fluid methods, numerical algorithms for modeling the time evolution of material interfaces, and challenges in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Geodynamics. Puckett has worked on problems such as shock wave refraction, jetting in semiconductor manufacturing, and more broadly, on the development of numerical approaches for thermochemical convection in density stratified fluids. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of methods used in the open-source ASPECT community code, aimed at planetary evolution and tectonics. His work has been recognized through widespread citations and various impactful publications.
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