Dr. Ivan Christov

Associate Professor

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Biography

Ivan C. Christov is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, where he graduated in 2011, having also earned two master's degrees from Northwestern University and Texas A&M University, as well as a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include soft hydraulics, fluid dynamics, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, and particulate multiphase processes. He is also involved in computational data-enabled science and engineering, scientific machine learning, and nonlinear waves. His work focuses on understanding fundamental research areas within solid mechanics as well as biomedical applications of particles and powders. Christov has received several accolades including the Fulbright U.S. Scholar award in 2022 and a Graduate Teaching Award from the School of Mechanical Engineering in the same year. He was also recognized as an Outstanding Engineering Instructor and Outstanding Referee for the American Physical Society in 2020. Additionally, he has held prestigious fellowships such as the Richard P. Feynman Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Princeton University.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Teaching and conducting research in Mechanical Engineering.

Awards

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Fulbright U.S. Scholar

2022-01-01
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Graduate Teaching Award

2022-01-01
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Outstanding Engineering Instructor

2022-01-01
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Outstanding Referee

2020-01-01
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Richard P. Feynman Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship

2013-01-01
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NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

2011-01-01
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Walter P. Murphy Fellowship

2007-01-01

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Resume
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • CS Supplementary Form
Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.