Dr. Philipp Birken

Biography

Philipp Birken is a Professor in Numerical Analysis at Lund University, with a strong focus on scientific computing and partial differential equations. His research primarily involves the design and analysis of numerical methods for gas flows and their interaction with surrounding media. He contributes to the development of methods that aid in designing wind turbines and understanding turbulent combustion in jet engines running on renewable jet fuel. His work also emphasizes improving climate simulations and weather predictions through time-dependent nonlinear PDEs and computational fluid dynamics. He is particularly interested in solving stiff problems, which often leads to the development of adaptive implicit time integration schemes for efficiently managing large nonlinear systems. In addition to his research, Birken is dedicated to advancing education in computational science and has played a pivotal role in establishing new master's programs in applied computational science at Lund University, set to launch in autumn 2023. His activities align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and he co-chairs the COMPUTE research school that focuses on scientific discovery using computational techniques.

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