Dr. Xiaochuan Tian

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Biography

Xiaochuan Tian earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University in 2017. His research focuses primarily on numerical analysis with a particular emphasis on the analysis and computation of non-local models and applied fractional partial differential equations (PDEs). Dr. Tian is currently an Instructor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas, Austin, having arrived in 2017. His work contributes to the field of multiscale modeling, which applies mathematical concepts to complex systems that vary across different scales.

Research Interests

Peridynamics Nonlocal Models

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).