Reza Malek-Madani
Professor Reza Malek-Madani conducts research in the field of partial differential equations that arise in multiscale and multiphysics models in continuum mechanics and in geosciences. The primary goal of this research is to design fast and robust computational algorithms that result in reducing model error. One of the key areas of his effort is to develop computational methods that take advantage of the availability of experimental and field data. The interplay between machine learning and scientific computing is currently the main direction of Malek-Madani's research, with special focus on understanding and quantifying the impact of a turbulent medium on the acoustic and electromagnetic waves propagating through it.
B. S., Southern Illinois University, 1972
M. S., Southern Illinois University, 1975
Ph. D., Brown University, 1979
Partial Differential Equations
Reduced Order Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification
Scientific Computing
Physical Oceanography
Optics and Turbulence
Van Vleck Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, 1979 - 1981
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanics, Johns Hopkins University, 1982-1983
Professor of Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1983 -- 2025
Dean of Research, United States Naval Academy, 1996 -- 2025
Associate Editor, American Mathematical Society Notices, 2018 - present
Program Officer, Applied and Computational Analysis, Office of Naval Research, 2000 -- 2025