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Applied Mathematics and Plasma Physics

Maintaining mathematics, theory, modeling, and simulation capabilities in a broad set of areas

Developing computational methods to address critical challenges in energy security, fusion science, space plasma, optimization, hydrogeology, and computational imaging, leveraging expertise in state-of-the-art computational methods, high-performance computing, optimization and control, network science, and machine learning.

We conduct research across a wide variety of topics, including:

  • applied mathematics
  • numerical methods 
  • fusion science
  • space plasma science
  • optimization and control
  • computational imaging
  • modeling of critical energy infrastructure

These application areas are tied together by research in novel algorithms, numerical methods, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Capabilities

  • Mathematics and physics analysis of large data sets
  • Problems in the information, science, and technology portfolio
  • Computational neuroscience
  • Computational biology and biophysics
  • Network analysis
  • Mathematical modeling applied to emergent Threat Reduction and Energy Security problems
  • Plasma physics applied to emergent Energy Security problems
  • Software engineering
  • Algorithm development for scalable scientific computing on novel parallel architecture
  • Machine Learning with emphasis on physics-informed, structure-preserving solutions

Software

Amanzi