Toan Nguyen
Prager Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics
Division of Applied Mathematics
Room 328, 182 George Street
Phone: +1 401 863 2114
Toan_Nguyen
Brown.edu
Ph.D., Mathematics, Indiana University, 2009
Research Interests
Mathematical analysis of nonlinear partial differential equations, especially with physical applications; Stability of viscous shocks, boundary layers, or related nonlinear waves arising in systems of conservation laws; Boundary layers in fluid dynamics.
Honors and Awards
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Foundation Sciences Mathematiques de Paris, 2009-2010.
SIAM Student Travel Award, to attend the DS09 Conference, Snowbird, Utah, 2009
William B. Wilcox Mathematics Award, Indiana University, 2008.
Honorary Mention, James P. Williams Memorial Award, Indiana University, 2007.
Graduate Research Assistantship, directed by Prof. Kevin Zumbrun, Indiana University, 2007-2009.
Outstanding (Undergraduate) Student Award, Vietnam National University at Hochiminh City, 2002.
