Research Training Group in
Numerical Mathematics & Scientific Computing (NASC)
This is the website of the Research Training Group (RTG) in Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computing (NASC) at Rice University. This RTG trains the next generation of scientists in NASC and its applications, preparing researchers in computational and applied mathematics for both industry and academic careers.
News
The second annual RTG workshop is scheduled for October 4-5, 2024. Stay tuned for additional announcements!
The one-week long RTG NASC Summer Math Days program was on June 10-14, 2024. RTG graduate students Jonathan Cangelosi, Cito Balsells, Raven S. Johnson, and Raymond Park all contributed talks, as did RTG postdoc Keegan Kirk and faculty Lu Zhang, Beatrice Riviere, Matthias Heinkenschloss, and Jesse Chan.
The RTG NASC Annual Ranch Retreat took place on April 19-20, 2024.
RTG core faculty Beatrice Riviere and Jesse Chan, along with RTG graduate students Ray Qu, Christina Taylor, Arshia Singhal, and undergraduate Mark Lopatofsky attended or helped organize the 2024 Finite Element Rodeo. An article on this is available here.
We gratefully acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation under RTG grant DMS-2231482. This RTG was established in 2023, and is led by Beatrice Riviere (PI), Matthias Heinkenschloss (co-PI), and Jesse Chan (co-PI) from the Department of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research at Rice University.
RTG trainee support under DMS-2231482 is restricted to US citizens, nationals, and permanent residents. However, any interested trainees may participate in NASC group activities if recommended by one of the grant's core faculty.