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As a university professor and a research scientist, I spend much of my time distributing information. The purpose of this site is to do this more efficiently. You'll also find some personal items, such as paintings, prints, and sketchbook drawings.
Awards:
SJSU Outstanding Professor (2012/13)
Workshops, Conferences, and Symposia:
* Direct Simulation Monte Carlo 2013: Theory, Methods, and Applications (DSMC13) at the Inn and Spa at Loretto, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, on October 20-23, 2013.
Talks:
* "Is Mathematics More Art than Science?", The Tech Museum, San Jose, Calf., USA,
December 16th, 2012
(Video: YouTube)
* "The Physics of Animation", The Tech Museum, San Jose, Calf., USA,
September 16th, 2012
(Video: YouTube)
* "Principles of Animation Physics", SIGGRAPH 2012, Los Angeles, Calf., USA,
August 5th, 2012
(Course Notes: PDF
Annotated Slides: PDF)
* "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo",
28th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Zaragoza, Spain, July 9-13, 2012
(Slides: PDF)
Recent Papers:
* "Low Mach Number Fluctuating Hydrodynamics of Diffusively Mixing Fluids", A. Donev, A. J. Nonaka, Y. Sun, T. Fai, A. L. Garcia and J. B. Bell, submitted to SIAM J. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, (2013) (PDF).
* "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo", K. Balakrishnan, J.B. Bell, A. Donev, and A.L. Garcia, 28th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, AIP Conf. Proc. 1501, 695-704 (2012). (PDF).
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