Short Vita of Raytcho Lazarov

Lazarov has published more than 180 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings and one monograph (co-authored by A. Samarskii and V. Makarov). List of recent selected publications is available.

Research interests

• Finite volume, finite difference, and finite element methods for steady-state and transient problems, adaptive grid refinement and error control
• Least-squares finite element approximations for partial differential equations and systems of equations
• Convergence and super-convergence analysis of numerical methods
• Domain decomposition, penalty and mortar approximations on non-matching grids
• Modeling and numerical simulation of flows in porous media

Invited presentations

Lazarov has given more that 50 invited lectures at conferences, workshops, symposia, and summer schools. List of recent invited talks is available.

Teaching

Lazarov has taught courses in numerical analysis, applied mathematics, differential equations, partial differential equations, finite elements, and finite differences at Sofia University, the University of Wyoming, and Texas A&M University. He has advised more than 30 master students and he has directed Ph. D. dissertations of 16 students . Currently he is on the committee responsible for the qualifying exam on Numerical Analysis.

Editorial work

• Proc. Int. Conference on Integral Equations and Inverse Problems, Varna, 1989, Longman, London, Editor.
• Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, An International Journal, John Wiley and Sons, Member of the Editorial Board, 1990 -- present.
• Journal on Numerical Mathematics, (formerly East-West Journal on Numerical Mathematics) Member of the Editorial Board, 1992 -- present.
• Mathematical Modeling and Computational Experiment, An International Journal, Member of the Editorial Board, 1995 -- 1998.
• SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, Member of the Editorial Board, 1999 -- 2004.
• Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, Editor, 2000-present.

Recent grants and contracts

• NSF-DMS, Numerical methods and their application to computer simulation of flows in underground reservoirs: An international collaboration with PR China, NSF-DMS-9901498, December 15, 1999 to December 15, 2002, Co-PI.
• NSF-DMS, "Numerical methods and their application to computer simulation of flows in underground reservoirs: An international collaboration with PR China", NSF-DMS-9901498, December 15, 1999 to December 15, 2002, Co-PI.
• NSF-DEIA, Predictive Contaminant Tracking Using Dynamic Data Driven Application Simulation (DDDAS) Techniques (Collaborative Research: ITR/AP Grant), NSF-ITR-0218229 , September 10, 2002 -- September 15, 2005, Y. Efendiev, R.E. Ewing, and R. Lazarov -- Co-PI.
• LLNL-DOE, "Adaptivity and related algebraic multigrid and non-conforming domain decomposition methods in a massively parallel computing environment", Contract with the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, June 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003, Co-PI.
• CRDF-GRDF, "Development and research of deterministic and stochastic mathematical models for control and management of pollution level of fluvial waters and their realization by application package", Collaborative research project funded by U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) and the Georgian Research & Development Foundation (GRDF), October 1, 2002 - September 30, 2004, PI.
• LLNL-DOE, "Preconditioning of finite element saddle point problems", Contract with the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, May 1, 2004 -- September 31, 2004, R.D. Lazarov and J.E. Pasciak -- Co-PIs.
• LLNL-DOE, "Construction and preconditioning of finite element approximations of mixed problems", Contract with the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, May 30, 2005 -- September 31, 2005, R.D. Lazarov and J.E. Pasciak -- Co-PIs.
• Fraunhofer Society, Institute for Industrial Mathematics (Germany): "Numerical methods for problems in poroelasticity and their applications", December 1, 2005 -- July 30, 2006, PI.
• NSF-DEIA Adaptive Data-Driven Sensor Configuration, Modeling, and Deployment for Oil, Chemical, and Biological Contamination near Coastal Facilities, (Collaborative Research: ITR/AP Grant), October 1, 2005 -- September 30, 2006, Y. Efendiev, R.E. Ewing, and R. Lazarov - Co-PIs.
• NSF: IGERT: New Mathematical Tools for Next Generation Materials , July 2005 - July 2009, R.D. Lazarov -- Research Advisor.
• LLNL: "Computational issues of neutron transport", June 1, 2007 -- December 30, 2007, R.D. Lazarov and J.E. Pasciak -- Co-PIs.
• NSF-DMS: Discontinuous Galerkin method for PDEs with heterogeneous coefficients , DMS-0713829, September 1, 2007 -- August 31, 2010, Co-PI
• LLNL: "Stable formulations and preconditioning of Stokes-Brinkman equations", June 1, 2008 -- December 30, 2008, R.D. Lazarov and J.E. Pasciak -- Co-PIs.
• GLOBAL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Inaugural Global Research Partnership Center Grants: Texas A&M University’s Institute for Applied Mathematics and Computational Science (IAMCS), May 1, 2008 - May 1, 2003, Investigator.

Last updated August 1, 2008