Yuming Paul Zhang, PhD

Yuming Paul Zhang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Mathematics and Statistics
    • yzz0226@auburn.edu
    Room 3132, 305 W. Samford Avenue, Auburn University, AL 36849
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    I am an Assistant Professor at Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University. Before joining Auburn, I was a SEW Assistant Professor at the Mathematics Department of UCSD, and my mentor is Prof. Andrej Zlatos. In June 2019, I completed my PhD at UCLA, under the supervision of Prof. Inwon Kim.

    Education

    • PhD University of California, Los Angeles 2019

    • BS Fudan University 2013

    Innovation

    I specialize in Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). My research interests include: Homogenization, Free boundary problems, Porous Medium Type Equations, Hamilton Jacobi equations, Control problems and Reinforcement learning, Chemotaxis models.

    Engagement

    Alabama State Science Olympiad, Supervisor for Air Trajectory Event, March 29, 2025

    Alabama VEX Championship (MS IQ), serve as a judge, March 1, 2025

    Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF), serve as a judge, April 13, 2024