In my room, the world is beyond my understanding / But when I walk, I see that it consists of three or four hills and a cloud. - WALLACE STEVENS

e-mail: websterj@cofc.edu

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Department of Mathematics

College of Charleston, 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424

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General Interest:

mathematical modeling, applied pde, nonlinear evolutions, dynamical systems, (nonlinear) semigroups and monotone operator theory, coupled systems of PDE, control of PDE, numerical simulation of pde

Specific Research Topics:

nonlinear elasticity, von Karman evolutions, fluid and flow-structure interactions, long-time behavior of fluid-structure interactions, axial flow, nonlinear/degenerate advection diffusion equations, evolutions in L^1, poro and visco elasticity

Applications:

flutter suppression and control, aeroelasticity, snoring and sleep apnea, methane hydrate formation, dynamics of the eye, Biot dynamics (in hydrology and human anatomy)

Dissertation Title: Analysis of Flow-Plate Interactions: Semigroup Well-Posedness and Long-Time Behavior