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Research Interests
Computational modeling of subsurface flow and reactive transport processes, High performance computing, Computational fluid dynamics, inverse problems, finite element methods, sparse matrix solvers, genetic algorithms, and Biomedical computing applications.
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign , IL
MS, Applied Mathematics, Claremont Graduate School , CA
MEng., Environmental Engineering, Asian
Institute of Technology , Thailand
BSc.(Eng. University of Peradeniya , Sri Lanka
Student Opportunities Available!
Graduate student opportunities are available for students with a strong computing background and interests spanning the following areas: parallel computing, groundwater modeling, inverse problems, and optimization. Preference will be given to PhD candidates (those who have already completed their Masters degree). Exceptional candidates will receive an attractive research assistantship package with full tuition waiver and other benefits. Interested students should contact me by e-mail at gmkumar@ncsu.edu.
Publications and Presentations
Teaching
CE 791 - High
Performance Computer Modeling
CE 591 - Introduction to
computational methods for civil and environmental engineers
Current Activities/Areas of Research
- Numerical modeling of groundwater transport and remediation.
- Parallel, distributed, and grid computing applications.
- Inverse problems and optimization.
- Human lung acoustics.
Current
Projects
DDDAS: An adaptive
cyberinfrastructure for threat management in urban water distribution systems
ITR: A prototype to support near
real-time environmental characterization
PERC: High
end computer system performance: Science and Engineering
Development
of a Design Tool for Planning Aqueous Amendment Injection Systems
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Campus
email: gmkumar@ncsu.edu
phone: (919)515-7696
fax: (919)515-7908