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Donald G. M. Anderson
- Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics
Contact Information
| Office: | Maxwell Dworkin Building 137 |
| Email: | anderson [ AT ] fas [ DOT ] harvard [ DOT ] edu |
| Office Phone: | (617) 495-3994 |
| Assistant: | Susan Welby |
| Office: | Maxwell Dworkin Building 239 |
| Email: | swelby [ AT ] seas [ DOT ] harvard [ DOT ] edu |
| Office Phone: | (617) 496-7592 |
Recruitment Status
Education
- B.Sc., 1959, Physics, University of Western Ontario
- A.M., 1960, Ph.D., 1963, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
Research Interests
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- Applied Mathematics & Computational Science
- Modeling Physical/Biological Phenonema and Systems
Primary Teaching Area
Profile
Professor Anderson is concerned primarily with methodological questions associated with the approximate solution of ordinary differential and integral equations and related issues, and secondarily with the application of these techniques to specific scientific and engineering problems.
In recent years, his research interests have focused on parameter identification and inverse problems in chemical engineering. Central concerns are issues of model formulation and evaluation, and of the design of effective numerical and computational procedures.
In each instance the intent is to balance both the development of broadly applicable tools and also their application to concrete examples, usually involving collaboration with colleagues.
Positions & Employment
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Present: Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics
