I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University (TTU). Prior to this appointment, I was an Assistant Professor (2019-2024), Associate Professor (06/2024-08/2024), and a member of the Center for Computational Sciences (CCS) at at Mississippi State University (MSU). During 2014-2019, I held Visiting Assistant Professor positions at Applied Math Department, University of California, Merced (2014-2017) and the Math Department, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, TX. I received my PhD degree in 2014 from the Department of Mathematics, University of Innsbruck, where I was a PhD fellow.
Editorial positions:
- Associate Editor: Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (since 01/2024)
- Managing Guest Editor: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (07/2022 – 01/2024)
Prospective students: I am actively looking for motivated and talented PhD students to join my group. If you are interested in pursuing research in the field of Numerical Analysis or Computational and Applied Mathematics, please follow the instructions at this page and feel free to contact me at vu.luan@ttu.edu