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Magnus Svard

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Research Interests

I develop high-order finite difference/volume schemes for initial-boundary value problems, in particular for the Navier-Stokes equations of fluid dynamics. My research spans between proving numerical stability to implementing and running the schemes on parallel computers.

Research Groups

Current and Recent PhD Students

Ujjwal Koley (University of Oslo)

Education Background

MSc in Vehicle Engineering, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, December 1999

PhD in Numerical Analysis, Uppsala University, November 2004.

Previous Employment

Post Doctoral Fellow at Stanford University, Center for Turbulence Research. (Sep. -05 to Dec. -06. )

Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Oslo, Centre of Mathematics for Applications. (Mar., 2007- Dec. 2009)

Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis, Royal Institute of Technoloy, Stockholm, Sweden (Jan.-Jun., 2008)

Research Scientist at SINTEF Applied Mathematics, Oslo, Norway (May, 2008-Dec., 2009)

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