Professor
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology
Computational and Applied Mathematics

• Interests:
  • Numerical methods for partial differential equations.
  • Gas dynamics and wave propagation.
  • Multiscale and multiphase reactive flow.
  • Adaptive mesh refinement and parallel algorithms.
  • Mathematical modeling and computations in industrial applications.

• Collaborators:
  • Ash Kapila, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • Bill Henshaw, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
  • Jeff Banks, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• Recent publications (full list with links):
  • W.D. Henshaw and D.W. Schwendeman, Parallel computation of three-dimensional flows using overlapping grids with adaptive mesh refinement, J. Comput. Physics, accepted.

  • J.W. Banks, D.W. Schwendeman, A.K. Kapila and W.D. Henshaw, A study of detonation propagation and diffraction with compliant confinement, Combust. Theory and Modeling, accepted.

  • D.W. Schwendeman, C.W. Wahle and A.K. Kapila, A study of detonation evolution and structure for a model of compressible two-phase reactive flow, Combust. Theory and Modeling, accepted.

  • G. de Oliveira, A.K. Kapila, D.W. Schwendeman, J.B. Bdzil, W.D. Henshaw and C.M. Tarver, Detonation diffraction, dead zones and the ignition-and-growth model, Proc. 13th International Detonation Symposium, to appear.

  • J.W. Banks, D.W. Schwendeman, A.K. Kapila and W.D. Henshaw, A high-resolution Godunov method for compressible multi-material flow on overlapping grids, J. Comput. Physics, 223 (2007), pp. 262-297.

  • A.K. Kapila, D.W. Schwendeman, J.B. Bdzil and W.D. Henshaw, A study of detonation diffraction in the ignition-and-growth model, Combust. Theory and Modeling, 11 (2007), pp. 781-822.

  • W.D. Henshaw and D.W. Schwendeman, Moving overlapping grids with adaptive mesh refinement for high-speed reactive and nonreactive flow, J. Comput. Physics, 216 (2006), pp. 744-779.

  • D.W. Schwendeman, C.W. Wahle and A.K. Kapila, The Riemann problem and a high resolution Godunov method for a model of compressible two-phase flow, J. Comput. Physics, 212 (2006), pp. 490-526.

• Spring semester, 2008
  • MATH 4500 PDEs of Mathematical Physics

• Fall semester, 2007
  • MATH 6840 Numerical Solution of PDEs

• Spring semester, 2007
  • MATH 4500 PDEs of Mathematical Physics
  • MATH 6820 Numerical Methods for ODEs

• Fall semester, 2006
  • MATH 6890 Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics

• Overview of the GSMM Camp and MPI Workshop

• Graduate Student Mathematical Modeling (GSMM) Camps
  • GSMMC 2008, June 10-13, 2008 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • GSMMC 2007, June 5-8, 2007 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • GSMMC 2006, June 6-9, 2006 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • GSMMC 2005, June 7-10, 2005 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • GSMMC 2004, June 15-18, 2004 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

• Mathematical Problems in Industry (MPI) Workshops
  • MPI 2008, June 16-20, 2008 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
  • MPI 2007, June 11-15, 2007 at the University of Delaware.
  • MPI 2006, June 12-16, 2006 at Olin College.
  • MPI 2005, June 13-17, 2005 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
  • MPI 2004, June 21-25, 2004 at the University of Delaware.
  • MPI 2003, June 2-6, 2003 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
  • MPI 2002, June 3-7, 2002 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • MPI 2001, June 4-8, 2001 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • MPI 2000, June 5-9, 2000 at the University of Delaware.
  • MPI 1999, June 7-11, 1999 at the University of Delaware.

Donald Schwendeman
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, New York 12180

Phone: (518) 276-2647
Fax: (518) 276-4824
Email: schwed@rpi.edu