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On the occasion of the sixtieth birthday of Richard E. Ewing
Author(s) -
Lazarov Raytcho,
Pasciak Joseph,
Qin Guan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
numerical linear algebra with applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.02
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1099-1506
pISSN - 1070-5325
DOI - 10.1002/nla.506
Subject(s) - guan , citation , computer science , library science , mathematics , algebra over a field , philosophy , humanities , pure mathematics
This issue of Numerical Linear Algebra is dedicated to our longtime friend, collaborator and teacher, Professor Richard E. Ewing, on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. It contains seven invited papers from a few of the many collaborators of Professor Ewing. Since receiving his PhD in 1974, Dick has held a series of appointments both in industry and academia. These include, for example, research positions at Mobil and academic positions at the University of Wyoming and at Texas A&M University. Currently at A&M, he is a distinguished professor of mathematics, holds the Mobil Technology Chair in Computational Science, directs the Institute for Scientific Computing and is the vice president for research. For over three decades, Dick has been a distinguished researcher in the areas of computational reservoir modelling, large scale scientific computing and numerical analysis. His research has had a wide range of impact at the international level. Dick and his collaborators have published over three hundred articles, twenty-two technical reports and has edited fifteen books and special editions. His innovations include the development of ELLAM methods, domain decomposition methods for parallel computing, and efficient numerical methods for reservoir modelling and other large scale scientific applications. Dick brings tremendous energy to his research pursuits, collaborating with and motivating numerous colleagues and students. Throughout his career, Dick has had a great impact on the groups that he has worked with and directed and has been inspirational to the individuals in those groups. In Wyoming, for example, he brought together and directed a strong team of researchers. Subsequently, at A&M, Dick built another strong group in numerical analysis within the Department of Mathematics and founded the Institute of Scientific Computation supporting an extremely active visitors program. He has directed numerous graduate students, some of whom he has supported long after finishing their degrees. Through the Wyoming Center for Energy Research and A&M’s Institute for Scientific Computation, Dick has developed a focused effort researching the design, analysis and implementation of innovative computational tools to advance scientific and engineering research and education. Dick spent several years as a researcher at Mobil Research and Development Corporation. Ever since then, he has been closely tied to industry through various forms of collaboration. As a mathematician, what distinguishes Dick is his thorough understanding of industry needs and his scientific leadership in multi-disciplinary research activities involving people from different disciplines. He started the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) at University of Wyoming which was supported by almost twenty oil companies. At Texas A&MUniversity, Dick continuously leads multi-disciplinary research projects in mathematical modelling and scientific computing focusing on problems from industry. Dick has made significant contributions at the college and university level. As a high level administrator, Dick aligns university research activities with national and industrial needs. As a result, Texas A&M University was awarded several large nationwide research grants, including, the Partnership in Computational Sciences (PICS), Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services