McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University

W. E. Olmstead

Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

Education

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX

Research Interests

Reaction-diffusion processes; anomalous diffusion; fluid mechanics; shear localization; bifurcation theory; integral equations; singular perturbations; mathematical finance

Significant Recognition

• McCormick School Teaching Award
• Northwestern Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching

Significant Professional Service

• Editor, "The Options Professor" Newsletter
• Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Selected Publications

• WE Olmstead;CM Kirk;CA Roberts, “BLOW-UP IN A SUBDIFFUSIVE MEDIUM WITH ADVECTION”, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, (2010)
• WE OLMSTEAD;CA ROBERTS, “DIMENSIONAL INFLUENCE ON BLOW-UP IN A SUPERDIFFUSIVE MEDIUM”, Siam Journal on Applied Mathematics, (2010)
• WE OLMSTEAD, CA ROBERTS, “THERMAL BLOW-UP IN A SUBDIFFUSIVE MEDIUM”, SIAM JOURNAL ON APPLIED MATHEMATICS, (2008)