Patrick M. Knupp

Distinguished Member Technical Staff
Optimization and Uncertainty Estimation Dept.

[Sandia National Laboratories]

Research Interests

My primary research interest is applied and computational mathematics, with emphasis on accurate, robust, and fast numerical algorithms. My specialties are Mesh Generation & Optimization, Verification & Validation (V & V), and numerical subsurface flow. I'm co-author (with S. Steinberg) of the textbook "The Fundamentals of Grid Generation.", CRC Press. I'm a member of the Mesquite mesh optimization team. You can get free downloads of Mesquite here. I am also the co-author (with K. Salari) of a book on code verification "Verification of Computer Codes in Computational Science and Engineering," Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, 2003. I have also written a code (MWT3D) that directly simulates water-table motion by solving the kinematic boundary condition.

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Mesh Generation & Optimization

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Code Order-Verification

III.

Numerical Subsurface Flow and Transport

IV.

Mesh Generation and Grid Generation on the Web

 
 
 

Contact:

Patrick M. Knupp
Optimization and Uncertainty Estimation, Department 1411
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800
MS 1318
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1318
Phone: (505) 284-4565
FAX: (505) 284-2518
E-mail: pknupp@sandia.gov

Education:

Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of New Mexico, 1989
The History of Science, Indiana University University, 1979
M.A., Applied Mathematics, Washington State University, 1978
B.S., Physics, Montana State University, 1975

Experience:

Distinguished Member Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, 1997-present
Vice President and Senior Scientist, Ecodynamics Research Associates, 1988-1996
Consultant, Center for Non-linear Studies , Los Alamos National Laborabory, 1996
Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, University of New Mexico, 1992-1995
Systems Analyst, Kaman Sciences Corporation, Albuquerque NM, 1983-1988
Computational Physicist, Physics International Co., San Leandro CA, 1979-1983



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