Dr. Hien Tran
Overview:
Dr. Hien Tran is Director of the Center for Research in Scientific Computation at North Carolina State University where he is also a Professor of Mathematics.
Dr. Tran received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986 and is the Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor at NC State University since 2015. He has sustained a strong and scholarly research program with over 135 published papers in applied mathematics and engineering journals, a patent, two textbooks and has given over 110 invited colloquia and invited lectures at universities and conferences as well as 4 plenary talks at international conferences. He has successful joint collaborations with researchers in academia, industry, and national laboratories including Harvard Medical School, School of Medicine (University of Sao Paulo), Calabazas Creek Research, Inc., The Aerospace Corporation, Pfizer, NIEHS and EPA.
Current Projects:
- Multi-Beam High Efficiency Klystron PI: Tran, 09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026, $30,000
Completed Projects:
- High Efficiency Gyrotron Technology PI: Tran, 2/12/2024 — 11/30/24, $21,000
- Forecasting Air and Water Pollution in Vietnam with Real Data by Machine Learning and Inverse Problem Approaches SI: Tran, 11/01/2020-10/31/2024, $323,610
- Mathematical Modeling for Optimal Control of BK Virus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients 6/6/2023 – 5/31/2024, $189,000
- Viral Interdiction Through Population Engineering and Restructuring PI: Tran, 04/12/2017-04/11/2022, $4,047,800
- RTG: Parameter Estimation Methodologies for Mechanistic Biological Models PI: Tran, 08/15/2013 – 07/31/2021, $2,500,000