John Bechtold
Professor, Mathematical Sciences
522 Cullimore Hall (CULM)
Education
Ph.D. ; Northwestern University ; Applied Mathematics ; 1987

B.S. ; Siena College ; Mathematics ; 1982

2025 Fall Courses
MATH 112 - CALCULUS II - HONORS

MATH 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES

Past Courses
MATH 111: CALCULUS I

MATH 111: CALCULUS I - HONORS

MATH 112: CALCULUS II

MATH 112: CALCULUS II - HONORS

MATH 222: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

MATH 222: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS - HONORS

MATH 331: INTRO PARTIAL DIFF EQ

MATH 332: INTRO COMPLEX VARIABLES

MATH 337: LINEAR ALGEBRA

MATH 613: ADV APPLIED MATH-MODELNG

MATH 690: ADV APPLIED MATH III

MATH 771: ASYMPTOTIC METHODS II

MATH 792B: PRE DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Journal Article
John K. Bechtold, Gautham Krishnan, Moshe Matalon. 2024. "Hydrodynamic thoery of premixed flames propagating in closed vessels: flame speed and Markstein lengths." Journal of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 998 , pp. 59.

Daniel Fong, John K. Bechtold, Chung K Law. 2012. "Asymptotic Structure of Laminar Diffusion flames at High Pressure." Physics of Fluids , vol. 24 , pp. 17pp.

Gaurav Bansal, Hong G Im, John K. Bechtold. 2012. "Flame-Flow Interactions and Flow Reversal." Combustion and Flame , vol. 159 , pp. 1489-1498.

John K. Bechtold, Andrew P Kelley, Chung K Law. 2011. "Premixed flame propagation in a confining vessel with weak pressure rise." Journal of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 691 .

Lisa B. Axe, John K. Bechtold, John Cays, Barry Cohen, Perry Deess, Norbert Elliot, Ian Gatley, Jack Gentul, Margo S Gilchrist, Theodore Johnson, others. 2011. "Task Force on Undergraduate Retention and Graduation: Meeting Documentation March 24, 2011." .

Moshe Matalon, John K. Bechtold. 2009. "A Multi-Scale Approach to the Propagation of Non-Adiabatic Premixed Flames." J. Eng. Math. , vol. 63 , pp. 309-326.

Conference Proceeding
"An Asymptotic Theory of Laminar Premixed Flames in Dense Fluids"
Western States Section of the Combustion Institute, March, 2012.

"Effects of variable specific heats on Markstein lengths and flamefront stability"
Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2011.

"Asymptotic Structure of Diffusion Flames at High Pressure with Soret Transport"
Combustion Institute, March, 2011.

"Propagation of Confined Premixed Flames"
Combustion Institute, March, 2011.

"Flame Flow Interactions and Flow Reversal"
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2010.