Linda Cummings
Distinguished Professor, Office of the Dean - CSLA
Distinguished Professor
Distinguished Professor
208C Cullimore Hall (CULM)
About Me
Professor Cummings studied for her BA and PhD at the University of Oxford. She held postdoctoral positions at U. Oxford, Technion IIT, Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris), and a faculty position at the University of Nottingham, before coming to NJIT in 2008.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Oxford; Mathematics; 1996
B.A.; University of Oxford; Mathematics; 1993
B.A.; University of Oxford; Mathematics; 1993
Office Hours
By appointment
Website
Teaching Interests
Complex analysis, fluid dynamics, differential equations, mathematical modeling, calculus.
Past Courses
MATH 112: CALCULUS II
MATH 213: CALCULUS IIIB
MATH 222: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 227: MATHEMATICAL MODELING
MATH 331: INTRO PARTIAL DIFF EQ
MATH 331: INTRODUCTION TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 332: INTRO COMPLEX VARIABLES
MATH 451: METHODS APPL MATH II
MATH 613: ADV APPLIED MATH-MODELNG
MATH 656: COMPLEX VARIABLES
MATH 656: COMPLEX VARIABLES I
MATH 689: ADV APPLIED MATH II
MATH 715: MATHEMATICAL FLUID DYNAMICS I
MATH 756: COMPLEX VARIABLES II
MATH 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
MATH 213: CALCULUS IIIB
MATH 222: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 227: MATHEMATICAL MODELING
MATH 331: INTRO PARTIAL DIFF EQ
MATH 331: INTRODUCTION TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 332: INTRO COMPLEX VARIABLES
MATH 451: METHODS APPL MATH II
MATH 613: ADV APPLIED MATH-MODELNG
MATH 656: COMPLEX VARIABLES
MATH 656: COMPLEX VARIABLES I
MATH 689: ADV APPLIED MATH II
MATH 715: MATHEMATICAL FLUID DYNAMICS I
MATH 756: COMPLEX VARIABLES II
MATH 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
Research Interests
Fluid dynamics, liquid crystals, free boundary problems, asymptotics, complex variable methods, mathematical modeling of industrial and biomedical systems.
Conference Abstract
"Network-based modeling of fluid flow through membranes"
Proceedings of the 15th International Colloids Conference, June, 2026.
"Applying topological data analysis to porous media"
Proceedings of Interpore 2026, May, 2026.
"Network-based modeling of fluid flow through membranes"
Proceedings of Interpore 2026, May, 2026.
"In search of hot stable nanobubbles in an acoustic field"
Proceedings of American Mathematical Society Spring Eastern Section Meeting, March, 2026.
"Laser heating and melting of metals on nanoscale: Breakup of metal filaments and thermal crowding"
Proceedings of Nanomaterials 2026, March, 2026.
Proceedings of the 15th International Colloids Conference, June, 2026.
"Applying topological data analysis to porous media"
Proceedings of Interpore 2026, May, 2026.
"Network-based modeling of fluid flow through membranes"
Proceedings of Interpore 2026, May, 2026.
"In search of hot stable nanobubbles in an acoustic field"
Proceedings of American Mathematical Society Spring Eastern Section Meeting, March, 2026.
"Laser heating and melting of metals on nanoscale: Breakup of metal filaments and thermal crowding"
Proceedings of Nanomaterials 2026, March, 2026.
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Journal Article
Ryan Allaire, Linda J. Cummings, Lou Kondic.
2026. "Controlling Breakup of a Liquid Filament: From Edge Melting to Thermal Scissors."
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 1037 , pp. A59.
Binan Gu, Pejman Sanaei, Lou Kondic, Linda J. Cummings. 2026. "Stochastic Modeling of Filtration with Sieving." Journal of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 1035 , pp. A28.
Matthew Illingworth, Binan Gu, Linda J. Cummings, Lou Kondic. 2026. "On the influence of topology on performance of pore networks in membrane filters." Physical Review E , vol. 113 , pp. 024301.
Mark Fasano, Yifan Li, Javier Diez, Joseph d'Addesa, Ofer Manor, Linda J. Cummings, Lou Kondic. 2026. "Modeling the dynamics of an oil drop driven by a surface acoustic wave in the underlying substrate." Journal of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 1022 , pp. A49.
Linda J. Cummings, Binan Gu, Lou Kondic. 2026. "Filtration in Pore Networks." Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 58 , pp. 221.
Binan Gu, Pejman Sanaei, Lou Kondic, Linda J. Cummings. 2026. "Stochastic Modeling of Filtration with Sieving." Journal of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 1035 , pp. A28.
Matthew Illingworth, Binan Gu, Linda J. Cummings, Lou Kondic. 2026. "On the influence of topology on performance of pore networks in membrane filters." Physical Review E , vol. 113 , pp. 024301.
Mark Fasano, Yifan Li, Javier Diez, Joseph d'Addesa, Ofer Manor, Linda J. Cummings, Lou Kondic. 2026. "Modeling the dynamics of an oil drop driven by a surface acoustic wave in the underlying substrate." Journal of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 1022 , pp. A49.
Linda J. Cummings, Binan Gu, Lou Kondic. 2026. "Filtration in Pore Networks." Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics , vol. 58 , pp. 221.
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Conference Paper
"Laser heating and melting of metals on nanoscale: breakup of metal filaments"
International Heat Transfer Conference Publisher, August, 2023.
International Heat Transfer Conference Publisher, August, 2023.
Conference Proceeding
"The effect of scaffold morphology on tissue growth"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, March, 2018.
"Instability of a liquid film non-locally heated from below"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November, 2017.
"Modeling filtration and fouling within a microstructured membrane filter"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November, 2017.
"Stochastic approach to model fouling in membrane filters with complex pore morphology"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November, 2017.
"Internal structure and morphology profile in optimizing filter membrane performance"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, March, 2017.
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, March, 2018.
"Instability of a liquid film non-locally heated from below"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November, 2017.
"Modeling filtration and fouling within a microstructured membrane filter"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November, 2017.
"Stochastic approach to model fouling in membrane filters with complex pore morphology"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November, 2017.
"Internal structure and morphology profile in optimizing filter membrane performance"
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, March, 2017.
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Other
"Effect of an applied electric field on a weakly-anchored non-planar Nematic Liquid Crystal (NLC) layer"
American Physical Society Meeting Abstracts, March, 2016.
"Flow and fouling in membrane filters: Effect of membrane morphology"
American Physical Society Meeting Abstracts, November, 2015.
American Physical Society Meeting Abstracts, March, 2016.
"Flow and fouling in membrane filters: Effect of membrane morphology"
American Physical Society Meeting Abstracts, November, 2015.
Technical Report
"Two problems on the flow of viscous sheets of molten glass"
RPI, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2011.
RPI, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2011.
Material Regarding New Courses/Curricula
"Lecture notes for Math 756: Complex Analysis II"
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"Lecture notes for Math 656: Complex Analysis and applications"
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"Lecture notes for Math 656: Complex Analysis and applications"
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Professional
SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics
Editorial Board , 2022
Proceeding of the Royal Society: A
Editorial Board , 2021
IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics
Editorial Board , 2011
Editorial Board , 2022
Proceeding of the Royal Society: A
Editorial Board , 2021
IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics
Editorial Board , 2011