Shahriar Afkhami
Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- shahriar.afkhami@njit.edu
- 973-596-5719
- 623 Cullimore Hall (CULM)
About Me
Professor, NJIT (2020 - present)
Visiting Scholar, Brown University (2022 - 2023)
Joint Appointment, Department of Data Science (2022 - present)
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, NJIT (2020 - present)
Institute for Data Science and Center for AI Research Affiliate Faculty (2021 - present)
Associate Professor, NJIT (2014 - 2020)
Visiting Professor, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI) (May-June 2017)
CNRS Visiting Professor, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI) (June-July 2016)
Visiting Scholar, Princeton University (Sept. 2015 - Sept. 2016)
Assistant Professor, NJIT (2009 - 2014)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech (July-Aug. 2010-2013)
Visiting Researcher, Institute of Geophysics, University of Lausanne (May-July 2011)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech (2008 - 2009)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Tech (2007 - 2008)
Visiting Scholar, Brown University (2022 - 2023)
Joint Appointment, Department of Data Science (2022 - present)
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, NJIT (2020 - present)
Institute for Data Science and Center for AI Research Affiliate Faculty (2021 - present)
Associate Professor, NJIT (2014 - 2020)
Visiting Professor, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI) (May-June 2017)
CNRS Visiting Professor, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI) (June-July 2016)
Visiting Scholar, Princeton University (Sept. 2015 - Sept. 2016)
Assistant Professor, NJIT (2009 - 2014)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech (July-Aug. 2010-2013)
Visiting Researcher, Institute of Geophysics, University of Lausanne (May-July 2011)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech (2008 - 2009)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Tech (2007 - 2008)
Education
Post-doctoral; Virginia Tech University; Applied Mathematics; 2009
Ph.D.; University of Toronto; Mechanical Engineering; 2007
Website
2026 Fall Courses
MATH 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
DS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
DS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MATH 391 - NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA
CS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
DS 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
DS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
DS 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
DS 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN DS
DS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
MATH 792B - PRE DOCTORAL RESEARCH
DS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
Teaching Interests
Partial Differential Equations,
Linear Algebra,
Numerical Methods,
Mathematical Modeling,
Fluid Mechanics,
Finite Elements,
High Performance and Parallel Computing
Linear Algebra,
Numerical Methods,
Mathematical Modeling,
Fluid Mechanics,
Finite Elements,
High Performance and Parallel Computing
Past Courses
Research Interests
Computational Fluid Mechanics,
Scientific Computing and Parallel Computing,
Complex Flows
Scientific Computing and Parallel Computing,
Complex Flows