Mohammed Yousuff Hussaini is an

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. He is the Sir

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Professor of Mathematics and Computational Science & Engineering at the

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. Hussaini is also the holder of the TMC Eminent Scholar Chair in High Performance Computing at FSU. He is widely known for his research in

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, particularly in the field of

computational fluid dynamics Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and data structures to analyze and solve problems that involve fluid dynamics, fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required ...

(CFD) and Control and optimization. Hussaini co-authored the popular book ''Spectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics'' with Claudio Canuto,

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, and Thomas Zang. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal ''Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics.''

Education and career

Hussaini received his bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics and physics from the

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, and a Ph.D. from the

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in 1970. Hussaini began his career at the

NASA Langley Research Center The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay front of Langley Air Force Base, is the oldest of NASA's field centers. LaRC has focused primarily on aeronautical research but has also ...

where he was the Director of the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE). In 1996, he joined Department of Mathematics,

(FSU) as a Professor of Mathematics. Currently, he is the holder of the TMC Eminent Scholar Chair in High Performance Computing at FSU.

Honors and awards

In 1997, Hussaini was nominated as Fellow of

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for his "scientific leadership and innovative and pioneering research in the theory and application of computational fluid dynamics, particularly

spectral method Spectral methods are a class of techniques used in applied mathematics and scientific computing to numerically solve certain differential equations. The idea is to write the solution of the differential equation as a sum of certain " basis funct ...

s, to problems in transition, compressible turbulence, shock-turbulence interaction, and

aeroacoustics Aeroacoustics is a branch of acoustics that studies noise generation via either turbulent fluid motion or aerodynamic forces interacting with surfaces. Noise generation can also be associated with periodically varying flows. A notable example of t ...

." In 2008, Hussaini was elected as Fellow of

American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing edu ...

and Fellow of

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, in recognition of "professional distinction and notable and valuable contributions made to the arts, sciences, and technology of aeronautics and astronautics".Yousuff Hussaini elected fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Books

Hussaini has co-authored three

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s and edited or co-edited 20 books in various fields including

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wavelet A wavelet is a wave-like oscillation with an amplitude that begins at zero, increases or decreases, and then returns to zero one or more times. Wavelets are termed a "brief oscillation". A taxonomy of wavelets has been established, based on the n ...

s, flow instability,

combustion Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke. Combustion ...

, and

finite element method Finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling. Typical problem areas of interest include the traditional fields of structural analysis, heat tran ...

Monographs

*''Spectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics'', with C. Canuto, A. Quarteroni and T. A. Zang,

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, 1987. *''Spectral Methods: Fundamentals in Single Domains'', with C. Canuto, A. Quarteroni and T. A. Zang, Springer-Verlag, 2006. *''Spectral Methods: Evolution to Complex Geometries and Applications to Fluid Dynamics'', with C. Canuto, A. Quarteroni and T. A. Zang, Springer-Verlag, 2007.

Book chapters

*''Immersed Boundary Methods for Two-Fluid Flows'', with G. Tryggvason and M. Sussman, Chapter in "Computational Methods for Multiphase Flow", edited by A. Prosperetti and G. Tryggvason,

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, 2007.

Books edited

*''Spectral Methods for Partial Differential Equations'', with D. Gottlieb and R. G. Voigt,

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, Philadelphia, 1984. *''Theoretical Approaches to Turbulence'', with D. L. Dwoyer and R. G. Voigt, Applied Mathematical Sciences 58,

, 1985. *''Advances in Numerical and Applied Mathematics'', with J. South, Applied Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 2, No. 3-5, North Holland, 1986. *''Studies of Vortex Dominated Flows'', with M. D. Salas, Springer-Verlag, 1987. *''Stability of Time-Dependent and Spatially Varying Flows'', with D. L. Dwoyer, Springer-Verlag, 1987. *''Finite Elements Theory and Application'', with D. L. Dwoyer and R. G. Voigt, Springer-Verlag, 1988. *''Numerical Analysis of Spectral Methods'' (Translation of the French work by B. Mercier), with Nessan McGiolla Mhuris, Lecture Notes in Physics, Springer-Verlag, 1989. *''Spectral Multidomain Methods'', with M. Macaraeg, Applied Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 6, No. 1-2, North-Holland 1989/1990. *''Instability and Transition to Turbulence'', with R. G. Voigt, Springer-Verlag, 1990. *''Natural Laminar Flow and Laminar Flow Control Research'', with R. Barnwell, Springer-Verlag, 1991. *''Major Research Topics in Combustion'', with A. Kumar and R. G. Voigt, Springer-Verlag, 1991. *''Instability, Transition and Turbulence'', with A. Kumar and C. L. Streett, Springer-Verlag, 1992. *''Algorithmic Trends in CFD for the 90's'', with A. Kumar and M. D. Salas, Springer-Verlag, 1993. *''Computational Aeroacoustics'', with J. C. Hardin, Springer-Verlag, 1993. *''Transition, Turbulence and Combustion'', Volume I \ II, with Thomas B. Gatski and T. L. Jackson,

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, 1994. *''Wavelets - Theory and Applications'', with G. Erlebacher and Leland Jameson,

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, 1996. *''Simulation and Modeling of Turbulent Flows'', with T. B. Gatski and John L. Lumley, Oxford University Press, 1996. *''Collected Papers of

Sir James Lighthill Sir Michael James Lighthill (23 January 1924 – 17 July 1998) was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics and for writing the Lighthill report in 1973, which pessimistically stated tha ...

'', Oxford University Press, 1996. *''Multidisciplinary Design Optimization'', with Natalia Alexandrov, SIAM, 1997. *''Upwind and High-Resolution Schemes'', with

Bram van Leer Bram van Leer is Arthur B. Modine Emeritus Professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. He specializes in ''Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)'', ''fluid dynamics'', and ''numerical analysis.'' His most influent ...

and John Van Rosendale, Springer-Verlag, 1997.

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