VITA
NAME: Gerald W. Young
PRESENT RANK: Professor
Department
of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics
The
University of Akron
Akron,
Ohio 44325-4002
(330)
972-5731
FAX: (330) 374-8630
email: GWYOUNG@UAKRON.EDU
PERSONAL DATA: Birthdate: April 27, 1959
Birthplace:
Barberton, Ohio
Marital
Status: Married
Citizenship:
USA
HOME
ADDRESS: 759 Jennifer Trail
Tallmadge,
Ohio 44278
(330)
630-3684
EDUCATIONAL DATA:
Ph.D. - Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL - June 1985
Dissertation:
"Dynamics and Stability of Flows with Moving Contact Lines".
B.S. - Applied Mathematics - The University of Akron,
Akron, Ohio - June 1981.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
9-85 - 8-89 Assistant
Professor
9-89 - 9-92 Associate
Professor
9-92 - Present Professor
7-94 - Present Applied
Mathematics Division Coordinator
Department
of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics
The
University of Akron
Akron,
Ohio
1-85 - 8-85 Post-Doctoral
Fellow
Engineering
Sciences and Applied Mathematics
Northwestern
University
Evanston,
Illinois
9-79 - 1-80 Summer
Intern, Co-op
6-80 - 9-80 The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
6-81 - 9-81 Akron,
Ohio
6-82 - 9-82
TEACHING PROGRAM
My teaching
program involves undergraduate and graduate students in the mathematical and
physical sciences, and engineering. At
The University of Akron I have taught two courses each semester, one at the
undergraduate level and one at the graduate level. I have taught thirteen different courses, ranging from
introductory calculus through graduate level methods courses. I designed three of these courses and worked
with a colleague on designing the curriculum for three other courses. I am the program coordinator for Applied
Mathematics. Through my guidance, the
applied mathematics undergraduate and graduate programs revolve around the
theme that "it is not good enough to just know mathematics". Hence, I have lead the way for truly
interdisciplinary study where students take courses both in mathematics and in
areas of application. The highlight of
my efforts in this direction is the Engineering Applied Mathematics doctoral
program. I was a part of the
three-member leadership team that developed and implemented this program.
I characterize my teaching style as
traditional "chalk talk". My
strategy is to enthusiastically communicate concepts at the level of the
student. I present mathematics both in
a rigorous format and with an informal interpretation of what it really
means. Since my student clientele is
from the mathematical and physical sciences, and engineering, I have taken the
time to thoroughly know the curriculum of these students. With this knowledge and through numerous
examples of the applications of mathematics (from my research activities and
elsewhere), I am able to make the mathematics relevant to the student and
motivate the student to learn. I make
it clear to each student that I expect their best effort and set the example by
arriving to class early, always being prepared, grading and returning all work
the next class period, and establishing an open-door atmosphere for outside of
class discussions. I have received
superior teaching evaluations for my entire career and two University of Akron
(across the campus) teaching awards.
RESEARCH PROGRAM
My research program primarily concerns
the formulation, analysis and solution of material processing system
models. The intent is to develop models
that provide reliable estimates of complex materials processing techniques. Designing, developing, and advancing these
techniques requires quantitative understanding of the transport processes at
hand, as well as the location, dynamics, and stability of the free-interfaces
present in many of these systems.
Empirical investigations of these systems may be hindered by the
presence of an unusually large number of independent processing parameters, or
by difficulties in observing the complex and nonlinear coupling of the diverse
physical phenomena of the process operations.
Further, there are situations where either the fundamental physics is
poorly understood or only understood in isolation from one another. Hence, mathematical modeling is called upon
to play an increasing role in addressing these issues. Forwarding the understanding of the science
and assisting in multi-parameter optimization of the techniques are key
objectives.
The research program of an applied
mathematician is characterized by the depth and breadth of projects. Toward this goal, I have examined a variety
of solidification, crystal growth and casting processes, chemical and
plasma-enhanced vapor deposition techniques, photo-polymerization, nano-scale
technologies, geosciences, and financial mathematics problems. I use a combination of modern mathematical
techniques coupled with practical computational methods to simulate these
systems. Primarily I employ asymptotic
and perturbation techniques to develop analytical solutions to the systems of
equations governing these processing techniques. This approach enables one to represent the general trends that
material and system parameters have on the system performance, and allows one
to investigate a variety of models in response to changing technologies and new
areas of application.
I have sponsored many research activities
within my department and The University of Akron. I am one of the campus leaders for interdisciplinary
research. I have directed eighteen
Master's Theses and sixteen Senior Honors Projects. My publication record includes papers with undergraduate students
and master's students. I have published
and submitted proposals with University of Akron faculty in geology,
mathematics, physics, chemistry, chemical, electrical, and mechanical
engineering, and polymer science disciplines.
I have received continuous external funding ($5.2 million) of my
research for my entire career.
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
"On Asymptotic Solutions and Boundary-Value
Problems Defined on Thin Domains," G. W. Young and S. H. Davis, Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, Vol.
XLII, January 1985, pp. 403-409.
"Directional Solidification with Buoyancy in
Systems with Small Segregation Coefficient," G. W. Young and S. H. Davis, Physical Review B., Vol. 34, September
1986, pp. 3388-3396.
"The Flow Induced by a Plate Oscillating Across
a Fluid Interface," G. W. Young and
S.
H. Davis, Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
Vol. 174 (1987), pp. 327-356.
"Rivulet Instabilities," G. W. Young and S.
H. Davis, Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
Vol. 176 (1987) pp. 1-31.
"Anistropic Interface Kinetics and Tilted Cells
in Unidirectional Solidification," G. W. Young, S. H. Davis, and K.
Brattkus. Journal of Crystal Growth,
Vol. 83 (1987), pp. 560-571.
"Morphological Instabilities in Directional
Solidification of a Binary Alloy: End Effects," G. W. Young and S. H.
Davis. SIAM Journal on Applied
Mathematics Vol. 49 (1989), pp. 152-164.
"Steady-State Thermal Solutal Diffusion in a
Float Zone," G. W. Young and A. Chait. Journal
of Crystal Growth, Vol. 96 (1989), pp. 65-95.
"Morphological Instability in a Float
Zone," L. B. Humphreys, J. A. Heminger, and
G.
W. Young. Journal of Crystal Growth,
Vol. 100 (1990), pp. 31-50.
"Surface Tension Driven Heat, Mass, and Momentum
Transport in a Two-Dimensional Float-Zone", G. W. Young and A. Chait, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 106
(1990), pp. 445-466.
"Flow Effects in a Vertical CVD Reactor",
G. W. Young, S. I. Hariharan, and R. Carnahan, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 52 (1992), pp. 1509-1532.
"Plasma Carburization of an Axisymmetric Steel
Sample", M. Gegick and G. W. Young, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 54 (1994), pp. 877 - 906.
"An Asymptotic Model of the Mold Region in a
Continuous Steel Caster", J. DiLellio and G. W. Young, Metallurgical Transactions, Vol. 26b
(December 1995), pp. 1225 - 1241.
"Modeling the time-dependent growth of
single-crystal fibers", G. W. Young and J. A. Heminger, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 178
(1997), pp. 410 - 421.
“Modeling of the Edge-Defined Film Fed Growth
Process”, G. W. Young and J. A. Heminger, Journal
of Engineering Mathematics, Vol. 38 (2000), pp. 371 - 390.
“An Asymptotic Approach to Mathematically Modeling
Ohno Continuous Casting of Cored Rods”, S. A. Morman and G. W. Young, Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Vol.
38 (2000), pp. 51 - 76.
“Comparison of Asymptotic Solutions of a Phase-Field
Model to a Sharp-Interface Model”, S. I. Hariharan and G. W. Young, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics,
Vol. 62 (2001), pp. 244-263.
"Asymptotic Solutions of a Phase-Field Model for
Alloy Solidification”, C. B. Clemons, S. I. Hariharan and G. W. Young, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics,
Vol. 82 (2002), pp. 1952-1972.
“Measuring and Modeling Thermal Fluctuations at
Nanometer Length Scales”, R. M. Ralich, R. D. Ramsier, D. D. Quinn, C. B.
Clemons, and G. W. Young, Phys. Rev E, Vol.
65 (2002), pp. 057601-1-4.
“Development of Experimental Techniques and an
Analytical Model for Aluminum Nitriding”, R. Evans, A. Salifu, G. Zhang, E.
Evans, S. I. Hariharan and G. W. Young, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 157 (2002), pp. 59-65.
“A Mathematical Model for
Photopolymerization from a Stationary Laser Light Source”, M. F. Perry and G. W. Young, Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, Vol. 14 (2005),
pp. 26-39.
“Simulation
of a One-Dimensional Phase-Field Model For Solidification”, L. D. Nelson, J. A. Heminger, C. B. Clemons, G. W.
Young, and S. I. Hariharan, International
Journal of Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 2 (2005), pp. 81-96.
“Squeezed-State Eigenfunctions of the
Schrödinger Equation due to Geometric Confinement”,
R. M. Ralich, C. B. Clemons, G. W. Young, and R. D. Ramsier, International Journal of Applied
Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 2 (2005), pp. 105-120.
“Asymptotic Solutions for a Time-Dependent,
Axisymmetric Directional Solidification System”, J.
Bonfiglio, J. McHood, C. B. Clemons, D. Golovaty, and G. W. Young, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 285
(2005), pp. 415-426.
“Multi-Scale Modeling, Simulations and
Experiments of Coating Growth on Nanofibers: Part I - Sputtering”,
A. Buldum, I. Busuladzic, C. B. Clemons, L. H. Dill, K. L. Kreider, G. W.
Young, E. A. Evans, G. Zhang, S. I. Hariharan, and W. Keifer, J. Applied Physics, Vol. 98, (2005), pp.
044303-044303-10.
“Multi-Scale Modeling, Simulations and
Experiments of Coating Growth on Nanofibers: Part II – Deposition”,
A. Buldum, C. B. Clemons, L. H. Dill, K. L. Kreider, G. W. Young, X. Zheng, E.
A. Evans, G. Zhang, and S. I. Hariharan, J.
Applied Physics, Vol. 98, (2005), pp. 044304-044304-16.
“Field Emission from Coated Nanowires”,
T. Marinov, A. Buldum, C. B. Clemons, K. L. Kreider, G. W. Young, and S. I.
Hariharan, J. Applied Physics, Vol.
98, (2005), pp. 044314-044314-11.
“Asymptotic Solutions for an Axisymmetric, Stagnant Film Model of
Directional Solidification”, C. B. Clemons, D. Golovaty, and G. W. Young, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 289,
Issue 2 (2006), pp. 715-726.
“An Asymptotic Analysis for
Directional Solidification of a Binary System”, K. Kupchella, C. B. Clemons, D. Golovaty, and G. W. Young, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 292,
(2006), pp. 111-124.
“Solutions of Two-Factor Models with
Variable Interest Rates”, J. Li, C. B. Clemons, G. W. Young, and
J. Zhu, Submitted to Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics,
(2006).
“One-Dimensional Dynamics of Nano-Scale Oxidation”,
A. Orians, C. B. Clemons, D. Golovaty, and G. W. Young, Surface Science, Vol. 600, (2006), pp. 3297-3312.
“Spectral Emittance Models of Selective
Emitters for ThermoPhotoVoltaic Applications”, J. Hicks, C.
B. Clemons, and G. W. Young, In preparation, (2006).
“Imperfect Bifurcation of Interacting
Graphene Layers”, J.P. Wilber, A. Buldum, C. B. Clemons, D.D
Quinn, and G. W. Young, Submitted to Phys.
Rev. B, (2006).
“Modeling and Simulation of Axisymmetric
Coating Growth on Nanofibers”, K. Moore, C. B. Clemons, K. L. Kreider,
and G. W. Young, Submitted to J. Applied Physics.
“Modeling of Calcium Carbonate
Precipitation in Natural Karst Environments Under Hydrodynamic and Chemical
Kinetic Control”, B. Justice, C. B. Clemons, and G. W. Young, In preparation,
(2006).
"Coupled Buoyancy/Morphological Instability in
Systems with Small Segregation Coefficient," G. W. Young and S. H. Davis, Proceedings of the Tenth U.S. National
Congress of Applied Mechanics: Austin, 1986, pp. 237-248.
"Steady State Thermal-Solutal Convection and
Diffusion in a Simulated Float Zone", G. W. Young and A. Chait, Low-Gravity Fluid Dynamics and Transport
Phenomona, edited by Jean N. Koster and Robert L. Sani, Vol. 130 (1990) Progress
in Astronautics and Aeronautics, pp. 119-157.
"Float Zone Modelling: Transport Phenomena and Morphological Stability", G. W.
Young, Proceedings of the Eleventh U.S.
National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Tucson, Arizona, May 21-25, 1990, Appl. Mech. Rev, Vol. 43, no. 5, Part 2,
May 1990, pp. S63-S69.
"Mathematical Description of Viscous Free
Surface Flows", G. W. Young, Free
Boundaries in Viscous Flows - IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications
- Vol. 61, edited by Robert A. Brown and Stephen H. Davis
"Photo-Polymerization Applied to
Stereolithography", G. W. Young, et. al.,
IMA Preprint Series # 1254 - Mathematical
Modeling for Instructors - Institute for Mathematics and its Applications,
University of Minnesota - September 1994
"Water Equilibration in Vapor Diffusion Crystal
Growth", G. W. Young, E. Gray, and A. Chait, Mathematical Modeling: Case Studies from Industry, edited by Ellis
Cumberbatch and Alistair Fitt, Cambridge University Press (2001), pp. 199-228
"Coating Growth on Nanofibers: Multi-Scale Modeling,
Simulations and Experiments”,
A. Buldum, C. Clemons, E. A. Evans, K. L. Kreider, and G. W. Young, Tech. Procs. of Nanotechnology 2004, Vol. 3 (2004) p. 346. This paper was selected for the Nanotech Virtual Showcase at the Nanotech 2004 Conference and Tradeshow and for Nanopolis - The Distributed Knowledge Network for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. The Nanotech Virtual Showcase featured the best papers of the conference through multimedia animations representing their central concept.
"Buckling
Instabilities in Coupled Nanobeams", D. D. Quinn, A. E. Pudloski, C. B.
Clemons, J. P. Wilber, G. W. Young, and A. Buldum, ENOC-2005, Eindhoven,
Netherlands, August (2005), pp.
1-8.
"Buckling
Instabilities in Coupled Nanoscale Structures", A. E. Pudloski, C. B.
Clemons, J. P. Wilber, G. W. Young, A. Buldum, and D. D. Quinn, 2005
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November (2005), pp. 1-9.
INVITED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
"Coupled Buoyancy/Morphological Instability in
Systems with Small Segregation Coefficient". One of four Invited Speakers
for a Symposium on Fluid Mechanics in Materials Processing, Tenth U.S. National
Congress of Applied Mechanics, Austin, Texas; June 16, 1986.
NASA Solidification and Macrosegregation Workshop,
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio; September 17, 1986.
NASA Lewis - Battelle - Workshop on the Float Zone
Crystal Growth Process; October, 27, 1987.
NASA Microgravity Science and Applications Review -
"Float-Zone Modelling" NASA Lewis Research Center, July 28, 1988.
"Steady-State Float Zone Modeling", World
Materials Congress, Chicago, Illinois, September 26-30, 1988.
NASA Microgravity Science and Applications Review -
"Float Zone Modelling", NASA Lewis Research Center, August 22, 1989.
"Float Zone Modelling: Transport Phenomena and Morphological Stability", G. W.
Young, Eleventh U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Tucson, Arizona,
May 21-25, 1990. Invited speaker,
Symposium on Solidification.
"Flow Effects in a Vertical CVD Reactor,"
SIAM Eastern Ohio/Western Pennsylvania Section Meeting, November 10, 1990.
"Mathematical Description of Viscous Free
Surface Flows", G. W. Young, National Science Foundation - Institute for
Mathematics and its Applications - Workshop on Viscous Free Surface Flows,
March 11 - 15, 1991. (Invited Speaker.)
"Photo-Polymerization Applied to
Stereolithography", Mathematical Modeling for Instructors, a Workshop
sponsored by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of
Minnesota, August 1 - 19, 1994. (Invited Tutor)
"Mathematical Modeling in Industry", Ohio
Section of the MAA Spring Meeting, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, April
12 - 13, 1996.
"Modeling of Material and Manufacturing
Processes", Invited Plenary Speaker - Second SIAM Conference on
Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 12 -
14, 1997.
"Free Boundaries in an Electrochemical
Nanocell", G. W. Young, National Institute of Standards - Workshop on
Scanning Probe Methods in Nanolithography, November 12 - 13, 2002. (Invited Speaker.)
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND/OR HONORARY SOCIETIES:
American Physical Society - Division of Fluid
Dynamics.
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society.
ASM International The Materials Information Society.
RESEARCH GRANTS:
"Mathematical Sciences Research Equipment"
- NSF Grant No. DMS-8604047, $60,740, with S.I. Hariharan and D. Buchthal.
NASA-ASEE Case Lewis Summer Faculty Fellowship
Program, Materials Division - Metals Science Branch - Microgravity
Applications, June 1 to August 21, 1987, $9,600.
NASA Lewis Cooperative Agreement for MMSL Software
and Hardware Development - NASA Grant No. NCC 3-104, (1988 - 1995): $1,555,618,
with S. I. Hariharan.
"Modeling of
Material Processing Systems" - 1989 Presidential Young Investigator Award
1989: NSF Grant No. DMS-89-57534
(PYI), (1989 - 1994): $260,896
Industrial Partners associated with
this award:
A.
Schulman Inc.: $66,876
Apple
Computer, Inc.: $795
BP
America: $10,000
General
Electric: $10,000
SUN
Microsystems: $2,601
The
Timken Company: $30,000
IBM
Equipment Grant $15,624
NASA Lewis Cooperative Agreement for Software and
Hardware Development in Computational Materials Science - NASA Grant No. NCC
3-494, (1996 - 1998): $417,996, with S.
I. Hariharan.
NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences - “Modelling of
Material Processing Systems”
NSF
Grant No. DMS-95-32021, (1996 - 1998):
$58,948.
NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences - “Modeling and
Scaling of Material Processing Systems” NSF Grant No. DMS-99-72185, (1999 -
2002): $122,500, with S. I. Hariharan.
NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences -
“Homogenization and Materials Science Conference”
NSF
Grant No. DMS-00-72259, (2000):
$15,000, with L. Beryland and S. I. Hariharan.
NASA Glenn Cooperative Agreement for Modeling,
Software and Hardware Development for Analytical and Computational Materials
Science - NASA Grant No. NCC 3-716, (1999 - 2003): $570,292, with S. I. Hariharan and C. B. Clemons.
NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences - “Multi-Scale
Analysis and Simulation of Nanofiber Coatings:
Growth and Applications” NSF Grant No. DMS-03-05580, (2003 - 2004): $106,250, with C. B. Clemons, K. Kreider, E.
Evans, A. Buldum, and S. I. Hariharan.
NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences - “Modeling and
Analysis of an Electrochemical Nanocell” NSF Grant No. DMS-03-05577, (2003 -
2004): $100,000, with C. B. Clemons, D.
Golovaty, and S. I. Hariharan.
NASA Glenn Cooperative Agreement for Theory,
Modeling, Software and Hardware Development in Computational Materials Science
- NASA Grant No. NCC 3-1094, (2003 – 2004)
$64,000, with C. B. Clemons and S. I. Hariharan.
NASA Glenn Cooperative Agreement for Theory,
Modeling, Software and Hardware Development in Computational Materials Science
- NASA Grant No. NNC04GB27G, (2004 – 2007)
$128,000, with C. B. Clemons and S. I. Hariharan.
NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences - “Modeling, Simulation,
and Analysis of Bending Nanotubes” NSF Grant No. DMS-04-07361, (2004 -
2007): $267,935, with P. Wilber, D.
Quinn, D. Golovaty, and A. Buldum.
NSF DMI - “NIRT:
Nanofiber Manufacturing for Energy Conversion and Utilization” NSF Grant
No. DMI-0403835, (2004 - 2008):
$1,300,000, with D. Reneker, G. Chase, E. Evans, D. Smith, R. Ramsier,
A. Buldum, S. I. Hariharan, K. Kreider, and A. Yarin.
Ohio Board of Regents Research Challenge - June 1996
- June 1997 - $40,000
Ohio Board of Regents Research Challenge - June 1998
- June 1999 - $20,000
Ohio Board of Regents Research Challenge - July 1999
- July 2000 - $20,000
Ohio Board of Regents Research Challenge - July 2003
- July 2004 - $7,354
Ohio Board of Regents Research Challenge - July 2003
- July 2004 - $7,652
CONSULTING:
Battelle Columbus Division - Contract
DAAL03-86-D-OOOl Report Issued: "The Physics of High Energy Pulsed Dye
Lasers."
AWARDS:
1981 - 1984 National
Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
1989 National
Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator
Award - Applied Mathematics.
1989, 1993 University
of Akron Faculty Recognition Award
1994 University
of Akron Outstanding Teacher
of
the Year Award
2003 University
of Akron Favorite Faculty of the Year Award
REFEREE SERVICES:
Acta
Materialia; Applied Microgravity Technology; International Journal of
Engineering Science; Journal of Colloid and Interface Science; Journal of
Crystal Growth; Journal of Engineering Mathematics; Journal of Fluid Mechanics;
Measurement Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Physics of Fluids;
Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics; SIAM Journal of Applied
Mathematics
Reviewer
and Panel Participant - National Science Foundation
Reviewer
and Panel Participant - NASA Microgravity Sciences and Applications Program
Judge, Head Judge and Challenge Master - Northeastern Ohio Science Fair, Destination Imagination