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☰ MENU house H O M E account_box P R O F I L E picture_as_pdf V I T Æ library_books P U B L I C A T I O N S campaign T A L K S school T E A C H I N G science T M N T - L A B contacts C O N T A C T Photo credit: Mike Black, Purdue. Ivan C. Christov Assistant Professor School of Mechanical Engineering , Purdue University Affilate of Center for Particulate Products and Processes (CP 3 ) Cooling Technologies Research Center (CTRC) Center for the Environment (C4E) Computational Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (CIGP) Integrative Data Science Initiative (IDSI) ( A note to prospective students. ) PhD in Applied Mathematics (June 2011) Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics , Northwestern University MS in Mathematics (May 2007) Department of Mathematics , Texas A&M University SB in Mathematics (Applied Option) (June 2005) Department of Mathematics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology About & impact: Dr. Christov’s work has solved outstanding problems and provided new understanding of fundamental mechanics processes, ranging from flow and mixing of complex fluids, to microscale fluid–structure interactions, to interfacial instabilities, and even nonlinear mechanical waves. He publishes and disseminates his work widely: 67 journal papers (31 while at Purdue), 5 book chapters (3 while at Purdue), and >60 invited conference/seminar talks (>30 while at Purdue). Dr. Christov’s works have had a significant impact on the scientific community, as demonstrated by their rate of citation (&GreaterEqual1300 citations, &GreaterEqual850 since 2016, with an h -index of 22 according to Google Scholar ). Dr. Christov’s detailed mathematical analyses of complex engineering flow problems has yielded new predictive theories and rationalized poorly understood experiments across several areas of science and engineering. For example, his theory of the diffusion of granular materials (funded by the National Science Foundation ) resolved a paradox in soft condensed matter physics. His detailed models of microscale flow-induced deformation of soft matter (also funded by the National Science Foundation ) provided new predictive models for use in microfluidic device fabrication/design; it also led to a new micromechanical measurement technique for the elastic properties of thin films. His group has also predicted the existence of a new type of nonlinear periodic wave on the surface of ferrofluid droplets (also funded by the National Science Foundation ), making it possible to create microscopic spinning gears with controllable speed (non-invasively via an external magnetic field). The impact of Dr. Christov’s work is also evidenced by the success of his mentees and group alumni . Fun links (databases, profiles, etc.): G o o g l e scholar profile: click here . ORCiD: 0000-0001-8531-0531 . ResearcherID: B-9418-2008 (now merged with ublons ). Scopus Author ID: 23007883200 . Mathematical Reviews (MR) Author ID: 805473 . Collaboration distances (source: MathSciNet ): Erdős number ≤ 4. Feynman number ≤ 4. Batchelor number ≤ 4. GitHub: github.com/ichristov . nanoHUB: nanohub.org/members/187912 . This web page was designed and created under macOS X and tested with cross-platform standards-compliant browsers. If for some reason the web page is not displaying correctly, consider a W3C Standards-compliant browser such as Mozilla Firefox ® . Any reproduction or reuse of any any text, images, files or programs accessible through this web page requires the explicit permission of Ivan Christov (unless otherwise noted). Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any funding agency such as the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Government, Purdue University, the State of Indiana, or any other entity named or implied. Last updated on ....