Applied Mathematics at California Institute of Technology

15 faculty and 0 courses in Applied Mathematics at California Institute of Technology.

Faculty

• Lior Pachter, Bren Professor of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences h-index 81
• Andrew Stuart, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences h-index 68
  Notable: “Inverse problems: A Bayesian perspective” (2010) · 1,822 citations
• Joel A. Tropp, Steele Family Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics h-index 56
  Notable: “Signal Recovery From Random Measurements Via Orthogonal Matching Pursuit” (2007) · 9,671 citations
• Thomas Y. Hou, Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics h-index 50
  Notable: “A Multiscale Finite Element Method for Elliptic Problems in Composite Materials and Porous Media” (1997) · 1,885 citations
• Niles A. Pierce, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering h-index 39
• Oscar P. Bruno, Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics h-index 32
  Notable: “A Fast, High-Order Algorithm for the Solution of Surface Scattering Problems: Basic Implementation, Tests, and Applications” (2001) · 267 citations
• Houman Owhadi, IBM Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Control and Dynamical Systems h-index 31
  Notable: “A non-adapted sparse approximation of PDEs with stochastic inputs” (2011) · 455 citations
• Konstantin Zuev, Teaching Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences h-index 15
  Notable: “Bayesian post-processor and other enhancements of Subset Simulation for estimating failure probabilities in high dimensions” (2011) · 208 citations
• Venkat Chandrasekaran, Kiyo and Eiko Tomiyasu Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering h-index 14
  Notable: “Latent variable graphical model selection via convex optimization” (2012) · 406 citations
• Franca Hoffmann, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences h-index 10
  Interface of model-driven and data-driven approaches Overview Franca Hoffmann's research is focused on the interface between applied mathematics and data analysis, driven by the need to provide rigorous mathematical foundations for modelin
  Notable: “Interacting Langevin Diffusions: Gradient Structure and Ensemble Kalman Sampler \n” (2020) · 186 citations
• Eric V. Mazumdar, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Economics h-index 9
  Notable: “On Finding Local Nash Equilibria (and Only Local Nash Equilibria) in Zero-Sum Games” (2019) · 78 citations
• Dan Meiron, Fletcher Jones Professor of Aeronautics and Applied and Computational Mathematics h-index 5
  Es on computation and modelling of basic fluid mechanical phenomena. Particular interests include shock driven flow instabilities, turbulence, simulation approaches for high strain rate solid mechanics. He is also interested on development
  Notable: “Analysis of Iterative Methods for the Steady and Unsteady Stokes Problem: Application to Spectral Element Discretizations” (1993) · 122 citations
• Jinghao Cao, von Karman Instructor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences h-index 5
  Notable: “Mathematical Foundations of the Non-Hermitian Skin Effect” (2024) · 19 citations
• Adam Wierman, Carl F Braun Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
• Kathrin Hellmuth, von Karman Instructor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.