Research Interests:
● Scientific computing; high performance computing; numerical methods for PDEs
● Hyperbolic conservation law; computational fluid dynamics
● Multi-physics problem; fluid-structure interaction; Lagrangian shock dynamics; aerodynamics
● Finite volume method; finite element method
● High-order method; embedded boundary method
Education:
● Ph.D. Computational & Mathematical Engineering,
Stanford University. Jun. 2012
Advisor: Professor Charbel Farhat
● M.S. Financial Mathematics,
Stanford University. Apr. 2010
Advisor: Professor Tze Leung Lai
● B.S. Mathematics, School of Mathematical Science,
Peking University, Beijing, China. Jun. 2006
Advisor: Professor Maozhi Xu
Memberships:
● Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
● United States Association for Computational Mechanics
● American Mathematical Society
● American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
● Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
Honors & Awards:
● Travel award of the 13rd US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2015
● Finalist of the 3rd BGCE Student Paper Prize, 2011
● Stanford Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering, 2006-2009
● Hong Kong Mingde Fellowship, 2002-2006
● Gold Medal, International Mathematical Olympiad, Glasgow, Scotland, 2002
● Gold Medal, Chinese Mathematical Olympiad, Shanghai, China, 2002
● Gold Medal, National Bulgarian Mathematical Olympiad, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2001
A detailed version of my CV can be found here.
Journal Publications:
● G. Scovazzi, T. Song, and X. Zeng, “A velocity/stress mixed stabilized nodal finite element for elastodynamics: Analysis and computations with strong and weak boundary conditions”. Submitted.
● X. Zeng, “A General Approach to Enhance Slope Limiters in MUSCL Schemes on Non-Uniform Rectilinear Grids”. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 38 (2016) A789-A813.
● X. Zeng and G. Scovazzi, “A variational multiscale finite element method for monolithic ALE computations of shock hydrodynamics using nodal elements”. Journal of Computational Physics., 315 (2016) 577-608.
● G. Scovazzi, B. Carnes, X. Zeng, and S. Rossi, “A simple, stable and accurate tetrahedral finite element for transient, nearly incompressible, linear and nonlinear elasticity: A dynamic variational multiscale approach”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 106 (2016) 799-839.
● A. Main, X. Zeng, and C. Farhat, “An enhanced FIVER method for multi-material flow problems with second-order convergence rate”. Submitted.
● X. Zeng, “A Hybrid FD-FV Method for One-Dimensional First-Order Hyperbolic Conservation Laws”. Submitted.
● X. Zeng and G. Scovazzi, “A frame-invariant vector limiter for flux corrected nodal remap in arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian flow computations”. Journal of Computational Physics. 270 (2014) 753-783.
● X. Zeng, “A High-Order Hybrid Finite Difference-Finite Volume Approach with Application to Inviscid Compressible Flow Problems: A Preliminary Study”. Computers and Fluids. 270 (2014) 753-783.
● X. Zeng and C. Farhat, “A Systematic Approach for Constructing Higher-Order Immersed Boundary and Ghost Fluid Methods for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems”, Journal of Computational Physics., 231 (2012) 2892-2923.
Conference Proceedings:
● X. Zeng, “A Hybrid Finite Difference-Finite Volume Approach and Its Application to Inviscid Compressible Flows”, 21th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, San Diego, California, June 24-26, 2013.
● X. Zeng and C. Farhat, “A Systematic Procedure for Achieving Higher-Order Spatial Accuracy in Ghost Fluid and Other Embedded Boundary Methods for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems”, 20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 27-30, 2011.
Academic Appointment:
● Assistant Professor, Aug. 2016 to present
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Computational Science Program,
University of Texas at El Paso.
● Postdoctoral Associate, Oct. 2012 to Jul. 2016
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Duke University.