Dr. Amjad Tufaha | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Teaching areas

Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Real and Functional Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Optimization, Methods of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas

Partial Differential Equations, Fluid Dynamics, Optimal Control.

Education

PhD, Ph.d. In Mathematics, University of Virginia, United States, 2007
MA, Mathematics, University of Virginia, United States, 2004
BA, Mathematics / Economics, Colby College, United States, 2002

Professional experience

Associate Professor Of Mathematics, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - 2015
Assistant Professor Of Mathematics,, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2010 - 2014
Assistant Professor Of Mathematics (ntt), University of Southern California,, CA, United States, 2007 - 2010

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2978

Dr. Amjad Tufaha

Professor
PhD, University of Virginia, United States

Amjad Tuffaha taught in the mathematics department at the University of Southern California for three years, and at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi for five years before joining AUS. His areas of interest are in partial differential equations, analysis, mathematical fluid dynamics and optimal control.

Publications

Igor Kukavica, Linfeng Li And Amjad Tuffaha. On the Local Existence of Solutions to the compressible Navier–Stokes-Wave System with a Free Interface, Journal Of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics, 1 May 2024
Amjad Tuffaha And Igor Kukavica. A free boundary inviscid model of flow-structure interaction
Igor Kukavica And Amjad Tuffaha. Maximal Regularity for the Neumann-Stokes Problem in Hr/2,r Spaces, Comptes Rendus Mathematiques De L'academie Des Sciences La Societe Royale Du Canada, Mathematical Reports Of The Academy Of Science The Royal Society Of Canada, November 2023
Amjad Tuffaha. The Stochastic Linear Quadratic Optimal Control Problem on Hilbert Spaces: The Case of Non-analytic Systems, Applied Mathematics And Optimization, 7 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023
Sadok Kallel, Hana Sulieman, Amjad Tuffaha And Taher Abulrub. Special Volume AUS-ICMS 2020, Advances In Pure And Applied Mathematics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
Igor Kukavica And Amjad Tuffaha. An introduction to a fluid-structure model, Mathematical Theory Of Evolutionary Fluid-flow Structure Interactions, 2018
Mohamed Serry And Amjad Tuffaha. Static stability analysis of a thin plate with a fixed trailing edge in axial subsonic flow: Possio integral equation approach, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 1 November 2018

Conference Presentations

Free Boundary Problems of Fluid Flow and Fluid-Structure Interactions, Doctoral Seminar, 22 November 2022
A mathematical Excursion, Mathfest Aus 2022, 10 March 2022

Awards and Honors

Excellence in Research Award – Mathematics and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, 13 May 2020

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