Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Institut für Mathematik

Junior-S-Professur für Effiziente Optimierung in der Aerodynamik
(Junior-S-Professorship 'Optimization in Aerodynamics')

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Prof. Dr. Nicolas R. Gauger

@ HU Berlin: Humboldt University Berlin Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences II Department of Mathematics Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin, Germany Visitor Address: Rudower Chaussee 25 12489 Berlin, Germany fon: +49(0)30 2093-5833 (Secretary) email: gauger@mathcces.rwth-aachen.de

@ DLR: German Aerospace Center (DLR) in the Helmholtz Association Institute of Aerodynamics and FLow Technology Numerical Methods Branch Lilienthalplatz 7 38108 Braunschweig, Germany email: gauger@mathcces.rwth-aachen.de

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Background

Member of MATHEON, June 2006 - Present
Juniorprofessor, Department of Mathematics, HU Berlin, May 2005 - Present
Dr. rer. nat., Department of Mathematics, TU Braunschweig, conferred in November 2003
Tenure Granted, Numerical Methods Branch, Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, April 2002
Research Scientist, Numerical Methods Branch, Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, April 1998 - Present
Postgraduate Studies of Aerodynamics and Scientific Computing, TU Braunschweig, April 1998 - September 2000
Dipl.-Math., Department of Mathematics, University of Hannover, conferred in March 1998
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Hannover, Oktober 1994 - March 1998
Studies of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Mathematics, University of Hannover, Oktober 1992 - March 1998

Research interests

Nonlinear Optimization
Numerical Optimization
Aerodynamic Shape Optimization in Multidisciplinary Design Context
Partial Differential Equations
Adjoint State Equations
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Algorithmic Differentiation
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Projects at DLR and HU

Publications

Teaching

PhD and Diploma Students

Workshop: Optimization in Aerodynamics (May 9, 2005)

Colloquium: 29th NoKo (June 13-14, 2008)

4th ERCOFTAC Introductory Course to Design Optimization (November 11-13, 2009)

Reviewer

SIAM Journal on Optimization
AIAA Journal
AST Journal
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Journal of Numerical Analysis, Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Structual and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Optimization and Engineering
Computers and Fluids
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
IFAC
ASME