University of Houston

Department of Mathematics
Tsorng-Whay Pan

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Professor


Office: 683 PGH
office hours:1 pm-2 pm MWF
Phone: (713) 743-3448 ; Fax: (713) 743-3505
Email: pan@math.uh.edu


Research:

  • Research interests: Fluid/particle interaction, Blood cell motion in microchannel, Computational fluid dynamics, Scientific Computing, Numerical Analysis.
  • Research funding.
  • Animations of simulation results of particulate flow and blood cell motion.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the NSF.

Teaching in Fall, 2026:

  • Math 2415: Cal III (MWF: 12 PM-1 PM at SEC 101)
    • Prerequisites: Math 2414 (Student who does not have the prerequisite should drop this course).

    UH Math Dept Research Group: Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

    Information for the Math Dept Computing

    My Ph.D. Students (I have also supervised many M.S. students):
    • Graduated Ph.D. students: Jian Hao (2007), Tong Wang (2008), Lingling Shi (2013), Yao Yu (2013), Xingting Niu (2014), Shihai Zhao (2014), Aixia Guo (2017, co-supervised with Prof. Jiwen He), Shang-Huan Chiu (2017), Ang Li (2021).

    Seminars and Conferences:

    1. Scientific computing seminar: Thursdays, 1 PM- 2 PM, Room 646 PGH.

    2. April 15 and 16, 2011: Workshop on Advances in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing on Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Ronald H.W. Hoppe

    3. July 9 - 12, 2008: International conference on modeling and simulation, Xi'an Jiaotong University,Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

    4. March 9 and 10, 2007: France - USA Conference on Applied and Numerical PDEs at 232 PGH, University of Houston.

    5. March 2 and 3, 2007: 2007 Texas Finite Element Rodeo at 232 PGH, University of Houston.