CV - Imperial College London

Radu
Cîmpeanu
10 Skelwith Road
W6 9EX London, United Kingdom
H +44 7723 541154
B [email protected]
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Born: September 11th , 1989 in Brasov, Romania.
Nationality: Romanian
Driving License: B
Additional Address: B-dul 1848 Nr. 24 Ap. 29, 540429 Targu Mures, Romania.
Academic Profile: www.imperial.ac.uk/people/radu.cimpeanu11
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/radu-cimpeanu/49/452/96b
Education
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
10/2012-to date
Ph.D. Researcher in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics.
Pursuing a 3-year doctoral programme in Applied Mathematics, with focus on the development of
both analytical and numerical tools for the study of interfaces between fluids. Additional interests
include electrodynamical effects on multi-phase flows and transition to turbulence, as well as
topics in high performance computing. Recipient of the Roth Doctoral Fellowship.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Demetrios T. Papageorgiou, Prof. Dr. Anatoly I. Ruban.
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
09/2011-09/2012
M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics.
Completed a Master of Science Degree (Distinction) in Applied Mathematics. Modules included
Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Biology, Numerical Methods for Ordinary/Partial Differential
Equations, Hydrodynamic Stability, Machine Learning and Neural Computation. Dissertation
project: Modelling and Simulation of Single- and Two-Phased Flows Around Solid Bodies.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Demetrios T. Papageorgiou, Dr. Enkeleida Lushi.
Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
09/2008-06/2011
B.Sc. in Applied and Computational Mathematics.
Completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Computational Mathematics. Final GPA: 1.53
on a scale from 1.00 (4.33, A+) to 5.00 (0.00, F), approx. 92%. Thesis project: A Perfectly
Matched Layer Model of the Time Harmonic Focusing Wave Equation.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Tobias Preusser, Dr. Joachim Georgii.
Work Experience
09/2012-to date
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
Teaching Assistant in Multivariable Calculus, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Matlab Laboratory and Scientific Computing. Responsibilities included holding tutorial sessions, grading
homework assignments, correcting quizzes and examinations, invigilating.
07/2012-to date
PML Integration in oomph-lib, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Several projects aimed at extending the oomph-lib architecture to incorporate the construction of
perfectly matched layer features for applications in acoustics and time harmonic linear elasticity.
Efforts were directed towards developing the mathematical framework in the context of the finite
element resolution capabilities of the package, as well as extending modelling features in the
Helmholtz and linear elasticity families of equations and associated domains/meshes. Projects
funded by Thales Underwater Systems Ltd. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Heil.
06/2013-to date
Berth Operation Optimisation Model, MACSI, RUSAL Aughinish, Republic of Ireland.
Modelling and software engineering of an operational research model (queueing theory and
stochastic modelling) for the efficient study of inner berth operations in the context of optimisation
and strategic expansion. Project funded by Rusal Aughinish Co.
Collaborators: Dr. Mel Devine, Dr. Louise Clune, Dr. Joanna Mason, Dr. David Tocher.
06/2010-09/2011
Fraunhofer MeVis Medical Image Computing Centre, Bremen, Germany.
Internship and guided research project in the Modelling and Simulation Group aimed at implementing models of high frequency ultrasound therapy to be used in cancer treatment. Responsible
for both mathematical modelling and software engineering of the procedures.
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09/2009-06/2011
Teaching Assistantship, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.
Teaching Assistant in General Computer Science I/II, Single- and multi-variable Calculus, Numerical Methods and Numerical Software Laboratory. Responsibilities included holding tutorial sessions,
grading homework assignments, creating problem sheets for assignments/exams, correcting quizzes
and examinations.
10/2008-06/2011
arXMLiv Project, KWARC Group, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.
Member of a project aimed at converting TeX papers from the arXiv corpus to XHTML, enabling
annotations and searchability in mathematical publications. My contributions involved constructing
libraries that perform these conversions.
03/2007-06/2008
The Virtual Library Project, National Educational Software Competition, Romania.
Project manager in the programming of two educational software packages, which enable dynamic
learning of literature and history for high school and college students. Awarded 2nd Prize in June
2007 and Special Award in May 2008.
Publications
02/2014
R. Cimpeanu, D.T. Papageorgiou, P.G. Petropoulos, On the control and suppression
of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability using electric fields, Phys. Fluids 26 (2), 022105,
doi:10.1063/1.4865674.
Conference Presentations and Invited Talks
02/2014
3rd Thales Research Day, Univ. of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Presented ’Perfectly matched layers: what they are, why they are good for you and how you can
make them even better’; Co-author: Prof. Matthias Heil.
11/2013
66th APS DFD Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Presented ’Electrohydrodynamically induced mixing in immiscible multilayer flows’;
Co-author: Prof. D.T. Papageorgiou.
10/2013
M.Res. Seminar Series, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
Presented ’Electrohydrodynamic control and its applications in multi-phase flows’;
Co-author: Prof. D.T. Papageorgiou.
04/2013
British Applied Mathematics Colloquium, Univ. of Leeds, United Kingdom.
Presented ’Using Electric Fields to Stabilize the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability’;
Co-authors: Prof. D.T. Papageorgiou, Prof. P.G. Petropoulos.
2013-2014
Junior Fluid Dynamics Seminar Series, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
Presented a series of three invited talks, with topics in electrohydrodynamic control, microfluidic
mixing and high Reynolds number multi-layer flows around solid bodies.
08/2008
Junior Mathematical Congress, Univ. of Jena, Germany.
Presented ’On the Stolz-Cesaro Theorem: Applications’ article, chosen among the top 5% in the
conference and published in ’Die Wurzel’ Mathematical Magazine, Edition 7.
Additional Skills and Achievements
PC Knowledge
Programming
Awards
Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, Red Hat), Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Seven, Microsoft Office.
Proficient in C, C++, LATEX, sTeX, Matlab, Maple, Standard ML, Gerris, good working knowledge
in Fortran, Java, HTML, Python, Prolog, Mathematica, IDL, MeVisLab, FEniCS, Pascal.
Finalist of the 2014 Set for Britain competition for early-career research scientists;
Section and Overall Winner of the 2013 Imperial College Dept. of Mathematics Poster Competition,
with qualification to the Graduate School Summer Research Symposium Poster Competition;
Finalist Winner of the 2011 Mathematical Contest in Modeling, project ranked among the best
29 out of 2775 international teams;
Member of the Jacobs University President’s List for the academic years 2008-2009 and 2010-2011
(awarded for having a GPA higher than 1.5 on a 1.0 to 5.0 scale, app. 93% or more);
Medals and Special Awards in national mathematics contests and olympiads;
English National Olympiad 2007 - 3rd Prize, 2008 – Honourable Mention.
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Languages
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT), Score 118/120, obtained in April 2011.
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I), Score 2100/2400, obtained in November 2007.
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Grade A, obtained in May 2006.
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Workshops and Training
2012-2014
London Taught Course Center, London Mathematical Society, United Kingdom.
Attended several research-level courses as part of the LTCC training programme, most notably
Free Surface Flows, Internal Fluid Dynamics, Models, Multiple Deck Theory, Turbulent Flows.
03/2014
Recent Developments in Interface and Free Boundary Problems, Univ. of Warwick,
United Kingdom.
Took part in the week-long workshop, concentrated on addressing current challenges in interfacial
flows and free boundary applications, from both analytical and numerical perspectives.
09/2013
LFC-UK Industry/Academia Workshop, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Participated in a two-day workshop hosted by Airbus UK at the Advanced Simulation Research Centre, where investigators, researchers and industrial collaborators discuss the key issues surrounding
the prediction and control of laminar-turbulent transition in real environments.
07/2013
Mathematical Approaches to Complex Fluids, Univ. of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Attended a two-week summer school organized by the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical
Sciences. Responsibilities included a poster presentation and active participation in the context
of studying specialized techniques within the target fields.
06/2013
93rd European Study Group with Industry, Univ. of Limerick, Republic of Ireland.
Engaged in a 10-day series of workshops focused on addressing real-life problems in collaboration
with industrial partners. The project undertaken was the optimization of the RUSAL Aughinish
inner berth loader, to relieve the pressure produced by increased activity and equipment limitations.
07/2012
A First Course on Level Set Methods, Univ. of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Participated in a two day training course introducing both theoretical and numerical aspects to
the description of level set methods. This formulation is used in computational fluid dynamics in
order to accurately introduce interfaces between fluids.
12/2011
LMS Prospects in Mathematics, Univ. of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Funded for and participated in national conference introducing PhD opportunities to students in
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics;
Interests and Hobbies
Skiing, swimming, snooker, technology, reading (medieval history and military strategy).
References
Demetrios T. Papageorgiou, 750 Huxley Building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial
College London, SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom.
Email: [email protected]. Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8369.
Matthias Heil, School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
Email: [email protected]. Tel: +44 (0)161 275 5808.
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