Lorena Bociu
Professor, Department of Mathematics, NC State University
- NCSU Faculty Scholar, since 2016
- Profile in NCSU Sciences
- Sharing the fun and usefulness of mathematics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjXnF8Jt6S4
- Member of Nonlinear Analysis Thematic Group
Education
- Ph.D. Mathematics, 2008, University of Virginia, VA; Advisor: Irena Lasiecka
Appointments
- Professor, August 2022 – present, NC State University, Mathematics
- Associate Professor, August 2017 – August 2022, NC State University, Mathematics
- Assistant Professor, August 2011- August 2017, NC State University, Mathematics
- NSF International Research Fellow, 2013, 2011, and 2009-2010, CNRS – Institut Non Lineaire de Nice (INLN), Sophia Antipolis, France
- Edith T. Hitz Research Assistant Professor, 2010-2011, and 2008-2009, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Mathematics, NE
Honors and Awards (last 10 years)
- 2021-2024 NSF DMS Collaborative Research: Analysis and Control in Multi-Scale Interface Coupling between Deformable Porous Media and Lumped Hydraulic Circuits; PI
- 2021-2024 NSF Infrastructure MathCREW: Mathematical Connectivity through Research and Equity for Women; co-PI
- 2020 NC State University College of Sciences Faculty Diversity Professional Development Award
- 2020 Invited Member to Sigma Xi , The Scientific Research Honor Society
- 2019 Presidential Early Career Award in Sciences and Engineering (PECASE )
- 2018 Mathematics Department Nominee for the NCSU Outstanding Teacher Award
- 2017-2018 NC State University Diversity Mentoring Fellow
- 2017 Mathematics Dept. Nominee for the NCSU Outstanding Teacher Award
- 2016-present NC State University Faculty Scholar
- 2016-2021 NSF DMS CAREER Award – “Control and Sensitivity Analysis for Fluid-Elasticity Interactions and Fluid-Solid Mixtures ”
- 2016 NC State University – Equity for Women Award (Faculty)
- 2013 MAA Invited Address at the MD-DC-VA Section Meeting of the MAA, Fall
- 2013 Mathematics Dept. Nominee for the NCSU Outstanding Teacher Award
- 2013-2016 NSF DMS – “Optimal Control in Coupled Systems with Moving Interfaces ”
- 2013 Recipient of NCSU Certificate of Reflective Teaching
- 2012 NC State University Faculty Research and Professional Development grant
- 2009-2013 NSF OISE International Research Fellowship
Service
- Faculty mentor for AWM NCSU Chapter.
- Chair of the AWM SIAM Committee
- Member of the SIAM Committee for JMM (Chair in 2022)
- Chair of the SEARCDE Steering Committee, 2017-2022
- Chair of IFIP TC 7 WG 7.2. Virtual Seminar Series: http://lorenabociu.wordpress.ncsu.edu/ifip-tc-7-2-virtual-seminar-series/
Useful Links
- DE Seminar, NCSU Department of Mathematics
- 27th IFIP TC7 Conference on System Modeling and Optimization, Sophia Antipolis, France, June 29-July 3, 2015. Proceedings are published in the CSMO 2015, IFIP AICT 494, ISBN: 978-3-319-55794-6, System Modeling and Optimization, Springer, 2017.