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Dr. Omar Knio
Omar Knio, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, KAUST Strategic Research Initiative, Uncertainty Quantification CenterProfessor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science
omar.knio@kaust.edu.sa
Selected Publications
Multiscale stochastic preconditioners in non-intrusive spectral projection
A. Alenxanderian, O.P. Le Maître, H.N. Najm, M. Iskandarani, O.M. Knio
J. Sci. Comput. 50, 306-340., (2012)
Global Sensitivity Analysis in Ocean Global Circulation Models: A Sparse Spectral Projection Ap- proach
A. Alexanderian, J. Winokur, I. Sraj, A. Srinivasan, M. Iskandarani, W.C. Thacker, O. Knio
Comput. Geosci. 16, 757-778., (2012)
Spectral Methods for Uncertainty Quantification
O.P. Le Maître, O.M. Knio
Springer, (2010)
Modeling low Mach number reacting flow with detailed chemistry and transport
H.N. Najm, O.M. Knio
J. Sci. Computing 25, 263-287., (2005)
Multi-resolution analysis of Wiener-type uncertainty propagation schemes
O. Le Maître, O.M. Knio, R.G. Ghanem, H.N. Najm
J. Comput. Phys. 197, 502-531., (2004)
Education Profile
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1990.
S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1986.
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut, June 1984.
Professional Profile
Profile
July 2012 – present: Edmund T. Pratt Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
May 2012 – present: Visiting Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
March 2012 – present: Deputy Director, SRI Center for Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Science and Engineering, KAUST
July 2011 - June 2012: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, DU
July 2011 – present: Director, Uncertainty and Risk Thrust, DU
July 2012 – present: Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
May 2001 – June 2012: Professor of Mechanical Engineering, JHU.
July 1998 – May 2001: Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, JHU
Dec. 1991 – June 1998: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, JHU
Jun. 1990 – Apr. 1991: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T.
Scientific and Professional Memberships
Scientific and Professional Memberships
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
American Physical Society
Awards
Awards
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award, Humboldt Foundation, 2003.
R&D 100 Award, 2005.
Distinguished Alumnus Award, American University of Beirut, 2005.
KAUST Affiliations
Affiliations
SRI – Center for Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Science and Engineering
Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
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