I am a Peter O’Donnell Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, where I am currently co-mentored by Michael Sacks and Ming-Chen Hsu. My research interests are computational mathematics, mathematical modeling and computer simulations, fluid-structure interaction, multiscale physiological modeling especially in the cardiovascular system, and nonlocal modeling.

I completed my Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I was advised by Boyce Griffith. Before that I completed my M.S. in Mathematical Sciences and B.S. in Mathematical Sciences and Mechanical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology.

My current research focuses on developing a computational fluid-structure interaction model for the human mitral valve and its repair, which can further aid patient-specific disease treatments. I particularly utilize immersogeometric analysis (IMGA) to simulate complex interaction between the mitral valve and blood flow. For my Ph.D. research, I developed an extension of the immersed boundary-type method called the immersed peridynamics (IPD) method to account for fluid-driven damage and failure. I am actively working on improving the initial version of the IPD method for realistic biomaterials. Additionally, I am very interested in nonlocal modeling, which has a huge benefit of modeling complex phenomena that traditional local models struggle with.

Current Research Funding

• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025 – 2027 Multiscale modeling of hemodynamic responses in patient-specific mitral valve post transcatheter edge-to-edge repair

• Peter O’Donnell Jr. Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 – 2025