Curriculum Vitae
Koffi B. FADIMBA, Ph. D.
Dept
Aiken, SC 29801
USA
Tel: (803) 641 3537
e-mail: KoffiF@usca.edu
Url:
Interests
Applied Mathematics, Numerical Methods for
Summary
·
Ph.D. in Mathematics (option: Applied
Mathematics):
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Postdoctoral
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August 2008-Present
Associate Professor
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August 2002 –
August 2008
Assistant Professor
·
August
Lecturer (Exchange Scholar)
University of
Lomé
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Assistant
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Assistant Professor with tenure
(Maître-Assistant: Midway between the
ranks of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the
Education
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Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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University of Bordeaux I, 33405 Talence, France
DEA
Mathématiques Appliquées (MS in Applied Mathematics)
1982
Maîtrise MAF
(Math et Applications Fondamentales),
1981
Licence de
Mathématiques (BA in Mathematics), 1980
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Licence ès
lettres (BS): Techniques de la communication et de l’information 1980
·
DUES – MP (Diplôme
Universitaire d’Etudes Supérieures Mathématiques et Physiques: Pre-Math/Pre-Engineering Degree), 1977
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Baccalauréat Série C (
Professional
· August 2008 – Present
Associate Professor, University of South
Carolina Aiken
·
August 2002-August 2008
·
August
Lecturer (Exchange Scholar), University of Rhode
Island
·
Visiting
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September 1994 –
September 1996
Assistant Professor
(Maitre – Assistant Délégué), University of Lomé
(Togo)
· September 1996-August 2000
Maître-Assistant (Assistant Professor with tenure)
·
Research Associate University of South Carolina,
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Post-doctoral
·
Visiting
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Junior
Courses
Analysis, Algebra (linear and abstract), Differential Equations
(elementary and advanced), Introductory Computer Science and Programming,
Numerical Analysis, Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations,
Mathematics for Engineering Students (Applied Linear Algebra, Fourier Series,
Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform, etc), Advanced Engineering
Mathematics, Calculus I, II &
Special
Programming in C, Matlab,
Maple, Mathematica
Accreditation
Registered on the LAFMA (Liste d’Aptitude pour la Fonction de Maître-Assistant : Aptitude List for Confirmed
Assistant Professors),
Selected Publications and Research
1. K. B. FADIMBA, An Analysis for a
Formulation of the Porous Medium Equation, Preprint (2012), accepted, to appear in in
Book: Focus on Porous Media Research, editor,
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (by invitation only)
2. K. B. FADIMBA, A Linear Backward Euler Scheme for a class of Degenerate
Advection-Diffusion Equations: A Mathematical Analysis of the Convergence in 
and in 
,
Preprint (2012), submitted
3. K. B. FADIMBA, Convergence Estimates for a Linear Backward Euler Scheme for the
Saturation Equation, The
Open Applied Physics Journal (2012), 5,
pp. 41-53
4.
K. B. FADIMBA, Pressure/Saturation System for Immiscible
Flow: Uniqueness Revisited , Applied Mathematics
(2011), 2, pp.541-550..
5.
K. B.
FADIMBA, A Linear Backward Euler Scheme
for the Saturation Equation: Regularity Results and Consistency, Journal of
Computational and Applied 234
(2010), pp 272-282
6.
K. B. FADIMBA, On existence
and uniqueness for a coupled system modeling immiscible flow through a porous
medium, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 328 (2007), pp 1034-1056.
7.
K. B. FADIMBA,
Error Analysis for a Galerkin method applied to a coupled nonlinear system of
degenerate advection-diffusion equations, Comput.
Methods Appl. Math 6(1) (2006), pp. 3--30.
8.
K. B. FADIMBA, Linearization
of a Backward Euler Scheme for a Class of Degenerate Nonlinear Advection-Convection
Equations, Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods &.Applications, Vol. 63 (5-7) (2005), pp e1097-e1106.
9.
K. B. FADIMBA and
Robert C. SHARPLEY, Galerkin Finite Element Method for a Class of Porous
Medium Equations, Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications 5 (2004), pp. 355-387
10.
K. B. FADIMBA,
Error Estimates for a Regularization of a Class of Porous Medium Equations,
IMHOTEP, J. Afr. Math.
11.
K. B. FADIMBA, Sur l’opérateur de résolution de Poisson ,
J. Rech. Sci. Univ.
12.
K. B. FADIMBA and
Robert C. SHARPLEY, A Priori Estimates
and Regularization for a Class of porous Medium Equations , Nonlin.
13.
K.B. FADIMBA Code
for a class of
nonlinear degenerate advection-diffusion equation In preparation.
Grants
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Project Title: Numerical Treatment of a Decoupled Scheme for a system of Nonlinear
Advection-Diffusion Equations, (Version 2), for ASPIRE 2012, not funded,
but commanded by the reviewers
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Project Title: Numerical Treatment of a Decoupled Scheme for a system of Nonlinear
Advection-Diffusion Equations, (revised), for PIRA 2010, not funded
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Project Title: Error Analysis and Numerical Solutions
for a Linearization for a Backward Scheme for a Class of Porous Medium
Equations, funded in part by the USCA Research
and Grant Support Program, Summer 2004
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Project
Title: Error
Analysis and Numerical Solutions for a
Linearization for a Backward Scheme for a Class of Porous Medium Equations, funded in part by USC Research And
Productive Scholarship Program, Summer
2005
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Project Title: Numerical Analysis for a Class of Porous Medium Equations, submitted
to the USCA Research and
Grant Support Program, Spring 2006, not funded.
Travel Awards
Professional memberships
SIAM
APROMAT
(Association des Professeurs de Mathématiques du Togo)
RAMAD (African
Languages
English
French (official language of
Nawdem
References
Dr.
Math
Tel: (803)
777 6268
e-mail sharpley@math.sc.edu
Department of
Mathematics and Statistics
e-mail: dben@saltpond.emba.uvm.edu
Math Dept, USC,
Columbia SC USA
Math Dept,
USC, Columbia, SC USA
Dept. of Mathematics, URI, Kingston, RI
Selected Awards and Honors
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AP Calculus
Reader, June 2012, Kansas City, Missouri
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Nominated for
Excellence in Teaching Award 2012
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AP Calculus Reader,
June 2011, Kansas City, Missouri
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SAMSI
(Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute) Award to participate
at the Interdisciplinary Workshop for Undergraduate Students and
Faculty,
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Nominated for
Excellence in Teaching Award 2011
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Nominated for
Excellence in Teaching Award 2010
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Who’s Who in
Science and Engineering, 2006-2007
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Who’s Who in
American Education, 2007-2008
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Reviewer
Mathematical Reviews 2006 -
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Who’s Who in
America, Edition 2005-2007
· Who’s
Who Among America’s Teachers (2005)
· University
of
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University of South Carolina Aiken Research and Grant
Support Program Award, Summer 2004.
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AFGRAD(African Graduate) Fellowship 1988-1993
· Research Associate Fellowship 1996
: University of South Carolina,
Columbia, SC
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FAC (Fond d’Aide
et de Coopération, France) Fellowship, University of Bordeaux, France, 1986-1988
· Research Associate Fellowship 1998: University of South
Carolina, Columbia, SC
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Passed written part of the Entrance Test for the Engineering School of
Mines of Alès, France (Admissible au concours d’entrée à l’Ecole des Mines D’Alès) 1976
(Could not get an airline ticket on time to travel to France from Dakar,
Senegal, for the oral part of the test)
Presentations
and Participation at Professional Meetings
· Participation and presentations
In the
United States
1. SIAM-SEAS regional annual meeting, University of Alabama, Huntsville, March 2012
Paper
presented: A Discrete Regularity Result
for a Linear Scheme for the Saturation Equation
2. MAA-SE regional annual meeting, Morrow, GA, March 2012
3. SEARCDE (SouthEastern Atlantic Regional Conference) 2011, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, September 2011
Paper
presented: A Priori Estimates for a
Numerical Approximation of a Class of Nonlinear Degenerate Advection-Diffusion
Equations
4.
SAMSI (Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences
Institute) Interdisciplinary Workshop for Undergraduate Students and
Faculty,
5.
SIAM-SEAS Meeting, March 2011, UNC
Paper presented: Regularity Results for the Continuous Galerkin Method for the Saturation Equation
6. AMS-SE sectional meeting, Georgia Southern University, March 2011
7.
NSF – CBMS Regional Conference on Mathematics of Diffusion, Tulane University,
8.
18th IMACS World Congress,
Presentation: On Uniqueness
for Immiscible Two-Phase Flow through Porous Media.
9.
33rd SIAM-SEAS annual meeting,
Presentation: A Linear and Decoupled Scheme for the Pressure/Saturation System Modeling Immiscible Flow through Porous Media
10. Joint
Annual
Paper Presented: Immiscible Two-Phase Flow Through Porous Media: A case of Uniqueness of a Solution
11. AIMS
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences) 7th International
Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential
Equations and Applications,
12. AIM (American Institute of Mathematics) Workshop on Ferroelectric Phenomena in Soft Matter, Palo Alto, CA, May 2008
13. MAA-SE
Annual Meeting, Citadel,
Paper presented: A linearization of a Backward Euler Scheme for the Saturation Equation: Regularity Results and Consistency
14. NSF-CBMS Regional Conference on Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, May 2007.
15. Joint
Paper Presented: A linearization of a Backward Euler Scheme for the Saturation Equation: A Regularity Result
16. NSF-CBMS Regional Conference in Mathematical Sciences on Mathematical and Numerical Treatment of Fluid Flow and Transport in Porous Media, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 2006.
17. Joint Annual
Paper presented:
Numerical Analysis for a
Linearization of a Backward Euler Scheme for a class of Porous Medium Equations.
18.
NFS-CBMS Regional Conference in Mathematical
Sciences, University of Texas,
Edinburgh, TX, May 2005
19. World
Conference of Nonlinear Analysts, Orlando, Fl, June-July, 2004
Paper presented: A Linearization of Backward Euler Scheme for a Class of Porous Medium
Equations.
20. NSF-CBMS
Regional Conference in Mathematical Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2004
24. Joint Meeting
AMS/MAA, San Diego, CA, January 2002
25. AMS Regional
Meeting, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, March 2001
26. SIAM annual
meeting, San Diego, CA, July 1994
Paper presented: Numerical Analysis
for a Class of Porous Medium Equations.
27. SIAM annual
meeting, Philadelphia, PA, July 1993
28. Joint Meeting
AMS and MAA, San Antonio, January 1993:
Paper presented: A priori Estimates and Regularization for
a Class of Porous Medium Equations.
29. SIAM annual
meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1992
30. AAAS annual
meeting, Chicago, February 1992
31. ICIAM,
Washington, DC, July 1991
32. AAAS annual
meeting, Washington, DC, February 1991
33. International Council for Science (ICSU) Consultative
Forum,
35.
Séminaire sur
l’Ecologie Mathématique, Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
March 2000
Paper presented: Error Estimates for a Regularization of a Class of
Porous Medium Equations
36. Workshop on
Mathematics in Economics, Accra, Ghana, April 1999
39. First
Workshop on Contemporary Problems in
Mathematical Physics, Cotonou, Bénin, November 1999
40. Séminaire GIRAGA, Yaoundé, Cameroon, September 1998
43. Journées Scientifiques de Lomé, Lomé-Togo, May 1998
Paper
presented: On the Poisson Solution
Operator.
Paper presented: Regularization and
numerical Methods for a class of degenerate nonlinear Equations.
45. Journées Scientifiques de Lomé, Lomé-Togo, May 1996
Paper presented : Discrete Galerkin’s
Method for a Nonlinear Convection-Diffusion equation.
1.
Presentation: The
Saturation Equation: A fully Discretized
and Linearized Scheme
2.
Presentation: Immiscible Two-Phase Flow Through Porous
Media: An Attempt to linearize a Resulting Backward Euler Scheme
3. South Carolina State University, Orangeburg,
SC,
Presentation:
On a Class of Nonlinear Degenerate
Equations Modeling Two-Phase Flow through Porous Media
4.
University of
Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama, March 27, 2002
5.
Southern
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 4, 2002
6.
Hobart and
William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, March 2001
Presentation: Mathematics involved in
Equations Modeling Flow through a Porous Medium
7.
University of
South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Presentation: On the
existence for the pressure/saturation system.
8.
Institute for
Scientific Computation, Texas A & M , College Station, TX
Presentation: On the
existence for the pressure/saturation system.
9.
University of
South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Presentation: Regularization
for a nonlinear advection-diffusion equation.