Ann S. Almgren

Ann S. Almgren
TitleFellow at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
ParentFrederick J. Almgren, Jr.
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD)
ThesisA Fast Adaptive Vortex Method Using Local Corrections (1991)
Doctoral advisorPhillip Colella
Academic work
DisciplineApplied Mathematics
Sub-disciplineComputational Algorithms
Numerical Analysis
InstitutionsLawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ann S. Almgren is an American applied mathematician who works as a senior scientist and group leader of the Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Her primary research interests are in computational algorithms for solving PDE's for fluid dynamics in a variety of application areas. Her current projects include the development and implementation of new multiphysics algorithms in high-resolution adaptive mesh codes that are designed for the latest multicore architectures.