John A.ÌýEvans
- Associate Professor
- Jack Rominger Faculty Fellow
- SMEAD AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SCIENCES

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3775 Â鶹ÊÓƵy Drive, Room 361
Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA
Focus Area
Computational Mechanics
Research Interests
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Structural Dynamics, and Fluid-Structure InteractionÌý•ÌýComputationalÌýAcoustics and ElectromagneticsÌý•ÌýStructure-Preserving DiscretizationsÌý•ÌýIsogeometric, Finite Element, and Spectral Element MethodsÌý•ÌýMultiscale/Stabilized MethodsÌý•ÌýTurbulence Modeling and Simulation •ÌýReduced-Order Modeling •ÌýComputational Design Optimization
Educational Background
Ph.D., Computational and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011
M.S., Computational and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2006
B.S., Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2006
Professional Background
September 2015 to Present: Affiliated Faculty, Applied Mathematics, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
August 2022Ìýto Present: Associate Professor, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
August 2013 to August 2022: Assistant Professor, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
June 2013 to August 2013: Visiting Assistant Professor, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
January 2012 to August 2013: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin
Selected Awards
Educator of the Year (College/University),ÌýRocky Mountain Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2021
Gallagher Young Investigator Medal,ÌýUnited States Association for Computational Mechanics, 2021
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award,ÌýDepartment of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 2020
Outstanding Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 2019
Simons Visiting Professor, Oberwolfach Research Institute, 2019
Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Among Top 1% Worldwide in Computer Science Citations), 2016, 2017,Ìý2018, 2019
Jack Rominger Faculty Fellowship, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 2017 - Present
United States Oberwolfach Fellow, 2016
Senior Member, American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2015
Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2013
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, 2006 - 2010