Samuel Punshon-Smith

Assistant Professor

Director of Ph.D Admissions
504-862-3446
Office Address
Gibson Hall 423
School of Science & Engineering

Education & Affiliations

Ph.D., 2017, Mathematics, University of Maryland,
M.S., 2011, Applied Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
B.S. Mathematics and B.S. Physics, 2010, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Biography

  • 2022- Present: Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
  • 2021-2022: Member, School of Mathematics, Institute for Advances Study, Princeton, NJ
  • 2018-2021: Prager Assistant Professor & NSF Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Applied Math, Brown University, Providence, RI
  • 2017-2018: Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Maryland, Mathematics, College Park, MD

Research

Partial Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Stochastic Analysis,  Fluid Mechanics, Mixing, Turbulence, Linear and Nonlinear Instability, Kinetic Theory, Particle Systems, Hydrodynamic Limits