Associate Professor
Mathematics & Statistics
Sookyung Joo
2313 ENGR & COMP SCI BLDG
NORFOLK, 23529
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Purdue University, (2004)
M.S. in Mathematics, Ewha Womans University, (1996)
B.S. in Mathematics, Ewha Womans University, (1994)
- Secondary Teacher Certification in Mathematics
- Sponsoring Organization: Korea
- Date Obtained:
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Joo, S. "Mathematical Studies of Smectic A And Bent-Core Liquid Crystals" $7,000. Other. September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021
- Joo, S. "Mathematical Studies of Smectic A And Bent-Core Liquid Crystals" $7,000. Other. September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020
- Joo, S. "Mathematical Studies of Smectic A And Bent-Core Liquid Crystals" $7,000. Other. September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019
- Joo, S. "Mathematical Studies of Smectic A And Bent-Core Liquid Crystals" $7,000. Other. September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019
- Joo, S. "Mathematical Studies of Smectic A And Bent-Core Liquid Crystals" $7,000. Other. September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018
- Joo, S. "Mathematical Studies of Smectic A And Bent-Core Liquid Crystals" $7,000. Other. September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017
- "SRFP. Old Dominion University. 2014 -
- Joo, S. "Mathematical study of smectic liquid crystals (NSF Award: DMS-0908538)" $101,645. Federal. 2009 - 2012
- Joo, S. "IMA Postdoctoral Travel Grant. State. 2006 - 2009
- Joo, S. "Ky Fan fund for equipment. State. 2006 - 2009
- Joo, S. "AWM Travel Grant. Other. 2008 - 2008
- Joo, S. "Purdue Research Foundation Grant. State. 2001 - 2003
- Joo, S. "Summer Research Fellowship. State. 2000 - 2001
Research Interests
Nonlinear partial differential equations, Calculus of variations, Liquid Crystal theory, Mathematical modeling (Continuum mechanics), Scientific Computing
Articles
- Joo, S. and Garcia-Cervera, C. J. (2015). Bifurcation theory of smectic A liquid crystals in a magnetic field. 20 (7).
- Joo, S. Reorientation of Semectic A liquid crystals by magnetic fields. Discrete Contin. .
- Joo, S. and Garcia-Cervera, C. J. (2009). An efficient numerical scheme for Chen-Lubensky model.
- Joo, S. and Garcia-Cervera, C. J. (2009). Analytic description of layer undulations of smectic A liquid crystals.
- Joo, S. and Calderer, M. C. (2008). A continuum theory of chiral smectic C liquidcrystals. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 69 (3) , pp. 787-809.
- Joo, S. and Garcia-Cervera, C. J. (2008). Layer undulations for smectic A liquid crystals. Journal of Computational and theoretical nanosciences.
- Joo, S., Dunlavy, D., Lin, R., Marcia, R., Minut, A. and Sun, J. (2007). Numerical steady-state solutions of non-linear DAE's arising ni RFcommunication circuit design. IMA preprint series 1752-1.
- Joo, S. and Phillips, D. (2007). The phase transition from chiral nematictoward smectic liquid crystals. Comm. Math. Phys. 269 (2) , pp. 367-399.
Presentations
- Joo, S. (April 09, 2015). SIAM Chapter Oral Presentation Old Dominion University.
- Joo, S. (March 12, 2015). Colloquium Oral Presentation .
- Joo, S. (July , 2014). Special session on Partial Differential Equations in Material Sciene Madrid Spain.
- Joo, S. (April , 2014). Special session on Partial Differntial Equations in Material Science Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Joo, S. (December , 2013). Partial Differential Equations SIAM Conference .
- Joo, S. (June , 2013). Mathematical aspects on material sciences Philadelphia, PA..
- Joo, S. (May , 2010). SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science Philadelphia, PA.
- Joo, S. (March , 2009). Southern California Converence on the Mathematics of Fluids Santa Barbara, CA.
- Joo, S. (July , 2008). Geometric Singularities and Singular Geometry .
- Joo, S. (July , 2008). SIAM Annual Meeting San Diego, CA.
- Joo, S. (December , 2007). SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations Phoenix, AZ.
- Joo, S. (November , 2007). Hypatian Seminar Santa Barbara, CA.
- Joo, S. (October , 2007). AMS Special Session on Variational Problems in Condensed Matter Albuquerque, NM.
- Joo, S. (June , 2007). Ferroelectric phenomena in liquid crystals Kent, OH.
- Joo, S. (December , 2006). PDE/Applied Math Seminar Santa Barbara, CA.
- Joo, S. (November , 2006). SNP Meeting West Lafayette, IN.
- Joo, S. (July , 2006). SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations Boston, MA.
- Joo, S. ( 2005). Mathematics of Materials and Macromolecules: Multiple Scales, Disorder, and Singularities .
- Joo, S. (October , 2005). Singularities in Materials .
- Joo, S. (June , 2005). Liquid Crystals, Gordon Conference New Hampshire.
- Joo, S. (February , 2005). Material Seminar .
- Joo, S. (October , 2004). AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied to Materials Science Albuquerque, NM.
- Joo, S. (September , 2004). Who's Who .
- Joo, S. (May , 2004). CNA Summer School, Advances in Nonlinear Analysis .
- Joo, S. (May , 2004). SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science Los Angeles, CA.
- Joo, S. (January , 2004). AMS/MAA Annual Meetings Phoenix, AZ.
- Joo, S. (November , 2003). PDE Seminar West Lafayette, IN.
- Joo, S. (August , 2003). Workshop on calculus of variations .
- Joo, S. (July , 2000). Industrial Mathematics Modeling Workshops for Graduate Students .