Catherine Powell

Catherine Powell is a Professor of Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at The University of Manchester. She is also the Group Research Lead for Applied Mathematics. Her research focuses on numerical analysis, with an emphasis on approximation schemes and efficient computational tools for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). She is particularly interested in Uncertainty Quantification and numerical linear algebra for PDEs. Powell is an associate editor for the SIAM/ASA journal on Uncertainty Quantification and the SIAM journal on Numerical Analysis. She supervises PhD students working on numerical solutions of deterministic and stochastic PDEs, including finite elements, error estimation, and preconditioning.

Catherine E Powell is a mathematician specializing in numerical analysis, partial differential equations (PDEs), uncertainty quantification, and linear algebra. Her research focuses on developing efficient and robust numerical methods for solving stochastic PDEs, with an emphasis on stochastic Galerkin and collocation approaches. She has contributed significantly to the analysis of preconditioning techniques for mixed formulations of diffusion problems and saddle point systems. Her work also addresses error estimation and adaptive approximation strategies for parametric and random data problems. Powell's research has applications in computational science and engineering, particularly in uncertainty quantification and inverse problems.