Regular biography
David Kinderlehrer is an Alumni Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, affiliated with the Department of Mathematical Sciences. His research focuses on applied mathematics and analysis, particularly partial differential equations, with an emphasis on understanding the evolution of material microstructure. His work involves collaborations with colleagues in the Materials Science and Engineering Department and postdocs, exploring topics such as grain boundary character distribution and its implications for material texture. He has also contributed to areas like cell biology and ion transport modeling, utilizing optimal transport theory and continuum scale methods. His research includes significant publications in journals such as Phys. Rev. B and Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst.
Scholar-generated biography
David Kinderlehrer is a Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in variational inequalities, free boundary problems, and the mathematical analysis of materials. His research focuses on the variational formulation of partial differential equations, regularity of solutions, and the behavior of materials under various physical conditions. He has contributed significantly to the study of liquid crystals, magnetostriction, and equilibrium configurations of crystals. His work often involves the use of Young measures and Sobolev spaces to analyze the structure and properties of solutions to nonlinear problems. Kinderlehrer's research has applications in physics, materials science, and engineering.