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Raaghav Ramani

CNLS Postdoctoral Research Assosciate
EES-16

Numerical methods for PDEs

Office: TA-3, Bldg 1690, Room 130
Mail Stop: B258
Email: rramani@lanl.gov
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I work on developing numerical methods for gas dynamics and related hydrodynamical systems. My research interests include: computational shock formation and development, interface models, adaptive meshing methods, artificial viscosity schemes, and combustion.

Talks at CNLS:

Jun 26th, 2025 - Postdoc Seminar: Front-capturing and front-tracking with adaptivity for gas dynamics simulations

Educational Background/Employment:

MMath 2016 Mathematics, University of Oxford
PhD 2023 Applied Mathematics, UC Davis
Employment:
- 2024 - Present: Mark Kac Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Mathematics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM

Research Interests:

Computational shock formation & development.
Interface models

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Selected Recent Publications:

Ramani, R.; Shkoller, S. A multiscale model for Rayleigh-Taylor and Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities. (2020) 10.1016/j.jcp.2019.109177
Ramani, R.; Shkoller, S. A fast dynamic smooth adaptive meshing scheme with applications to compressible flow (2023) 10.1016/j.jcp.2023.112280
Ramani, R.; Shkoller, S. A space-time smooth artificial viscosity method with wavelet noise indicator and shock collision scheme, Part 2: The 2-D case. (2019) 10.1016/j.jcp.2019.02.048