Traian Iliescu Associate Professor Department of Mathematics Virginia Tech 456 McBryde Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0123 Email: iliescu@vt.edu Phone: (540) 231-8265 Fax: (540) 231-5960 Research Interests: My main research interests are in the mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of turbulent flows. More details can be found in my curriculum vitae. The research projects I am currently working on are: Numerical simulation of oceanic gravity currents Proper orthogonal decomposition of turbulent flows Ph.D. students: Zhu Wang Haofeng Yu Teaching: I am on sabbatical. No teaching this semester.