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: Interesets: Turbulence - mathematical modeling and numerical simulation Publications and cv . Projects: Numerical simulation of oceanic gravity currents Proper orthogonal decomposition of turbulent flows Ph.D. students: Erich Foster Cristina Letona Zhu Wang Haofeng Yu Teaching: Fall 2009: MATH 2214 (93941)   Introduction to Differential Equations MATH 3214 (93987)   Calculus of Several Variables Spring 2010: MATH 6425 (16971)   Mathematical Modeling of Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows