Organisation
 

General Information

Chalmers Finite Element Center is an interdisciplinary unit at Chalmers under the Dean of Chalmers, formed by groups in the Departments of Electromagnetics, Mathematics, Applied Mechanics and Structural Mechanics.  The researchers engaged in the activities of the Center normally have a position in one of the Schools of Engineering at Chalmers, and are supported part-time through the Center.

The center is headed by a director and is governed by a board with representation from participating departments at Chalmers and industry. The core staff consists of researchers and PhD students, primarily based at the School of Mathematical and Computing Sciences. The associated staff presently contains researchers and PhD students from the Departments of Electromagnetics, Applied Mechanics and Structural Mechanics.

Prime goals

The aim of $\Phi$ is to reach a new level in the application of computational techniques in science and industry including simulations of multi-physics phenomena in complex 3d geometry, by combining the strengths of the academic and industrial partners behind $\Phi$. The prime goals of $\Phi$ for the period 97-99 are:

  • Development of a general adaptive differential equation solver, including theoretical basis, mesh generation and CAD.
  • Applications of the general solver to fluids, solids, electromagnetics, chemistry, and multi-physics, including aspects of optimization.
  • Academic and industrial cooperation.
  • Support of education.
  • Organization of workshops.

The National Network in Applied Mathematics

Chalmers Finite Element Center is a partner in the National Network in Applied Mathematics NTM. funded by the The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), and consists of four components: a research programme in Industrial Computational Mathematics (ICM), A Stochastich Network (ASN), a Graduate and Exchange Programme (GEP) and the Swedish Institute of Applied Mathematics (ITM) for industrial contacts.

ICM consists of

  • $\Phi$
  • Parallel and Scientific Computing Institute, Stockholm / Uppsala
  • Computational Harmonic Analysis (Wavelets), Stockholm
  • Computational Chemistry, Stockholm
  • Optimization, Linköping

For more details about the organisation and funding please visit the homepage of the National Network in Applied Mathematics.


Cooperation

$\Phi$ cooperates with academic and industrial partners.

  • Cooperation at Chalmers
    • Dep. of Electromagnetics
      3D solutions of Maxwells equations. Specifically highfrequency computations such as antenna problems.
    • Dep. of Applied Mechanics
    • Dep. of Structural Mechanics
      3D seepage through hydroelectric dams
  • Cooperation with other NTM nodes
    • Parallel and Scientific Computing Institute, Stockholm / Uppsala
      The development of a hybrid structured-unstructured solver.
    • ASN
      Stochastic differential equations.
  • Cooperation with Swedish industry
    • ABB
      Adaptive solutions of Maxwells equations in 3D.
    • Volvo
      Multiphysics and internal combustion engines
  • International cooperation
    • Heidelberg University
    • Hannover University
    • Stanford University
    • Oxford University
    • Ecole Polytechnique, Paris

Leadership and associated researchers

In the pages below are listed the people involved with Chalmers Finite Element Center.

leadership
associated researchers

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