Osman Yasar
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Osman Yaşar is Empire Innovation Professor at the Computational Science (CPS) department at State University of New York
State University of New York
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 (SUNY) College at Brockport. He holds 3 master’s degrees (physics
Physics
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, nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering
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, computer sciences
Computer Sciences
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) and a Ph.D. degree (engineering physics). His area of interest is supercomputing applications, computational fluid and particle dynamics, engine combustion modeling, parallel computing
Parallel computing
Parallel computing is a form of computation in which many calculations are carried out simultaneously, operating on the principle that large problems can often be divided into smaller ones, which are then solved concurrently . There are several different forms of parallel computing: bit-level,...

, plasma and radiation hydrodynamics, and adaptive mesh refinement. He established the first undergraduate program in computational science in the United States. He also established computational approach to math, science, and technology (C-MST) as a pedagogy at K-12 level. Dr. Yaşar testified before U.S. Congress about his efforts in improving math and science education. In 2005, he was honored as one of the Top 25 Most Important Turks in the World

He works closely with the industry, including General Motors, Chrysler, Cummins Engine, Intel, and Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
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. He served as the President of the Intel Supercomputer Users Group. He made important contributions in the field of science, engineering, and education. As a plasma physicist, he tackled the field of ignition in the combustion (mechanical engineering) community with more accurate models and as a computer scientist he developed algorithms to run record-breaking simulations on particle and fluid systems on supercomputers. Dr. Yaşar has more than 70 publications, developed more than 12 industrial codes, and served as Guest Editor for a number of Special Issues in his field.
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