Varga K. Kalantarov Address: Koç University Department of Mathematics Fener Yolu Caddesi Sariyer 34450 Istanbul, TURKEY e-mail:   vkalantarov@ku.edu.tr Office:   SCI  162 Phone:   (90) (212) 338 1558 Fax: (90) (212) 338 1559

Research Interests

Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Models of Continuum Mechanics, Stability Theory, Dissipative Dynamical Systems.

Professional Experience

 Academic

September  2001 -   Present,  Professor of Mathematics,  Koç University ,Department of Mathematics.

February     1993 -  August 2001,  Professor of Mathematics, Hacettepe  University, Department of Mathematics.

September  1991 -  July 1992,  Professor of Mathematics, Baku State University (part time)

September  1989 -  July 1991,  Professor of Mathematics, Azerbaijan Institute of Civil Engineering (part time)

August        1989 -  February 1993, Head of Department of Partial Differential Equations,  Institute of Mathematics

                              and Mechanics of Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences

April           1984- February 1993,  Deputy Director,  Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences.

February     1977- April 1984,  Senior Scientific Researcher, Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences

November   1974- February 1977,  Scientific Researcher, Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences

 

Ph.D. Theses Supervised

1. M.H.Hasanov,    1985

2. S.E.Isaeva,         1991

3.  F.Tahamtani,     1993

3. Yu.E.Badalov,     1994

4.  I.I.Iskenderov,   1994

5. F.D.Humbatov ,   1994

7.  M.Houshyari,      1999

8.  I.Ğüleç,              1999

9.  M.Polat,             2000

10. D.Uğurlu,           2001

EDUCATION:

• 1966-1971      Azerbaijan State University                                                                                        Baku, Azerbaijan

• Ph.D.  in Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics,

      "On mixed problem for semi-linear parabolic-hyperbolic systems", Institute of                                      Baku, Azerbaijan

Mathematics and Mechanics,  Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, 1974.

• Doctor of Sciences in Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics ,

"Global behavior of solutions of nonlinear equations of mathematical physics of  classical

and non-classical  types" , V.A.Steklov Institute of Mathematics at St. Petersburg, 1988.                    St. Petersburg, Russia

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Models of Continuum Mechanics, Stability Theory,

Dissipative Dynamical Systems.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• September   2001 -  Present                             Koç University ,                                             Istanbul, Turkey

            Professor of Mathematics, 

            Department of Mathematics.

• February 1993 - August 2001,                        Hacettepe University ,                                     Istanbul, Turkey

     Professor of Mathematics,

Department of Mathematics.

• September 1991-July 1992,                             Baku State University                                     Baku, Azerbaijan

     Professor of Mathematics (part time),

Department of Applied Mathematics                                                                                     

• September 1989 - July 1991,                           Azerbaijan Institute of  Civil Engineering           Baku, Azerbaijan

  Professor of Mathematics (part time),

  Department of Mathematics

• August 1989  - February 1993,                       Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics            Baku, Azerbaijan

      Head of Department of Partial                    

Differential Equations,  

• April 1984 - February 1993,                          Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics            Baku, Azerbaijan

 Deputy Director                   

• February 1977- April 1984,                             Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics           Baku, Azerbaijan

Senior Scientific Researcher

• November 1974 - February 1977                   Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics           Baku, Azerbaijan

      Scientific Researcher

VISITING POSITIONS

• July - August 2008, Visiting Professor, University of Tennessee
• February - June 2001, Research Associate, Feza Gursey Institute of Basic Sciences
• November 1997, Visiting   Professor, Weierstrass Institut für Angewandte  Analysis und Stochastic.
• September 1994, Visiting   Professor , University Autonoma Barcelona
• September  - December 1992, Visiting   Professor, Gazi University, Ankara.
• September 1991, Visiting Professor, Universitat Politecnica Barcelona  
• December 1983, Visiting Professor, K. Weierstrass Institut  für Mathematik
• September 1975-May 1980, Visiting Researcher, V.A.Steklov Institute of  Mathematics at  St. Petersburg.

TEACHING

I have taught at Baku State University, Baku University of Civil Engineering, St.Petersburg State University, Ankara University and Hacettepe

University the following graduate and undergraduate courses :

Calculus, Advanced Calculus, Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Boundary Value Problems of Mathematical Physics,

Functional Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Applied Functional Analysis, Sobolev Spaces  and  Embedding Theorems, Non-linear Partial Differential Equations,  

Blow-up Theorems in Partial Differential Equations, Asymptotic Behavior of Dissipative Dynamical Systems.

Last  years at the Koç University I have taught the courses:

• Math 106: Calculus
• Math 204: Differential Equations
• Math 303:  Applied  Mathematics
• Math 200:  Multivariable Calculus and Matrix Algebra
• Math 203: Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
• Math 309 : Partial Differential Equations
• Math 503 : Applied Mathematics
• Math  552: Partial Differential Equations

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• International conference on partial differential equations dedicated to 75-th anniversary of academician                                                                                                                                         I.G.Petrovski, Moscow, 1975.
• All-union conference on mathematical problems of physics,Moscow,1978
• All-union conference on nonlinear problems of mathematical physics,  Leningrad, 1982.
• All-union conference on mathematical problems of physics, Moscow, 1984.
• All-union seminar on nonlinear problems of mathematical physics, Leningrad, 1984.
• All-union conference on the theory of functions and differential equations dedicated to                                                                                                                                                                     100-th anniversary of academician V.I.Smirnov, Leningrad, 1987.
• International topological conference, Baku, 1987.
• International conference on partial differential equations, Holzhau,  Germany,1988.
• All-union conference on differential equations and mathematical physics dedicated to 80-th anniversary of academician N.N.Bogolyubov,                                                                                  Ternopol, Ukrain, 1990.
• Annual Iranian mathematical conference, Mashhad, Iran, 1991.
• International conference on continuum mechanics and related problems  of analysis dedicated to 100-th anniversary of academician                                                                                      N.I.Muskhelishvili, Tbilisi, Georgia, June 1991.
• International conference on partial differential equations "Equdiff 91" Barcelona, Spain, August 1991.
• International workshop on dynamical systems, Barcelona, Spain, September,1994.
• International workshop on non-linear problems in mathematical physics II, Ankara, September 14-18, 1995.
• International workshop on turbulence modeling and vortex dynamics,   Istanbul, 2-6 September 1996.
• Ninth International Symposium on continuum models and discrete systems, Istanbul, 29 June - 3 July 1998.
• International Conference  " Navier -  Stokes Equations and Applications", St.Petersburg, Russia, September 11-18,2002                                                                                                     International Conference "Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations", Alushta, the Crimea,
  Ukraine, September 15-21,2003.
• International Conference  " Differential and Difference Equations and Applications",                                                                                                                                                               Melbourne, Florida, USA, August 1-5,2005
• AIMS International Conference on Dynamical Systems  and Differential equations , Poitiers , France, Jun 25-28, 2006.
• 6^th International ISAAC Congress, 14-18 August, 2007
• Conference on parabolic and Navier - Stokes equations, The Banach Center, Bedlewo, Poland, September, 2008

MEMBERSHIPS

American Mathematical Society,

Azerbaijan Mathematical Society,

Turkish  Mathematical Society.

 EDITORIAL BOARDS

"Hacettepe Bulletin of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ser.B,  Mathematics and Statistics"

GRANTS

• Grant for the project  "Initial boundary value problems for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation", 

            TÜBİTAK, 1996 - 1997.

• Grant  No. 106T337  " Partial Differential Equations  in Phase Transitions" , TÜBİTAK, 2006 -2009.(with H. M. Soner)

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