b'TEMESGEN MARKOS KINDO\nPhD Student (Sept. 2008 \xe2\x80\x93 To date)\nDuke Computational Mechanics Laboratory\nDuke University\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nEDUCATION\nMaster of Science (Cum Laude), Industrial and Applied Mathematics\n\nNov. 2006\n\nEindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands\nCourse track: Computational Science and Engineering\nThesis: Mechanical Degradation and Remodeling of Cerebral Arteries\nBachelor of Science (Great Distinction), Civil Engineering\n\nJuly 2002\n\nArbaminch Water Technology Institute (now Arbaminch University), Ethiopia\nAWARDS\nJ. B. Duke Fellowship, Duke University, Sept. 2008 \xe2\x80\x93 To date\nRoyal Dutch Shell Centenary Scholarship, Sept. 2004 \xe2\x80\x93 Aug. 2006\nPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE\nJunior Consultant\n\nFeb. 2007-Jul. 2008\n\nLaboratory for Industrial Mathematics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands\nMathematical modeling and simulations\nGuest Lecturer\n\nDec. 2006-Jan. 2007\n\nDepartment of Civil Engineering, Jimma University, Ethiopia\nNumerical Methods (civil engineering undergraduates)\nTeaching Assistant\n\nOct. 2003-Aug. 2004\n\nDepartment of Civil Engineering, Debub(Hawassa) University, Ethiopia\nEngineering Mechanics , Mechanics of Materials , Introduction to Computing\nJunior Civil Engineer\n\nSept. 2002-Oct. 2003\n\nDANA and Associates Consulting Engineers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia\nStructural and hydrologic design of minor bridges and culverts\nQuantity surveying and construction supervision\nCOMPUTER SKILLS\nGeneral Programming \xe2\x80\x93 Proficient in C++, Fortran\nMathematical Environments \xe2\x80\x93 Proficient in Matlab and comfortable with Mathematica\nParallel Programming \xe2\x80\x93 some experience with MPI in C++\nFinite Element Packages \xe2\x80\x93 Working knowledge of COMSOL\n\nRESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nGeneral\nApplied Mechanics\nScientific Computing\nEngineering Mathematics\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nSpecific\nNonlinear Finite Element Methods\nComputational Contact Mechanics\nA posteriori error estimation and adaptive mesh refinement\nComputational Inelasticity'