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University Faculty Excellence Award for Research: Dr. Zhijun Qiao

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5-13-2013

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Qiao, who was a research fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory before he came to UTPA in 2004, is a world leader in an important area of mathematical physics called integrable systems and has a number of mathematical models named after him, i.e. the "Qiao equation." His accomplishments in research, which has applications in fields as diverse as telecommunications and turbulence, include two monographs and 112 articles published in prestigious international journals. Qiao has also given more than 70 research talks at International and national conferences on behalf of UTPA. In addition, Qiao has supported more than 20 undergraduate and graduate students through his external research and educational grants regarding radar image reconstruction on which he serves as principal investigator. "He asks his students to work hard, to lead seminars, to produce things," said Guillermo Garza, math department lecturer, referring to Qiao's teaching contributions. Qiao said he appreciates the recognition. "It stimulates faculty to do research, and even deeper research," he said.

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University Faculty Excellence Award for Research: Dr. Zhijun Qiao

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