Mary F.Wheeler
Professor EmeritusErnest and Virginia Cockrell Chair Emeritus in Engineering
- mfw@oden.utexas.edu
- 512-475-8625
- POB 5.324
Research Areas
Research Interests
Numerical solution of partial differential equations; Flow and transport in porous media; Algorithms for massively parallel machines
About
Mary Wheeler’s expertise is in the numerical solution of coupled partial differential equations. Her research areas include modeling reactive and multiphase flows and parallel computations. She joined the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty in 1995 and has published more than 160 technical articles and reports.
Wheeler is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the recipient of the 1997 Women in Aerospace Outstanding Aerospace Educator Award.
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Rice University
Select Awards & Honors
- Named an Honorary Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014
- InterPore Lifetime Achievement Award, 2013
- John von Neumann Medal, 2013 Humboldt Research Award, 2011
- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2010
- Theodore von Kármán Prize, 2009
- SIAM Geosciences Career Prize, 2009
- Third IBM Faculty Award, 2009
- Honorary Doctorate from Colorado School of Mines, 2008
- Honorary Doctorate from Eindhoven University of Technology, 2006
- Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, 1998