Charles Bu

Office: SCI 351

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Email: cbu@wellesley.edu

Charles Bu

 

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B.S., M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fields of interest: nonlinear partial differential equations, applied mathematics

Born and raised in China, Mr. Bu experienced the Cultural Revolution as a teenager and once worked at a tire factory. He came to America for graduate study in 1985, joined the Wellesley faculty in 1992 and became Chair of Mathematics Department in 2005. Author of 30 research articles (some with Wellesley students), Mr. Bu has done work in boundary value problems for important evolution equations such as the nonlinear Schrodinger equation and Ginzburg-Landau equation. These equations have significant applications in physics, biology and economics. In his spare time, he likes to watch professional sports,  write (in both Chinese and English), play internet games such as mahjongg and Chinese card games, and travel.