FACULTY PROFILES

Kenneth Duru

Assistant Professor
Mathematical Sciences

Office Building: Bell Hall
Office Room: 211
Phone:
Email: kduru@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Scientific Computing , Uppsala University (2012)

Publications

On the stability analysis of the perfectly matched layer for the elastic wave equation in layered media Journal of Computatioanl Physics (2025), Kenneth Duru.
A provably stable numerical method for the anisotropic diffusion equation in confined magnetic fields Computer Physics Communications 310 (2025), Kenneth Duru.
Strongly stable dual-pairing summation by parts finite difference schemes for the vector invariant nonlinear shallow water equations – I: Numerical scheme and validation on the plane Journal of Computational Physics 500 (2025), Kenneth Duru.
An Entropy Stable Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the Spherical Thermal Shallow Water Equations SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing 46 6 (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Dual-pairing summation-by-parts framework for nonlinear conservation laws Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation. (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Full Spectrum Interior Dispersion Relation Preserving Schemes Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation. (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Numerical solutions for elastic wave equations in layered media with perfectly matched layers Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation. (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Thermodynamic consistency and structure-preservation in summation by parts methods for the moist compressible Euler equations Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation. (2024), Kenneth Duru.
ON WELL-POSED BOUNDARY CONDITIONS AND ENERGY STABLE FINITE-VOLUME METHOD FOR THE LINEAR SHALLOW WATER WAVE EQUATION The ANZIAM Journal, Cambridge University Press 66 3 (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Full-spectrum dispersion relation preserving summation by parts operators SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis 62 4 (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Conservation and stability in a discontinuous Galerkin method for the vector invariant spherical shallow water equations Journal of Computational Physics 500 (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Entropy and energy conservation for thermal atmospheric dynamics using mixed compatible finite elements Journal of Computational Physics 496 (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Optimal PML parameters for efficient numerical simulation of waves in unbounded domain The ANZIAM Journal, Cambridge University Press 64 (2023), Kenneth Duru.
An efficient method for the anisotropic diffusion equation in magnetic fields The ANZIAM Journal, Cambridge University Press 64 (2023), Kenneth Duru.
Corrigendum to “On energy stable discontinuous Galerkin spectral element approximations of the perfectly matched layer for the wave equation” [Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 350 (2019) 898–937] Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 398 (2022), Kenneth Duru.
A conservative and energy stable discontinuous spectral element method for the shifted wave equation in second order form SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis 60 4 (2022), Kenneth Duru.
A stable discontinuous Galerkin method for linear elastodynamics in 3D geometrically complex elastic solids using physics based numerical fluxes Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 389 (2022), Kenneth Duru.
Dual-pairing SBP FD methods for large scale elastic wave simulations in 3D complex geometries Journal of Computational Physics 454 (2022), Kenneth Duru.

Presentations

On well-posed and structure preserving formulations of equations of motion for compressible atmospheric flow problems (2025), Volume Chicago, Kenneth Duru.
A dual-pairing summation-by-parts finite difference framework for nonlinear conservation laws (2025), Volume Montreal, Kenneth Duru.
On well-posed and structure preserving formulations of equations of motion for compressible atmospheric flow problems (2025), Volume Utah, Kenneth Duru.
On the robustness of dual-pairing summation-by-parts methods for nonlinear conservation laws (2025), Volume Uppsala, Kenneth Duru.
A Space-Time Dual-Pairing Summation-by-Parts Framework for Wave Equations (2025), Volume Austin, Kenneth Duru.
Perfectly matched layer for the elastic wave equation in layered media media (2024), Volume Syndey New South Wales, Kenneth Duru.
On entropy/energy stable and mimetic discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the rotating thermal shallow water equations in complex geometries (2024), Volume Baylor University Waco, Texas, Kenneth Duru.
Thermodynamic consistency and structure-preservation in summation by parts methods for the moist compressible Euler equations (2024), Volume Baylor University Waco, Texas, Kenneth Duru.
Conservation and stability in a discontinuous Galerkin thermal shallow water model (2023), Volume Brisbane Queensland, Kenneth Duru.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	CPS 5320 - Advanced Scientific Computing	22687
Spring 2026	CPS 6320 - Advanced Scientific Computing	24408
Spring 2026	MATH 1411 - Calculus I	21216	Syllabus
Spring 2026	CPS 6387 - Graduate Research	28734
Spring 2026	STAT 5396 - Graduate Research	26715

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MATH 5329 - Numerical Analysis	10690	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MATH 6329 - Numerical Analysis	14019	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MATH 1508 - Precalculus	12517	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CPS 5320 - Advanced Scientific Computing	22942
Spring 2025	CPS 6320 - Advanced Scientific Computing	24981
Spring 2025	STAT 5396 - Graduate Research	28265
Spring 2025	MATH 1320 - Math for Social Sciences I	20561	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	MATH 5329 - Numerical Analysis	10690	Evaluation
Fall 2025	MATH 6329 - Numerical Analysis	14019	Evaluation
Fall 2025	MATH 1508 - Precalculus	12517	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CPS 6320 - Advanced Scientific Computing	24981	Evaluation
Spring 2025	MATH 1320 - Math for Social Sciences I	20561	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Scientific Computing , Uppsala University (2012)

Publications

On the stability analysis of the perfectly matched layer for the elastic wave equation in layered media Journal of Computatioanl Physics (2025), Kenneth Duru.
A provably stable numerical method for the anisotropic diffusion equation in confined magnetic fields Computer Physics Communications 310 (2025), Kenneth Duru.
Strongly stable dual-pairing summation by parts finite difference schemes for the vector invariant nonlinear shallow water equations – I: Numerical scheme and validation on the plane Journal of Computational Physics 500 (2025), Kenneth Duru.
An Entropy Stable Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the Spherical Thermal Shallow Water Equations SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing 46 6 (2024), Kenneth Duru.
Dual-pairing summation-by-parts framework for nonlinear conservation laws Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation. (2024), Kenneth Duru.

Presentations

On well-posed and structure preserving formulations of equations of motion for compressible atmospheric flow problems (2025), Volume Chicago, Kenneth Duru.
A dual-pairing summation-by-parts finite difference framework for nonlinear conservation laws (2025), Volume Montreal, Kenneth Duru.
On well-posed and structure preserving formulations of equations of motion for compressible atmospheric flow problems (2025), Volume Utah, Kenneth Duru.
On the robustness of dual-pairing summation-by-parts methods for nonlinear conservation laws (2025), Volume Uppsala, Kenneth Duru.
A Space-Time Dual-Pairing Summation-by-Parts Framework for Wave Equations (2025), Volume Austin, Kenneth Duru.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CPS 5320 - Advanced Scientific Computing

Section

22687

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CPS 6320 - Advanced Scientific Computing

Section

24408

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MATH 1411 - Calculus I

Section

21216

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CPS 6387 - Graduate Research

Section

28734

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

STAT 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

26715

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 5329 - Numerical Analysis

Section

10690

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 6329 - Numerical Analysis

Section

14019

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 1508 - Precalculus

Section

12517

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CPS 5320 - Advanced Scientific Computing

Section

22942

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CPS 6320 - Advanced Scientific Computing

Section

24981

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

STAT 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

28265

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MATH 1320 - Math for Social Sciences I

Section

20561

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 5329 - Numerical Analysis

Section

10690

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 6329 - Numerical Analysis

Section

14019

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 1508 - Precalculus

Section

12517

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CPS 6320 - Advanced Scientific Computing

Section

24981

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MATH 1320 - Math for Social Sciences I

Section

20561

Evaluation

Kenneth Duru

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Education

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