Sarah D Olson
Associate Professor & Department Head of Mathematical Sciences, ad Interim
Affiliated Department or Office:
Education:
BA Providence College 2003
MS University of Rhode Island 2005
PhD North Carolina State University 2008
At WPI, I enjoy teaching all courses fundamental to applied mathematics, scientific computing, and modeling. I look forward to mentoring students interested in working on areas in Mathematical Biology, Computational Biofluids, and Scientific Computing. I specialize in Mathematical Biology, understanding emergent properties of complex systems. The goals of these models are to understand the underlying biological processes and make predictions. Please visit my website to learn more about recent research projects.
Email
sdolson@wpi.edu
Office Location
Stratton Hall 202D
Contact
Phone:
+1 (508) 8315000 x4940
Research Interests
Research Interests:
Mathematical Biology
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Scientific Computing
Locomotion
Tissue Engineering
Scholarly Work
Ho N, Leiderman K, Olson SD. A 3-dimensional model of sperm motility in a Brinkman fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 864, pp. 1088-1124. - 2019
Nguyen N, Olson SD, Leiderman K. Computation of a regularized Brinkmanlet near a plane wall. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Vol. 114, pp. 19-41. - 2019
Olson SD and Haider MA. A computational reaction-diffusion model for biosynthesis and linking of cartilage extracellular matrix in cell-seeded scaffolds with varying porosity. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Vol. 18, pp. 701-716. - 2019
Carichino L and Olson SD. Emergent three-dimensional sperm motility: coupling calcium dynamics and mechanics. Mathematical Medicine and Biology (In Press). - 2019
Professional Highlights & Honors
Professional Highlights & Honors:
National Sciences Foundation - Division of Mathematical Sciences
Fulbright Fellow
2019
Alfred Renyi Math Institute - Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
News
Amity Manning and Sarah Olson
November 09, 2020
WPI’s newest Fulbright faculty award recipients: Terri Camesano, left, professor of chemical engineering and dean of graduate studies, and Sarah Olson, associate professor of mathematical sciences.
August 23, 2018