Pavel Grinfeld


Pavel Grinfeld is an American mathematician and associate professor of Applied Mathematics at Drexel University working on problems in moving surfaces in applied mathematics, geometry, physics, and engineering.

Biography

Grinfeld received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from MIT in 2003; followed by two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the MIT Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Sciences, conducting research in geodynamics. He joined the Department of Mathematics at Drexel University in 2005; currently teaching Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and Tensor calculus.
Grinfeld is the author of the dynamic fluid film equations. Grinfeld co-authored with Haruo Kojima of Rutgers University on the instability of the 2S electron bubbles.
He is the author of a textbook on Tensor Calculus as well as an e-workbook on Linear Algebra. He has recorded hundreds of video lectures; several dozen on Tensors as well as over a hundred shorter videos on linear algebra. Many of these are available on YouTube as well as other sites.

Research interests

and fluid films dynamics, thermodynamics and phase transformations, minimal surfaces and calculus of variations.

Other Activities

Grinfeld is the founder of Lemma, Inc. which has developed the online learning system also called Lemma. Lemma combines high-quality lectures on subjects ranging from Linear Algebra to Tensor Calculus with a rich variety of practice problems that are designed to provide the students with immediate feedback. The systems also includes a real-time messaging service that allows educators and students to connect in informal, yet informative sessions.