Charles S. Peskin
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Charles S. Peskin is an American applied mathematician best known for developing the immersed boundary method for simulating fluid–structure interactions, particularly in modeling blood flow and the heart.
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| Charles S. Peskin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles S. Peskin Context triple: [Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, notableLaureate, Charles S. Peskin]
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A.
Alexandre J. Chorin
Alexandre J. Chorin is a mathematician renowned for his pioneering work in computational fluid dynamics and numerical methods for solving the Navier–Stokes equations.
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B.
Andrew J. Majda
Andrew J. Majda was an influential American mathematician renowned for his pioneering work in applied mathematics, particularly in partial differential equations and atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
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C.
Norman J. Zabusky
Norman J. Zabusky was an American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in computational fluid dynamics and the discovery of solitons in nonlinear wave equations.
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D.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
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E.
Raymond E. Goldstein
Raymond E. Goldstein is a physicist renowned for his pioneering work in biological and nonlinear fluid dynamics, for which he received the APS Fluid Dynamics Prize.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles S. Peskin Target entity description: Charles S. Peskin is an American applied mathematician best known for developing the immersed boundary method for simulating fluid–structure interactions, particularly in modeling blood flow and the heart.
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A.
Alexandre J. Chorin
Alexandre J. Chorin is a mathematician renowned for his pioneering work in computational fluid dynamics and numerical methods for solving the Navier–Stokes equations.
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B.
Andrew J. Majda
Andrew J. Majda was an influential American mathematician renowned for his pioneering work in applied mathematics, particularly in partial differential equations and atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
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C.
Norman J. Zabusky
Norman J. Zabusky was an American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in computational fluid dynamics and the discovery of solitons in nonlinear wave equations.
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D.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
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E.
Raymond E. Goldstein
Raymond E. Goldstein is a physicist renowned for his pioneering work in biological and nonlinear fluid dynamics, for which he received the APS Fluid Dynamics Prize.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
applied mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics ⓘ |
| affiliation |
American Mathematical Society
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SIAM ⓘ
surface form:
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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| awardReceived |
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
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Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ⓘ Leroy P. Steele Prize ⓘ SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering ⓘ Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics ⓘ
surface form:
Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
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| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | immersed boundary method ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Peter Lax ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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New York University ⓘ |
| employer |
New York University
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surface form:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
New York University ⓘ |
| familyName | Peskin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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computational fluid dynamics ⓘ fluid–structure interaction ⓘ mathematical biology ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
biomechanics
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cardiovascular modeling ⓘ computational physiology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
computational modeling of blood flow
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immersed boundary method ⓘ mathematical modeling of the heart ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
New York University
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surface form:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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| name | Charles S. Peskin self-link ⓘ |
| notableStudent | David P. Gaver III ⓘ |
| notableWork | Immersed boundary method for modeling the heart ⓘ |
| occupation | applied mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | New York City ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
blood flow in the heart
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cardiac mechanics ⓘ numerical methods for fluid–structure interaction ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
New York University
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surface form:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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