Ruofeng “Charlie” Liu, a junior in operations research, has been named a 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholar, the preeminent award for undergraduates studying natural sciences, engineering or mathematics.
“Charlie has deep and broad research interests. He has published a paper and is working with me and Jesse Chan, assistant professor of computation applied mathematics and operations research (CMOR), on very different projects,” said Andrew Schaefer, Noah Harding Chair and Professor of CMOR.
The paper co-written with Chan, “High Order Entropy Stable Schemes for the Quasi-one-dimensional Shallow Water and Compressible Euler Equations,” will be submitted to the Journal of Computational Physics. His previous paper, “Maps Unlock the Full Dynamics of Targeted Energy Transfer Via a Vibro-Impact Nonlinear Energy Sink,” was published in the Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
“Charlie has won many awards for programming,” Schaefer said. “These contests require deep technical knowledge and substantial creativity in applying it. Mathematical rigor and programming are essential skills for operations research majors, and Charlie has excelled in them at the highest level.”
More than 400 Goldwater Scholarships were given this year. Sophomores and juniors planning to pursue a Ph.D. in a STEM field and having a grade-point average of at least 3.70 are eligible to apply. The scholarship can be used to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.