Jan Blechta

Affiliation:

2019 - Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics – doctoral degree in Mathematical Modelling, advisor Josef Málek
2017–2023 - research fellow and teaching assistant at Chemnitz University of Technology, Faculty of Mathematics, working group of Numerical mathematics
October 2020 – September 2021 - 50% parental leave
since 2023 - assistant professor at Mathematical Institute of Charles University

Projects

2013–2017 - team member of ERC-CZ LL1202 project MORE “Implicitly constituted material models: from theory through model reduction to efficient numerical methods”
2015–2021 - external collaborator of ERC Consolidator Grant GATIPOR “Guaranteed fully adaptive algorithms with tailored inexact solvers for complex porous media flows”
2017–2021 - team member of GEOSax “Geophysikalische Explorationsmethoden zur Erkundung von Erzvorkommen im Erzgebirge/Sachsen”
2023 - Charles University, SCI/023, MathMAC „University center for mathematical modeling, applied analysis, and computational mathematics“, PI J. Málek
2024–now - Charles University, 24/SCI/005, MathMAC „University center for mathematical modeling, applied analysis, and computational mathematics II“, PI J. Málek

Consulting

2013–2017 - modelling of float glass forming, in cooperation with Glass Service
2021 - electromagnetic exploration of ground water infiltration in the Berezniki potash mining area, in cooperation with TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Uralkali, and Perm State University

Governance and editorial

Teaching

winter semester 2023/2024 - Computer Solution of Continuum Physics Problems II
winter semester 2023/2024 - exercises Fundamentals of Numerical Mathematics
summer semester 2023 - Computer Solution of Physics Problems
summer semester 2023 - exercise Linear Algebra exercise for physicists
summer semester 2023 - exercise Linear Algebra exercise for mathematicians
winter semester 2022/2023 - class Numerical ODEs
winter semester 2021/2022 - exercise for Numerical Linear Algebra
winter semester 2021/2022 - exercise for Optimization with PDEs
summer semester 2021 - exercise for Numerical PDEs
2018 - lecturing FEniCS hands-on classes on Chemnitz University of Technology jointly with Roland Herzog; available lecture material
2018 - co-mentoring successful GSoC project by Igor Baratta and GSoC project by Fabian Löschner
2017 - co-mentoring successful GSoC project by Michal Habera
2012-2016 - participation on tutorials for class NMMO402 Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Non-Newtonian Fluids
2015 - lecturing FEniCS hands-on (five morning sessions, jointly with Jaroslav Hron, organized by Charles University Chapter of SIAM)

finite element method
preconditioning
scientific software