Rate My Professor Zhonghai Ding

Zhonghai Ding is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Texas A&M University in 1994, with Goong Chen as his doctoral advisor. Ding has been a faculty member at UNLV since 1995, advancing to the rank of Full Professor. His expertise spans control theory, partial differential equations, mathematical modeling, and numerical computation.

Ding's research focuses on mathematical modeling, analysis, and computation of problems arising from real-world applications, including multiparticle systems in chemical physics, suspension bridge systems, shape memory alloys, oxidation of metal matrix composites, and stabilization and control of dynamical structures. These systems are governed by linear or nonlinear partial differential equations, with his work emphasizing proofs of existence and multiplicity of solutions, analysis of system behaviors, development of numerical methods for solutions, and investigation of control issues. He has published extensively in these areas, with key papers including "Mathematical analysis of the dimensional scaling technique for the Schrödinger equation with power-law potentials" (2010), "Existence of solitary waves in nonlocal nematic liquid crystals" (2015), "Application of the virial theorem for improving eigenvalue calculations of multiparticle systems" (2016), "Resonance problem of a class of singular quasilinear elliptic equations" (2014), and "Analysis and algorithms for the computation of the excited states of helium" (2011). His publications have received over 950 citations. Ding has supervised Ph.D. students, such as Lanxuan Yu in 2014, and currently serves on the UNLV Faculty Senate.