Juan C. Meza
Juan C. Meza | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Mexican-American |
| Education | Ph.D., M.A., Computational and Applied Mathematics B.S, M.S., Electrical Engineering |
| Alma mater | Rice University |
| Awards | Blackwell-Tapia Prize, SACNAS Distinguished Scientist Award, Gordon Bell Prize, Richard Tapia Achievement Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering, Computational and applied mathematics |
| Institutions | UC Merced Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Thesis | Conjugate Residual Methods for Almost Symmetric Linear Systems (1986) |
| Website | https://www.juancmeza.com/ |
Juan C. Meza is an American mathematician, electrical engineer, and university professor. He is recognized for his contributions to computational mathematics, high-performance computing, and his advocacy for equity and representation in STEM fields.
Meza is currently a Professor of Applied Mathematics at University of California, Merced (UC Merced) and the Associate Director for the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute. He had previously served as the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences at the UC Merced (2011-2017).
He is received numerous awards and has served on several prestigious scientific and computational mathematics boards and commissions. At the federal level, he served on advisory committees for the National Research Council, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).