- Research Interests
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Large-scale time-domain simulation and visualization,
computational science, computational
electromagnetics, compilers, computer organization and
architecture, cellular automata,
computer graphics, the mathematics of electromagnetic theory,
and synergetic geometry.^
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- Professional Preparation
- Appointments
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Assistant Professor |
University
of Akureyri |
2004 - |
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Assistant Professor |
Texas A&M
University - Corpus Christi |
2001 - 2004 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor |
Adams State College |
2000 - 2001 |
| Lecturer |
University of Idaho (Physics) |
2000 |
| Lecturer |
University of Idaho (Electrical
Engineering) |
1998 - 1999 |
| Research Assistant |
University of Idaho (Electrical
Engineering) |
1997 - 1999 |
| Teaching Assistant |
University of Idaho (Physics) |
1994 - 1996 |
| Teaching Assistant |
University of Idaho (Computer Science) |
1993 - 1994 |
| Sr. Systems Engineer |
3M Corporation (Austin, Texas) |
1987 - 1993. |
- Journal Publications
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J.F. Nystrom, "High-Order Time-Stable Numerical Boundary Scheme
for the Temporally-Dependant Maxwell
Equations in Two Dimensions,''
Journal of Computational Physics
178, 290-306 (2002).^
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J.F. Nystrom, "An Exact Finite Field Renormalization
Group Calculation on a Two-Dimensional Fractal Lattice,''
International Journal of Modern
Physics C 11, 257-275 (2000).^
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J.F. Nystrom and J.L. Young, "k-space Transfer Function
Design of Discrete Operators: Application to
Maxwell's Time-Domain Equations,''
Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
13, 781-806 (1999).^
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- Refereed Conference Publications
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J.F. Nystrom and Carryn Bellomo, "Isotropic
Vector Matrix Grid and Face-Centered Cubic Lattice
Data Structures,'' presented as a poster at
ICCS 2005: International Conference on Computational Science,
Atlanta, GA USA, May 2005. (Published in a special issue
of Lecture Notes in Computer Science
3516, 1096-1099 (2005).)^
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J.F. Nystrom, "On the Omni-directional Emergence of
Form in Computation,'' presented as a poster at
ACRI 2004: Sixth International conference on
Cellular Automata for Research and Industry,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2004.
(Published in a special issue
of Lecture Notes in Computer Science
3305, 632-641 (2004).)^
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J.F. Nystrom, "Grid Construction and Boundary Condition
Implementation for the Isotropic Vector Field
Decomposition Methodology,'' ACES 2003:
19th Annual Review of Progress
in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, CA,
March 2003.^
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J.F. Nystrom, "The Isotropic Vector Field
Decomposition Methodology,'' ACES 2002:
18th Annual Review of Progress
in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, CA,
March 2002.^
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J.F. Nystrom, "Tensional Computation: Further Musings on
the Computational Cosmography,'' 7th Bellman Continuum,
Santa Fe, NM, May 1999. (Published in a special issue
of Applied Mathematics and Computation
120, 211-225 (2001).)^
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- Other Conference Presentations and Posters
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J.F. Nystrom, "Moore's Law and the Visualization of Electromagnetic Quanta,"
PIERS 2003: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium,
Honolulu, HI, October 2003.^
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J.F. Nystrom and
C. Bellomo, "Efficient Grid Generation for the IVMCEM Solver,"
(presented by C. Bellomo)
PIERS 2003: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium,
Honolulu, HI, October 2003.^
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J.F. Nystrom, "In Search of a Geometrical Basis
for the Ubiquitous Electromagnetic Energy,''
PIERS 2002: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium,
Boston, MA, July 2002.^
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J.F. Nystrom and J.L. Young, "High-Order,
Finite-Difference Procedure for the
Temporally Dependant Maxwell's Equations,'' 1998 AP-S International
Symposium and URSI National
Radio Science Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 1998.^
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J.L. Young and J.F. Nystrom, "Designing High-Order,
Time-Domain Numerical Solvers
for Maxwell's Equations,'' 1998 AP-S International
Symposium and URSI National
Radio Science Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 1998.^
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J.F. Nystrom, "In Search of: Computational Cosmography,''
Pions and Beyond: A conference
in honor of Professor Philip A. Deutchman's 60th birthday,
Moscow, ID, April 1998.^
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- Ph.D. Dissertation
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J.F. Nystrom (2000), On the design of time-stable high-order
Cartesian-based FDTD CEM methods,
University of Idaho (Electrical Engineering).
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- M.S. Thesis
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J.F. Nystrom (1996), An exact two-dimensional finite field real-space
renormalization group calculation,
University of Idaho (Physics).
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- Patents
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J.F. Nystrom, Isotropic vector field decomposition method
for use in scientific computations.
(Submitted in August 2001. U.S. Application Publication
Number 20030046043.)^
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- Research and Institutional Grant Activity
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"Computational Cosmography Initiative,"
a KEA University Fund 2005 Grant,
partially funded at $8,500 (conversion from 500,000 Icelandic krona).
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"MII: Improving the Pipeline in Applied Computer Science,"
co-principal investigator with J.D. Fernandez, M. Garcia, D.C. Kar, and
R.S. Dannelly, principal investigator,
an NSF MII grant, 9/1/03 - 8/31/08, NSF MII 03-30822 for $1,350,000.
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- Modules Taught/Teaching
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Numerical analysis, electromagnetic theory, concurrent computing/SR programming,
structured computer
organization, compiler
construction, operating systems, C++ programming I and II,
Fortran90 programming, 8086 assembly language,
object-oriented systems analysis and design, introduction
to electrical engineering, computer literacy, finite mathematics,
intermediate algebra, and physics for poets.^
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- Institutional Service
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2004-2006 Director of Postgraduate Affairs for the Faculty of Information
Technology at the University of Akureyri, Iceland.
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2002-2004 TAMU-CC CS Introduction Sequence Committee.
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2002-2003 TAMU-CC Undergraduate CS Program Review Committee.
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2002 TAMU-CC CS Faculty Search Committee.
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- Miscellaneous
- Synergistic Activities
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Dr. Nystrom's professional preparation and activities is a
computational and analytical synergy.
The resulting synergism of viewpoints relating to how we
perceive, analyze and compute
various aspects of the physical world provides a solid
foundation for novel computational
endeavors related to the large-scale simulation and
visualization of physical phenomena.
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jim nystrom
mars 2006