Prof. Martin Berggren

Martin Berggren received his Ph.D. in Computational and Applied Mathematics from Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States, in 1996. Since 2007, he has been a full-time professor at the Department of Scientific Computing, Umeå University, Sweden. Previously, Berggren worked as a lecturer at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, and held research positions at the Sweden Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Sweden Defense Research Agency, and Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, United States. Throughout his career, Berggren has published around 70 publications in top journals in his field, received numerous research grants, and served as the lead supervisor for 7 PhD students and 5 postdocs. He began his career in computational aerodynamics for aeronautical applications. In particular, together with his first PhD student, he developed new shape optimization methods for wing design. Since the early 2000s, there has been an increasing focus on acoustic applications, where activities involve mathematical modeling, the design and analysis of numerical algorithms, and new applications for gradient-based shape and topology optimization for devices such as acoustic horns, lenses, subwoofers, compression drivers, damping materials, and mufflers. In addition, the research has been expanded to cover other concept-related applications, such as design optimization of antennas, microwave components, and hydrodynamic devices.