This workshop will bring together researchers working in kinetic theory, fluid dynamics, partial differential equations, and related areas to celebrate Professor Yan Guo's significant contributions and lasting impact on these fields. The conference will provide an opportunity for participants to share recent developments, exchange ideas, and explore new directions in the study of kinetic theory and fluid dynamics.
Banquet at the faculty club: Friday, May 14, 2026
The conference will be supported by the Division of Applied Mathematics and Brown University. There will be limited travel funds for junior participants.
Organizers: Hongjie Dong, Juhi Jang, Govind Menon, Robert Strain, and Benoit Pausader
Invited Speakers:
| Xuwen Chen | xuwenmath@gmail.com | University of Rochester |
| Mahir Hadzic | m.hadzic@ucl.ac.uk | UCL (UK) |
| Hyung Ju Hwang | hyungjuege@gmail.com | POSTECH |
| Sameer Iyer | sameer@math.ucdavis.edu | UC Davis |
| Juhi Jang | juhijang@usc.edu | USC |
| Juhnwa Jung | junhwa_jung@brown.edu | PSU (postdoc) |
| Chanwoo Kim | ckim.pde@gmail.com | UW Madison |
| Toan Nguyen | nguyen@math.psu.edu | PSU |
| Zhimeng Ouyang | ouyangzm9386@uchicago.edu | Peking U, CHINA (AP) |
| Benoit Pausader | benoit_pausader@brown.edu | Brown |
| Daniel Spirn | spirn@umn.edu | UMN |
| Robert Strain | strain@math.upenn.edu | UPenn |
| Ian Tice | iantice@andrew.cmu.edu | CMU |
| Yanjin Wang | yanjin_wang@xmu.edu.cn | Xiamen University, CHINA |
| Lei Wu | lew218@lehigh.edu | Lehigh U |
| Xiaoding Yang | xiaoding_yang@brown.edu | Brown (graduate student) |
| Zhuolun Yang | zhuolun_yang@brown.edu | Ohio State U (AP) |
| Timur Yastrzhembskiy | yastrzhembsk@wisc.edu | Academia Sinica (ARF) |