April 11–12, 2026 • Jordan Hall of Science, University of Notre Dame
The Midwest Numerical Analysis Day (MWNADay) 2026 conference was held on April 11–12, 2026 at the University of Notre Dame. Since its inception in the 1990s, MWNADay has provided a forum for researchers in numerical analysis, scientific computing, and related fields—primarily from the Midwest—to share ideas, present new results, and foster collaboration. The conference offers an affordable and supportive environment, with particular encouragement for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty to participate.
The purpose of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas in numerical analysis and its applications, support continued research activity among regional faculty, and expose graduate students and early-career researchers to current and emerging topics. MWNADay aims to strengthen the regional numerical analysis community by fostering collaboration, mentorship, and professional development.
MWNADay 2026 Group Photo
Conference registration deadline: Friday, March 27, 2026
MWNADay 2026 has successfully concluded. Thank you to all participants!
A list of participants can be found here.
Participants
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Mark Ainsworth | Brown University |
| Gerard Awanou | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Francis Aznaran | University of Notre Dame |
| Mahboub Baccouch | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| Lucas Brandt | University of Notre Dame |
| Susanne Brenner | Louisiana State University |
| Martina Bukač | University of Notre Dame |
| Sanchita Chakraborty | University of Notre Dame |
| Chuqi Chen | University of Michigan |
| Yineng Chen | Purdue University |
| Ziyue Chen | Iowa State University |
| Sreejata Dey | University of Notre Dame |
| Siyuan Fan | University of Notre Dame |
| Guosheng Fu | University of Notre Dame |
| Dauda Gambo | Iowa State University |
| Yuan Gao | Purdue University |
| Longfei Gao | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Suyi Gao | Purdue University |
| Tristan Goodwill | University of Chicago |
| Baoli Hao | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Joanna Held | Iowa State University |
| Cesar Herrera | Purdue University |
| Qingguo Hong | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Tamas Horvath | Oakland University |
| Jeremy Hoskins | University of Chicago |
| Manu Jayadharan | Northwestern University |
| Ahmed Kaffel | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee |
| Hunter La Croix | University of Notre Dame |
| William Layton | University of Pittsburgh |
| Huan Lei | Michigan State University |
| Daniel Levine | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Shuwang Li | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Jacob Linden | University of Chicago |
| Alan Lindsay | University of Notre Dame |
| Chen Liu | University of Arkansas |
| Vu Thai Luan | Texas Tech University |
| Songting Luo | Iowa State University |
| Harihara Maharna | University of Notre Dame |
| Andrew Mangini | University of Notre Dame |
| Shixu Meng | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Galiya Myrzabayeva | Iowa State University |
| Peter Nekrasov | University of Chicago |
| Van Hoang Nguyen | Texas Tech University |
| Jiabao Nie | University of Notre Dame |
| Connor Parrow | University of Notre Dame |
| Huy Pham | Texas Tech University |
| Hope Pungello | Iowa State University |
| Kunlun Qi | Michigan State University |
| Calvin Reedy | Washington University in St. Louis |
| James Rossmanith | Iowa State University |
| Soham Sarkar | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Sayantan Sarkar | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Jiguang Sun | Michigan Technological University |
| Tianyun Tang | University of Chicago |
| Cat Su Tran | Kansas State University |
| Tien Tran | SUNY University at Buffalo |
| Gerardo Villalobos | University of Notre Dame |
| Yuguan Wang | University of Chicago |
| Chushan Wang | University of Chicago |
| Ke Wang | University of Michigan |
| Lei Wang | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
| Geshuo Wang | University of Washington |
| Rongbiao Wang | University of Chicago |
| Angela Wang | University of Chicago |
| Zhuoran Wang | University of Kansas |
| Dexuan Xie | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Ziyao Xu | Binghamton University |
| Jue Yan | Iowa State University |
| Siyao Yang | University of Chicago |
| Jielin Yang | University of Notre Dame |
| Ziang Yu | University of Chicago |
| Mingyu Yu | University of Notre Dame |
| Zhonggang Zeng | Northeastern Illinois University |
| Xu Zhang | Oklahoma State University |
| Xiangxiong Zhang | Purdue University |
| Zhiwei Zhang | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Yongtao Zhang | University of Notre Dame |
| Yue Zhao | Michigan State University |
| Xinyu Zhao | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Hongkai Zhao | Duke University |
| Xiaoming Zheng | Central Michigan University |
| Shiping Zhou | Michigan State University |
Schedule: View Schedule
Plenary Speakers
Brown University
Louisiana State University
University of Pittsburgh
Duke University