Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
First Name
Easwaran
Last Name
Balakrishnan
Marital Status
Married
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Contacts
Office:
Fax:
E-mail:
+(968) 24142239
+(968) 24141490
balak@squ.edu.om
Graduate Education
Degree
Institution
Completed
Ph. D. in Mathematics
Massey University, New Zealand
1996
M.Sc. in Mathematics
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
1992
Current Employment History
Date
Level of Appointment
2008 June – Present
Associate Professor
2001 June – 2008 June
Assistant Professor
1998 – 2001 June
Lecturer
Teaching - Courses taught:
MATH1061: Mathematics for Arts I
MATH1062: Mathematics for Arts II
MATH1063: Mathematics for Arts III
MATH1101: Business Mathematics I
MATH1102: Business Mathematics II
MATH1105: Business Mathematics
MATH1106: Pre-Calculus
MATH2107: Calculus I
MATH2193: Mathematics for Agriculture I
MATH2108: Calculus II
MATH3302: Ordinary differential equations
MATH4141: Numerical Analysis
MATH3210: Mathematics for Teachers II
MATH3395: Methods of Differential & Vector Calculus
MATH3744: Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
MATH4172: Differential Equations for Engineers
MATH4174: Differential Equations & Applications for Engineers
MATH6012: Numerical Methods for Differential Equations
FPMT0103: Mathematics for Social Sciences in English
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E. Balakrishnan, A.Swift, and G.C.Wake (1994). “Path following for disjoint bifurcation problems
arising in ignition theory”, Math. Comput. Modelling, Elsevier, 19(9), 9-15.
E. Balakrishnan, A.Swift, and G.C.Wake (1996). “Critical values for some non-class A geometries in
thermal ignition theory”. Math. Comput. Modelling, Elsevier, 24(8), 1-10.
E. Balakrishnan, A.Swift, and G.C.Wake (1997). “Multiple solutions in hollow geometrics in the
theory of thermal ignition” Applied Maths letters, Elsevier, 10(5), 41-46.
R.O.Weber, E. Balakrishnan, and G.C.Wake (1998). “Critical initial conditions for spontaneous
ignition”. J.Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., RSC publishing, 94: 3613-3617.
E. Balakrishnan, M..Nelson, and G.C.Wake (1999). “Radiative ignition of combustible materials I:
Polymeric materials undergoing non-flaming thermal degradation – the critical storage problem”.
Math. Comput. Modelling, Elsevier, 30: 177-195.
A.Swift, and E. Balakrishnan (2000). “Solution of nonlinear equations and computation of multiple
solutions of a simple reaction-diffusion equation”. ANZIAM Journal, Cambridge University press, 42:
55-64
H.H. Al–Barwani, M. Al–Lawatia, E. Balakrishnan, and A. Purnama (2000). “Modeling Flow and
Transport in Unsaturated Porous Media: A Review”. SQU Journal of Science and Technology, Special
Review: 265–280.
M.I. Nelson, G.C. Wake, X.D. Chen and E. Balakrishnan (2001), “The multiplicity of steady-state
solutions arising from microwave heating I: Infinite Biot number and small penetration depth”
ANZIAM Journal, Cambridge University press, 43: 87-103.
E. Balakrishnan, M.I. Nelson, and X.D. Chen (2001). “Microwave assisted ignition to achieve
combustion synthesis” Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences, Hindawi, 5(3):151-164.
R.O. Weber, G.C. Wake, H.S. Sidhu, G.N. Mercer, B.F. Gray, W. Derrick, and E. Balakrishnan
(2001). “On the crossing of intermediate unstable steady state solutions for thermal ignition in a
sphere” ANZIAM Journal, Cambridge University press, 43: 77-85.
E. Balakrishnan (2002). “Some thresholds in the theory of thermal ignition” Computational Mathematics
and Modelling by East-West J. of Mathematics, 207-214.
M.I.Nelson, E. Balakrishnan, and X.D.Chen (2003). “A Semenov model of self-heating in compost
piles” Trans IChemE Part B, 81: 375-383.
Q. J. A. Khan, E. Balakrishnan, and G. C. Wake (2004). “Analysis of Predator-Prey System With
Predator Switching” Bulletin of Math. Biology, Springer, 66: 109-123.
M. Nelson, T.R Marchant, G.C. Wake, E. Balakrishnan, and X.D. Chen (2007). “Self-heating in
compost piles due to biological effects”, Chemical Engineering Science, Elsevier, 62: 4612 – 4619.
M. Nelson and E. Balakrishnan (2008), “Auto ignition of hydrocarbons in a batch reactor: analysis of
a reduced model, Applied Mathematics letters, Elsevier, 21: 866-871.
M.I Nelson, E. Balakrishnan, H.S.Sidhu, & X.D.Chen (2008). “A fundamental analysis of continuous
flow bioreactor models and membrane reactor models to process industrial wastewaters”, Chemical
Engineering Journal, Elsevier, I40:521-528.
Q.J. Khan, E.V. Krishnan and E. Balakrishnan (2010). “Two - predator and two - prey species group
defence model with switching effect”, International Journal of Computational Bioscience, ACTA press, 6978.
M.A. Al-Lawati, T. B. A. Elbashir, I.A. Eltayeb, M.A. Rahman and E. Balakrishnan (2010). “The
dynamics of two interacting compositional plumes in the presence of a magnetic field” Geophysical and
Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, Taylor & Francis, 1–30.
M.I Nelson, E. Balakrishnan, and H.S.Sidhu (2012). “A fundamental analysis of continuous flow
bioreactor and membrane reactor models with Tessier kinetics”. Chemical Engineering Communications,
Elsevier, 199:3, 417-433.
Qamar J. A. Khan, E. Balakrishnan, and Azza Hamood AL Harthi (2013), “Eco-Epidemiological
models of Salton Sea with infected prey”. Journal of biological systems, World Scientific, 21(01), 1350003:
1-21.
H.S. Sidhu, M.I. Nelson, E. Balakrishnan (2015). “An analysis of a standard reactor cascade and a
step-feed reactor cascade for biological processes described by Monod kinetics”. Chemical Product and
Process Modeling, De Gruyter, 10: 1, 27-37.
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