Finite Element Circus

Date: October 17-18, 2025

The Finite Element Circus dates back to 1970s. This flagship biannual meeting rotates between various institutions in the United States. The focus of the meeting is on theory and applications of the finite finite element method, and related areas of numerical analysis and partial differential equations.

The main Circus website is here (Link). The Fall 2025 circus is sponsored by the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI) at George Mason University, Arlington Campus.

Organizers:

Harbir Antil

George Mason University

Keegan Kirk

George Mason University

Rohit Khandelwal

George Mason University

Sarswati Shah

George Mason University

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