In the research seminars in applied mathematics, we host talks
covering a broad spectrum of mathematical problems and novel
applications. Unless otherwise noted, seminars will be held
on Mondays from 3:15 - 4:20 in room COB 263. Tea and cookies
will be served from 3:00 - 3:15. Questions regarding the
seminar series should be directed to
Prof. Mayya Tokman.
Spring 2008
Seminars
Seminars for Past
Semesters
Fall 2007
Seminars
- 07 September 2007: John Burke
(Department of Physics, University of California,
Berkeley ): Snakes and Ladders: localized states in the
Swift-Hohenberg equation [Abstract]
- 14 September 2007: Prof. Ajay
Gopinathan (School of Natural Sciences, University of California,
Merced ): Cell Motility: Actin Polymerization and Membrane
Dynamics [Abstract]
- 21 September 2007: Prof. Ryan
Elliott (Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota ): Equilibrium
Path-following, Bifurcation, and Stability Techniques for Studying
Temperature-Induced and Stress-Induced Martensitic Transformations
in Crystalline Shape Memory Alloys [Abstract -
Bio]
- 28 September 2007: Prof. David Keyes
(Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University): Petaflop/s,
Seriously [Abstract - Bio]
- 05 October 2007: Dr. David Brown (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ):
The Role of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Modern Scientific Discovery
[Abstract]
- 12 October 2007:
Prof. Bhat Harish (Mathematics, Claremont McKenna College ): Dynamics of
Inductor-Capacitor Networks [Abstract]
- 19 October 2007:
Dr. Mark Hoefer (National Institute of Standards and
Technology): Dispersive Shock Waves in Bose-Einstein Condensates and
Nonlinear Photonic Crystals [Abstract]
- 26 October 2007:
Dr. Amoolya Singh (European Molecular Biology Laboratory,
Heidelberg): Modularity of bacterial stress response evolution [Abstract]
- 02 November 2007:
Prof. Eric Hillebrand (Department of Economics, Louisiana State University):
Pricing an Option on Movie Revenue: Theory and Application [Abstract]
- 09 November 2007:
Dr. Thomas Ward (Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles ):
Electrohydrostatically driven flows in radial and vertical Hele-Shaw cells [Abstract]
- 30 November 2007:
Prof. Alexander Kurganov (Department of Mathematics, Tulane University):
Non-Oscillatory Central Schemes -- a Powerful Black-Box-Solver for
Hyperbolic PDEs [Abstract]
Spring 2007
Seminars
- 19 January 2007: Prof. Boaz
Ilan (School of Natural Sciences, University of California,
Merced ): Solitary waves in irregular lattice media [Abstract]
- 26 January 2007: Prof. Eckart
Meiburg (Department of Mechanical and Environmental
Engineering, University of
California, Santa Barbara): High-resolution simulations of
gravity and turbidity currents [Abstract]
- 02 February 2007: Prof. Hongkai
Zhao (Department of Mathematics, Department of
Computer Science, Institute of Mathematical Behavioral
Sciences, University
of California, Irvine): Time reversal based direct
imaging method [Abstract]
- 09 February 2007:
Prof. Francois Blanchette (School of Natural
Sciences,
University of California, Merced): Flowing drops
and partial coalescence [Abstract]
-
23 February 2007:
Prof. David
Muraki (Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University): A
Resonant Instability of Steady Mountain Waves [Abstract]
-
16 March 2007:
Prof. Michael
Weinstein (Department of Applied Physics and
Applied Mathematics,
Columbia University): Dynamics of NLS /
Gross-Pitaevskii Equations [Abstract]
-
23 March 2007: Prof. James Meiss (Department of
Applied Mathematics,
University of Colorado at Boulder): Transport in
Chaotic Dynamical Systems [Abstract]
-
06 April 2007:
Prof. Eliot Fried (Department of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Washington University in
St. Louis): A conjectured hierarchy of length scales
in a generalization of the Navier–Stokes-alpha
equation for turbulent fluid flow [Abstract]
-
13 April 2007:
Prof. Alexandre Chorin (Department of
Mathematics, University of California,
Berkeley): Monte Carlo without
chains [Abstract]
-
27 April 2007:
Stephen
Minter (Graduate Student, Applied
Mathematics, University of California,
Merced): Multiple-equilibria
Traps for Charged and Neutral, Polarizable
Dielectrics [Abstract]
-
04 May 2007:
Prof. Mayya Tokman (School of Natural
Sciences,
University of California, Merced): Exponential Propagation Iterative (EPI) Methods and
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Modeling of Plasma Dynamics [Abstract]
Fall 2006
-
15 September 2006:
Prof. Arnold Kim (School of Natural
Sciences,
University of California, Merced ): Radiative
Transport Theory for Optical Molecular Imaging [Abstract]
-
29 September 2006:
Prof. Raymond Chiao (School of Natural Sciences and
School of Engineering, University of California,
Merced): Gravity Wave Experiments at UCM [Abstract]
-
03 October 2006 (SPECIAL TIME: Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00, with Tea
and Cookies from 2:30 - 3:00):
Prof. Edgar Knobloch (Physics, University of California,
Berkeley): Waves in a Box: Old and New States in
Binary Fluid Convection [Abstract]
-
05 October 2006 (SPECIAL DAY: Thursday):
Prof. Ömer
Ilday (Physics, Bilkent University):
Femtosecond Fiber Lasers as Ultra-Stable Microwave
Oscillators [Abstract]
-
13 October 2006:
Morris
Flynn (Mechanical Engineering, University of California, San
Diego): Intrusive gravity currents in two-layer
stratified media [Abstract]
-
20 October 2006:
Dr. Eric
Serre (Laboratoire de
Modélisation et Simulation Numérique en
Mécanique): Numerical Modelling of Transitional and
Turbulent Rotating-Flows with Walls Based on Pseudo-Spectral
Techniques [Abstract]
-
06 November 2006, (SPECIAL DAY AND ROOM (COB 203), REGULAR
TIME): Prof. Frederic
Yui-Ming Wan (Mathematics, University of California, Irvine):
Morphogen Gradients in Biological Systems [Abstract]
-
09 November 2006, (SPECIAL DAY, ROOM (SE 200), TIME
(4-5pm)):
Dr. P. Thomas Vernier (Information Sciences
Institute, University of
Southern California): Biomolecular Manipulations with
Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields -- In Cells and In Silico
[Abstract]
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17 November 2006: Prof. James
Keener (Mathematics,
The University of Utah): How cells make measurements
[Abstract]
-
01 December 2006: Prof. Liliana
Borcea (Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University): Electrical
Impedance Tomography with Resistor Networks [Abstract]
-
08 December 2006:
Prof. Nathan
Kutz (Mathematics, University of
Washington ): Soliton Lasers [Abstract]
Spring 2006 Seminars