Colloquium

Conditional Extreme Value Analysis for Severe Storm Environments Eric Gilleland Research Applications Laboratory , National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Date and time: Friday, January 23, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: A severe storm environment indicator is a climate model-scale variable that informs about atmospheric states that are...

Evaluating the performance of probabilistic forecasts of univariate and multivariate quantities Michael Scheuerer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Date and time: Friday, December 5, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Many statistical methods in disciplines such as economics, atmospheric...

Stochastic dynamics of nonlinear waves in neuronal networks Zachary Kilpatrick Department of Mathematics , University of Houston Date and time: Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 11:30am Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Neural fields are nonlinear integrodifferential equations whose integral term describes the strength of connections between neurons in a large network...

Multi-scale Models for Geophysical and Astrophysical Flows Michael Calkins Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 12:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Fluid systems are ubiquitous features of the universe. Most of the planets within our Solar System are enveloped in a gaseous...

Riemann--Hilbert Problems, Computation and Universality Tom Trogdon Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences , New York University Date and time: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Riemann--Hilbert (RH) problems provide a powerful and rigorous tool to study many problems in pure and applied mathematics. Problems in integrable...

Riemann--Hilbert Problems, Computation and Universality Tom Trogdon Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences , New York University Date and time: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Riemann--Hilbert (RH) problems provide a powerful and rigorous tool to study many problems in pure and applied mathematics. Problems in integrable...

Mathematical modeling in personalized medicine and environmental toxicology Kevin Flores Department of Mathematics , North Carolina State University Date and time: Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 11:30am Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Data measurements of biological systems are often indirect and may be limited by clinical or experimental constraints. I will...

Stochastic superparameterization and multiscale ensemble Kalman filters for geophysical turbulence. Ian Grooms Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences , New York University Date and time: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 11:30am Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Modeling the effects of unresolved turbulent dynamics is a crucial and challenging prerequisite for providing the...

Robust Multivariate Error Detection in Skewed Data with Application to Historical Radiosonde Winds Amanda S. Hering Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics , Colorado School of Mines Date and time: Friday, November 7, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Quality control methods for multivariate data are generally based on...

Multivariate and Functional Principal Components without Eigenanalysis James O. Ramsay Department of Psychology , McGill University Date and time: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Principal components analysis is an invaluable tool in multivariate or functional data analysis, but it suffers from several defects. All fits...