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Asymptotic series solutions to the one-dimensional Helmholtz equations Yan Chen Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 10:00am Location: ECOT 314 Abstract: The Nth partial sum of an infinite power series has the form Σ Nn=1 cnxn , where x is a...

Beta-Plane Approximation of Wind Driven Ocean Circulation using a First Order System Least-Squares Formulation Jose H. Garcia Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 4:00pm Location: Grandview Conference Room at 1320 Grandview Ave Abstract: Earth's oceans represent roughly 70% of the total...

Optimization of modeled land-atmosphere exchanges of water and energy by Bayesian parameter calibration Tony E. Wong Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 10:00am Location: ECCR 257 (Newton Lab) Abstract: The single largest uncertainty in climate model energy balance is the surface...

Statistical Education and Consulting Center and its Role in Enhancing the Quality of Undergraduate Student Research in Sciences Eugenia Skirta Department of Mathematics, East Stroudsburg University Date and time: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: It is important for all scientists and engineers to have a...

Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Several Flow Driven Problems Michael Brutz Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 2:00pm Location: ECOT 832 Abstract: In this proposal, we explore several problems related to mathematical models of flow. The first problem deals with random...

A Tale of Waves and Eddies in a Sea of Rotating Turbulence Amrik Sen Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Monday, December 16, 2013 - 2:00pm Location: Engineering Center, ECOT 831 Abstract: In this thesis, we investigate several properties of rotating turbulent flows. First, we ran...

Success Stories in Bayesian Adaptive Methods for Drug and Device Clinical Trials Brad Carlin Division of Biostatistics , University of Minnesota Date and time: Friday, December 13, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Bayesian methods have a long history of success in clinical trial settings where patients and other...

Qualitative Analysis of Some Nonlinear PDE systems Ze Cheng Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECOT 831 Abstract: The Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev (HLS) type system, \[ \begin{cases} (-\bigtriangleup)^{k} u = v^q, \,\,u > 0,\,\, \mbox{ in } R^n,\\ (-\bigtriangleup)^{k} v =...

Extremal Eigenvalue Problems in Optics, Geometry, and Data Analysis Braxton Osting Department of Mathematics , University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Date and time: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 11:30am Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Since Lord Rayleigh conjectured that the disk should minimize the first eigenvalue of the Laplace-Dirichlet operator...

Modeling Solar Wind Mass-Loading Due to Dust in the Solar Corona Anthony Rasca Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 10:00am Location: Engineering Center, ECOT 831 Abstract: Collisionless mass-loading was first discussed to describe interactions between the solar wind and cometary atmospheres...