Seminars

Existence, Stability and Dynamics of Solitary Waves and Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates: From Theory to Experiments Panayotis G. Kevrekidis Department of Mathematics and Statistics ; University of Massachusetts Amherst Date and time: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: In this talk, we will present an overview...

Inverse problems in meteorology and seismology Aimé Fournier Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Laboratory (MMM), National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Date and time: Friday, April 10, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: In this talk I will review recent work on gigabyte-scale inverse problems, namely: data assimilation for regional...

Exact Dispersion Relations For Finite-Strain Elastic Waves In Solids Mahmoud Hussein Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Friday, April 3, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: The introduction of nonlinearities to the dynamics of a homogeneous elastic medium alters the underlying wave...

Dynamic networks and templates: from hardwiring to temporal behavior Anca Radulescu Department of Mathematics , State University of New York (SUNY) - New Paltz Date and time: Friday, March 20, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: Behavior under iterations of quadratic maps has been one of the earliest and...

Spatially Localized Structures: Experiments, Theory and Numerics Applied Mathematics 25th Anniversary Edgar Knobloch Department of Physics ; University of California, Berkeley Date and time: Friday, March 13, 2015 - 4:00pm Location: Old Main Chapel Abstract: Spatially localized structures arise frequently in nature. In this lecture I will describe a number...

Crystallization fronts in supercooled liquids: how rapid fronts can lead to disordered glassy solids Edgar Knobloch Departmant of Physics ; University of California, Berkeley Date and time: Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 11:00am Location: DLC 1B70 Abstract: We determine the speed of a crystallization front as it advances into the...

Non-asymptotic approximations in computational biology via maximal couplings Manuel Lladser Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Friday, March 6, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: In a report published in 1937, Doeblin - who is regarded the father of the "coupling method" - introduced an...

Analyzing Quantum Nonlocality Emanuel Knill National Institute of Standards and Technology Date and time: Friday, February 27, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: There exist correlations of quantum systems for which no "local realistic" model can describe the statistics of measurement outcomes. These correlations have been confirmed in many...

Particle laden thin films: theory and experiment Joint colloquium with Department of Mathematics Andrea Bertozzi Department of Mathematics , University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Date and time: Friday, February 13, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: Modeling of particle laden flow, especially in the case of higher particle...

Conservation of Geometry in Numerical Simulation: A Primer on Isogeometric Analysis John Evans Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Friday, January 30, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: In this talk, we present an introduction to isogeometric analysis, a new methodology for...