Seminars

Pollockian Mechanics: Painting with Viscous Jets Andrzej Herczynski , Research Associate Professor Department of Physics , Boston College Date and time: Friday, November 15, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Beginning around 1945, American Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock invented and perfected a new artistic technique based on pouring...

Dynamics of bubbles and particles under the action of acoustic radiation force Lev Ostrovsky, Senior Scientist Zel Technologies /NOAA Environmental Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Date and time: Friday, November 1, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Studies of the dynamics of small particles in hydrodynamic flows...

Stochastic Nucleation and Clustering in Biology Maria D'Orsogna , Associate Professor Department of Mathematics , California State University at Northridge Date and time: Friday, October 25, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: The binding of individual components to form composite structures is a ubiquitous phenomenon within the sciences. Within...

N masses on a string Paul Martin , Professor Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Colorado School of Mines Date and time: Friday, October 18, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Solving the one-dimensional wave equation is an undergraduate problem. We consider problems of time-harmonic waves interacting with N...

Department Colloquium for October 11, 2013 James Sethian , Professor Department of Mathematics ; University of California, Berkeley Tracking Multiphase Physics: Geometry, Foams, and Thin Films Date and time: Friday, October 11, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Many scientific and engineering problems involve interconnected moving interfaces separating different...

Self-Assembled Nanoscale Patterns Produced by Ion Bombardment of Binary Compounds Patrick Shipman , Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics , Colorado State University Date and time: Friday, October 4, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: When a solid surface is bombarded with a broad ion beam, a plethora of self-assembled...

Changes in the mean and extremes of surface temperatures, from centennial to daily timescales Martin Tingley , Assistant Professor Department of Statistics , Penn State University Date and time: Friday, September 27, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Characterizing how the magnitude and frequency of extreme climate events are...

The dynamics of fibrin gel formation Jim Keener , Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Distinguished Professor of Mathematics , University of Utah Date and time: Friday, September 20, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Biogels are complex polymeric networks whose proper function is important to many physiological processes. For example,...

Numerical Linear Algebra for Scale-Free Graph Matrices Due to a campus closure on 9/13/13, this talk was canceled. Geoff Sanders , Post-Doctoral Researcher Center for Applied Scientific Computing , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Date and time: Friday, September 13, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: A scale-free graph is...

Parabolic equation solutions for range-dependent seismo-acoustic propagation scenarios Jon Collis , Assistant Professor Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics , Colorado School of Mines Date and time: Friday, September 6, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Parabolic equation solutions are useful to accurately and efficiently model propagation in range-dependent...