Seminars

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...

Hollow Vortices Stefan Llewellyn Smith Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; University of California, San Diego Date and time: Friday, April 26, 2013 - 12:45pm Abstract: Hollow vortices are vortices whose interior is at rest. They posses vortex sheets on their boundaries and can be viewed as a desingularization of...

Introduction to Radar Imaging Margaret Cheney Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University Date and time: Friday, April 19, 2013 - 12:45pm Abstract: Radar imaging is a technology that has been developed, very successfully, within the engineering community during the last 50 years. Radar systems on satellites now make beautiful images...

On Information Transmission Mahesh Varanasi Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering Date and time: Friday, April 12, 2013 - 12:45pm Abstract: This talk will start by providing some simple examples of communication schemes for the reliable transmission of information over certain communication channels. The point-to-point data communication problem will...