Seminars

Colloquium: Maria D'Orsogna, Associate Professor

Oct. 25, 2013

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...

Colloquium: Paul Martin, Professor

Oct. 18, 2013

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...

Colloquium: James Sethian, Professor

Oct. 11, 2013

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...

Colloquium: Patrick Shipman, Assistant Professor

Oct. 4, 2013

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...

Colloquium: Martin Tingley, Assistant Professor

Sept. 27, 2013

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...

Colloquium: Jim Keener, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics

Sept. 20, 2013

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,...

Colloquium: Geoff Sanders, Post-Doctoral Researcher

Sept. 13, 2013

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...

Colloquium: Jon Collis, Assistant Professor

Sept. 6, 2013

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...

Colloquium: Stefan Llewellyn Smith

April 26, 2013

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...

Colloquium: Margaret Cheney

April 19, 2013

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...

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