Department of Mathematics
University of Utah
Applied Math/Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:05-4:05pm Mondays, LCB 323
This is a joint seminar in applied mathematics and numerical
analysis. Examples of topics that are discussed include material science,
fluid dynamics, nonlinear analysis, mathematical finance, approximation theory,
fast algorithms, numerical simulation of PDEs, and numerical linear algebra.
The seminar is currently being organized by Grady Wright. Past organizers include
Jingyi Zhu, Mark Lewis, David Eyre, Andrej Cherkaev, Klaus Schmitt, Grant Gustafson,
Richard McLaughlin, Graeme Milton, Sasha Balk, and Ken Golden.
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If you are interested in speaking for the seminar, please contact
Grady Wright: (801) 581-8649, 
Click here for past seminars from Fall 1995 to Spring 2004
Spring 2005 Lectures
January 10 (Joint seminar with Math Bio.): Sam Isaacson (Courant Institute, NYU)
Incorporating diffusion in complex geometries into stochastic chemical kinetics simulations
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January 18: Viktor Roytburd (Rensselaer Polytechnic)
Phase locking for interface propagation in periodic media
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January 21: Gilles Francfort (Université Paris 13)
A variational view of brittle fracture evolution
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January 24: Joseph Biello (Courant Institute)
PDEs and Asymptotics for the Tropical Atmosphere
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February 7 (Joint seminar with Math Bio.): Drew LaMar (University of Texas)
Human Acoustics: From the Vocal Chords to the Inner Ear
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February 25: Daniel Pringle (Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
Measuring the thermal conductivity of sea ice
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April 4: Nathan Albin (Dept. of Math, Utah)
New Optimal Composites via Orthogonal Laminates
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April 11: TBD
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April 18: TBD
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April 25: TBD
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the earlier Lectures