NA Digest Sunday, April 20, 2003 Volume 03 : Issue 16

Today's Editor:
Cleve Moler
The MathWorks, Inc.
moler@mathworks.com

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From: Julie Haenisch <Julie_Haenisch@pupress.princeton.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 16:53:41 -0400
Subject: New Book on Fourier Analysis

Fourier Analysis:
An Introduction

Elias M. Stein and Rami Shakarchi
http://pup.princeton.edu/titles/7562.html

This first volume, a three-part introduction to the subject, is intended for
students with a beginning knowledge of mathematical analysis who are
motivated to discover the ideas that shape Fourier analysis. It begins with
the simple conviction that Fourier arrived at in the early nineteenth
century when studying problems in the physical sciences--that an arbitrary
function can be written as an infinite sum of the most basic trigonometric
functions.

Cloth |2003 | $49.95 / =A335.00 | ISBN: 0-691-11384-X
320 pp. | 6 x 9 | 40 line illus.

Read a sample chapter online, click here:
http://pup.princeton.edu/titles/7562.html


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From: Davide Anguita <anguita@dibe.unige.it>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:36:18 +0200
Subject: Seeking Book on Integer and Combinatorial Optimization Algorithms

Dear NA readers,
I'm looking for a good book on integer and combinatorial optimization
algorithms. Searching the net has not been very fruitful due to an
overwhelming number of possible candidates...

The ideal book would be something like Numerical Recipes, but any book with
a practical flavour is ok.
Just to give an idea, something similar to the well known Luenberger for
linear and nonlinear optimization, which describe the theory behind the
methods but focuses mainly on algorithms.

Thank you in advance,

-- Davide Anguita
University of Genova


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From: Donna Bower <dbower@cscamm.umd.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:51:42 -0400
Subject: Workshop in College Park on Semiconductors and Biological Channels

A Workshop on

"Analysis and Numerics for Modeling
Semiconductor Devices and Biological Channels"

will be held at the Center for Scientific Computation And Mathematical
Modeling (CSCAMM) located at the University of Maryland, College Park on
May 19-23, 2003

SCIENTIFIC CONTENT. The last few years have witnessed rapid
developments in semiconductor mathematical research including modeling,
analysis and numerical simulations of semiconductor device equations,
ranging from the Schroedinger equation for the evolution of the electron
wave function to the drift-diffusion system for the evolution of the
'electron gas' which is close to a Maxwellian equilibrium. Like
semiconductor devices, many proteins and biological systems are also
devices in exactly the engineering sense of the word. These devices have
a definite function described by an approximate device equation that is
valid ONLY when the device is working as designed. Devices have complex
internal structure that allows them to have a reasonably robust and
simple equation and much of biological research is really an inverse
problem to determine the device equation.

The diversity of physical architectures for semiconductor devices and
biological ionic channels as well as the mathematical models they are
based on has proven to be a fruitful ground for interaction of
researchers from different disciplines in physics, biology, engineering,
mathematics and scientific computation.

We plan to revisit existing intersections and to explore future
directions in modeling, analysis and numerics of classical and quantum
transport in semiconductor devices, and classical transport in
biological ionic channels, and related topics.

A limited number of openings are available. To apply please RSVP at:
http://www.cscamm.umd.edu/programs/smc03/rsvp.htm

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION is posted at
http://www.cscamm.umd.edu/programs/smc03


email: smc03@cscamm.umd.edu


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From: Peter Schmid <peter@ladhyx.polytechnique.fr>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:07:43 +0200
Subject: Conference in Park City Hydrodynamic Stability and Flow Control

Invitation to attend the
SUMMER RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON
HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY AND FLOW CONTROL
sponsored by the AMS-SIAM-IMS
Park City, Utah, July 5-10, 2003

The summer research conference is intended to bring together scientists
in the areas of applied mathematics, fluid mechanics, control engineering
and related fields to discuss and present state-of-the-art techniques and
challenging problems in hydrodynamic stability theory and flow control.

Proceedings will be published following the conference.

Partial list of invited speakers:

B. Bamieh (Santa Barbara,USA)
T. Bewley (San Diego, USA)
J.-M. Chomaz (Palaiseau, France)
M. Gunzburger (Tallahassee, USA)
M. Hogberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
P. Huerre (Palaiseau, France)

Interested participants are encouraged to contact Peter Schmid at
pjs@amath.washington.edu


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From: Esmond Ng <EGNg@lbl.gov>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:51:52 -0700
Subject: Conference in Napa on Preconditioning

PRECONDITIONING 2003
EMBASSY SUITES NAPA VALLEY
NAPA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 27-29, 2003

The 2003 International Conference on Preconditioning Techniques for
Large Sparse Matrix Problems is a follow-on of similar meetings that
were held in Minneapolis in 1999 and Tahoe City in 2001. The
Preconditioning 2003 Conference focuses on preconditioning techniques
for solving various matrix problems, particularly those that are
relevant to large-scale scientific and industrial applications.

The conference will feature plenary presentations, contributed
papers, and poster presentations.

SUPPORTS:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Boeing Company

SPONSORS:
SIAM/Activity Group on Linear Algebra

CONFERENCE CHAIRS:
Esmond G. Ng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yousef Saad, The University of Minnesota
Wei-Pai Tang, The Boeing Company

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Michele Benzi, Emory University
Edmond Chow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Iain Duff, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
John Gilbert, University of California, Santa Barbara
Gerard Meurant, Commissariat l'Energie Atomique, France
Valeria Simoncini, Universita' degli Studi di Bologna, Italy
Ray Tuminaro, Sandia National Laboratories
Andrew Wathen, Oxford University, UK

PLENARY PRESENTATIONS: The following invited speakers have agreed to
give plenary presentations. They will provide overviews in the field
of preconditioning and discuss important recent developments.

Luc Giraud, CERFACS
Bruce Hendrickson, Sandia Laboratories
Jim Nagy, Emory University
Jorge Nocedal, Northwestern University
Panayot Vassilevski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Henk van der Vorst, Universiteit Utrecht
Mary Wheeler, The University of Texas at Austin

Contributed Papers and Poster Presentations:
The deadline for submitting abstracts for contributed papers is
July 15, 2003. Submissions will be reviewed on the basis of
quality and relevance to the conference theme.

The deadline for submitting abstracts for poster presentations is
July 31, 2003.

We anticipate that we will be notifying the authors whether their
paper/poster abstracts are accepted by early August 2003.

Contributed Paper and Poster Submissions:
Abstracts can be submitted either by postal mail or electronically
(postscript or pdf files only).

For contributed papers, the length of the abstract should not
exceed three (3) pages. When submitting via email, please indicate
"Preconditioning 2003 Contributed Paper Abstract" in the subject
line.

For posters, the length of the abstract should not exceed one (1)
page. When submitting via email, please indicate "Preconditioning
2003 Poster Abstract" in the subject line.

Postal address:
Preconditioning 2003
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road
Mail Stop 50F-1650
Berkeley, CA 94720-8139
U.S.A.

Email address:
pc03_org@nersc.gov

Additional Information:
Further information on the conference can be obtained by consulting
the web pages at http://www.nersc.gov/conferences/pc2003/, or by
sending email to pc03_org@nersc.gov.


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From: Eilish Hathaway <eilish@ipam.ucla.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:13:36 -0700
Subject: Conference at Lake Arrowhead on Inverse Problems

The Applied Inverse Problems: Theoretical and Computational Aspects
Conference will take place May 18-23 at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead
Conference Center. We welcome some additional participants. Time is
very short as registration must close on April 25, 2003. For more
information on the program please go to
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/aip2003/ To be considered for
registration please send an email to aip2003@ipam.ucla.edu


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From: Hans Schneider <hans@math.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:06:42 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Special Issue of LAA on Positivity in Linear Algebra

LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Special issue on Positivity in Linear Algebra
Call for papers (Reminder)

Positivity in linear algebra arises in many different forms and flavors.
It includes the study of matrices with nonnegative entries
(Perron-Frobenius theory), matrices with positive principle minors
(P-matrices, positive definite matrices, totally positive matrices),
as well as linear maps with characteristics that generalize or
combine these notions of positivity (e.g., positive operators, cone
preserving maps).

The applications of positivity as a linear algebraic notion are indeed
numerous, ranging from the physical and social sciences to other mathematical
areas like graph theory, optimization, stochastic processes, statistics,
dynamical systems and numerical analysis. The benefit is mutual as many
advances in these areas are being achieved with the aid of linear algebra
and its notions of positivity, which in turn are enriched by ideas,
challenges and goals for the future.

For this special issue, we are looking for papers that primarily advance
knowledge about positivity in linear algebra and the associated matrix classes,
or that extend the reach of their theory in applications and in other
mathematical fields.

Areas and topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

Entrywise positive (nonnegative) matrices.
M-matrices and their inverses.
Eventually nonnegative matrices.
Positive (semi-)definite matrices.
Totally positive (nonnegative) matrices.
P-matrices.
Cone preserving maps.
Positive stability.
Generalizations of the above in the context of operator theory
and matrix functions.

All papers submitted must meet the publication standards of Linear Algebra
and its Applications and will be refereed in the usual way. They should
be submitted to one of the special editors of this issue listed below
by 31 August 2003.

Shaun Fallat Judith McDonald
Department of Mathematics Mathematics Department
University of Regina Washington State University
Regina, Saskatchewan Pullman, WA 99164-3113
Canada S4S 0A2 U.S.A.
sfallat@math.uregina.ca jmcdonald@math.wsu.edu

Juan Pena Michael Tsatsomeros
Departamento de Matematica Aplicada Mathematics Department
Universidad de Zaragoza Washington State University
Edificio de Matematicas Pullman, WA 99164-3113
50009 Zaragosa, Spain U.S.A.
jmpena@posta.unizar.es tsat@math.wsu.edu

For a listing of current special LAA issues see
http://www.math.wisc.edu/~hans/speciss.html


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From: A.E.P. Veldman <veldman@math.rug.nl>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:04:42 +0200
Subject: Faculty Position at University of Groningen

Tenure-track position for assistant professor in Computational Engineering and
Scientific Computing (vacancy number 203124)

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is offering young, talented
researchers positions which are on the same level as those of assistant
professor via the tenure-track system. Researchers are given the opportunity
to develop their own line of research within a particular field. The
faculty's career policy is characterised by flexible personnel management
with a focus on the individual. Academic achievements are seen as being
central to the academic career, and ample opportunities for professional
development and supplementary training and education are offered.
Arrangements for training in the area of teaching will be made with all new
employees.

The policy is directed at increasing the number of women in academic staff
positions. Career advancement policies for women will also be improved, and
women will be actively encouraged to develop their careers.

The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a maximum of 6 years. On
completion of 5 years of employment there will be an assessment of performance
based on established criteria. If the outcome of the assessment is positive,
the assistant professor will be promoted to the rank of associate professor
with tenure. There will be another assessment at the end of a further 5-year
period during which a full professorial appointment will be discussed.

The vacant position will be embedded in the section Computational Mechanics
and Numerical Mathematics of the Institute for Mathematics and Computing
Science. The research programme of this section concentrates on numerical
simulation of fluid dynamics and transport phenomena (Computational Fluid
Dynamics CFD). Research is focussed on basic advancement of numerical
algorithms (discretization methods, sparse matrix solvers). Through extensive
cooperation with external research groups these methods are made available to
advance knowledge in other (applied) areas of science and technology
(especially free-surface flow, bio-fluid dynamics and turbulence).

Personal profile:
* A PhD degree in the field of computational engineering and scientific
computing.
* Two or more years of experience in a post-doctoral research position at
another educational institution abroad, or in industry or another
multi-disciplinary environment.
* Excellent research, teaching and organisational qualities.
* A substantial list of publications in international journals and leading
conference proceedings.
* The ability to attract external funding for your research.
* Fluency in the English language. Knowledge of the Dutch language or the
willingness to learn this language within a time frame of two years is
expected.

Tasks:
* To teach courses in mathematics at graduate and undergraduate level.
* To participate in the organization of the teaching.
* To conduct research leading to publications in journals of high standing.
* To (co-)supervise graduate students.
* To attract external research funds.
* To contribute to management and organization of the department.

The University of Groningen can offer you:
A salary dependent on qualifications and work experience up to a maximum of
Euro 4490,= gross per month for a full-time job (12 monthly payments), an 8%
holiday allowance, and participation in a pensionscheme for government
employees.

Further information:
Please contact: prof dr AEP Veldman, Professor in Computational Mechanics and
Numerical Mathematics, phone +31-503633988, fax +31-503633800, email:
veldman@math.rug.nl, URL:http://www.math.rug.nl/~veldman

Applications:
Applications accompanied by a curriculum vitae, list of publications and
suggested names of 3 references should be sent (before May 14, 2003) to the
Head of the Personnel Department, University of Groningen,
P.O. Box 72, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands, or by e-mail:
vmp@bureau.rug.nl . Please indicate vacancy number 203124 on the letter
and the envelope.


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From: Jack Dongarra <dongarra@cs.utk.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:29:01 -0400
Subject: Research Position at the University of Tennessee

A research position is available in parallel scientific software at the
University of Tennessee.

The Innovative Computing Lab (ICL, http://icl.cs.utk.edu/) of the
University of Tennessee is looking for a bright, motivated person to
join as a staff researcher. The applicant would be expected to join
existing projects in computational science, as well as showing
initiative in pursuing new research directions. Current computational
science projects in ICL address the integration of numerical algorithms
and state-of-the-art hardware, with an emphasis on grid computing and
performance optimization.

The position involves linear algebra, numerical analysis and scientific
programming.
Familiarity with C, Fortran, parallel architectures and algorithms and
performance optimization is also desired.

Degree requirements: (1) Ph.D. in Computer Sciences or related area with
demonstrable background in numerical mathematics, in particular finite
element methods, linear system solving, or eigenvalue calculations; or
(2) M.S. in Computer Sciences and 3-5 years relevant research or work
experience.

Additional benefits of the position include a competitive salary, travel
opportunities, access to state-of-the-art computational facilities
(including both parallel architectures and high-performance
workstations), and collaborative research opportunities in a very active
research program in advanced scientific computing.

Inquiries should be directed to:
http://icl.cs.utk.edu/employment/job.html


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From: Sivaguru Sritharan <Sri@uwyo.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:59:04 -0600
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at University of Wyoming

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
in
Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in the
Department of Mathematics of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, with an
expected starting date in September 2003. The successful applicant will work
closely with the new Director of the Institute for Scientific Computing (ISC)
and other members of the Department in developing simulation software for
large-scale modeling of oil reservoirs. The ideal candidate should have a
strong background in fluid dynamics and numerical modeling. Expertise in areas
such as free boundary problems, flows in porous media, level set methods and
multi-phase flows are strongly desirable. Proficiency in the use of distributed
parallel computers and actual programming under the Message-Passing Interface
(MPI) paradigm are valuable assets.

Suitable candidates who already hold a Ph.D in any relevant field or who expect
to obtain one by the appointment starting date are encouraged to apply. The
applicant must have their Ph.D. by the time of the appointment. The position
will remain open until filled. The initial appointment will be for one year,
with the possibility of renewal for additional years based on performance.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and a brief statement of research
interests to Dr. S. S. Sritharan, Head, Department of Mathematics, University
of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3036, Laramie, WY 82071-3036, (Fax: 307-766-4221) or
preferably in electronic format via email to sri@uwyo.edu.
The University of Wyoming is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. We welcome applications from women and other underrepresented groups.


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