NA Digest Monday, March 19, 2012 Volume 12 : Issue 12

Today's Editor:
Daniel M. Dunlavy
Sandia National Labs
dmdunla@sandia.gov

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From: Jim Luedtke <jrluedt1@wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:55:13 -0500
Subject: INFORMS OS Prize Nominations due June 30, 2012

The INFORMS Optimization Society awards four prizes annually at the
INFORMS annual meeting. We seek nominations for each of them, due by
June 30, 2012. Each of the four awards includes a cash amount of US$
1,000 and a citation certificate. The four awards are listed below
with links to more information about them, including detailed
eligibility requirements. For each award, nominations and inquiries
should be sent directly via email to the chair of the corresponding
prize committee.

Khachiyan Prize: Awarded for outstanding lifetime contributions to the
field of optimization by an individual or team.
http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-
Society-Prizes/Khachiyan-Prize

Farkas Prize: Awarded for outstanding contributions by a mid-career
researcher to the field of optimization, over the course of their
career.
http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-
Society-Prizes/Farkas-Prize

Prize for Young Researchers: Awarded to one or more young
researcher(s) for an outstanding paper in optimization that is
submitted to and accepted, or published in a refereed professional
journal.
http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-
Society-Prizes/Young-Researchers

Student Paper Prize: Awarded to one or more student(s) for an
outstanding paper in optimization that is submitted to and received or
published in a refereed professional journal within three calendar
years preceding the year of the award.
http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-
Society-Prizes/Student-Paper-Prize

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From: "Terry J. Ligocki" <tjligocki@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:25:45 -0700
Subject: Chombo 3.1 is available

The Chombo team is happy to announce the release of Chombo 3.1.

The Chombo software package provides a set of tools for implementing
finite difference methods for the solution of partial differential
equations on block-structured adaptively refined rectangular grids
with embedded boundaries. Both elliptic and time-dependent modules are
included. Support for parallel platforms and standardized
self-describing file formats are included.

Chombo's design is flexible and accessible. Users will be able to
develop parallel applications to solve the partial differential
equations of interest with far shorter development times than would be
possible without the infrastructure. Very careful design and
documentation allows users to access the software at many levels.
They will be able to use Chombo to simply adapt the example
applications to solve scientific problems or to investigate deep
technical issues of adaptive mesh refinement algorithms.

Chombo is built using a combination of C++ and Fortran and uses MPI
message-passing for parallel execution. The code is straightforward
to build using GNU Make and the documentation provided. Chombo has
been ported to a variety supercomputers and runs on laptops and
workstations.

See http://chombo.lbl.gov for more details about Chombo and
http:anag-repo.lbl.gov to find out more about the release and to
download the software.

Chombo Development Team, Applied Numerical Algorithms Group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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From: Hermann Lederer <lederer@rzg.mpg.de>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:52:31 -0500
Subject: Scalable direct eigenvalue solver ELPA for symmetric matrices

Scalable direct eigenvalue solver ELPA for symmetric matrices: hybrid
version released

"ELPA" is a new direct eigensolver library that addresses scalability
and performance, especially for parallel applications. ELPA builds on
the ScaLAPACK type interfaces that are often used in existing
implementations, but key parts of the eigenvalue solution are then
replaced with ELPA's own routines in an easy-to-use way. The library
is particularly useful when a substantial part of all eigenvalue /
eigenvector pairs is needed. Released under an LGPL-like license, ELPA
has been successfully tested for matrix sizes up to 680,000 and with
up to 294,000 CPU cores on a BlueGene/P system.

Excellent scalability within ELPA is already achieved in an MPI-only
implementation. In addition, a hybrid OpenMP/MPI version of ELPA has
just been released, extending the range of supportable applications to
those that already utilize a mixed communication pattern.

For details on the ELPA consortium, the solver and access to the
source code, see http://elpa.rzg.mpg.de

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From: Michele Benzi <benzi@mathcs.emory.edu>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:30:06 -0400
Subject: SISC Copper Mountain Special Section, USA, Mar 2012

SISC Copper Mountain Special Section

The Twelfth Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods is
scheduled from 25 March - 30 March, 2012
(http://grandmaster.colorado.edu/~copper/2012/).

As in previous even-numbered years, the SIAM Journal on Scientific
Computing (SISC) is planning a Special Section, dedicated to recent
progress in iterative methods.

Submissions are encouraged in all aspects of iterative methods
including the following areas: stochastic PDEs and uncertainty,
PageRank and Markov chains, inverse problems and regularization,
optimization, PDE systems, hardware effects/multicore architectures,
hybrid direct-iterative methods, constrained problems from PDEs,
Krylov accelerators, and nonlinear solvers and applications.

The deadline for submission to the Special Section is June 15,
2012. Attendees and participants of the conference as well as the
general community are invited to submit papers. Papers will be
subject to review by a guest Editorial Board.

For submission instructions, visit
http://www.siam.org/journals/sisc/sisc_special.php
or
http://grandmaster.colorado.edu/~copper/2012/sisc.php

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From: Pamela Bye <pam.bye@ima.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:58:43 -0500
Subject: IMA Early Career Mathematicians, UK, May 2012

IMA Early Career Mathematicians' Spring Conference 2012
Saturday 19 May 2012
Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre, University of Manchester
http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/early_career_
mathematicians_spring_2012.cfm

The 16th in a series of conferences for Early Career Mathematicians.
In between the talks will be plenty of time for eating and socialising
with other like-minded Early Career Mathematicians as well as quizzing
the speakers in more depth on their topics. Following the conference
you will have the opportunity to join in with an informal post
conference dinner at a local restaurant. Please state on your
registration form whether you wish to attend the dinner as well.

Sandy Black - University of Leeds
Richard Crawford BSc MSc CMath MIMA - AMEC
Sharon Evans MIMA - Rolls Royce
Valentin Fadeev - Maersk Line and MSc student at the Open Univ
Steve Humble FIMA aka DR Maths
Katie Steckles - Think Maths and The University of Manchester

Everyone with an interest in mathematics is welcome! Generally you
will find that most attendees have either graduated with a maths
degree less than 15 years ago OR joined the IMA less than 15 years ago
(but don't have a degree) OR they are a student of maths.

Registration: http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/
early_career_mathematicians_spring_2012/registration.cfm

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From: DICTAP2012 <di@sdiwc.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:26:44 -0500
Subject: Deadline Extended, DICTAP2012, Thailand, May 2012

The Second International Conference on Digital Information and
Communication Technology and its Applications (DICTAP2012)
University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce(UTCC), Bangkok Thailand
May 16-18, 2012; http://www.sdiwc.net/thi/

Extended Submission Date : Mar. 23, 2012
Notification of acceptance : Apr. 05, 2012
Camera Ready submission : Apr. 14, 2012

The proposed conference on the above theme will be held at University
of the Thai Chamber of Commerce(UTCC), Bangkok, Thailand during the
period of May 16-18, 2012. The DICTAP2012 aims to enable researchers
build connections between different digital applications.

The conference welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to)
research topics:1) Communication Basic and Infrastructure:
Telecommunications; Communication protocols; Algorithms, Architecture,
and Infrastructures; Transmission Techniques; Communication Systems
2) Networks Basic and Management: Network Systems and Devices; Wireless
Networks, Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks; Network Modeling and Simulation;
Network Management Techniques; Networks Security, Encryption and
Cryptography; 3) Multimedia Application: Management and Diffusion of
Multimedia Applications; Multimedia Data Base; Information Retrieval;
Digital Rights Management; 4) Image, Video, Signal and Information
Processing: Compression and Coding; Analysis and Processing; Computer
Graphics; Data mining; Soft Computing; Web based applications

Researchers are encouraged to submit their work electronically. All
papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized
referees. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be
considered.

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From: Iain Duff <iain.duff@stfc.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:39:30 +0000
Subject: Sparse Days at CERFACS, France, Jun 2012

Sparse Days at CERFACS .... 25-26 June 2012

The annual "Sparse Days at CERFACS" will take place on the 25th and
26th of June, just after the SIAM Applied Linear Algebra meeting in
Valencia.

The Sparse Days meeting will be similar in format to previous years.
No invited speakers and all talks in plenary session. As it is after
the SIAM/ALA meeting, we might expect an emphasis on sparse linear
algebra and its applications, but contributions on any aspects of
sparsity are welcome. In particular, talks on sparse optimization and
on data assimilation would fit well with some of the current research
at CERFACS.

The deadline for registration and booking the low cost accommodation
is 30 April 2012. However, it will clearly help with our planning if
you can let us know you plan to come in advance of that deadline.

Information on this can be found on the web pages at
http://www.cerfacs.fr/6-27037-Sparse-Days-2012.php

We have included information on travel to Toulouse on the web site
and, if you indicate the intention to travel from Valencia when you
register, we will put you in touch with each other to arrange travel,
perhaps using car rental.

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From: "Kirsten Wilden" <Wilden@siam.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:57:16 -0400
Subject: SIAM NW12, USA, Jun 2012

SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures (NW12)
The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
June 13-16, 2012
http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw12/

Registration and Program Now Available!

Organizing Committee Co-chairs:
Gino Biondini, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Bernard Deconinck, University of Washington, USA

Invited Speakers:
Jared C. Bronski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Barbara Gentz, University of Bielefeld
Shi Jin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University/Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
Jun Zhang, Courant Institute and Physics Department, NYU

Registration and the conference program are now posted at
http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw12/

PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 16, 2012; 4:00 PM EST

HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE: May 16, 2012

Twitter hashtag: #SIAMNW12

For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org.

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From: Michail Todorov <mditod@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:19:38 +0200
Subject: AMiTaNS'12, Bulgaria, Jun 2012

The Euro-American Consortium for Promotion of the Application of
Mathematics in Technical and Natural Sciences is organizing its Fourth
Conference AMiTaNS'12 to be held in the resort St.St. Constantine and
Helena, June 11-16, 2012 which is one of the top level vacation
resorts in the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast located near the
town of Varna.

The conference will be scheduled in plenary and keynote lectures
followed by contributed sessions and two special sessions. The accents
of the conference will be on Applied Analysis, Applied Physics,
Biomathematics, Continuum Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, Numerical
Methods, Scientific Computing, Solitons and Transport Processes. If
you are interested in attending AMiTaNS’12 please prepare a short
abstract within 300 words clearly stating the goal, tools and e-mail
to conference@eac4amitans.eu. Submission deadline is March 31, 2012.

Currently confirmed plenary and keynote speakers: S. Margenov
(Bulgaria), P. Minev (Canada), J. Kraus (Austria), J. Lubuma (South
Africa), V. Shaydurov (Russia), K. Sakai (Japan), G. Ambartsoumian
(USA), K. Sutton (USA), R. Blaheta (Czech Republic)

Further information regarding the event is available at
http://2012.eac4amitans.eu/

Conference coordinators: A.S. Ackleh (ULL, LA, USA); C.I. Christov
(ULL, LA, USA), M.D. Todorov (TUS, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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From: Sandra Sendra<sandra.sendra.upv@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:54:33 +0100
Subject: GreenNets 2012, Spain, Oct 2012

2nd International Conference on Green Communications and Networking -
GreeNets 2012, 24th and 26th October 2012, Gandia, Spain
http://greenets.org/

Global warming and climate change have been a growing worldwide
concern. Six sources, i.e., transportation, power, buildings,
industry, agriculture and forestry, and land use, have been identified
as major contributors to the rise of global carbon dioxide (CO2). The
mobile industry is seen as a potential enabler to reduce greenhouse
gases contributed by these six sources provided that appropriate
measures are implemented. On the other hand, the mobile industry
itself will also contribute to CO2 emission through network
operations, mobile equipments, etc. To meet the requirement of
low-carbon economy development, it is necessary to reduce the
operation expenditure or energy consumption of mobile networks, while
maintaining acceptable quality of service. This conference will
explore and explain the scope and challenges of designing, building,
and deploying GreeNets. In this regard, the conference aims to
establish a forum to bring together research professionals from
diverse fields including green mobile networks, system architectures,
networking & communication protocols, applications, test-bed and
prototype, traffic balance and energy-efficient cooperation
transmission, system and application issues related to GreeNets.

Paper submissions: http://greenets.org/submission.shtml

Abstract Submission Deadline: May 1, 2012
Full Paper Deadline: May 10, 2012

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From: Manisha Gajbe <manisha@hipc.org>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:38:08 -0500
Subject: High Performance Computing, India, Dec 2012

19th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing
December 18-21, 2012
Pune, INDIA
http://www.hipc.org

April 02, 2012 Conference Paper Submission Begins
May 16, 2012 Conference Paper Submission Ends
Mar 1, 2012 Workshop Proposals Due
Sep 16, 2012 Student Symposium Submissions Due
Nov 14, 2012 Early Registration Deadline

The 19th annual IEEE International Conference on High Performance
Computing (HiPC 2012) will be held at the Le Meridian hotel in Pune,
India, during December 18-21, 2012. It will serve as a forum for
researchers from around the world to present their current research
efforts and findings, and will act as a venue for stimulating
discussions and highlighting high performance computing (HPC) related
activities in Asia. The conference has a history of attracting
participation from reputed researchers from all over the world. HiPC
2012 will focus on the design and analysis of high performance
computing and networking systems and their scientific, engineering,
and commercial applications. In addition to technical sessions
consisting of contributed papers, the conference will include invited
presentations, a student research symposium, tutorials, and vendor
presentations in the industry, user and research symposium. The 18th
meeting, held in Bengaluru in December 2011, had 40 contributed papers
chosen from 206 submissions from 22 countries, and more than 450
attendees. The 17th meeting, held in Goa in December 2010, had 40
contributed papers chosen from 208 submissions from 22 countries, and
more than 280 attendees.

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From: Erricos Kontoghiorghes <erricos@cut.ac.cy>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:40:27 -0500
Subject: J of Comp Math, Special Issue on Matrix Comp/Appl

Call For Papers
Journal of Computer Mathematics (Taylor & Francis)
Special Issue on Matrix Computations and Applications
http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/pmaa2012/IJCM.html

The International Journal of Computer Mathematics (Taylor & Francis)
will publish a Special Issue devoted to the PMAA 2012 track on Matrix
Computations and Applications. Papers submitted to the special issue
should have a strong scientific computing and numerical linear algebra
component.

All submissions must contain original unpublished work not being
considered for publication elsewhere. They must be submitted
electronically via the online submission system
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gcom

The deadline for submissions is the 5th October 2012. However, papers
can be submitted at any time; and, when they have been received, they
will enter the editorial system immediately.

Guest Editors:
Cristian Gatu (cgatu@info.uaic.ro),
Paolo Foschi (paolo.foschi2@unibo.it) and
Andreas Stathopoulos (andreas@cs.wm.edu)

For further information consult the web page:
http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/pmaa2012/IJCM.html

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From: Ivan Graham <I.G.Graham@bath.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:45:28 +0000
Subject: Senior Lecturer/Reader, Applied Math, Univ of Bath

University of Bath
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Senior Lecturer or Reader in Applied Mathematics

Salary: Starting from £45,486, rising to £52,706
Closing Date: Thursday 22 March 2012
Interview Date: Friday 04 May 2012
Reference: JK928

Applications are invited for a post in Applied Mathematics at Senior
Lecturer or Reader level.

The successful applicant will have a strong track record of
independent research of international standing. The person appointed
will be expected to sustain a leading research programme, and
successfully secure external funding. Candidates should have a strong
interest in pursuing excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate
teaching and in supervising graduate students.

Applications are welcome in any area of Applied Mathematics which
resonates with and/or complements existing areas of expertise at Bath.

Alongside completion of the standard Application Form, candidates
should provide a full Curriculum Vitae, and a statement of research
interests of up to 3 pages using the online application portal at
http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof. Paul Milewski
(p.a.milewski@bath.ac.uk, +44(0)1225 386224) or the Head of
Department, Prof. Julian Faraway (j.j.faraway@bath.ac.uk, +44 (0)1225
386992).

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From: "N.J. Mauser" <norbert.mauser@univie.ac.at>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:46:59 +0100
Subject: Asst Professor, Numerics of PDEs, Univ Wien

The Department of Mathematics of Univ. Wien jointly with the Wolfgang
Pauli Institute invites applications from outstanding candidates to
the post of an assistant professor in "numerics of PDEs" (4 years
contract prolongable to 6 years, with a little tenure track
possibility)

The candidate should have a PhD in numerical analysis of PDEs and
experience in the application of computational methods to PDEs in
quantum mechanics. Exceptionally strong candidates in analysis of
nonlinear Schrodinger equations can also be considered.

The successful candidate will participate in the research of the
"Applied PDE group" of Prof. Mauser, with a 2 hours per week teaching
load for courses in applied mathematics.

Service starts 1 September 2012 or earlier.

Salary : about 53 000 Euro per year.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof. Norbert J Mauser,
email:mauser@courant.nyu.edu

The closing date for applications is 15 April 2012, 5pm.

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From: Per Christian Hansen <pch@imm.dtu.dk>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:24:20 -0500
Subject: Postdoc Position, Optimization, Technical Univ of Denmark

A Post Doc position in Practical Optimal First-Order Methods is
available at DTU Informatics, Technical University of Denmark,
starting August 1, 2012. It is funded by the ERC project
“High-Definition Tomography” headed by Professor Per Christian Hansen.

The goal of the ERC project is to develop computational algorithms for
tomography that can incorporate many different kinds of available
prior information in order to produce high-definition reconstructions,
i.e., sharper images with more reliable details.

The Post Doc will develop practical first-order optimization methods
for smooth problems, and extensions of these methods to non-smooth
problems. The project involves development of prototype
implementations of the algorithms and validation on selected problems
in, e.g., computational geoscience.

The Post Doc is also expected to contribute to the section’s teaching
in the areas of scientific computing and large-scale methods for
optimization (max 20% of the total time can be associated with
teaching).

For more information, see the home page:
http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=3f3ebf10-c5bc-4cf3-8422-
ece579bc5998

Applications must be written in English and submitted online via the
home pages by April 15, 2012.

Professor Per Christian Hansen, DTU Informatics
Email pch@imm.dtu.dk
Tel +45 45.25.30.97

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From: Per Christian Hansen <pch@imm.dtu.dk>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:48:30 -0500
Subject: Two PhD Positions, Technical Univ of Denmark

Two PhD positions are available at DTU Informatics, Technical
University of Denmark, starting August 1, 2012. Both are funded by the
ERC project “High- Definition Tomography” headed by Professor Per
Christian Hansen.

The goal of this project is to develop the enabling mathematical
technology and computational algorithms to produce a new generation of
tomographic reconstruction methods that can incorporate many different
kinds of available prior information in order to produce
high-definition reconstructions, i.e., sharper images with more
reliable details.

Project 1: Statistical Priors in Variational Reconstruction Methods

This PhD project aims at bridging the gap between Bayesian and
variational reconstruction methods by setting up a mathematical and
computational framework that utilizes the connections between
parametric priors for the solutions, in the form of probability
distributions, and corresponding norms or filters.

http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=d093d5ed-bfec-4bc6-
ae39-86dd803a00e3

Project 2: Training Sets in Large-Scale Reconstruction Methods

This PhD project aims at providing a theoretical and methodological
framework for the use of training sets as non-parametric priors for
the solutions in tomographic reconstruction. We will study and further
develop the use of artificially generated training sets for
incorporation of structural information about the solution.

http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=7f4ce369-e70f-4f4f-
803a-c77b0d46fe68

For more information, see the home pages for the two
projects. Applications must be written in English and submitted online
via the home pages by April 22, 2012.

Professor Per Christian Hansen, DTU Informatics
Email pch@imm.dtu.dk
Tel +45 45.25.30.97

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From: kees oosterlee <c.w.oosterlee@cwi.nl>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:20:20 -0500
Subject: Three PhD Positions, Quant Finance Topics

We have 3 open PhD positions on Quantitative Finance topics in 2
research projects.

In the project "Stochastic volatility models for interest rate
derivatives" we look for one PhD student, at CWI - Center for
Mathematics and Computer Science, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

In the project "Credit Valuation Adjustment for exotic options" we
look for two PhD students, one at CWI, and one at University of
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

For details, see the postings at
http://ta.twi.tudelft.nl/mf/users/oosterle/

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From: John Pryce <prycejd1@Cardiff.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:08:00 +0000
Subject: PhD Studentship, DAEs, Cardiff Univ

PhD Studentship
Differential Algebraic Equations

Cardiff University - Cardiff School of Mathematics

Cardiff School of Mathematics is pleased to offer a Three-year
Scholarship in the area of differential algebraic equations. The
successful candidate should have a degree in mathematics, physics or
engineering, with a strong background in differential equations and
some programming experience (e.g. in MATLAB).

This PhD will leave the successful graduate in a strong position to
compete for postdoctoral positions in applied mathematics as well as
opening up a variety of horizons in industry. The project is funded by
the Leverhulme Trust and by Cardiff School of Mathematics, with
industrial support by DeltaTheta plc.

Stipend at EPSRC rate (tax free, currently £13,590 in year 1). Fees at
UK rate.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor J.D. Pryce
(PryceJD1@cardiff.ac.uk)

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From: Gerlind Plonka-Hoch <plonka@math.uni-goettingen.de>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:43:06 +0100
Subject: PhD Position, Applied Math, Goettingen, Germany

The Institute for Numerical and Applied Mathematics at the University
of Goettingen invites applications for an open

PhD position (3 years) in Applied Mathematics

to be filled by July 1, 2012. For more information please visit the
homepage (in german)
http://na.math.uni-goettingen.de/pdf/ausschreibung.pdf

Informal enquiries about the position may be addressed to Prof. Dr.
Gerlind Plonka-Hoch, plonka@math.uni-goettingen.de

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From: Adelia Sequeira <adelia.sequeira@math.ist.utl.pt>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:50:27 +0000
Subject: PhD Positions, Comp and Stochastic Math, IST-EPFL

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IST - EPFL Joint PhD

The Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST, Lisbon, Portugal) and the Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) offer two PhD
positions within a joint doctoral initiative in Computational and
Stochastic Mathematics, in the following topics:

- Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification in
fluid-dynamics and fluid-structure interaction problems

- Low-rank tensor methods for very large Markov chains

Admitted students will work in a highly stimulating international
research environment, sharing their time between Lisbon an Lausanne
and will be supervised by leading experts from both institutions.

Grants are available for outstanding candidates worldwide.

More information can be found in http://www.ist.utl.pt/IST-EPFL
or by sending an email to ist-epfl@ist.utl.pt

Deadline for Applications: April 15th, 2012.

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From: Tony Shardlow <tony.shardlow@manchester.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:42:24 -0500
Subject: MSc, Applied Math with NA, Univ of Manchester

We would like to let you know about a new MSc in Applied Mathematics
in the School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester, with the
first intake this September 2012.

The webpage of the MSc is:
http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgadmission/applied.html

The MSc offers a variety of courses in Applied Mathematics and in
particular offers specific training in either Industrial Mathematics
or Numerical Analysis (these form specific "pathways" of the course).
Students will have the opportunity to pick up a variety of
transferable skills of use to them in either employment with industry
or academia. Internships with industry are possible and frequent
contact with employers will be available in order to improve
employability.

We have a number (currently 9) of sponsored projects and thus
bursaries in order to assist students with fees. Companies providing
these bursaries are listed on the website. These bursaries will be of
the order of £3000 each. They will be allocated on a competitive
basis.

Students are more than welcome to contact the Programme Directors:
William.Parnell@manchester.ac.uk
Tony.Shardlow@manchester.ac.uk
should they require any further information.

We would be grateful if you would pass this information on to as many
Undergraduate students as possible in order that they have the best
chance of finding out about this course and the opportunities that it
offers. And please encourage students to apply for the course where
appropriate.

Best regards,
Will Parnell
Tony Shardlow

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From: "Cmam.info" <cmam@cmam.info>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:52:00 +0200
Subject: Contents, Computational Methods in Applied Math, 12(1)

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS Vol. 12 (2012), No. 1

Efficient Preconditioners for Large Scale Binary Cahn-Hilliard Models
(pages 1 to 22), P. Boyanova (Bulgaria), Minh Do-Quang, and
M. Neytcheva (Sweden)

Weak Versions of Stochastic Adams-Bashforth and Semi-implicit Leapfrog
Schemes for SDEs (pages 23 to 31), B. Ewald (USA)

A Quadratic Convergence Yielding Iterative Method for Nonlinear
Ill-posed Operator Equations (pages 32 to 45), S. George (India) and
A.I. Elmahdy (Egypt)

Exponentially Convergent Functional-discrete Method for Eigenvalue
Transmission Problems with a Discontinuous Flux and the Potential as a
Function in the Space L_1 (pages 46 to 72), V. Makarov, N. Rossokhata
and D. Dragunov (Ukraine)

A FETI-DP Method for Crouzeix-Raviart Finite Element Discretizations
(pages 73 to 91), L. Marcinkowski and T. Rahman

An Approximation Method Based on Matrix Formulated Algorithm for the
Heat Equation with Nonlocal Boundary Conditions (pages 92 to 107),
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Error Estimates for Approximations of American Put Option Price (pages
108 to 120), D. Siska (Germany)

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