NA Digest Monday, June 18, 2001 Volume 01 : Issue 24

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

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From: Paul Saylor <saylor@cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 16:37:05 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Report on Midwest NA Day

Report on Midwest NA Day
by
Paul Saylor and Ryan Szypowski
(with thanks to Tim Trick)

Midwest NA Day was held Saturday, May 12, 2001 at the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), with approximately sixty attendees.
Speakers were here from various Midwestern Universities. Also present were
participants from outside the Midwest, in particular, Bill Gear from NEC
Research (retired), Gene Golub from Stanford, and Zdenek Strakos from the
Czech Academy of Science. Topics ranged over stiff odes, Toeplitz systems,
unimodular polynomials, Krylov methods, the Wilkinson polynomial,
continued fractions, fill-in prediction, fluid mechanics and the method of
moments.

The weekend of May 12-13 was graduation weekend at UIUC, normally a weekend
to avoid, due to an influx of visitors seizing all the hotel rooms,
restaurants and parking places. But a special event justified this date.

Bill Gear received an Alumni Achievement Award, bestowed at graduation
ceremonies on Sunday, May 13. His portrait now hangs in a corridor of the
UIUC student union, one might say in the Alumni Hall of Fame.

There are many other distinguished recipients of the Alumni Achievement
Award whose portraits are also on display. Among them:

Arnold Beckman Sydney Drell
Jim Brady Jack Kilby
James Reston Robert Schrieffer
David Blackwell Rosalyn Yalow

More on Bill's achievements in stiff methods. A good example to show the
influence of his work is electronic circuit simulation where eigenvalues
can vary over six orders of magnitude, the cause of stiff instability.
(Some liberties are taken in the name of simplicity.) These instabilities
had been known about for a long time before Bill's contributions, with a
commercial circuits code appearing in the early sixties that used the
backward Euler method to deal with stiffness. Then, when Bill's work
appeared, electronic circuits engineers adopted his A-stable methods with
alacrity.

One noteworthy activity typified the ferment of the times. In an intense
ten year period peakng in the mid-seventies, UC Berkeley engineers
developed their important Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit
Emphasis (SPICE), which made use of Bill's stiffly stable methods. The
rapid spreading of this give-away package assured the wide distribution of
any novel method to be found inside, including Bill's.

Simulation is a tool in the design of circuits such as those inside
internet operations and telecommunication equipment. (What we've got here
is not a failure to communicate.) The proliferation of circuits and the
influence of the underlying design algorithms therefore being everywhere,
means that, in the world of ubiquitous computing, Bill's algorithms are
ubiquitously computing.


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From: Leslie Foster <foster@mathcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:45:30 -0700
Subject: Applied Math/Numerical Analysis Job Listings on the Internet

Several weeks ago I posted the following request on na-net:

Does anyone have recommendations for internet sites that have job
listings for graduating students who are looking for work related to
numerical analysis or applied mathematics? Sites that include listings
for students with bachelors and masters degrees are of interest.

Here is a summary of the replies that I received.

General technical-related sites:
http://monster.com, http://jobtrak.com, http://careers.bayarea.com,
http://dice.com, http://hotjobs.com, http://careermosaic.com, and
http://techies.com

in the UK: http://www.jobs.ac.uk, http://www.Workfinder.co.uk/,
http://www.gojobsite.co.uk/index.html. GoJobsite also has sites in
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain.

in Ireland: http://www.exp.ie/

in Germany: http://www.monster.de/,
http://www.access.de/german/index.asp, http://www.jobpilot.de/,
http://www.jobscout24.de/, http://www.stepstone.de/

GSCI-digest regularly lists jobs opportunities for beginners in
numerical analysis and scientific computing :
http://www.scicomp.uni-erlangen.de/Digest/index.html. A related site is
http://www.scicomp.uni-erlangen.de/Jobs/index.html.

computational fluid dynamics: http://www.cfd-online.com/

operations research/management science: http://www.informs.org/Jobs and
http://www.informs.org/

Applied math, math and scientific computing jobs (mostly for academic
positions): http://www.siam.org/profops/profops.htm,
http://www.netlib.org/na-net/na_home.html
,
http://www.ams.org/eims/eims-search.html

computational mathematics: http://www.llnl.gov/CASC and
http://www.llnl.gov/jobs/new_currentopenings.jsp

Many of the above sites have useful links. Some sites allow you to
store your resume. Employers can (and do!) search these to directly
contact applicants

Andy Cleary (Data Digest Corporation) gives some great advice for job
searches:

'For industry jobs, in my experience the best bet is to go to some of
the major computing-related job posting sites and to get creative with
your search criteria. Monster.com, dice.com, hotjobs.com,
careermosaic.com, techies.com, are probably the 5 I've used the most.
None of them will focus on numerical analysis or mathematics in general:
in the big bad business world, we have to accept that mathematics is a
fairly minor niche. Nonetheless, there are jobs out there that involve
mathematics. When filling out resumes for these sites, it is important
to be exhaustive about computing abilities and technologies, because
just about every math related job out there will be computing or
software first, math second. When performing searches, some of the
keywords that I have found useful are analysis/analytical, algorithms,
math (obviously), computation... Honestly, I haven't seen many hits for
"numerical analysis", but it's always worth a shot...'

'Before the recent slump in Nasdaq and the hightech market, there were a
LOT of industry jobs for people with this kind of background ... I
expect this to pick back up very shortly. ... Innovative work is being
done these days ... in small companies built around new technologies and
for some, this may be a better option both in terms of interesting work
as well as environment and financial reward.'

I received comments from Matthew Saltzman, Ivo Wenneker, Peter
Spellucci, James Blowey, Mei Kobayashi, A. Sazegari, Helmut Roth, Ulrich
Ruede, Steven Ashby, Joerg Gablonsky and Andy Cleary. Thanks for your
input.

Les Foster


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From: Francois Bereux <francois.bereux@fr.thalesgroup.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:59:27 +0200
Subject: New Book on Acoustic and Electromagnetic Equations

J.-C. Nedelec "Acoustic and Electromagnetic equations,
Integral representations for harmonic problems",
Applied Mathematical Sciences, Volume 144
Springer-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 0-387-95155-5
www.springer-ny.com

This book is devoted to the theoretical study of integral equations
arising in acoustic and electromagnetic problems. The book is organized
as follows :

Chap. 1 : Some Wave Equations
This chapter gives a brief description of the physical equations
discussed in the book.
Chap. 2 : The Helmholtz Equation
This chapter introduces several tools (spherical harmonics, Bessel
functions, elementary differential geometry) used to describe the
solution of Helmholtz equations. It contains a result of existence and
uniqueness for an exterior domain.
Chap. 3 : Integral Representations and Integral Equations
This chapter introduces the essential properties of integral
representations and integral equations in the scalar case (Laplace and
acoustic equations).
Chap. 4 : Singular Integral Operators
This chapter describes the theory of singular integral operators and
gives application to integral equations.
Chap. 5 : Maxwell Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
This chapter gives a complete mathematical treatment of Maxwell
equations, from existence and uniqueness results up to the study of the
associated integral equations. In particular it contains original
results by the author in the dielectric case.

This book is almost self-contained in terms of mathematics and is
accessible to a very broad public ranking from mathematicians to
electrical engineers. In particular it provides with very firm basis for
the numerical treatment of these equations, a field in which the author
of the book is also a world-renowned specialist.

Francois BEREUX THALES Systemes Aeroportes
1, Boulevard Jean Moulin Antennas and Radomes Unit
F-78852 Elancourt Cedex Email : francois.bereux at
fr.thalesgroup.com
FRANCE


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From: Vladimir Liseikin <liseikin@ict.nsc.ru>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:17:36 +0700
Subject: New Book on Grid Generation

A new book on the numerical treatment of problems whose
solutions have boundary and interior layers has been published by VSP
Publisher: V.D.Liseikin "Layer-Resolving Grids and
Transformations for Singular Perturbation Problems" VSP, Zeist,
2001, ISBN 90-6764-346-7. This book elaborates the topic of layer-resolving
grid generation technology for the numerical solution of problems with
singularities. This theme was given an introductory attention in
the previous monograph by the author: V. D. Liseikin "Grid
Generation Methods", Springer, Berlin, 1999, ISBN 3-540-65686-3.
The present monograph pursues the author`s conviction that a cooperation of
analytical analysis of the qualitative properties of singularities
and computational technology can really boost the efficient
development of the numerical codes aimed at the solution of problems
with singularities.

The book is largely devoted to a qualitative study of
various types of boundary and interior layers and to a detailed
review of those important aspects concerned with the development
of the numerical techniques based on updated, comprehensive
layer-resolving grids for equations with singularities which have
not been covered in the written monographs. Special attention is paid to
the qualitative analysis and generation of the layer-resolving grids
for nonlinear and the so-called problems with boundary and interior turning
points which have additional singularities from the reduced
problems. These problems are the most important for applications
and the most difficult for the pure analytical and numerical studies.

Additional information is placed in "books on mathematics" in the
Publisher web site www.vsppub.com/


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From: Shaun Forth <S.A.Forth@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:44:28 +0100
Subject: Notes from Automatic Differentiation Symposium at Cranfield

Several NA-Digest subscribers were interested in the above meeting but
were unable to make it in. If you visit the web page:

http://barrington.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk/directories/deptdir/esd/research/amor/research/workshop?view=www

then you'll find links to the presentations in PDF format.

Thanks to all the contributors and the audience for making it a very
stimulating meeting.

Shaun Forth
mailto: S.A.Forth@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk


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From: Juha Haataja <jhaataja@csc.fi>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:58:30 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Guide to the IBM SP Supercomputer

The second edition of "IBM SP User's Guide" is available in PDF format
at the www address

http://www.csc.fi/oppaat/ibmsp/

The guide gives on overview of the IBM RS/6000 SP system installed at
CSC, Finland. Special attention is paid to porting codes originally
developed on other platforms.

The guide contains 102 pages. The size of the PDF file is about 800 kB.
Contents of the guide:

1 Introduction
2 Using the IBM SP at CSC
3 The IBM SP system
4 Program development
5 Fortran programming
6 C and C++ programming
7 Parallel programming
8 The LoadLeveler job management system
9 Programming tools
10 Miscellaneous notes

Regards,

Juha Haataja
Development Manager, Science Support
CSC - Scientific Computing Ltd., Box 405, FIN-02101 Espoo


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From: Cleve Moler <moler@mathworks.com>
Date: Sun, 17 June 2001 12:24:46
Subject: SIAM Short Course on Mathematical Software

SIAM Short Course
Mathematical Software -- MATLAB, Mathematica and Maple
July 8, 2001
Town and Country Resort Hotel, San Diego, California
Preceding the SIAM Annual Meeting

This is actually three simultaneous, coordinated courses. It will be possible
to attend one day-long course involving one mathematical software package.
Or, after the introductory sessions, it will be possible to attend each of
the portions of the courses concentrating on a particular topic.

Who Should Attend? Faculty, students, professional scientists and engineers
who are interested in learning how to use, or to better use, one or more of
these systems.

Recommended Background. Undergraduate mathematics, including matrices and
differential equations, and some scientific programming experience.

Instructors:

Cleve Moler, The MathWorks
Chairman and Chief Scientist. Original author of MATLAB. One of the founders
of the MathWorks. Current responsibilities include continued development of
MATLAB's mathematical core.

Rob Knapp, Wolfram Research
Rob Knapp has worked on numerical computation for Mathematica since 1994.
He got his degree in applied mathematics from the Courant Institute in 1988.

Keith Geddes, University of Waterloo
Professor of Computer Science and Co-Director of the Symbolic Computation
Group. One of the original authors of Maple and one of the founders of
Waterloo Maple, Inc.

Jacques Carette, Waterloo Maple
Jacques Carette has worked in various capacities at Waterloo Maple Inc since
1991. He is now Senior Architect. He got his PhD in Pure Mathematics from
the Universite' de Paris-Sud (Orsay) in 1997.

Program:
Each course will spend about an hour on each of six topics. After the
introductions, the order will be staggered so that attendees may concentrate on
particular topics. The day will conclude with a combined session involving all
three packages. The topics are:
Introduction: Basic syntax and capabilities
Numerical computation: Matrices, differential equations, floating point
Symbolic computation: Computer algebra and calculus
Graphics: Two and three dimensional plots, images, "visualization"
Programming: Larger scale software development
Specialized packages, Toolboxes: third party products.

Registration:
Seats are limited. Please register before June 7, 2001. Registration fee
includes coffee breaks and lunch on Sunday, July 8. Register via the Web at
http://www.siam.org/meetings/an01ct01/regform.htm

More information:
http://www.siam.org/meetings/an01


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From: Bao Weizhu <bao@cz3.nus.edu.sg>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 05:34:52 +0800 (SST)
Subject: Workshop in Singapore on Computational Science and Engineering

International Workshop on Computational Science and Engineering
July 2nd, 2001, Time: 9:00-17:00, Venue: LT34
The National University of Singapore
Singapore

Invited Speakers:
Kan Chen, NUS, Singapore
Siyi Chen, Johns Hopkins, USA
Y. P. Feng, Physics, NUS, Singapore
S.L. Lee, NUS, Singapore
P.T. Nhan, NUS, Singapore
V. Privman, Clarkson U, USA
C. Shu, NUS, Singapore
C.-W. Shu, Brown, USA
Jie Shen, Penn. State, USA
Tao Tang, Hong Kong Baptist, Hong Kong, PRC
Y. Wang, Gatech, USA
John Zhang, New York U, USA

Scientific Committee:
Kan Chen, NUS, Singapore
C.-H. Lai, NUS, Singapore (Chair)
C.-W. Shu, Brown, USA
Tang Tao, Hong Kong Baptist, Hong Kong, PRC
Y.F. Yi, NUS, Singapore and Gatech, USA

Organizing Committee:
W.Z. Bao, NUS, Singapore
K.H. Lee, IHPC, Singapore
G.R. Liu, NUS, Singapore
J.S. Wang, NUS, Singapore
G.W. Wei, NUS, Singapore (Chair)

Sponsors:
Department of Computational Science, NUS, Singapore
Institute of High Performance Computings, Singapore


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From: Tjalling Ypma <Tjalling.Ypma@wwu.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:13:27 -0700
Subject: Pacific Northwest Numerical Analysis Seminar at Potlatch

PACIFIC NORTHWEST NUMERICAL ANALYSIS SEMINAR / POTLATCH

The 15th annual PNWNAS will take place at Western Washington University,
Bellingham, on Saturday 29 September 2001.

Speakers include Randy Bank (UC San Diego), Tim Chartier (Boulder), Lisa
Stanley (Montana State), Wei-Pai Tang (Boeing) and Harold Trease (Batelle).
There will also be a panel discussion on the teaching of numerical analysis.

Details and registration materials will be posted on our website:
http://www.wwu.edu/~mathweb
as they become available, or can be obtained from the organizer:

Tjalling Ypma Chair, Math, WWU
tjalling.ypma@wwu.edu (360) 650-3785


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From: Frank Wuebbeling <wuebbel@math.uni-muenster.de>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:00:05 +0200
Subject: Colloquium in Muenster Honoring Frank Natterer's

Colloquium on Inverse Problems on the occasion of Frank Natterer's 60th
birthday

A Mini-Colloquium on inverse Problems will be held in Muenster, Germany, on
July 6, 2001, celebrating the 60th birthday of Prof. Frank Natterer.
Speakers are Prof. Alfred Louis, Saarbruecken, and Prof. Todd
Quinto, Tufts.

For more information, see the Homepage of the Math department of Muenster at
http://www.uni-muenster.de/math/inst/num

Dr. Frank Wuebbeling (wuebbel@math.uni-muenster.de)
Institut fuer Numerische und instrumentelle Mathematik
Universitaet Muenster
Einsteinstrasse 62
48151 Muenster


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From: David Karoly <David.Karoly@sci.monash.edu.au>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 15:29:30 +1000
Subject: Faculty Position at Monash University

Associate Professor, Computational Mathematics and Geophysics
Monash University, Australia

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Earth
Sciences are seeking to make a joint appointment of a senior scientist
with interests in computational mathematics and geophysics. The
successful applicant will lead cross-disciplinary programs involving
elements of earth sciences, mathematics and computer science. These
linkages will form the basis of a new Centre for Computational Science
to be developed by the successful applicant as a leading University
research facility.

In addition to these cross-disciplinary strategic initiatives, some
teaching and supervision is required at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels. In particular, the successful applicant will be
responsible for teaching/managing advanced undergraduate and/or graduate
level subjects including:
(a) Physical processes and modelling of the Earth (rheology, flexure,
convection)
(b) Seismic imaging (seismology, tomography, refraction, reflection)
(c) Numerical analysis and high performance, parallel computing
techniques
(d) Visualisation techniques

The successful applicant will be based in the new School of Mathematical
Sciences and will have strong links with the new School of Geoscience
and the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering.

For more information, contact Professor David Karoly, fax: +61-3-9905 5020
email: david.karoly@sci.monash.edu.au

Applications to:
Professor D Karoly, Department of Mathematics & Statistics,
PO Box 28M, Monash University, Vic 3800, Australia by 11/07/2001.
Quote Ref. No. A012849 and include curriculum vitae and the names (with
phone and facsimile numbers) of three referees in your application.


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From: Axel Voigt <voigt@caesar.de>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:06:44 +0200
Subject: Research Position at Research Center Caesar

caesar - center of advanced european studies and research - is a new
type of private foundation with a capital endowment of its own and major
organizational freedom. The foundation is using its capital gains to run
a research center for natural science. It is geared to the technologies
of the 21st century and is focusing on projects with market orientation.

The Crystal Growth group at caesar has openings for postdoctoral fellows
and graduate students with a profound background in applied mathematics,
computational fluid dynamics or scientific computing.
The main research focus of the group is on numerical simulation of
industrial crystal growth processes with a strong emphasis on using
modern mathematical tools like adaptive finite elements and
parallelization.
Applicants should have an first degree in Mechanical Engineering,
Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics and preferably should have a
relevant Ph.D. and/or experience in numerical simulation of industrial
applications with a good publication record. The open positions will be
filled a.s.a.p.
For further information please contact the heads of the group Prof. Dr.
Dr. h.c. K.-H. Hoffmann , +49-228-9656-100, hoffmann@caesar.de. and A.
Voigt +49-228-9656-236, voigt@caesar.de and consult the web
http://www.caesar.de. Applicants should send their application,
including CV and the names and contact details of 2 referees to Mrs.
Wermescher, resaerch center caesar, Friedensplatz 16, 53111 Bonn,
Germany.

Axel Voigt, Head of Crystal Growth group, resaerch center ca e s ar
Friedensplatz 16, 53111 Bonn, Germany
tel: +49 (0)228-9656-236, fax: +49 (0)228-9656-111
e-mail: voigt@caesar.de, http://www.caesar.de


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From: Kai Diethelm <diethelm@tu-bs.de>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:59:32 +0200 (METDST)
Subject: PhD Position at the Technical University of Braunschweig

In connection with an externally funded project, the Department of
Numerical Mathematics of the Institute for Applied Mathematics at the
Technical University of Braunschweig has got an open position for a
PH. D. STUDENT
starting on September 1, 2001, or thereafter.
The position is on the BAT IIa level of the German salary system.
Initially the position will be filled for two years. The successful
candidate must hold a university degree in mathematics or a related
subject. The goal of the research project is the construction and
theoretical analysis of algorithms for the numerical solution of
fractional differential equations. Thus we would prefer applicants with
expertise in at least one of the following areas:
* numerical treatment of fractional DEs
* numerical treatment of Volterra integral equations
* numerical treatment of ODEs.
The project is a joint project with partners in the US (Cleveland Clinic,
NASA); therefore a certain familiarity with the English language is
required. Elementary knowledge of mechanics would be an advantage but is
not strictly necessary.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to obtain a Ph. D.

The Technical University of Braunschweig aims at increasing the proportion
of women in its scientific staff. Therefore women are especially
encouraged to apply.

Equally qualified handicapped people will be preferred.

Applications and requests for further information should be sent to

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Kai Diethelm
Institut fuer Angewandte Mathematik
Technische Universitaet Braunschweig
Pockelsstr. 14
38106 Braunschweig
Germany
Fax +49-531-391-8206
Email: K.Diethelm@tu-bs.de
URL: http://www.tu-bs.de/~diethelm


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From: Moshe Matalon <matalon@nwu.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 01:06:03 -0500
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Northwestern University

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN COMBUSTION MODELING

A postdoctoral position in Combustion Modeling is available at Northwestern
University in the department of Engineering Sciences and Applied
Mathematics. The work involves fundamental studies in diffusion and
premixed flames with emphasis on numerical computations. Candidates should
have a Ph.D degree in Applied Mathematics or in Engineering with background
in fluid mechanics and/or combustion. The position is available now and is
expected to be filled by the fall of 2001. Interested candidates should
contact Professor Moshe Matalon (see address below) with a CV and a
description of their background and research interests.

Professor Moshe Matalon
Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, 60208-3125

Telephone: (847) 491-5396
Fax: (847) 491-2178
E-mail: matalon@northwestern.edu


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From: Carmel Reid <Carmel.Reid@dcu.ie>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:18:32 +0100
Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dublin

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES/NCPST

This is a joint position between the School of Mathematical Sciences in
DCU and the HEA PRTLI-funded National Centre for Plasma Science and
Technology (NCPST).

We now seek a post-doctoral fellow with a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics
or Mathematical Physics and experience in at least two of the following
areas: mathematical modelling of plasmas, in MHD or elsewhere in physics
or engineering; computational fluid dynamics; numerical analysis of
differential equations; asymptotic and singular perturbation methods for
differential equations. The appointment will extendable up to 2 years
=66rom 1 Sep 2001, at a salary in the range =A320,000 to 23,000 p.a.,
depending on experience.

The successful candidate will work under the direction of Prof. Alastair
Wood, Dr. Eugene O'Riordan and Dr. Turlough Downes, but will also be
expected to forge links with other groups inside and outside the School,
especially with Dr. Miles Turner's group in plasma physics at DCU.
There are interesting problems in the formation of plasma sheaths
arising from this group, and one Ph.D. student is already investigating
that area under Prof. Wood and Dr. O'Riordan. The understanding is that
the person appointed would spend roughly half their time on
plasma-related problems.

Application forms available from Carmel Reid, School of Mathematical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9; Email:- carmel.reid@dcu.ie;
Tel:- +353 1 700 5293; Fax:- +353 1 700 5786.

Details of School activities may be seen on our website
http://www.maths.dcu.ie/index.html.

Prof. Wood will be glad to answer queries from potential applicants by
telephone (+353 1 700 5292) or email (alastair.wood@dcu.ie).

Closing date 29 June 2001


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From: John MacKenzie <caas61@maths.strath.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:23:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Postdoctoral Postion at University of Strathclyde

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
EPSRC Computational Engineering Mathematics Initiative
Department of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
U.K.

Applications are invited for this post which is available from October 1st
2001 for a period of three years undertaking research into the solution of
convective heat transfer problems using adaptive moving meshes. The post
is funded through the EPSRC Computational Engineering Mathematics
initiative undertaking collaborative research with the departments of
Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering. Candidates should have a
PhD (or equivalent research experience) in a relevant
discipline, and posses expertise in one or more of the following areas:
the development and use of finite element methods for the solution of
PDEs in two dimensions; the numerical solution of incompressible fluid
flows; the development of adaptive methods; and experimental fluid mechanics.

Further details of the project may be obtained from either
Dr John Mackenzie, +44(0)141 548 3668, jam@maths.strath.ac.uk or
Dr Tom Scanlon, +44(0)141 548 2842, tscanlon@mecheng.strath.ac.uk

Salary range: =A316,775 to =A322,245 (review pending)

Applications (Ref: R34/01) with a full CV fiving the names and addresses
of 2 referees should be sent to

Dr John Mackenzie, Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow G1


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From: Maarten de Rijke <mdr@science.uva.nl>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:23:40 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at Universiteit van Amsterdam

Two Postdoc Positions in the Computational and Applied Logic Group
Institute for Logic, Language and Computation
Universiteit van Amsterdam

The Computational and Applied Logic Group at the University of Amsterdam is
searching for highly motivated candidates with a PhD in computer science,
computational linguistics, or a related discipline, for two postdoc
positions, one in each of the following research areas:

o computational logic (with an emphasis on implementation and evaluation
of automated reasoning systems)

o natural language processing (with an emphasis on logic-based approaches
to information retrieval tasks such as question-answering, navigation,
and summarization)

Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity or potential to conduct
research in computational logic and/or natural language processing.
Desirable criteria for both positions are: relevant industrial experience;
a record of project-based work; ability to supervise and inspire PhD
students.

These positions are funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific
Research and the University of Amsterdam, as part of the `Pionier' project
`Computing with Meaning.' This is an interdisciplinary project aimed at
identifying and using meaningful information in natural language texts.
The project will experiment with computational logic architectures that can
handle linguistic information structures at various levels of detail; this
involves new systems of flexible logics and algorithms, suitably combined.
The project has a generous equipment and travel budget. Please consult
http://www.science.uva.nl/~mdr/Projects/ComputingwithMeaning/ for more
information about the project.

Both positions are renewable for up to four years. While both positions
are research positions, candidates are expected to play an active role in
supervising PhD students. In addition, candidates may be asked to assist
with courses related to their research areas. The salary will be between
5416 Guilders and 7128 Guilders, gross per month. Knowledge of Dutch is
not a prerequisite, and candidates can be of any nationality. The starting
date should be between September 1, 2001 and January 1, 2002.

Anyone interested in these positions is invited to contact Maarten de Rijke
at mdr@science.uva.nl. Applicants should submit a full resume including a
list of publications, a statement of research interests, and the names and
email addresses of at least three references to the same address by July
15, 2001.

Research interests within the Computational and Applied Logic group range
from automated reasoning, constraint programming, satisfability checking,
and formal verification to digital libraries, information retrieval,
computational semantics, and knowledge engineering. The group is strongly
internationally oriented, and currently consists of 15 people; it is
expected to grow substantially over the next year. Further details on the
group can be found at http://www.science.uva.nl/~mdr/CALG/.


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From: Simon Shaw <Simon.Shaw@brunel.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:08:40 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PhD Studentships at BICOM, Brunel University

TWO PhD STUDENTSHIPS

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

BICOM - Institute of Computational Mathematics

www.brunel.ac.uk/~icsrbicm

Two PhD research studentships are available in BICOM for research into
the area of finite element methods and applications in solid mechanics,
with particular reference to viscoelastic polymers. The precise nature
of the research is negotiable, but will fall within the broad area
of BICOM's current research interests: viscoelastic modelling,
thermoforming, error analysis and adaptivity.

These positions would suit students who are keen to pursue study in
either or both of:

o a posteriori error analysis and adaptivity;
o computational implementation,

of the finite element method in the context
of polymer thermoforming or viscoelastic damping.

Previous experience in any of these areas is desirable but not essential,
and applicants should have, or be about to obtain, a good first (or
equivalent) degree in mathematics or other numerate subject.
For UK and EU students the stipend includes fees and is based on
standard EPSRC funding guidelines.

For an informal discussion please contact, by phone (01895 274000) or email,
any of

o Prof. JR Whiteman (john.whiteman@brunel.ac.uk, ext. 2270),
o Dr. MK Warby (mike.warby@brunel.ac.uk, ext. 2169),
o Dr. Simon Shaw (simon.shaw@brunel.ac.uk, ext. 2415).

Application forms are available by following the link to
"Research Degrees" from

www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/apply.html

These should be sent as soon as possible and, in any case,
should arrive no later than July 27, 2001.
Please also include a brief CV detailing your experience and education to date.


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From: Rony Keppens <keppens@abacus.rijnh.nl>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:42:45 +0200 (MET_DST)
Subject: PhD Positions at FOM Rijnhuizen, Netherlands

2 PhD Positions in Numerical Plasma Dynamics

The FOM Institute for Plasma Physics `Rijnhuizen', the Netherlands, in
particular the Numerical Plasma Dynamics group [1] led by Dr. Rony Keppens
in close collaboration with Prof.Dr. J.P. (Hans) Goedbloed, has an immediate
opening for two PhD students to engage in national and international
research collaborations. The group at Rijnhuizen has extensive expertise
in computational magneto-fluid dynamics applied to laboratory and astrophysical
plasmas. A Netherlands based effort on ``Parallel Computational Magneto-Fluid
Dynamics'' [2] is led by us and we are actively
participating in an international collaboration on
``Plasma Astrophysics: Theory, Observations, and Numerics" [3].

One PhD position is in an international collaboration on
thermonuclear fusion research. She/He will be one of 6 PhD students
currently advertised. The research will focus on how to create
an equilibrium condition in the torus-shaped, magnetized plasma in the
presence of moderate to significant background rotation. Specifically, she/he
will investigate the modifications of the magnetohydrodynamic waves
and instabilities for the experimental TEXTOR tokamak configuration.
The PhD student will address such intriguing questions as:
(1) how does flow modify the equilibrium properties?
(2) how does flow impact the overall stability of the equilibrium?
(3) what is the influence of spatially varying rotation on the waves?
(4) are there hitherto unknown magnetohydrodynamic wave modes due to the flow?
The possibility of predicting new phenomena will inspire experimental
campaigns in the TEXTOR collaboration, undertaken by other team members.

The second PhD position is in a national research programme addressing
the physics and realisation of a novel, compact plasma accelerator
(FOM programme on ``Laser Wakefield Accelerators'').
She/He will use state-of-the-art computational tools to
analyze the dynamics of plasma channels created by cylindrical
implosions. The simulation results will be used to guide and interpret
the experimental component of the research programme where such imploding
plasma channels will be created. Ultimately, the combined
computational, theoretical, and experimental knowledge should lead to a
scenario for the controlled formation of narrow plasma channels
for guiding laser pulses. The research will focus on the magnetohydrodynamic
stability and evolution of the fully ionized plasma. In a stepwise
approach, the PhD student will unravel the dynamic characteristics of (1)
infinitely long, (2) longitudinally bounded, and (3) fully
three-dimensional plasma columns. This approach will bring unprecedented
insight in the evolution
of capillary discharges, with interacting instabilities, shock formation,
and produced radiation.

Applicants for either position must have an interest in computational and
analytical work related to laboratory or astrophysical plasmas, and be
eager to learn about magnetohydrodynamic modeling. The position is for a
period of 4 years, the location is in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. More
information can be obtained from Rony Keppens (keppens@rijnh.nl, Tel:
+31(0)30-6096941) or Hans Goedbloed (goedbloed@rijnh.nl, Tel:+31(0)30-6096999).

[1] http://www.rijnh.nl/n3/n2/
[2] http://www.phys.uu.nl/~mpr/
[3] http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~thomas/platon/


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