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From: Jane Cullum <cullumj@c3.lanl.gov>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:51:41 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Ralph Willoughby
Dear Everybody:
I have just learned that Ralph Willoughby passed away
in July of this year. Many of you were touched by
Ralph at some point in your professional career and
remember him as not only someone who possessed a great
love for numerical linear algebra (especially sparse
matrices), but also as someone who practiced his deep
concern for other people, on both a personal and on a
professional level.
A commemorative article about him will be written
for SIAM News. For the preparation of that article,
I would greatly appreciate receiving, by email or
by letter, any input you would have for such an article.
The input can consist of personal anecdotes, about professional
interactions, his role and influence in our community,
especially w.r.t the sparse matrix community, etc. Please
just send to me anything that you feel might be useful.
Please send this material to me at
cullumj@lanl.gov
or
MS B256, CCS-3
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
before November 15th
His wife, Nona, sent the following obituary. If you
would like to send condolences to her. Her address is
Nona C. Willoughby
4467 Terra Granada Drive
#2B, Entry 15
Walnut Creek, CA 94595-4031
Phone: 925-932-8694
I am sure that she would greatly appreciate your notes.
(I do not have an e-mail address for her.)
Obituary From Nona
Ralph Arthur Willoughby, Ph.D., passed away peacefully on
July 21, 2001 with his loving family and Hospice support at age
77 in Walnut Creek, CA. He spent his childhood and youth in
Nevada City and Yuba City. After serving in WWII he
returned to the University of California where he met his wife Nona.
Together they rebuilt several honor societies including Phi Beta Kappa.
After receiving his Ph.D.in Mathematics from UC Berkeley, Ralph
took a teaching position at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta and
worked at the Oak Ridge Laboratory during the summers. In 1955,
he joined Babcock and Wilcox in Lynchburg VA as a mathematician
in charge of atomic energy research. Two years later he joined the
IBM Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY where he was a mathematician
for 32 years. In 1991, Ralph and Nona retired to Rossmoor in Walnut
Creek, CA. To be near their daughters.
Ralph was a prolific writer and reviewer for professional journals,
independent symposia, and books, specializing in sparse matrices and
Lanzos algorithms for large symmetric eigenvalue computations. He
also hosted numerous international conferences.
Ralph is survived by his wife Nona of 54 years, daughters Carol and Ann
Willoughby, grandsons James and Paul Abers, his sister Eleanor McFadden
and sons, and his brother, Peter Putnam, MD and his two children.
Remembrances can be made in Ralph's honor to the scholarship fund at
UC Berkeley.
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From: Iain Duff <I.Duff@rl.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:52:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Birthday of Francoise Chatelin
Francoise Chatelin comes of age
The youthful vigour of Francoise Chatelin nearly resulted in her 60th
birthday passing without due recognition. We are delighted to record
that Madame Chatelin reached this milestone on September 21st.
In her long and distinguished career, which we should add still continues at
the University of Toulouse and CERFACS, Professor Chatelin has fathered
(we should say mothered) no fewer than thirty graduate students, several
of whom have themselves continued to distinguished careers. It is with
great pleasure that we ask you to join with us in wishing Francoise many
happy returns.
Gene Golub and Iain Duff
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From: M. A. Botchev <m.a.botchev@math.utwente.nl>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 17:22:05 +0200
Subject: Change of Address for Mike Botchev
Dear NA friends,
I have taken an Assistant Professorship at
the University of Twente. My new address is:
M.A. Botchev
Mathematical Sciences Faculty, University of Twente
P.O.Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
m.a.botchev@math.utwente.nl
http://www.math.utwente.nl/~botchev/
Best regards,
Mike
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From: Michelle Montgomery <montgomery@siam.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:09:45 -0400
Subject: SIAM Outreach Membership
SIAM discounts membership dues for individuals in developing countries
In 1999, the SIAM Board of Trustees approved an affordable
membership option for individuals who live and work in developing
countries (as identified by the World Bank). This category of
membership, SIAM "outreach membership," was created to help make
SIAM products and services accessible to a wider and more global
group of applied and computational mathematicians. This is a great
alternative for individuals in developing countries who cannot
afford the full SIAM dues. For just $25 per year, eligible
individuals receive a slightly reduced set of benefits.
Outreach Members receive all print issues of SIAM News and
electronic-only access to SIAM Review. They can join any of the SIAM
Activity Groups at $10 per group, are entitled to the member discount
of 30% off list prices on all SIAM books, and receive member
discounted registration at SIAM sponsored meetings. No additional
journal subscriptions at membership rates are available as part of the
Outreach Membership.
The Outreach Membership application (secure) form can be found at
https://www.siam.org/membership/outreachmem.htm.
The list of developing countries (as identified by the World Bank)
can be found at http://www.siam.org/membership/outreachlist.htm.
SIAM
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
215-382-9800
fax 215-386-7999
service@siam.org
www.siam.org
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From: David Lilja <lilja@ece.umn.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 17:47:34 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Book on Computer Systems Performance Analysis
"Measuring Computer Performance: A Practitioner's Guide,"
David J. Lilja, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY,
2000, ISBN 0-521-64105-5.
Measuring Computer Performance sets out the fundamental techniques
used in analyzing and understanding the performance of computer
systems. The emphasis is on practical methods of measurement, simulation,
and analytical modeling. The book discusses performance metrics and
provides detailed coverage of the strategies used in benchmark programs.
In addition to intuitive explanations of key statistical tools, the
general "design of experiments" technique is described to show how
the maximum amount of information can be obtained with minimum effort.
Features include appendices listing common probability distributions and
statistical tables and a glossary of important technical terms.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Metrics of performance
3. Average performance and variability
4. Errors in experimental measurements
5. Comparing alternatives
6. Measurement tools and techniques
7. Benchmark programs
8. Linear regression models
9. Design of experiments
10. Simulation and random number generation
11. Queueing analysis
Glossary
Appendices
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From: ANODE Conference <anode@math.auckland.ac.nz>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:39:19 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: Correction to ANODE 2003 Dates
We apologise for giving the incorrect dates for our 2003 workshop,
announced in the NA Digest, V. 01, #37. The correct dates should be two
weeks later than we stated and were chosen to be adjacent to the week of
the ICIAM 2003 Conference in Sydney, Australia, and so as not to clash
with the SciCADE Conference in Trondheim, Norway. To summarize, the dates
for these three events are:
30 June 2003 - 4 July 2003: SciCADE Conference, Trondheim, Norway
7 July 2003 - 11 July 2003: ICIAM Conference, Sydney, Australia
14 July 2003 - 18 July 2003: ANODE Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand
John Butcher, Robert Chan, Allison Heard, Nicolette Moir
http://www.math.auckland.ac.nz/~anode
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From: Arieh Iserles <A.Iserles@damtp.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:11:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Short Course at Cambridge on Computational Differential Equations
New Trends in Computational Differential Equations
LMS/EPSRC Short Course
University of Cambridge, 24-28 March 2002
The purpose of the short instructional course is to expose research
students, mainly (but not exclusively) from the applied and
computational community, to new trends in the discretization of
differential equations. Just about every applied-mathematics, science
or engineering dissertation these days involves a substantive (and
often dominant) computational component. Our intention is to provide
participants with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with new
computational approaches and to examine how do the latter fit into
their own research interests.
The lecturers and course titles are:
Adaptivity and geometric integration: Chris Budd (University of
Bath)
Multiresolution methods for partial differential equations:
Wolfgang Dahmen (RWTH Aachen)
Approximation theory for numerical computation: Ron DeVore
(University of South Carolina)
Partial differential equations in image processing, computer
vision, and computer graphics: Guillermo Sapiro (University of
Minnesota)
A central feature of computational methods is their great
applicability to virtually all areas of scientific, engineering and
medical research. Thus, the presentation will not be restricted in
contents and language to `hard core' mathematicians, with an interest
in algorithms as mathematical constructs. Every attempt will be made
to make the short instructional course useful and relevant to students
in application areas, who view numerical methods as tools in their own
research.
Accommodation and subsistence in Cambridge are free to all UK-based
research students, but there will be a registration fee of GBP 60.
EPSRC-funded students can expect this fee and their travel costs to be
funded from departmental grants.
Non-UK-based research students and participants who are not research
students will be expected to pay the registration fee of GBP 60 and, if
required, GBP 245 for accommodation and subsistence. There will be four
bursaries (covering accommodation, subsistence and, in case of
hardship, registration fees) for non-UK based research students.
Further details, inclusive of registration forms and deadlines, are
available from http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/na/LMS/
Chris Budd
Arieh Iserles
Nikos Nikiforakis
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From: Jerzy Wasniewski <unijw@unidhp1.uni-c.dk>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 06:00:49 +0200 (METDST)
Subject: Workshop at ICCS on Modern Numerical Algorithms
Workshop on
Modern Numerical Algorithms
to be held in conjunction with the
ICCS 2002 Conference on Computational Science
April 21 -- 24, 2002
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://www.science.uva.nl/events/ICCS2002/
A limited number of contributed, either 20 or 30 minutes. talks will be
selected for this session. Extended abstracts no more than two pages
should be sent to me before November 1, 2001. The text can be in Latex,
Postscript or pure ASCII. The acceptance of the extended abstract will
be send no later than November 5, 2001. After acceptance, full papers,
from 6 to 10 pages, formatted according to the rules of the LNCS, in
order to be published in the ICCS 2002 proceedings, should be sent to me
before November 26, 2001. The style files for the LNCS can be found at
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html
These submitted papers will be read again, and the incorrect and
wrongly formatted papers will have to be submitted again. The camera
ready papers and pre-registrations must be done before January 10,
2002. Some papers may be selected for publication in special issues
of regular scientific journals.
Summary, Important Dates and Notes:
November 1, 2001 -- Extended abstracts
November 5, 2001 -- Acceptance for the presentation
November 26, 2001 -- Paper Submission (full papers, see above)
January 10, 2002 -- Camera Ready Papers and Pre-registration
The Extended Abstracts and the papers of this Workshop should be
sent to me
jerzy.wasniewski@uni-c.dk
The payments, registration, hotel reservation and other conference
matters should be managed according to the ICCS2002 roles.
The organizer of the Workshop:
Jerzy Wasniewski
UNI-C, Danish IT Center
for Education and Research
Danish Technical University
Lyngby, Denmark
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From: Michael Mascagni <mascagni@cs.fsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:52:18 -0400
Subject: Special Session at ICCS on Monte Carlo
You are cordially invited to participate in
A Special Session on
Stochastic Computations: From Parallel Random Number Generators to Monte
Carlo Applications
ICCS 2002 Conference on Computational Science
April 21 -- 24, 2002
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://www.science.uva.nl/events/ICCS2002/
The purpose of this special session is to bring together researchers in Monte
Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods who work on tools, algorithms, software,
or applications in a parallel scientific computing environment. We hope to
draw participants who are computer scientists, mathematicians, numerical
analysts, and application specialists to provide a means for presenting
research results, parallel computing experience, and informal updates of
research in progress. We also hope to encourage discussion and interchange
of ideas in the area of parallel and distributed computing for large-scale
problems solved via Monte Carlo methods.
A limited number of contributed talks will be selected for this session.
Extended abstracts of no more than two pages should be sent to the organizers
before November 1, 2001. The contributions can be in either LaTeX, Postscript
or pure ASCII. Notice of acceptance of the extended abstract will be sent no
later than November 5, 2001. After acceptance, full papers, from 6 to 10
pages, formatted with the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) styles from
Springer-Verlag should be sent to the organizers before November 26, 2001.
The LNCS style files can be found at the URL:
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html
Summary, important dates and notes:
November 1, 2001 -- Extended abstracts
November 5, 2001 -- Notice of Acceptance Sent Out
November 26, 2001 -- Full Paper Submission (see above)
January 10, 2002 -- Camera Ready Papers and Pre-registration
The extended abstracts and eventually the full papers full this Workshop
should be sent to Michael Mascagni (mascagni@cs.fsu.edu) or Vassil Alexandrov
(v.n.alaxandrov@reading.ac.uk), the session organizers.
Payments, registration, hotel reservations and other conference matters
should be taken care of in accordance with ICCS2002 procedure as outlined on
the conference homepage: http://www.science.uva.nl/events/ICCS2002/
This announcement can be found on the web at the URL:
http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~mascagni/iccs-mcm.html
Thank you for your interest in this session from the organizers:
Prof. Michael Mascagni
Department of Computer Science
Florida State University
203 Love Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4530 USA
Dr. Vassil Alexandrov
Department of Computer Science
University of Reading
P.O. Box 225
Whiteknights
READING
Berkshire
RG6 6AY
UNITED KINGDOM
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From: Todd Arbogast <arbogast@brahma.ticam.utexas.edu>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:02:38 -0500
Subject: Conference on Numerical PDE's Honoring Jim Douglas, Jr.
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Current and Future Trends in Numerical PDE's:
Where is the field, and where is it going?
A conference in honor of the 75th Birthday of Professor Jim Douglas, Jr.,
Friday and Saturday, Feb 8-9, 2002
Texas Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics,
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
The field of computational PDE's is undergoing several paradigm shifts
due to the advent of powerful computers. The goal of the conference
is to gather different communities working in computational PDEs and
expose participants to some of the main current trends in the field.
This meeting will challenge its participants to confront the many
aspects of the task of approximating the solutions of mathematically
sophisticated models, and it will expose them to some of the tools
developed in the different sub-communities of computational PDE's.
For more information and to register, please see the web page
http://www.ticam.utexas.edu/~arbogast/jim.html
or contact the organizing committee
Confirmed Speakers
* Douglas N. Arnold, University of Minnesota
* Ivo Babuska, University of Texas at Austin
* Jerry L. Bona, University of Texas at Austin
* James H. Bramble, Texas A&M University
* Franco Brezzi, Universita di Pavia & Istituto di Analisi Numerica del C.N.R.
* Luis A. Caffarelli, University of Texas at Austin
* Craig C. Douglas, University of Kentucky and Yale University
* Thomas Yizhao Hou, California Institute of Technology
* Pierre-Louis Lions, University of Paris IX
* Mitchell B. Luskin, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota
* Ricardo Nochetto, University of Maryland
* J. Tinsley Oden, University of Texas at Austin
* Chi-Wang Shu, Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University
* Mary F. Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin
Scientific committee
* Douglas N. Arnold, University of Minnesota
* Franco Brezzi, Universita di Pavia & Istituto di Analisi Numerica del C.N.R.
* Luis A. Caffarelli, University of Texas at Austin
* Mitchell B. Luskin, University of Minnesota
* J. Tinsley Oden, University of Texas at Austin
* Mary F. Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin
Organizing committee
* Todd Arbogast <arbogast@ticam.utexas.edu>, University of Texas at Austin
* Irene Gamba <gamba@math.utexas.edu">, University of Texas at Austin
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From: Hennie De Schepper <hds@cage.rug.ac.be>
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 16:40:13 +0200
Subject: Conference in Belgium on Computational Methods in Engineering
ACOMEN 2002
Second international conference on
ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
Liege, Belgium (Campus Sart Tilman, Auditorium of Europe)
May 28-31, 2002
Organizing Committee
M. Hogge, J.P. Ponthot, L. Stainier (Liege University, Belgium)
H. De Schepper, R. Van Keer, E. Noldus (Ghent University, Belgium)
Aim and scope
Consequent to the success of the 1st ACOMEN conference in Ghent ('98),
we are now organising the 2nd edition,
as mathematical modelling and numerical simulation remain to be of
continuously growing importance in engineering
disciplines. The aim of this conference is to create a forum for
engineers and applied mathematicians, dealing with
advanced numerical strategies, computational methods and simulation in
various engineering disciplines. We offer them
the possibility to present and discuss their latest results or simply to
learn about the state-of-the-art in their own
field of interest. We have deliberately chosen a broad range of
well-established conference themes, all involving
simulation and/or methods of applicable mathematics.
Conference themes
The conference focuses on advanced numerical and computational methods,
applied to direct and inverse problems
in the following themes: solid and structural mechanics, acoustics and
vibration control, heat/mass transfer
and phase change, environmental engineering, fluid flow and porous
media, electric and magnetic fields, industrial topics,
computational mathematics and simulation.
Invited plenary lectures
C. Beckermann (Univ. Iowa, USA), Heat transfer
T. Belytschko (N.West.Univ, Illinois, USA), Solid mechanics
A. Bossavit (EdF, France), Electromagnetism
M. Geradin (Joint Research Centre, EC, Italy), Industrial topics
K. Morgan (Univ. Wales, UK), Fluid flow
E. Onate (president of ECCOMAS, Spain), Computational Mathematics
H. Van Brussel (KUL, Belgium), Vibration Control
H. Van Duijn (Tech.Univ. Eindhoven, The Netherlands), Environmental
Engineering
More information can be found at the conference website:
http://cage.rug.ac.be/~acomen.
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From: Approximation Theory <approx@math.auckland.ac.nz>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 18:59:49 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: Conference in New Zealand on Surface Approximation and Visualisation
The New Zealand Approximation Theory Group is pleased to announce
our second conference
http://www.math.auckland.ac.nz/Conferences/NZATG-2-2002
to be held in Westport, New Zealand. We hope that many of you can attend.
Best regards (the organisers)
Rick Beatson, Keith Unsworth, Shayne Waldron
Surface Approximation and Visualisation II
19-22 February 2002
at
Westport
New Zealand
This conference follows the successful one held at the University of
Canterbury in February 1999. Again the topic Surface Approximation and
Visualisation will be interpreted broadly and we expect participants
with interests covering the spectrum from Approximation Theory,
through Numerical Analysis and Computer Aided Geometric Design, to
those whose main interest is applications.
The venue is small coastal town of Westport on the mighty Buller river
and at the foot of the Southern Alps. There will be plenty of time
without lectures for informal interaction, including a day of lectures
at the Punakaiki Rocks in the Paparoa National Park (looking out onto
the Pacific Ocean) and a day trip to Karamea (near Kahurangi National
Park).
Speakers expected to attend the conference include:
Len Bos (Calgary), Ken Brodlie (Leeds), Rida Farouki (Davis),
Seng Luan Lee (Singapore), Detlef Mache (Dortmund),
Mike Neamtu (Vanderbilt), Amos Ron (Madison),
Zouwei Shen (Singapore), Ian Sloan (Sydney),
Electronic registration/expression of interest is now available.
The registration fee is $US 120 ($100 if paid by 1 December)
and $US 40 for students.
Please register as soon as possible to help us with our planning.
The organising committee can be contacted by e-mailing
approx@math.auckland.ac.nz, or via the conference homepage.
Organising committee
* Rick Beatson (University of Canterbury)
* Keith Unsworth (Lincoln University)
* Shayne Waldron (University of Auckland)
http://www.math.auckland.ac.nz/Conferences/NZATG-2-2002
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From: Ernst Hairer <Ernst.Hairer@math.unige.ch>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 09:45:07 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Conference in Geneva Honoring Gerhard Wanner
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Conference on Scientific Computation
Geneva, June 26 - 29, 2002
celebrating Gerhard Wanner's 60th birthday
Details of the conference can be found at the conference web site:
http://www.unige.ch/math/folks/hairer/conference
The meeting will include keynote talks by invitation
contributed talks, and poster sessions.
Keynote speakers:
John Butcher (Auckland), Peter Deuflhard (Berlin),
Francesco Fasso (Padova), Rolf Jeltsch (Zuerich),
Christian Lubich (Tuebingen), Alexander Ostermann (Innsbruck),
Brynjulf Owren (Trondheim), Sebastian Reich (London),
Robert Skeel (Illinois), Andrew Stuart (Warwick).
We intend to have a meeting without registration fees for all
participants (thus encouraging young researchers to take part).
Preregistration:
If you are interested in participating at the conference, please send
an email to Ernst.Hairer@math.unige.ch with a message containing:
Full name, affiliation, email address.
Please indicate also if you want to give a talk (25 + 5 minutes) or
if you want to present a poster.
Ernst Hairer
Section de Math=E9matiques
2-4 rue du Li=E8vre
CH-1211 Gen=E8ve 24
Switzerland=20
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From: ISSAC <Conference.Issac2002@lifl.fr>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 15:00:02 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Conference in France on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation
International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation
University of Lille, France, July 7-10, 2002
http://www.lifl.fr/issac2002
ISSAC is the yearly premier international symposium in Symbolic and
Algebraic Computation. It provides an opportunity to learn of new
developments and to present original research results in all areas of
symbolic mathematical computation.
Recent advances are communicated through its refereed conference
proceedings (available at the conference), prestigious invited talks,
tutorials, product exhibits, software demonstrations, poster
presentations and other activities.
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From: Max Gunzburger <gunzburg@iastate.edu>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:54:18 -0500
Subject: Faculty Positions at Iowa State University
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Mathematics
The department seeks applicants, pending funding, for two tenure track
positions to begin in August 2002 at the assistant professor level. One
position is targeted at the area of numerical analysis and computational
mathematics, and the other at the area of probability and stochastic
processes. An excellent record in research and teaching is required.
Experience beyond the Ph.D. is highly desirable. We are interested in
hiring mathematicians whose research programs are complementary to the
existing strengths in the department, and who can interact with current
faculty in the department as well as faculty in other units of the
university. For further information about these positions and the
department visit our web site at http://www.math.iastate.edu.
Applicants must submit a vita and a brief statement describing their
research accomplishments and plans. They must also arrange for four
letters of recommendation, one of which must address the applicant's
teaching ability and experience. All application materials should be sent
to: Justin R. Peters, Interim Chair, Department of Mathematics, Iowa
State University, Ames, 50011-2064. Applicants whose completed
applications are received by January 15, 2002 are assured of receiving
full consideration. Iowa State University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and strongly encourages women
and members of under-represented groups to apply.
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From: Jerry Taylor <taylor@math.colostate.edu>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:22:00 -0600
Subject: Faculty Positions at Colorado State University
Faculty and Other Positions
Regular Tenure-Track Faculty Positions
Postdoctoral Positions
Visiting Professorships
Graduate Research Assistantships 2001-2002
Regular Tenure Track Positions
The Department of Mathematics at Colorado State University invites applications
for two regular tenure-track faculty positions and a postdoctoral position
beginning Fall of 2002. The individuals appointed must hold a doctorate at
the time of appointment and be capable of fulfilling the highest expectations
in research and in teaching. The appointment level for the regular faculty
positions are open. For one of the faculty positions we are specifically
seeking an individual to take over the Directorship of the Individualized
Mathematics Program, through which the Department teaches its precalculus
offerings. This position offers an outstanding opportunity to combine research
in mathematics education with a strong curricular development focus. The areas
of emphasis for the other faculty position and the postdoctoral position are
not determined, but we intend to appoint individuals with whom our existing
faculty can effectively interact.
The Department currently has areas of strength in algebra, algebraic geometry
and topology, analysis and applied analysis, combinatorics, dynamical systems,
mathematics education, numerical analysis, optimization, partial differential
equations, pattern analysis, scientific computing, and symbolic computation.
We have 178 undergraduate majors and 45 graduate students, with 30 FTE
tenure-track faculty. Colorado State University has an enrollment of
23,000 students and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, an attractive
community of over 115,000 located 30 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park.
More information may be obtained via the Department's Web page at
http://www.math.colostate.edu.
Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vita, summary of future research
plans, evidence of effective teaching, and at least three letters of
recommendation. All materials should be sent to:
Faculty Hiring Committee
Department of Mathematics
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Applications received by December 1, 2001 will receive full consideration, but
screening will continue until the positions are filled. A job description can
be found at http://www.math.colostate.edu/info/jobdesc.html. Colorado State
University is an EEO/AA employer (Equal Opportunity Office, 101 Student
Services).
Postdoctoral Positions
The Department of Mathematics may be seeking outstanding candidates
for a 2-year postdoctoral position.
The application procedure is the same as that for the regular
faculty positions outlined above. The candidate should indicate
on the cover letter that he or she is applying for a postdoctoral
position instead of or in addition to the application for the
regular position.
Visiting Professorships
The Department of Mathematics at Colorado State University seeks
applicants for a one-semester visiting faculty position.
The intention of the visiting professorship is to bring an
outstanding senior researcher to our Department
to interact with our faculty and students in research programs
of individual interest.
Graduate Research Assistantships 2001-2002
We wish to invite applications for graduate research assistantships to
work on a Ph.D. with an emphasis on algorithm development and computational
mathematics/statistics as it relates to nonlinear and combinatorial
optimization, nonlinear filtering, and information fusion. These GRAs
are part of an ongoing research program in optimization and information
fusion at Colorado State University.
Each position will involve mathematical modeling, algorithm development and
scientific computing with most implementations being in an object oriented
programming language such as C++ or JAVA. Successful candidates will also be
expected to interact with industry and government labs.
The stipend is $1,500 - $1700 per month during the academic year with additional
funding being available during the summer. Summer GRAs are also available.
In-state tuition is included; out-of-state tuition is normally included for
one year. (U. S. citizens can convert to Colorado residents after one year.)
Those interested should contact
Aubrey B. Poore
Department of Mathematics
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Email: poore@math.colostate.edu
Office Phone: 970-491-6695
Office FAX: 970-491-2161
------------------------------
From: Peter Schmid <pjs@amath.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 07:43:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Faculty Position at University of Washington
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Department of Applied Mathematics
Assistant Professor, tenure-track. Applicants should hold a doctorate in
applied mathematics or a related field, and should show outstanding
promise and/or accomplishments in both research and teaching. Candidates
in all areas of applied mathematics are encouraged to apply. The
successful candidate will complement the existing research expertise of
the department while enhancing and broadening both its mathematical and
scientific scope. Interdisciplinary research activity is especially
encouraged, and interactions between applied mathematics and the physical,
engineering, or life sciences are expected. In exceptional circumstances,
appointments at the associate or full professor level may be considered
for candidates who offer extraordinary opportunities to further the
University's commitments to mentoring underrepresented students in
mathematics and the sciences. Information about the department can be
found at http://www.amath.washington.edu.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, bibliography, description of
research and teaching interests, and include the names of three or four
references, at least one of which addresses the candidate's teaching
experience or potential. All materials should be sent to:
Hiring Committee, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of
Washington, BOX 352420, Seattle, WA 98195-2420.
Preference will be given to applications received before January 4, 2002.
The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and
strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates.
AA/EOE.
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From: Junping Wang <jwang@ito.Mines.EDU>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:42:36 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Faculty Positions at Colorado School of Mines
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Applications are invited for one or more tenure-track/tenured positions at
the Assistant/Associate levels starting August 2002. In an exceptional
case, an appointment may be made at the Full Professor level.
Applicants in all areas of applied and computational mathematics
compatible with the research interests of the department are encouraged to
apply. An earned Ph.D. in mathematics or a related field is required.
Evidence of interest or successful involvement in interdisciplinary
collaborative research in engineering or physical sciences is desirable.
Applicants at the assistant professor level should have one or more years
of postdoctoral experience, and show exceptional promise in teaching and
research. Senior-level applicants must demonstrate established excellence
in teaching and research along with a strong record of external funding.
Applications are also invited for tenure-track/tenured positions at the
Assistant/Associate levels beginning August 2002. In an exceptional case,
an appointment may be made at the Full Professor level.
Applicants in all areas of Computer Science consonant with the research
interests of the department are encouraged to apply. An earned Ph.D. in
Computer Science or a closely related field by the time of appointment is
required. Candidates at the Associate Professor or Professor levels must
have an established record of achievement in research, teaching, and
service. Candidates at the Assistant level must demonstrate evidence of
outstanding potential in research and teaching. Evidence of interest or
successful involvement in interdisciplinary collaborative research
projects is desirable.
The Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences offers B.S., M.S.,
and Ph.D. degrees. Faculty research interests in applied mathematics
include scientific computing, classical wave theory, symbolic computing,
nonlinear PDEs, numerical methods for PDEs, micro-local analysis, and
financial mathematics. More information about the department can be
obtained from the department's home page
http://www.mines.edu/Academic/macs.
The Colorado School of Mines is Colorado's oldest public university.
Located in Golden, Colorado, in the foothills of the Rockies 13 miles west
of downtown Denver and 21 miles south of Boulder, the school has an
enrollment of approximately 2500 undergraduates and 700 graduate students
in a broad range of applied science and engineering disciplines. Research
funding is approximately $22 million annually.
Applicants should send (a) a curriculum vitae; (b) four letters of
reference, at least one of which addresses teaching ability, and (c) a
statement describing teaching experience and philosophy, and research
aspirations to: Colorado School of Mines, Office of Human Resources,
Applied Mathematics Search #02-081110 or #02-081150, 1500 Illinois Street,
Golden, CO 80401-1887; fax 303-384-2025; office: 303-273-3250. To guarantee
full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 18, 2002.
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From: Besson Olivier <Olivier.Besson@unine.ch>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 14:22:14 +0200
Subject: Faculty Position at University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHATEL, FACULTY OF SCIENCE
The Faculty of Science of the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland,
has an opening for a position as
Full Professor in Computer Science
The Institute of Informatics offers a diploma in computer science in
the Faculty of Science as well as a major in computer science in the
Faculty of Law and Economics. Furthermore, it is responsible for the
computer science courses in the Faculty of Science. The successful
candidate will be expected to teach
courses in these faculties, to pursue a research programme in his/her
domain of expertise, involving both undergraduate and postgraduate
students and to take part in the administration of the institute.
As two other professors of the institute will retire within the next
five years, we expect our colleague to play a key role in finding
successors and forming a new team.
This position is available from October 2002. It is equally open to
women and to men.
Request for information may be addressed to the Dean of the Faculty
of Science (email: secretariat.sciences@unine.ch) or from the director
of the Institute of Computer Science (email: pierre-jean.erard@unine.ch).
The home page of the institute is http://www.unine.ch/iiun/).
Applications should be sent together with a curriculum vitae,
a publication list, a description of research interests, and
a research programme as well as three references to
Departement de l'instruction publique et des affaires culturelles,
Service de l'enseignement, Chateau, CH-2001 Neuchatel, Switzerland
until November 30, 2001.
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From: William Layton <wjl+@pitt.edu>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 14:47:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Faculty Position at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Mathematics Department
The Mathematics Department of the University of Pittsburgh invites
applications for a tenure-track position to begin in the Fall Term 2002,
subject to budgetary approval. The position would be in Scientific
Computing and Numerical Analysis and its applications. The appointment
is at the Assistant Professor level. We seek excellence in teaching
and research; applicants should demonstrate substantial research
accomplishment and dedication to teaching. The University of
Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and
members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially
encouraged to apply. Send a vita, three letters of recommendation, a
research statement and evidence of teaching accomplishments by December
14, 2001 to: Search Committee in Scientific Computing and applications,
Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
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From: Min Chen <mchen@mail.ucf.edu>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 15:56:32 -0400
Subject: Faculty Positions at University of Central Florida
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
ORLANDO, FL 32816-1364
Assistant Professor Positions
Applications are invited for two or three tenure-track Assistant Professor
positions starting August 2002, pending availability of funding. All
candidates should have evidence of ability to pursue independent research,
collaborate with faculties in the main campus, and have a strong commitment
to graduate and undergraduate teaching. Selected candidates are expected
to attract grant-funding support. The specific qualifications required
at different locations are mentioned below.
Main Campus: A candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in mathematics or a
related area at the time of application. Preference will be given to applicants
working in the areas of nonlinear waves, nonlinear optics, plasma physics,
nonlinear dynamics, and integrable systems.
Brevard Campus: An earned Ph.D. degree in mathematics or related area
and interest in collaborating with industry is required. The candidate
should have the ability to stimulate student interest in computational
aspect of mathematics, and pursue research in a related area. It is also
essential that the candidate be fluent in at least one of the programming
languages: C++, Java, or Fortran. The candidate will be expected to
participate in research efforts on the main campus.
Florida Space Institute (FSI): Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in
mathematics or a related area at the time of application and must have
experience in working with interdisciplinary engineering and science team
projects. Preference will be given to candidates who can complement the
existing research group in wave propagation through random media. FSI is
an extension campus for a consortium of ten Florida universities and managed
through the University of Central Florida. FSI is located some 35 miles east
of the main campus at the Kennedy Space Center. There are currently 350
students at the FSI facilities.
The Department of Mathematics offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in
Mathematics. The University of Central Florida is a comprehensive
metropolitan research university with 36,000 students and located in Orlando
with area campuses in several locations. Further information about the
department and university, please go to www.math.ucf.edu
Please send applications and arrange for vita, transcripts, and at least
three letters of reference for all positions to be sent to Chair of Faculty
Search Committe e, Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL 32816-1364. In order to receive full consideration, applications
must be postmarked by January 15, 2002.
The University of Central Florida is an equal opportunity affirmative
action employer. Women and minorities are strongly urged to apply.
As an agency of the State of Florida, UCF makes all application materials
and selection procedures available for public review.
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From: Bob Ward <ward@cs.utk.edu>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 09:11:22 -0400
Subject: Faculty Position at University of Tennessee
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Department of Computer Science
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3450
The Department of Computer Science seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty
position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
beginning Fall 2002. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in
Computer Science or a related area. Applicants must have a strong
interest in research. Although preference will be given to research
areas that complement the department's existing programs, applicants
with research interests in any major field in computer science will be
considered.
The Department has numerous, fully networked workstations (SUN, IBM,
SGI, DEC, DELL) for students and faculty. In addition, the department
has parallel computers of various architectures, including several
clusters of high-performance workstations and Pentium processors
connected via high speed communications. NSF has awarded the
department a $2 million grant to establish a campus-wide computational
grid for research on middleware and applications. The department is or
has been a member of several national consortia including the NSF
Science and Technology Center for Research in Parallel Computing, the
DOE Partnership in Computational Science, and NSF's National
Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure. Faculty members
collaborate with scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and
have access to their facilities.
Please respond to search@cs.utk.edu. The mailing address is Search
Coordinator, Department of Computer Science, 203 Claxton Complex, 1122
Volunteer Blvd., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
37996-3450. Additional information about the department is available
from URL http://www.cs.utk.edu. Position will remain open until an
acceptable candidate is found.
UTK is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in
the provision of its education and employment programs and services.
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From: Sergiu Aizicovici <aizicovi@math.ohiou.edu>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 12:18:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Faculty Positions at Ohio University
Ohio University
Department of Mathematics
Applications are invited for two tenure-track positions in Computational
or Applied Mathematics at the assistant professor level, beginning
September 1, 2002. Minimum qualifications for these positions include a
Ph.D. and great promise in research and teaching. For the first position,
preference will be given to specialists in broadly defined areas of
discrete mathematics, while for the second position the focus will be on
candidates with expertise in numerical analysis. However, strong
applicants from all fields of computational or applied mathematics will
also be considered. We seek candidates who are committed to strengthening
our Ph.D., Master's and undergraduate programs. In particular, the
successful applicant is expected to participate in the development of the
computational mathematics track of our Master's program, as well as in
supporting the undergraduate computer science major in the College of Arts
and Sciences. The salary is competitive, with an excellent fringe benefit
package. Review of applications will begin on January 10, 2002.
Send curriculum vitae, an outline of research plans, statement on teaching
philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to:
Chair, Computational/Applied Mathematics Search Committee
Department of Mathematics
321 Morton Hall
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701-2979
For more information about the department, see http://www.math.ohiou.edu/
Ohio University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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From: Yuan Xu <yuan@darkwing.uoregon.edu>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 13:09:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Faculty Positions at University of Oregon
Applications are invited for one tenure-track Assistant Professor
position and one tenure-track Associate or Assistant Professor
position in mathematics beginning in September 2002. Qualifications
are a Ph.D. in the mathematical sciences, an excellent record of
research accomplishment, and evidence of teaching ability. All
applicants from pure mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics
will be considered. We particularly encourage applications in
analysis, PDE's, applied mathematics, and numerical analysis, but we
will not limit our search to these areas. Competitive salary with
good fringe benefits. Send complete resume and at least three
letters of recommendation to Search Committee, 1222 Department of
Mathematics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1222. Closing
date is January 7, 2002. Women and minorities are encouraged to
apply. An EO/AA/ADA Institution committed to diversity.
Deadline for Applications: January 7, 2002
http://math.uoregon.edu
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From: Jorge More' <more@mcs.anl.gov>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:15:56 -0500
Subject: Staff Position at Argonne National Laboratory
Scientific Programmer
Advanced Optimization Software
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DIVISION
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Argonne National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply
for a scientific programmer position for developing advanced
optimization software in the Mathematics and Computer Science
Division. We will consider both senior and junior candidates. Senior
programmers should have an M.S. degree or equivalent; junior
candidates should have a B.S. degree. Experience with C or C++ is
required. Experience with parallel computing using MPI,
object-oriented software concepts, and optimization algorithms is
desired.
The successful candidate will develop and support general-purpose
software libraries for nonlinear optimization with emphasis on PDE
constrained optimization. The software will be developed in the
TAO (http://www.mcs.anl.gov/tao) and PETSc (http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc)
infrastructures. The appointee will work as part of an integrated
research team whose focus extends from fundamental algorithmic
research to specific application of the software to problems in
science and engineering.
The Mathematics and Computer Science Division has a vigorous research
program in applied mathematics and computer science. The computational
environment includes scalable parallel computers, a distributed
systems laboratory, and a virtual environments laboratory. For more
information, see http://www.mcs.anl.gov.
Argonne is located in the southwestern Chicago suburbs, offering the
advantages of affordable housing, good schools, and easy access to the
cultural attractions of the city.
The appointment is available immediately and is a one-year term
(renewable). Applications should be addressed to
Sue Walker
Box mcs-301999
Employment and Placement
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
and must include a resume and the names and addresses of three
references. For additional information or to submit resumes
electronically, please send e-mail to employment@anl.gov. referencing
the above box number. For additional technical information, contact
Jorge More' (more@mcs.anl.gov).
Argonne is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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From: Gavin J Pringle <gavin@epcc.ed.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:12:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Funding Available for Research Visits to Edinburgh
Are you a Researcher working in Europe? Are you interested in High
Performance Computing? If the answers are yes, then funding may be
available for you to carry out research in Scotland (UK) under the
TRACS Programme: http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/tracs
What is the TRACS Programme?
TRACS stands for Training and Research on Advanced Computing
Systems. This successful EC-funded Visitors Programme is an
opportunity for researchers in Europe to come to Edinburgh to use our
High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities and work on their own
specific project with a "research host" in Scotland.
Please note that the next deadline for applications is WEDNESDAY 7TH
NOVEMBER (there are 4 calls for applicants per year). For more
information on how to apply, see:
http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/tracs/applications.html
Do I qualify for a visit?
TRACS is open to academic researchers, from Post-Graduates students to
Professors, as well as industrial researchers across Europe. In order
to be eligible, you need to be working on non-proprietary research and
you must be working inside a member state of the European Union or an
Associated State, but outside of the UK.
You can find a list of member and associated states at:
http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/tracs/eligibility.html
How long does a visit last?
A TRACS visit can last a minimum of 4 weeks and a maximum of 13
weeks.
What does TRACS provide?
- Access to some of the best HPC facilities in Europe based at EPCC,
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (The University of Edinburgh).
- Consultancy and support from experienced staff.
- The possibility to attend courses on all aspects of HPC.
- A host department in one of the Universities in Scotland where you
can collaborate with a researcher.
- Travel and accommodation expenses: you will have to make your own
travel arrangements but TRACS will refund (after arrival) an amount
corresponding to a reasonable air fare. TRACS will also arrange and
pay for your accommodation in self-catering post-graduate student
residences.
- Daily Subsistence: We normally pay subsistence at the rate of =A310
per day.
We hope that this information is useful to you and that you will be
interested in applying for a visit.
Best Wishes from the TRACS Team.
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From: Hans Schneider <hans@math.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:21:35 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Contents, Linear Algebra and its Applications
Journal: Linear Algebra and its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 338
Issue : 1-3
Date : 15-Nov-2001
pp 1-17
Algebraic aspects of the discrete KP hierarchy
R. Felipe, F. Ongay
pp 19-26
Extension of MacMahon's Master Theorem to pre-semi-rings
M. Minoux
pp 27-36
Rectangular Vandermonde matrices on Chebyshev nodes
A. Eisinberg, G. Franze, N. Salerno
pp 37-51
Is a Chebyshev method optimal for an elliptic region also optimal for a
nearly elliptic region?
X. Li
pp 53-66
An improvement on the perturbation of the group inverse and oblique
projection
X. Li, Y. Wei
pp 67-76
Three coefficients of a polynomial can determine its instability
A. Borobia, S. Dormido
pp 77-98
Some 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras I
B. Ren, D. Ji Meng
pp 99-104
On characterizing Z-matrices
R.L. Smith
pp 105-123
On the shape of numerical range of matrix polynomials
H. Nakazato, P. Psarrakos
pp 125-138
A generalization of Serre's conjecture and some related issues
Z. Lin, N.K. Bose
pp 139-144
Denseness for norm attaining operator-valued functions
P. Enflo, J. Kover, L. Smithies
pp 145-152
Modular automorphisms preserving idempotence and Jordan isomorphisms of
triangular matrices over commutative rings
X. MinTang, C. GuangCao, X. Zhang
pp 153-169
Symmetric sign pattern matrices that require unique inertia
F.J. Hall, Z. Li, D. Wang
pp 171-199
Using noncommutative Grobner bases in solving partially prescribed matrix
inverse completion problems
F. Dell Kronewitter
pp 201-218
A robust ILU with pivoting based on monitoring the growth of the inverse
factors
M. Bollhofer
pp 219-237
A two-step even-odd split Levinson algorithm for Toeplitz systems
A. Melman
pp 239-244
The numerical range of elementary operators II
A. Seddik
pp 245-249
The inverse of a non-singular free matrix
T. Britz
pp 251-259
Backward minimal points for bounded linear operators on finite-dimensional
vector spaces
E.B. Wiesner
pp 261-273
Generalized inverses of a sum of morphisms
H. You, J. Chen
pp 275-285
More on positive subdefinite matrices and the linear complementarity
problem
S.R. Mohan, S.K. Neogy, A.K. Das
pp 287-290
A generalization of Sylvester's law of inertia
C.R. Johnson, S. Furtado
pp 291
Author index
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