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From: Sue Dollar <sue.dollar@stfc.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:43:11 -0400
Subject: Student Prizes: 23rd Biennial Conference on Numerical Analysis
Prizes will be awarded to
Jaroslav Fowkes, University of Oxford
and
Hafiz Abdul Wajid, University of Strathclyde
who were judged to have given the two best student talks.
Due to the overall high quality, the committee will also award a small number
of certificates of merit to students who gave excellent presentations at the
conference. A full list of winners is available at
http://www.numerical.rl.ac.uk/people/hsd/ukiesiam/prizes.html
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From: andrew stuart <A.M.Stuart@warwick.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:27:17 +0100 (BST)
Subject: 14th Leslie Fox Prize Winners
The 14th Leslie Fox Prize Competition was held at Warwick
University on Monday June 29th 2009. This prize, which is
awarded every two years, recognizes the work of researchers,
under the age of 31 at the submission date, based on the
evaluation of a single paper and, for those who make the
final round, the presentation of that paper in a 40 minute
talk. From around 20 high quality submissions, the following
6 speakers made it to the final round and delivered talks
as follows:
Stefano Giani (Nottingham University)
"A convergent adaptive method for elliptic eigenvalue problems".
Daan Huybrechs (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
"On the Fourier extension of non-periodic functions".
Armin Lechleiter (Ecole Polytechnique)
"The factorization method is independent of transmission eigenvalues".
Colin B. Macdonald (Mathematics, UCLA)
"The implicit closest point method for the numerical solution of partial
differential equations on surfaces".
Brian D. Sutton (Randolph-Macon College)
"Computing the Complete CS Decomposition".
Liuqiang Zhong (Xiangtan University)
"Optimal multilevel and adaptive finite element methods for
time-harmonic Maxwell equations."
Brian Sutton was awarded a first prize, and the remaining speakers
were all awarded a second prize. The 15th Leslie Fox Prize
competition will take place in Manchester in 2011.
The prize was established in 1985 by the (UK) Institute for
Mathematics and Its Applications. It is sponsored by
Cambridge University Presss, Oxford University Press,
Princeton University Press, SIAM and Springer.
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From: Kendall Atkinson <atkinson@divms.uiowa.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:54:33 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: A home for some issues of Mathematics of Computation
I have a number of volumes of Mathematics of Computation and I want to
give them away. I have Volumes 21 (1967) thru 43 (1984) and want to do
something other than toss them into the trash to be recycled. Are you
interested or do you know of someone who would be interested?
Ken Atkinson
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From: Jonathan Shewchuk <jrs@cs.berkeley.edu>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:40 -0700
Subject: Announcing Stellar: A Tetrahedral Mesh Improvement Program
Stellar: A Tetrahedral Mesh Improvement Program
Bryan Klingner and Jonathan Shewchuk
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Stellar improves tetrahedral meshes so that their worst tetrahedra
have high quality, making them more suitable for finite element
analysis. Stellar employs a broad selection of improvement
operations, including vertex smoothing by nonsmooth optimization,
stellar flips and other topological transformations, vertex insertion,
and edge contraction. If the domain shape has no small angles,
Stellar routinely improves meshes so that the smallest dihedral angle
is larger than 30 degrees and the largest dihedral angle is smaller
than 140 degrees.
Features include a choice of several quality measures (both as
objective functions and for mesh statistics), control of tetrahedron
sizes, and transformations that improve the boundary of the mesh. The
last give you a choice between flat surfaces (in which vertices are
constrained to lie, so the surface is improved without changing the
domain shape) and curved surfaces (where we optionally permit small
changes of the domain shape if they give big wins in mesh quality).
Stellar is written entirely in ANSI C, and relies only on standard C
libraries. It should compile on any POSIX-compliant system, and is
known to compile on Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. Stellar's
internal mesh data structure is an implementation of Blandford,
Blelloch, Cardoze, and Clemens' "Compact Representations of Simplicial
Meshes in Two and Three Dimensions". For geometric computations, it
relies on our fast robust predicates code. It is available under the
terms of the Berkeley Source Distribution (BSD) license. It is
accompanied by a (slightly unfinished) visualization program called
Show Me, which runs only under X Windows.
For software, documentation, and publications describing Stellar's
algorithms, please visit http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/stellar/ .
Jonathan Shewchuk
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From: Chi-Wang Shu <shu@dam.brown.edu>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:08:17 -0400
Subject: Advances in Scientific Computing (in memory of David Gottlieb), Dec 2009
First Announcement
International Conference on Advances in Scientific Computing
December 6-8, 2009
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
The International Conference on Advances in Scientific Computing
will be held at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA,
on December 6-8, 2009, to honor the memory of Professor David
Gottlieb, to review recent advances and to explore exciting new
directions in scientific computing and related numerical solution
of partial differential equations and mathematical modeling for
time dependent problems and its applications. The conference will
emphasize the crucial role of significant mathematics in the design
of advanced algorithms applicable to real world problems.
The conference will consist of invited talks by people ranging
from numerical analysts with a strong interest in applications to
applied and computational mathematicians to engineers, physicists
and scientists in other fields. There will also be a contributed
poster session.
Pending grant funding, the organizers will attempt to provide
partial support to selected young participants who are Ph.D.
students or recent Ph.D. recipients. Inquiries should be made
to the organizers with a recommendation letter from a senior
mentor.
Further information can be found at the conference website:
http://www.cfm.brown.edu/people/jansh/DavidGottlieb/
which will be periodically updated. Inquiries can be made to the
conference coordinator:
Janice Damico, Brown University, damico AT dam.brown.edu
or to the conference organizers:
Sigal Gottlieb, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, sgottlieb AT
umassd.edu
Jan Hesthaven, Brown University, jansh AT dam.brown.edu
Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University, shu AT dam.brown.edu
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From: Dario Bini <bini@dm.unipi.it>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 23:37:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: 16th ILAS Conference, Pisa, Italy, Jun 2010
The 16th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS),
will be held in Pisa, Italy, on June 21-25, 2010
http://www.dm.unipi.it/~ilas2010
The Scientific Committee invites proposals for minisymposia and
contributed talks with deadlines:
September 27, 2009 for minisymposia,
October 31, 2009 for contributed talks.
Email these proposals to the Scientific Committee at bini@dm.unipi.it,
subject ILAS-2010, according to the indications given at
http://www.dm.unipi.it/~ilas2010
Scientific Committee: Avi Berman, Michele Benzi, Dario A. Bini, Luca
Gemignani, Leslie Hogben, Steve Kirkland, Julio Moro, Ilia Spitkovsky,
Francoise Tisseur, and Eugene Tyrtyshnikov.
Local Organizing Committee: Dario A. Bini (Chair), Gianna Del Corso,
Bruno Iannazzo, Beatrice Meini, Ornella Menchi, Federico Poloni.
For more information see the web site http://www.dm.unipi.it/~ilas2010 or
contact bini@dm.unipi.it with subject ilas2010.
Dario Bini
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From: Wing CHAN <wingchan@hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:22:01 -0400
Subject: Research Assistant Professor (PR279/08-09) in MATH, HKBU
HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Department of Mathematics
Research Assistant Professor (PR279/08-09)
Appointees are expected to conduct independent programmes of research and
teach one course per year at the undergraduate/postgraduate levels.
Applicants should have a PhD degree in Applied Mathematics, Statistics and
Operational research or related fields. Appointment will be made on
contract basis from one to three years initially. Re-appointment thereafter
is subject to review and mutual agreement.
Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to write in response to the requirements and provide
an updated curriculum vitae and/or fill in the application forms which are
obtainable (a) by downloading from: [http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~pers]; or (b)
by fax at 3411-7799; or (c) in person from the Personnel Office, Hong Kong
Baptist University, Level 7, Shaw Tower, 34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong,
Kowloon. Completed application form should be sent to the same address.
Applicants should also send in samples of publications, preferably three
best ones out of their most recent publications, and request three referees
to send in confidential reference to the Personnel Office direct. Please
quote PR number on all correspondence. Details of the Universityˇ¦s
Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at
[http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~pers/job].
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post
advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms &
conditions then applicable at the time of offer.
Closing date: Until the position is filled
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From: <hpark@cc.gatech.edu>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:22:45 -0400
Subject: Postdoc Position at Georgia Tech
Seeking a Post-doctoral Researcher
The FODAVA (Foundations of Data Analysis and Visual Analytics) Center
at Georgia Tech is seeking a post-doctoral researcher to join the
research team. The FODAVA research initiative is dedicated to both defining the
foundations of the data and visual analytics fields and advancing the
state-of-the-art. Established in 2008, the FODAVA initiative is a
collaborative effort funded jointly by the National Science Foundation
(NSF) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For further
information about the Center, please see http://fodava.gatech.edu/.
We are seeking a post-doctoral scientist to collaborate with
researchers from a variety of disciplines including computer science,
mathematics, industrial and system engineering, and others.
Qualified applicants should have a recently-earned PhD in a related
discipline. Students completing their dissertation in the next few
months also are eligible for the position. To apply, please send a
brief cover letter describing your background and interests, as well
as a your current CV, to lometa@cc.gatech.edu<mailto:lometa@cc.gatech.edu>
(Ms. Lometa Mitchell) by July 31, 2009.
Please direct any questions that you may have to that email address as
well.
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From: Leo Cheng <l.cheng@auckland.ac.nz>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:16:54 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: 2 PhD Positions in Bioengineering in New Zealand
Fully-funded PhD Positions in Modelling and Mapping Gastrointestinal
System in Health and Disease
Two fully-funded PhD student positions are currently available at the
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, New Zealand. The scholarships will fund
a tax free stipend of NZ$25,000, travel fund of NZ$3000 and compulsory
fees each year. A completion a bonus is available if the PhD completed
within 4 years.
The students will join an established and multidisciplinary team of
bioengineers, applied mathematicians, surgeons, gastroenterologists and
physiologists in the Gastrointestinal Research Group. The research will be
involved with the multi-scale modelling and experimental validation of the
electrical activity in the normal and diseased GI tract. We also have an
interesting program investigating the design of new medical and surgical
devices. You will have the opportunity to attend and present at
international conferences annually, and to visit our collaborators at the
Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University and other leading centres.
We welcome applications from motivated and competent students with a
bioengineering/applied mathematics/clinical or equivalent background.
Experience in computer programming (e.g., matlab, C, C++, Fortan,
scripting languages) is required. Previous research experience is
preferred. Positions open until filled.
Please refer to our website for more details or contact Professor
Andrew Pullan for more information <a.pullan@auckland.ac.nz> with the
subject "PhD in GI Research".
http://www.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz/projects/digestive-system/
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From: Satyendra Tomar <tomar.sk.prof@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:16:03 +0200
Subject: 2 PhD positions in Isogeometric method for PDEs, RICAM, Linz, Austria
Description of the project and positions:
Applications are invited for 2 PhD students in the field of
"Computational Methods for Direct Field Problems", at Johann Radon
Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM), Linz,
Austria. These positions are part of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
project "Isogeometric method for partial differential equations", led
by Dr. S.K. Tomar. This project will have several international and
national collaborations, see
http://people.ricam.oeaw.ac.at/s.tomar/IMPDE for more information.
The positions are limited to three years. The research is funded
according to the FWF salary guidelines, see
http://www.fwf.ac.at/de/projects/personalkostensaetze_2008.html. The
starting gross income (~1767.80 Euro) includes social security
(pension), health care coverage, and unemployment benefits. Some
additional funds will also be available for research purposes
(conference participation, research visits abroad, etc.). Apart from
the standard computing resources, e.g. a personal laptop or a
workstation with all the necessary softwares for routine work, access
to large-scale machines are also available whenever required.
Requirements:
For both positions a master's degree in applied/computational
mathematics or a closely related field is required with excellent
grades. The applicants must have a good understanding of numerical
solution techniques, e.g. (discontinuous-Galerkin) finite element
methods, for partial differential equations. Due to the computational
nature of the project, high-level of programming skills (in
fortran/c++/matlab) is also required. Additionally, some background in
mesh generation (and/or computer aided geometry design) for the first
PhD position, and in linear algebra and iterative solvers (e.g.
multigrid / multilevel methods) for the second PhD position, will be
highly desirable. Apart from a strong interest in the above-mentioned
work, the applicants should be highly motivated in learning new topics
related to their work.
The application material will consist the following documents:
(1) A concise application letter (max 1 page) describing yourself,
research interests, and motivations for joining the project, and the
curriculum vitae (single file of both)
(2) Scanned image of the master's degree certificate (aggregate grade
as well as grades obtained in each course should be mentioned in the
CV if not listed in the certificate),
(3) Two letters of reference, one from the Master thesis supervisor,
and one from the instructor of the course (candidate's strongest
topic).
PDF files of all of these documents should be sent by email (no paper
application) to satyendra.tomar @ oeaw.ac.at, with a cc to
tomar.sk.prof @ gmail.com, with the subject "Applications for IMPDE
position 1" or "Applications for IMPDE position 2" (depending on the
interest) by 16th Aug. Though all the applications will be
acknowledged, however, only the shortlisted candidates will be
contacted further for interviews before the end of Aug. The interviews
will be held in the first week of Sep, and the positions will be
offered by 14th Sep. The selected candidates are expected to join by
1st Oct or as soon as possible thereafter.
Dr. S.K. Tomar
Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM)
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Altenbergerstrasse 69
A-4040 Linz, Austria
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From: Wim Michiels <Wim.Michiels@cs.kuleuven.be>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:37:48 -0400
Subject: PhD position on dynamical systems and control, K.U.Leuven
PhD positions on "analysis and computational control of large-scale dynamical
systems and networks", K.U.Leuven
Description:
We are looking for candidates that want to pursue a PhD in the area of
analysis and control of large-scale dynamical systems and networks. In the
project the emphasis is on systems described by partial differential equatons
and delay differential equations, and on the development and application of
optimization based control design methods. Particular attention will be paid
to the analysis of interconnected dynamical control systems.
Keywords:
systems and control, optimization, dynamical systems, infinite-dimensional
systems, partial and functional differential equations,robustness assessment
and optimization, numerical simulation, numerical linear algebra, bifurcation
analysis
Profile:
The candidates must have a masters degree in either Applied Mathematics,
Scientific Computing, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or
similar disciplines. They must be interested to work on this project, in
collaboration with other researchers in the group, and to participate in
national and international collaborative research programs in the area of
dynamical systems and control. The position will be initially for one year.
After a positive evaluation, this position will be extended for three more
years.
How to apply:
Send an electronic application to Prof. Wim Michiels
(Wim.Michiels@cs.kuleuven.be). We are expecting a curriulum vitae, including a
short description of your qualifications and experience, a short letter
describing your motivation, and names and e-mail addresses of one or two
scientists willing to provide a reference.
The research will be carried out at the Numerical Analysis and Applied
Mathematics Division of the K.U.Leuven. The K.U.Leuven is one of the oldest
universities of Europe, located in the cosy town of Leuven, 20km from Brussels.
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From: JCM <jcm@global-sci.org>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:35:52 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Contents, Journal of Computational Mathematics 27(2-3):2009
Journal of Computational Mathematics (JCM)
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm
Volume 27, Number 2-3, March 2009
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/
Review Article:
Malte Braack and Gert Lube
Finite Elements with Local Projection Stabilization for Incompressible
Flow Problems. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 116-147.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-116.pdf
Regular Articles:
Dietrich Braess, Carsten Carstensen and Ronald H.W. Hoppe
Error Reduction in Adaptive Finite Element Approximations of Elliptic
Obstacle Problems. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 148-169.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-148.pdf
Soren Bartels
Combination of Global and Local Approximation Schemes for Harmonic Maps
Into Spheres. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 170-183.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-170.pdf
Ilgis Ibragimov and Sergej Rjasanow
Three Way Decomposition for the Boltzmann Equation.
J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 184-195.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-184.pdf
Hongying Huang and Dehao Yu
The Ellipsoid Artificial Boundary Method for Three-Dimensional Unbounded
Domains. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 196-214.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-196.pdf
C. Carstensen and Jun Hu
Hanging Nodes in the Unifying Theory of A Posteriori Finite Element Error
Control. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 215-236.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-215.pdf
Michael Hinze, Ningning Yan and Zhaojie Zhou
Variational Discretization for Optimal Control Governed by Convection
Dominated Diffusion Equations. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 237-253.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-237.pdf
Ishtiaq Ali, Hermann Brunner and Tao Tang
A Spectral Method for Pantograph-Type Delay Differential Equations and its
Convergence Analysis. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 254-265.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-254.pdf
Hans-Gorg Roos
Stabilized FEM for Convection-Diffusion Problems on Layer-Adapted Meshes.
J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 266-279.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-266.pdf
Ziqing Xie, Zuozheng Zhang and Zhimin Zhang
A Numerical Study of Uniform Superconvergence of LDG Method for Solving
Singularly Perturbed Problems.
J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 280-298.
Dongyang Shi, Haihong Wang and Yuepeng Du
An Anisotropic Nonconforming Finite Element Method for Approximating a
Class of Nonlinear Sobolev Equations.
J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 299-314.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-299.pdf
Huajie Chen, Fang Liu and Aihui Zhou
A Two-Scale Higher-Order Finite Element Discretization for Schrodinger
Equation. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 315-337.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-315.pdf
Erich Carelli and Andreas Prohl
A Note on Pressure Approximation of First and Higher Order Projection
Schemes for the Nonstationary Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations.
J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 338-347.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-338.pdf
Ernst P. Stephan
The hp-Version of BEM - Fast Convergence, Adaptivity and Efficient
Preconditioning. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 348-359.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-348.pdf
Reinhold Schneider, Thorsten Rohwedder, Alexey Neelov and Johannes Blauert
Direct Minimization for Calculating Invariant Subspaces in Density
Functional Computations of the Electronic Structure.
J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 360-387.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-360.pdf
Yin Yang, Yanping Chen and Yunqing Huang
An Efficient Moving Mesh Method for a Model of Turbulent Flow in Circular
Tubes. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 388-399.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-388.pdf
Shiquan Zhang, Xiaoping Xie and Yumei Chen
Low Order Nonconforming Rectangular Finite Element Methods for
Darcy-Stokes Problems. J. Comp. Math., 27 (2009), pp. 400-424.
http://www.global-sci.org/jcm/volumes/v27n2/pdf/272-400.pdf
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From: Maya Neytcheva <Maya.Neytcheva@it.uu.se>
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:05:18 +0200
Subject: Contents, Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications 16(6-7):2009
Contents, Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications
Available via http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/5957/home
Volume 16, Issue 6-7, 2009
Rational Lanczos approximations to the matrix square root and related
functions
Igor Moret (p 431-445)
Optimal parameters in the HSS-like methods for saddle-point problems
Zhong-Zhi Bai (p 447-479)
Multigrid methods for the symmetric interior penalty method on graded
meshes
S. C. Brenner, J. Cui, L.-Y. Sung (p 481-501)
A note on spectrum distribution of constraint preconditioned
generalized saddle point matrices
Zhi-Hao Cao (p 503-516)
Computing the conditioning of the components of a linear least-squares
solution
Marc Baboulin, Jack Dongarra, Serge Gratton, Julien Langou (p 517-533)
A geometric-based algebraic multigrid method for higher-order finite
element equations in two-dimensional linear
elasticity (p 535-559)
Yingxiong Xiao, Shi Shu, Tuyan Zhao
Recursive algorithms for unbalanced banded Toeplitz systems
P. Favati, G. Lotti, O. Menchi (p 561-587)
A practical method for computing the largest M-eigenvalue of a
fourth-order partially symmetric tensor
Yiju Wang, Liqun Qi, Xinzhen Zhang (p 589-601)
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