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From: Robert Voigt <rvoigt@compsci.wm.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 11:13:21 -0400
Subject: Change of Position for Robert Voigt
I have left my half-time position at NSF. I will continue half-time as the
Director of the Computational Science Cluster at the College of William and
Mary where I can be reached at rvoigt@CompSci.wm.edu or (757) 221-2003. I
will spend the other half of my time working with the Department of Energy
to promote interactions between the academic community and the DOE labs
under the ASCI program.
Robert Voigt
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From: Eunan O'Brien <Xin.Wang@Queens-Belfast.AC.UK>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 05:00:19 PDT
Subject: New Methods for PDEs
Explicit and unconditionally stable algorithms
for PDEs in arbitrary regions
Dear Colleagues,
I have developed some new methods for initial/boundary value
problems of PDEs. So far, only tiny part of my research result has
been published due to some reasons (That was the work of couple years
ago). The developed methods have great advantages over those currently
used (Such as the Finite Element method) in solving time-dependent
problems(parabolic and hyperbolic equations). They are:
explicit-no simultaneous equations/no matrices,
computation is node by node straight forward;
second order accurate-reasonably accurate;
unconditionally stable-no restriction on step sizes for the sake of stability.
Besides, they are also naturally parallel algorithms. Obviously,
requirement on memory and CPU time can be significantly reduced because
of the above advantages.
In addition to the above, I am also doing research in other related
areas. In brief, my research consists of several topics:
1) Explicit and unconditionally stable algorithms for solving diffusion
equations in arbitrary regions;
2) Adaptive (explicit, unconditionally stable and second order accurate)
algorithms for hyperbolic equations;
3) Explicit and unconditionally stable algorithms for solving problems
with symmetric coefficient-matrices, such as the Maxwell equations.
4) Study on spectral stability analysis method (there are some problems
in the establishment of this analysis method. If interested, pleased
email me.) ;
5) ADI methods for solving diffusion equations in arbitrary regions and
stability analysis (the conclusion about the stability and
applicability of the ADI method is incorrect. Both complete analysis
and numerical examples are available);
6) Developing iteration algorithms for solving elliptic equations;
I have been doing research on this project by myself alone for several
years. I have solved some problems. However, in view of the scale of this
project and to accelerate research (e.g. coordinate transformation) in this
new area, I am looking for people who may be interested in this research.
I have prepared a report about my research with detailed formulae
(lengthy papers are also available). If you are interested in this research,
please email to
XIN.WANG@QUB.AC.UK
I can send the report (a MS Word file) via the Internet. I am also
pleased to answer queries about this research.
Sincerely,
Simon
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From: Tony Chan <chan@math.ucla.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Math Awareness Week at UCLA
The Math Dept at UCLA has organized a local program for the
Math Awareness Week (MAW) this year (April 27 - May 1).
The MAW is a national event sponsored by the mathematical sciences community
celebrating the excitement, versatility, and importance of mathematics.
This year's theme is Mathematics and Imaging.
The national website is at: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/maw/
and the UCLA program is at: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~blomgren/MAW98/.
We have scheduled one talk a day (5 total), two of which are from the
entertainment industry, one on medical imaging, one on image compression and
one by our faculty Stan Osher who is featured in the national MAW site.
The opening event will be next Monday 27/4 from 4-6pm at Math Sci 4000.
Representatives from Digital Domain (of Titanic and Apollo 13 fame)
will be giving a presentation titled:
"Mathematics on the Movie Screen: Special Effects at Digital Domain".
A reception will follow afterwards.
Tony Chan
Chair, UCLA Math Dept
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From: Sven Hammerling <sven@nag.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:50:30 +0100
Subject: Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
THE WILKINSON PRIZE FOR NUMERICAL SOFTWARE
In honour of the outstanding contributions of James Hardy Wilkinson to
the field of numerical software, Argonne National Laboratory, the
National Physical Laboratory, and the Numerical Algorithms Group award a
numerical software prize of US $1000. The 1991 prize was awarded to
Linda Petzold for DASSL at the International Conference in Industrial
and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 91) and the 1995 prize was awarded to
Chris Bischof and Alan Carle for ADIFOR 2.0 at ICIAM 95.
The 1999 prize will be awarded at ICIAM 99 in Edinburgh, July 5-9, 1999.
Rules for Submission:
Each author of an entry must be under 40 years of age on January 1, 1999. Each
entry must contain the following:
o Software written in a widely available high-level programming language.
o A paper describing the algorithm and the software implementation.
The paper should give an analysis of the algorithm and indicate any
special programming features.
o Documentation of the software which describes its purpose and method of
use.
o Examples of use of the software, including a test program and data.
o A one or two page summary of the main features of the algorithm and
software implementation.
Submissions must be in English. Entries must be received by November 2, 1998.
Selection Criteria:
The award will be made to the entry that best addresses all phases of the
preparation of high quality numerical software, including:
o clarity of the paper and software implementation and documentation;
o portability, reliability, efficiency and usability of the software
implementation;
o depth of analysis of the algorithm and the software;
o importance of application addressed by the software; and
o quality of the test software.
Submissions:
Submissions should, if possible, be in the form of a uuencoded, gzipped,
tar archive. Submissions should include a README file describing the
contents of the archive and Makefiles for executing the test programs.
Submissions can be sent by email to wilkinson-prize@nag.co.uk.
Contact this address for further information and for alternate modes of
submission.
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From: Ralph Martin <Ralph.Martin@cs.cf.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 13:49:49 +0100
Subject: IMA Conference on Mathematics of Surfaces
Eighth IMA Conference on THE MATHEMATICS OF SURFACES
University of Birmingham UK 31st August - 2nd September 1998
Computer-based methods for the construction, representation, and
manipulation of complicated surfaces have led to a wide interest in, and
need for, surface mathematics. Many applications now require the use of
surface descriptions, especially in such fields as computer aided design
and machining, and computer vision and inspection of manufactured parts.
The description of surfaces is also of interest in geographic information
systems and multimedia, and many other areas of science and medicine. This
diversity and the wide range of applicability of the subject have already
enabled the IMA to hold seven very successful conferences on the
mathematics of surfaces. The eighth such conference has now been scheduled.
Confirmed invited speakers include:
P. Besl (Silicon Graphics), R. Farouki (University of Michigan), H. Hagen
(University of Kaiserlauten), J. Hoschek (Technische Hochschule Darmstadt),
G. Lukacs (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), D. Manocha (University of North
Carolina), and H.-P. Seidel (University of Erlangen).
The call for papers has now finished, but persons wishing to attend should
contact Mrs Pamela Bye, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications,
Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson St., Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
SS1 1EF; pam@ima.org.uk.
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From: Do Young Kwak <dykwak@pde.kaist.ac.kr>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 98 15:04:12 +0900
Subject: Korean Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Announcing the Korean Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (KSIAM)
and
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are happy to announce KSIAM was established on November, 1997.
The KSIAM aims to gather mathematicians and engineers at same podium, encourage
them to find common interests, work together in or near Korean peninsula.
The KSIAM will publish a journal 'Journal of the KSIAM'.
SCOPE
Its scope includes all areas of applied mathematics, engineering,
economics, management science, medical sciences which uses mathematics as a tool.
The Journal also seeks to promote interdisplinary collaboration between
mathematician and engineers.
EDITORS
Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics : Dong Su Kim (KAIST)
Cryptography : Sang Gun Hahn (KAIST)
Mathematical Finance and Economics : Injun Kin (KAIST, Techno)
Numerical Analysis : Do Young Kwak (KAIST)
Dynamical Systems and Simulation : Geon Ho Choi (KAIST)
Applied Analysis and Theoretical Mechanics : Hee June Choi (KAIST)
Computation in Stochastic Analysis and Statistics : Ujin Choi(KAIST)
Experimental Mathematics : Ki Hyung Ko (KAIST)
Computational Modeling and Visualization in Medicine :
(Hoon CHo) (Ajou University)
Applied Mathematics :
Computing :
Control and Optimization :
Matrix Analysis and Applications :
Optimization : (Do Sang Kim)(Pu Kyung University)
Scientific Computing :
ADDRESS
KSIAM Journal
Department of Mathematics
KAIST
Taejon, Korea 305-701
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From: Pierre-Jean Laurent <Pierre-Jean.Laurent@imag.fr>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 11:21:25 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Conference on Curves and Surfaces
Fourth AFA International Conference on
"CURVES AND SURFACES"
Palais du Grand Large,
Saint-Malo (North-West of France), July 1-7, 1999.
http://www.enst.fr/~afa/saint-malo/
Email: saint-malo@imag.fr
Fax: 33 76 63 12 63
Postal address: "Curves and Surfaces", LMC-IMAG,
BP 53, 38041 Grenoble, cedex 09, France).
ORGANIZERS:
Albert COHEN (Paris),
Pierre-Jean LAURENT (Grenoble),
Christophe RABUT (Toulouse),
Paul SABLONNIERE (Rennes),
Larry SCHUMAKER (Nashville).
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Martin Buhmann (Germany), Rosemary Chang (USA), Wolfgang Dahmen (Germany),
Carl de Boor (USA), Ron DeVore (USA), Nira Dyn (Israel), Rida Farouki
(USA), Mariano Gasca (Spain), Ron Goldman (USA),Tim Goodman (UK), Josef
Hoschek (Germany), Kurt Jetter (Germany), Yvon Maday (France), Alain Le
Mehaute (France), Will Light (UK), Tom Lyche (Norway), Yves Meyer (France),
Gregory Nielson (USA), Allan Pinkus (Israel), Helmut Pottmann (Austria),
Malcolm Sabin (UK), Robert Schaback (Germany), Hans-Peter Seidel (Germany).
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Luca Amodei, Jean-Luc Bauchat, Jean-Charles Fiorot, Jean Gaches,
Georges-Pierre Bonneau, Yvon Lafranche, Marie-Laurence Mazure, Jean-Louis
Merrien, Christine Potier, Christine Vercken.
CONFERENCE TOPICS:
- Representation and approximation of curves and surfaces (splines, finite
elements, subdivision,...),
- Computer-aided geometric design,
- Interpolation and smoothing (scattered data, variational methods,...),
- Multiresolution techniques (wavelets, hierarchical basis,...),
- Curves and surfaces in industry,
- Related applications (image analysis and synthesis, robotics,
visualization, reverse engineering, CAD-CAM,...).
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Zbigniew CIESIELSKI (Poland), Ingrid DAUBECHIES (USA), David DONOHO (USA),
Rida FAROUKI (USA), Yvon MADAY (France), Helmut POTTMANN (Austria), Alyn
ROCKWOOD (USA), Amos RON (USA), Robert SCHABACK (Germany), Wim SWELDENS
(USA).
MS ORGANIZERS
Wolfgang DAHMEN (Germany), Ron DeVORE (USA), David DONOHO (USA), Josef
HOSCHEK (Germany), Bernard LACOLLE (France), Helmut POTTMANN (Austria),
Malcolm SABIN (UK), Joachim STOECKLER (Germany).
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From: Erik Elmroth <elmroth@cs.umu.se>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:44:34 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Workshop on Applied Parallel Computing
PARA98
WORKSHOP ON APPLIED PARALLEL COMPUTING IN
LARGE SCALE SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS
Umea University
June 14 - 17, 1998
CALL FOR REGISTRATION
http://www.hpc2n.umu.se/para98
High Performance Computing Center North (HPC2N) is hosting the
fourth International Workshop on Applied Parallel Computing
(PARA98) in June 14-17, 1998 at Umea University, Umea, Sweden.
The general theme for PARA98 is Large Scale Scientific and
Industrial Problems focusing on:
* High-performance computing applications in academia and industry,
* Tools, languages and environments for high-performance computing,
* Scientific visualization and virtual reality applications in
academia and industry,
* Future directions in high-performance computing and networking.
The PARA98 meeting is aimed to be an international forum for idea and
competence exchange for specialists in parallel computing,
visualization, etc and scientists from industry and academia solving
large scale computational problems. Another important aim of the
PARA meetings is to strengthen the ties between HPC centers,
academia, and industry in the Nordic countries as well as worldwide.
The meeting starts with a one day tutorial followed by a three day
workshop. There will be around 20 invited one-hour lectures and
around 70 contributed 20-25 minutes presentaitons. The PARA98
Proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in their Lecture
Notes in Computer Science series.
INVITED SPEAKERS
So far the following invited speakers have accepted our invitation:
Prof Jack Dongarra, USA Dr Richard Lehoucq, USA
Prof Iain Duff, UK and France Prof Cherry Pancake, USA
Prof Peter Fritzson, Sweden Prof John Perram, Denmark
Prof Dennis Gannon, USA Dr Sami Poykko, Finland
Dr Anshul Gupta, USA Prof Axel Ruhe, Sweden
Dr Fred Gustavsson, USA Prof Dan Sandin, USA
Dr Carl-Birger Jensen, Norway Prof Stig Skelboe, Denmark
Prof Chris Johnson, USA Dr Ann Trefethen, England
Prof Markku Kallio, Finland Prof Hans Zima, Austria
Prof Carl Kesselman, USA
REGISTRATION
Please, register for the PARA98 Workshop and Tutorial using the
registration form at:
http://www.hpc2n.umu.se/para98/registration.html
Deadline for early registration is Monday, May 18, 1998.
Questions regarding PARA98 should be addressed to
para98@hpc2n.umu.se
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From: Jesse Barlow <barlow@cse.psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:05:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Workshop on Eigenvalue Problems
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
International Workshop on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems
Penn State Conference Center
University Park, PA, USA
July 20--23, 1998
In cooperation with the SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra
(SIAG/LA). This workshop will be held immediately following the SIAM
Annual Meeting in Toronto on July 13--17.
Organizers:
Jesse Barlow, The Pennsylvania State University (local manager)
Ivan Slapnicar, University of Split, Croatia
Kresimir Veselic, Fernuniversitaet Hagen, Germany
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together experts on accuracy
issues in the numerical solution of eigenvalue problems for four days
of research presentations and discussions. This is the second such
workshop. The first, titled ``International Workshop on Accurate
Eigensolving and Applications''was held in Split, Croatia on July
11--17,1996. There will be no parallel sessions; research
presentations will be 30 minutes to one hour each, with sufficient
time for discussions.
The organizers have invited a number of researchers in this field to
give invited presentations. Some who have tentatively accepted
include:
Beresford Parlett, University of California at Berkeley
Francoise Chaitin--Chatelin, CERFACS and University of Toulouse
James Demmel, University of California at Berkeley
Nicholas J. Higham, University of Manchester
Axel Ruhe, Chalmers Institute of Technology, Sweden
Ming Gu, University of California at Los Angeles
Ilse Ipsen, North Carolina State University
Hongyuan Zha. The Pennsylvania State University
In addition, the organizers welcome submitted presentations
that are consistent with the theme of the meeting. Those interested in
submitting presentations should submit an abstract in LaTeX to
eigenvalue@cse.psu.edu or by standard mail to the organizers at the
address below by June 1, 1998.
There will be a special issue of Linear Algebra and Its Applications
associated with this workshop. The editors will be Jesse Barlow,
Beresford Parlett, and Kresimir Veseli\'{c}. Its submission deadline
will be November 1, 1998. The participants in the workshop are encouraged
to send their papers to this special issue. Submissions from
non-participants are welcome as long as they are consistent with
the themes of the workshop.
Significant WWW sites:
General Workshop Info--
http://www.cse.psu.edu/~barlow/workshop/workshop.html
Registration Material -- http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/EigenvalueProblems/
LAA Special Issue -- http://www.cse.psu.edu/~barlow/LAA/LAA.html
Penn State -- http://www.psu.edu
Conference Center -- http://www.nli.psu.edu/PSCCHTour/default.html
Mirror web site in Croatia --
http://meri.fesb.hr/~slap/W98/workshop/workshop.html
Some travel funding is available for graduate students and new Ph.D.'s.
At very least, registration fees will be waived for students and
new Ph.D's as long as funds are available on a first--come, first--served
basis.
This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation
and by the Continuing and Distance Education Department of the Pennsylvania
State University.
For further information please contact
Jesse L. Barlow
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-6106
E-mail: barlow@cse.psu.edu
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From: Alexander Padiy <padiy@sci.kun.nl>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 15:16:28 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Minisimposium on Iterative Solution Methods
Announcement of the MINISIMPOSIUM on
Iterative Solution Methods in Mechanics and Biomechanics,
with Applications
which will be held in Prague on July 7-8, 1998
within the 1st IMACS Conference on
Mathematical Modelling and Computational Methods
in Mechanics and Geodynamics
MODELLING'98
CONTACT INFORMATION:
O.Axelsson or A.Padiy
University of Nijmegen
Department of Mathematics
Toernooiveld 1
NL-6525 ED Nijmegen
E-mail: axelsson@sci.kun.nl or padiy@sci.kun.nl
Fax : +31 (0)24 3652140
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
July 7, 1998
S.Margenov,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, joint work with A.Georgiev,
MOST, Sofia, Bulgaria and M.Neytcheva, KUN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
"Multilevel algorithms for 3D simulation of nonlinear elasticity problems"
M.Neytcheva,
KUN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Title to be announced.
A.Padiy
KUN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
"On the iterative solution methods for elasticity equations, which are
robust with respect to anisotropy"
M.Nikolova / L.Vijfvinkel
KUN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Title to be announced.
July 8, 1998
D.Ewing
Institute for Scientific Computation,
Texas A&M University, USA.
"Iterative methods for Multiphase flows in porous media"
N.Bakhvalov
Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
"Iterative methods for stiff elliptic problems"
M.Eglit
Mechanics and Mathematics Department, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
"Effective moduli of composites reinforced by a system of plates and bars"
J.Schoberl
Johannes Kepler Universitat, Linz, Austria.
"Robust multigrid methods for parameter dependent problems"
V.Ilin
Computing Center, Novosibirsk, Russia.
"On adapted incomplete factorization methods for problems with variable
coefficients"
A.Avdeev, V.Yakhno
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics,
Novosibirsk, Russia, joint work with V.Yakhno,Institute of Mathematics,
Russian Academy of Sciences
"Inverse problem for determination of electrical conductivity as a
function of two variables"
V.Yakhno
Institute of Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.
"Multidimensional inverse problem for Maxwell equations system"
Z.Cai
Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, USA.
"First-order system least squares (FOSLS) for linear elasticity"
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From: Brynjulf Owren <bryn@math.ntnu.no>
Date: 24 Apr 1998 21:08:39 +0200
Subject: Scholarships at Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology
PhD Scholarships, NTNU, Norway
Strategic University Program
"Computational Science and Engineering"
1998-2003
NTNU has chosen "Computational Science and Engineering" (CSE) as their
"Strategic University Program" (SUP) for the coming six years. The program
is financed in full by the Norwegian Research Council. The program is based
on a collaboration between three faculties and will have an international
focus related to the development of the field (CSE) at NTNU. The project
contains visitor and postdoc fellowships.
In this program CSE is based on interaction between the areas of
mathematical analysis and modelling, numerical methods, computer science,
and marine fluid mechanics. The main elements will be parallel methods,
object oriented techniques, scientific visualization as well as modelling
and simulation of viscous flow.
In the first phase 5-6 PhD scholarships are announced. The research activity
will take place both separately in each faculty and through collaborating
research groups formed within the program. The PhD students will have access
to powerful resources for computing and visualization.
The successful applicants will take an interest in problems which belong to
the intersection between the areas of mathematics, marine fluid mechanics
and computer science.
The duration of the scholarships is at least 3 years. This period can be
extended to 4 years provided the student takes part in tutoring or other
activities requested by the department. The deadline for applications is May
1, 1998.
For more information, see the URL: http://www.math.ntnu.no/cse/
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From: Glen Hansen <ghansen@lanl.gov>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:59:15 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Research Position at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Applications are being sought to fill two research/development
positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the areas of grid
generation, computational geometry, simulation specification, scientific
visualization, and scientific software development.
Required Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
These positions require a
firm foundation in computational mathematics (numerical analysis,
computational geometry, grid generation), simulation, or computational
physics, as well as demonstrated programming expertise in developing
scientific applications. The successful applicant will have a history
of individual achievement, an aggressive record of success in either
research and/or development, and the ability to excel in a
team-structured development environment.
Education, Training, or Licensing:
These positions require an M.S. or Ph.D. degree in computer science,
applied mathematics, physics, engineering, or a related field.
Ability to obtain a DOE "Q" clearance, which normally requires U.S.
citizenship, is required. Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal
background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access
to classified matter.
For further information about the positions and application
information, please consult the LANL Employment Opportunities page,
http://www.hr.lanl.gov/Jobs/external, job numbers 972827 and 972828.
For consideration, please send your resume referencing jobs 972827 and 972828
to jobs@lanl.gov (no attachments, please) or mail to:
Human Resources Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mail Stop P286
Los Alamos, NM 87545
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From: Mikhail Shashkov <misha@t7.lanl.gov>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:21:08 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Post Doctoral Fellowship Position
Los Alamos National Laboratory
(COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS)
The Mathematical Modeling and Analysis (T-7) and
the Hydrodynamics Methods (XHM) Groups at
Los Alamos National Laboratory are currently seeking
highly motivated PH.D. graduates to participate in
the Post Doctoral Fellowship program.
There are specific opportunities at this time for Postdoctoral
fellow with strong computational and mathematical experience
in the numerical solution of partial differential equations.
One of the projects is the implementation of new Lagrangian
finite difference methods for the solution of multidimensional
high speed fluid flow problems.
These are highly competitive positions. Experience
in developing codes based on Lagrangian or
continuous rezone (ALE) methods is preferred. Familiarity
with modern multidimensional methods for advection is desirable.
Extensive experience in FORTRAN coding on a variety of computing
platforms is required.
A Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, or in
another area in Scientific Computing completed within the
last three years or soon to be completed is required.
Appointments have a duration of two years,
with possibility of extension for a third year.
To receive full consideration for all the fellowship possibilities,
please submit your application as soon as possible.
Interested individuals are encouraged to send a copy
of their resume by e-mail, fax, or U.S. mail to:
Esther Vigil
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Group T-7, MS-B284
Los Alamos, NM, 87545,
USA
EMAIL: evigil@lanl.gov
FAX:505-665-5757
Further information about the research activities can be found at
http://t-7.lanl.gov and http://www-xdiv.lanl.gov/XHM
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From: Richard Charron <rcharron@math.mun.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 09:07:23 -0230 (NDT)
Subject: Faculty Position at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Applications are invited for a tenure-track position in the Department
of Mathematics and Statistics at the Assistant Professor level, with
primary research interest in Computational Applied Mathematics. This
position will support a new interdisciplinary graduate programme in
Computational Science within the Faculty of Science. Participating
departments in this programme include Chemistry, Computer Science,
Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Physical
Oceanography. A PhD and demonstrated ability to undertake
interdisciplinary research and capacity to provide expert advice on
topical problems in modern scientific computing are required.
This position will initially be supported by a Memorial University
Research Infrastructure Funding in Targeted Areas grant. Startup
research funding will also be available.
Applications marked REF:MS/CAMAT/98, with complete curriculum vitae, a
research plan, a statement of present teaching interests, the names and
e-mail addresses of at least three referees should be sent to:
MS/CAMAT/98
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
A1C 5S7
Closing date for receipt of applications is July 15, 1998 or until the
position is filled. Further details can be obtained from
head@math.mun.ca.
This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
Memorial University is committed to the principle of equity in
employment. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements,
priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of
Canada.
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From: Raymond Bair <raybair@pnl.gov>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 16:34:17 -0700
Subject: Staff Position at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
POSITION: Senior Research Scientist, High Performance Computing
RESPONSIBILITIES: Explore, develop, implement and maintain parallel
programming and I/O tools and libraries for development of scientific
applications on massively parallel computers. Position involves
interactions with computational chemists and CFD scientists to define
requirements and priorities, and help to adopt the tools in their
applications.
REQUIREMENTS: Strong background in high-performance computing,
interprocessor communications (including message passing) and
distributed data structures. Knowledge of UNIX IPC and shared-memory
programming are required. Familiarity with parallel I/O and compiler
technology are useful.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Four or more years experience in high performance
computing.
EDUCATION: M.S. with four year experience or Ph.D. (preferred) in
Computer Science or related discipline.
SPECIAL SKILLS: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are
required. Solid understanding of software engineering principles and
ability to develop quality code.
BACKGROUND: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) is a
$230 million U.S. Department of Energy scientific user facility at
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) opened on October 1, 1997
(see http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/). Major efforts in theory, computation
and experiment partner to address fundamental research issues in
environmental science at the molecular level. The EMSL houses several
laboratories containing unique experimental and computational
equipment (e.g., 512 processor P2SC IBM SP computer with 67 Gbytes of
memory and 2.9 Tbytes of online disk, see:
http://www.emsl.pnl.gov:2080/capabs/mscf.html). In addition the IBM SP
massively parallel computer, a 20+ Tbyte EMASS hierarchical storage
management system, high-performance SGI Onyx graphics and
visualization systems are available. A next-generation IBM SP with SMP
nodes will be installed in early 1998. Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory is a multi-disciplinary laboratory of U.S. Department of
Energy located in Richland, in southeastern Washington state (see:
http://www.pnl.gov/).
CONTACT: Please direct resumes to mary.heaton@pnl.gov (email
preferred) or mail to Battelle PNNL, Req. #37634, Attn: Mary Heaton,
PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99352. We are an Equal Opportunity/
Affirmative Action Employer, and women, minorities, disabled and
Vietnam-era veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply.
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From: Soon Chul Park <scp@math.ufl.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:30:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Contents, Computational Optimization and Applications
COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION AND APPLICATIONS
AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
Table of Contents for Volume 9
Volume 9, Issue 1, January 1998
Michael Patriksson : Decomposition Methods for Differentiable Optimization
Problems over Cartesian Product Sets
pp. 5-42
C.T. Kelley, E.W. Sachs : Local Convergence of the Symmetric Rank-One Iteration
pp. 43-63
M.C. Bartholomew-Biggs : Using Forward Accumulation for Automatic
Differentiation of Implicitly-Defined Functions
pp. 65-84
B. Pelegrin, L. Canovas : The Minimum Covering -Hypersphere
Problem
pp. 85-97
Volume 9, Issue 2, February 1998
Abbas Seifi, Levent Tuncel : A Constant-Potential Infeasible-Start
Interior-Point Algorithm with Computational Experiments and Applications
pp. 107-152
Steven A. Gabriel : Hybrid Smoothing Method for Mixed Nonlinear
Complementarity Problems
pp. 153-173
Charles R. Johnson, Brenda Kroschel, Henry Wolkowicz : An Interior-Point
Method for Approximate Positive Semidefinite Completions
pp. 175-190
M. Al-Baali : Global and Superlinear Convergence of a Restricted Class of
Self-Scaling Methods with Inexact Line Searches, for Convex Functions
pp. 191-203
Volume 9, Issue 3, March 1998
Pamela H. Vance : Branch-and-Price Algorithms for the One-Dimensional Cutting
Stock Problem
pp. 211-228
Hong Yan, Gerald L. Thompson : Finding Postal Carrier Walk Paths in Mixed
Graphs
pp. 229-247
Amal de Silva, David Abramson : Parallel Interior Point Method and Its
Application to Facility Location Problems
pp. 249-273
Alberto Colorni, Marco Dorigo, Vittorio Maniezzo : Metaheuristics
for High School Timetabling
pp. 275-298
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From: Thomas Hogan <hogan@math.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 20:21:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Contents, Journal of Approximation Theory
Table of Contents: J. Approx. Theory, Volume 93, Number 1, April 1998
R. J. Kooman
Asymptotic behaviour of solutions of linear recurrences and sequences of
M\"obius-transformations
1--58
Suresh Kumar Lodha and Ron Goldman
Lattices and algorithms for bivariate Bernstein, Lagrange, Newton, and
other related polynomial bases based on duality between $L$-bases and
$B$-bases
59--99
Xin Min Li
Uniform bounds for sampling expansions
100--113
E. S. Belinsky
Estimates of entropy numbers and Gaussian measures for classes of
functions with bounded mixed derivative
114--127
Jos\'e A. Adell and Ana P\'erez-Palomares
Best constants in preservation inequalities concerning the first modulus
and Lipschitz classes for Bernstein-type operators
128--139
Ingrid Carbone
Shape preserving properties of some positive linear operators on
unbounded intervals
140--156
Geno Nikolov
On certain Duffin and Schaeffer type inequalities
157--176
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