Subject: NA Digest, V. 96, # 17 NA Digest Sunday, April 28, 1996 Volume 96 : Issue 17 Today's Editor: Cleve Moler The MathWorks, Inc. moler@mathworks.com Today's Topics: NA Digest Calendar Dense Numerical Linear Algebra Survey Paper Error Estimator for Diffusion-reaction Equation Fellowships to Attend CERFACS Workshop New Book on Singular Perturbation Problems New Book on Scientific Computing Workshop in Bulgaria European Multigrid Conference Computational Fluid Dynamics Workshop Computer-Aided Molecular Design Workshop Algebraic Multilevel Iteration Conference Postdoctoral Position at Brunel University Position at University of Huddersfield Position at Cornell University Theory Center Postdoctoral Fellowships at Los Alamos Laboratory Position at the RWTH-Aachen, Germany Position at University of Maryland Baltimore County Contents, SIAM Review Submissions for NA Digest: Mail to na.digest@na-net.ornl.gov. Information about NA-NET: Mail to na.help@na-net.ornl.gov. URL for the World Wide Web: http://www.netlib.org/na-net/na_home.html ------------------------------------------------------- From: NA Digest Date: Sun Apr 28 12:15:45 EDT 1996 Subject: NA Digest Calendar The Netlib Conferences Database is on the Web at: http://www.netlib.org/confdb/Conferences.html NA Digest Calendar Date Topic Place NA Digest # May 2 Computational Finance Workshop Toronto, Canada 14 May 2- 4 Special Session on PDEs Detroit, MI 07 May 5 Workshop on Interval Techniques Gold Coast, Australia 09 May 13-17 Simulation of Devices Obninsk, Russia 51 May 15-17 Combinatorial Optimization Toronto, Canada 05 May 19-23 Computational Fluid Dynamics Freiburg, Germany 30 May 20-22 SIAM Conference on Optimization Victoria, BC, Canada 26 May 20-23 Parallel CFD Capri, Italy 10 May 20-23 Modeling Workshop Using GAMS Washington, DC 16 May 21-23 Optimal Control, etc. Vienna, Austria 15 May 21-24 Graphics Interface Conference Toronto, Canada 18 May 22-25 AMS-Benelux Meeting Antwerp, Belgium 13 May 26- Conference Honoring N. N. Yanenko Akademgorodok, Russia 01 May 27-30 Volterra Centennial Tempe, AZ 06 May 29-31 Computational Electromagnetics Workshop Newport News, VA 11 May 29-31 Fluid Dynamics Winnipeg, Canada 13 June 3- 8 Domain Decomposition Methods Bergen, Norway 10 June 5- 7 Short Course in Acoustics Montreal, Canada 12 June 10-13 CERFACS Workshop Toulouse, France 12 June 10-15 Honor Lax and Nirenberg Venice, Italy 29 June 11-14 Numerical Fluid Flow Breckenridge, CO 37 June 13-15 Algebraic Multilevel Iteration Nijmegen, Netherlands 17 June 15-19 Hyperbolic Problems Hong Kong 36 June 17-20 Integral Methods in Science and Engin. Oulu, Finland 24 June 17-20 Discrete Mathematics Baltimore, MD 15 June 17-21 Householder XIII Symposium Pontresina,Switzerland 31 June 20-22 Memorial Conference D.S. Mitrinovic Nis, Serbia 13 June 23-26 Computational Physics Beijing, China 01 June 24-25 Stockholm Optimization Days Stockholm, Sweden 03 June 24-28 Short Course in CFD Ruston, LA 10 June 24-27 Numerical Analysis Rousse, Bulgaria 17 June 24-28 Networks and Systems Saint Louis, MO 52 June 26-28 Time-Frequency Methods for Finance Geneva, Switzerland 47 June 26-28 Images, Wavelets and PDE's Paris, France 41 June 29... Sparse Linear Systems Gran Canaria, Spain 06 June 29... Summer Program for Undergraduate Women Wasington, DC 09 July 1- 2 MPI Users Group Notre Dame, IN 52 July 1- 3 Celebration of Women in Math Berkeley, Ca 15 July 1- 4 Finite Element Methods Jyvaskyla, Finland 44 July 1- 5 Grid Adaptation Edinburgh, Scotland 13 July 7-11 ASME Fluids Engineering Division San Diego, CA 35 July 8-12 Prague Mathematical Conference Prague, Czech Rep. 95:03 July 8-12 Quality of Numerical Software Oxford, England 19 July 8-19 Numerical Analysis Summer School Leicester, England 41 July 9-12 Monte Carlo Methods Salzburg, Austria 45 July 10-13 Computer-Aided Molecular Design Ithaca, NY 17 July 11-17 Numerical Linear Algebria Split, Croatia 51 July 14-18 Theoretical and Computational Acoustics New York, NY 14 July 15-19 Computational Mechanics Miskolc, Hungary 48 July 15-17 Finite Volumes Rouen, France 08 July 17-20 Applications of Computer Algebra Hagenberg, Austria 11 July 21-26 Computational and Applied Mathematics Leuven, Belgium 51 July 22-27 Summer Seminar on Plates and Shells Quebec, Canada 10 July 22-26 SIAM Annual Meeting Kansas City, MO 06 July 22-27 Canadian Mathematical Society Quebec, Canada 44 July 24-26 Symbolic and Algebraic Computation Zurich, Switzerland 15 July 27-30 Conference Honoring Mike Powell Cambridge, England 45 Aug. 1- 3 Structured Matrices Santa Barbara, CA 01 Aug. 5- 7 Computational Fluid Dynamics Hampton, VA 17 Aug. 5-13 Industrial Mathematics Modeling Raleigh, NC 13 Aug. 7- 8 Brazil Interval Workshop Recife, Brazil 03 Aug. 14-17 International Linear Algebra Society Chemnitz, Germany 15 Aug. 18-21 Applied Parallel Computing Lyngby, Denmark 10 Aug. 19-21 Parallel Irregular Problems Santa Barbara, CA 44 Aug. 21-25 Total Least Squares Leuven, Belgium 13 Aug. 23 Computational Finance Conference Palo Alto, CA 02 Aug. 24-30 IMACS World Congress Berlin, Germany 07 Aug. 25-31 Congress Theor. & Appl. Mechanics Kyoto, Japan 94:46 Aug. 27-29 Parallel Numerical Algorithms Lyon, France 04 Aug. 27-29 Programming Environment and Tools Lyon, France 06 Sep. 1- 5 Numerical Solution of ODEs Halle, Germany 13 Sep. 2- 5 Nonlinear Programming Beijing, China 04 Sep. 4- 6 Multidisciplinary Analysis Bellevue, WA 05 Sep. 4- 6 Operations Research Braunschweig, Germany 10 Sep. 8-11 Computing in Europe on IBM Platforms Krakow, Poland 14 Sep. 9-13 Computational Methods Applied Sciences Paris, France 15 Sep. 9-14 Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems Moscow, Russia 01 Sep. 9-27 Numerical Simulation of PDEs Trieste, Italy 04 Sep. 15-17 Control System Design Dearborn, MI 43 Sep. 16-18 Modern Software Tools Oslo, Norway 13 Sep. 16-18 Multivalued Eikonal Solvers Rocquencourt, France 06 Sep. 16-21 Computational Modelling Dubna, Russia 07 Sep. 17-20 Italian Operational Research Society Perguia, Italy 05 Sep. 18-20 Virtual Systems and Multimedia Gifu, Japan 14 Sep. 25-27 Vector and Parallel Processing Porto, Portugal 51 Sep. 23-27 Inverse Problems in Wave Propagation Aix les Bains, France 03 Sep. 24-26 Boundary Element Method Braga, Portugal 03 Sep. 24-27 Modeling Issues for Environment Albuquerque, NM 07 Sep. 26-28 Computer Mathematics Athens, Greece 09 Sep. 30... Interval Methods Wuerzburg, Germany 13 Oct. 1- 4 European Multigrid Conference Stuttgart, Germany 17 Oct. 9-11 Paralleles und Verteiltes Rechnen Braunschweig, Germany 14 Oct. 9-11 SIAM Conference on Sparse Matrices Coeur d'Alene, ID 16 Oct. 10-11 International Meshing Roundtable Pittsburgh, PA 15 Oct. 20-23 High Performance Computing Tempe, AZ 01 Nov. 6- 8 Innovative Time Integrators Amsterdam, Netherlands 40 Dec. 17-19 Mathematics in Signal Processing Warwick, England 48 1997 Jan. 5- 7 Discrete Algorithms New Orleans, LA 15 Jan. 5-12 Computational Mathematics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 08 Jan. 5-12 Numerical Linear Algebra Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 Jan. 27-31 Maths-in-Industy Study Group Melbourne, Australia 11 Mar. 21-22 AMS Session on Approximation Theory Memphis, TN 11 Apr. 1- 3 Monte Carlo Methods Brussels, Belgium 16 May 26-30 Computational Heat Transfer Cesme, Turkey 05 June 24-27 Dundee NA Conference Dundee, Scotland 13 Sep. 15-19 Scientific Computing & Diff. Eqns. Grado, Italy 49 Sep. 29-.. ENUMATH-97 Heidelberg, Germany 50 ------------------------------ From: Nick Higham Date: Tue, 23 Apr 96 10:38:04 BST Subject: Dense Numerical Linear Algebra Survey Paper The technical report whose BibTeX entry follows may be of interest to NA-Digest readers, and is available from the URL shown or via the Web page http://www.ma.man.ac.uk/MCCM/MCCM.html @techreport{Higham:1996:RDD, author = "Nicholas J. Higham", title = "Recent Developments in Dense Numerical Linear Algebra", institution = "Manchester Centre for Computational Mathematics", address = "Manchester, England", type = "Numerical Analysis Report", number = "No. 288", pages = "26", month = apr, year = "1996", URL = "ftp://ftp.ma.man.ac.uk/pub/narep/narep288.ps.gz", keywords = "Numerical linear algebra, linear system, least squares problem, eigenvalue problem, LAPACK", note = "To appear in {\em The State of the Art in Numerical Analysis}, I. S. Duff and G. A. Watson, editors, Oxford University Press" } ------------------------------ From: Gerd Kunert Date: Thu, 25 Apr 96 09:43:07 +0200 Subject: Error Estimator for Diffusion-reaction Equation I am considering a simple (stationary) diffusion-reaction equation of the type - epsilon * Laplace(u) + u = f in Omega u = 0 on Gamma I am looking for a-posteriori error estimators where the error is measured in the energy norm. Especially I am interested in estimators which are uniform with respect to the small parameter epsilon (1E-3 .. 1E-7). Were such estimators already derived (and if 'yes', how do they look like and where are they published)? I would very much appreciate any help that you could give. Gerd Kunert ------------------------------ From: Gene Golub Date: Fri, 26 Apr 96 13:49:19 PDT Subject: Fellowships to Attend CERFACS Workshop Through an NSF Grant, there is some support for advanced students and persons who have had a doctorate for less than FIVE years for the ILAY WORKSHOP ON ITERATIVE METHODS. Applicants must be US citizens or be residents. The workshop will take place in Toulouse, June 10-13, 1996. HERE IS HOW TO APPLY. Applicants should send a copy of his/her curriculum vita, a one page statement of current research project, a recent preprint/reprint, if available, and a letter of support from your adviser and/or colleague. An estimate of costs should be included; we encourage the applicants to find multiple sources of support. The application should be sent to Gene Golub Stanford University Computer Science Dept GATES 2B MC 9025 Stanford, CA 94305-9025. The due date is May 8 at 5pm; we hope to have a decision by May 15. DO NOT SEND APPLICATION BY E-MAIL; THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Up-to-date information on this workshop (including the abstracts of the talks, registration forms, etc.) can be found through the WWW page: http://www.cerfacs.fr/~wlay/LAY/iter.html Iain Duff Howard Elman Gene Golub ------------------------------ From: John Miller Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 21:16:22 +0000 Subject: New Book on Singular Perturbation Problems Numerical Methods For Singular Perturbation Problems - Error Estimates in the Maximum Norm for Linear Problems in One and Two Dimensions by J J H Miller (Trinity College, Ireland), E O'Riordan (Dublin City Univ., Ireland) & G I Shishkin (Russian Acad. of Sci., Russia) This book introduces the reader to fitted numerical methods for solving singularly perturbed differential equations. The performance of fitted methods is not adversely affected by the value of the perturbation parameter. The book concentrates on fitted mesh methods. These methods focus on the appropriate distribution of the mesh points for singularly perturbed problems. The fitted mesh algorithm is particularly simple to implement in practice, but the theory of why these methods work is far from simple. This book introduces the reader to the theory behind these novel numerical methods. Contents: Motivation for the Study of Singular Perturbation Problems; Simple Examples of Singular Perturbation Problems; Numerical Methods for Singular Perturbation Problems; Simple Fitted Operator Methods in One Dimension; Simple Fitted Mesh Methods in One Dimension; Convergence of Fitted Mesh =46inite Difference Methods for Linear Reaction-Diffusion Problems in One Dimension; Properties of Upwind Finite Difference Operators on Piecewise Uniform Fitted Meshes; Convergence of Fitted Mesh Finite Difference Methods for Linear Convection-Diffusion Problems in One Dimension; Fitted Mesh =46inite Element Methods for Linear Convection-Diffusion Problems in One Dimension; Convergence of Schwarz Iterative Methods for Fitted Mesh Methods in One Dimension; Linear Convection-Diffusion Problems in Two Dimensions and Their Numerical Solution; Bounds on the Derivatives of Solutions of LInear Convection-Diffusion Problems in Two Dimensions with Regular Boundary Layers; Convergence of Fitted Mesh Finite Difference Methods for Linear Convection-Diffusion Problems in Two Dimensions with Regular Boundary Layers; Limitations of Fitted Operator Methods on Uniform Rectangular Meshes for Problems with Parabolic Boundary Layers; Fitted Numerical Methods for Problems with Initial and Parabolic Boundary Layers. Number of pages: 181. Published: Jan 1996. Hardcover: ISBN 981-02-2462-1, price US$28/=A319 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Block 1022 Tai Seng Avenue #05-3520 Singapore 534415 Republic of Singapore Tel: 65-382-5663, Fax: 65-382-5919 E-mail: worldscp@singnet.com.sg URLs: http://www.wspc.co.uk http://www.singnet.com.sg/~wspclib ------------------------------ From: Vladik Kreinovich Date: Wed, 24 Apr 96 20:01:02 MDT Subject: New Book on Scientific Computing Goetz Alefeld / Andreas Frommer / Bruno Lang (Eds.) "Scientific Computing and Validated Numerics, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Scientific Computing, Computer Arithmetic and Validated Numerics SCAN-95, held in Wuppertal", Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, 1996 (Mathematical Research, Volume 90), 340 pp. ISBN 3-05-501737-4 The International Symposium on Scientific Computing, Computer Arithmetic and Validated Numerics SCAN is held biannually, the fourth conference took place in Wuppertal 1995. This volume contains contributions from outstanding research specialists based on their presentations at SCAN-95. It covers all aspects of scientific computing with validation, starting with the latest developments in the design of floating point units together with algorithms for floating point operations and elementary function evaluations with maximum accuracy. The book continues by treating scientific computing methods for many areas of applied mathematics such as numerical linear algebra, nonlinear equations, global optimization, ordinary and partial differential equations and dynamical systems. Some computer science aspects like complexity are also considered as are examples where validation methods have successfully been used in applications from the engineering sciences. Copies can be ordered by email from reiher@akademie-verlag.de (Mrs. Reiher) or mktg@akademie-verlag.de (Marketing Department) Detailed information on the book can found on URL http://www.vchgroup.de/akademie-verlag/books/mathphys.html#Scientific ------------------------------ From: Plamen Yalamov Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 22:23:42 +0200 (WET) Subject: Workshop in Bulgaria FIRST WORKSHOP ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS JUNE 24-27, 1996, ROUSSE, BULGARIA FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION We would like to invite all interested individuals to participate in the workshop. It is still possible to make a presentation. Initial information about the workshop has been announced in the NA Digest, v. 95, issues 35 and 45. For the list of accepted abstracts as well as information about travel, accomodations and fees, please contact us directly at: Plamen Yalamov Marcin Paprzycki Dept. of Mathematics Dept. of Mathematics and CS University of Russe UT Permian Basin 7017 Russe, BULGARIA Odessa, TX 79762, USA yalamov@ami.ru.acad.bg paprzycki_m@utpb.edu yalamov@iscbg.acad.bg ------------------------------ From: Sekretariat, ICA 3 Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 16:46:19 +0000 Subject: European Multigrid Conference Fifth European Multigrid Conference (EMG 96) October 1 - 4, 1996, University of Stuttgart, Germany Further information and registration at URL: http://www.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/formular/ica3formular.html Gunter Faust ------------------------------ From: M. D. Salas Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 13:40:49 -0400 Subject: Computational Fluid Dynamics Workshop Workshop Announcement The Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE) and NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) will conduct a Workshop on "Barriers and Challenges in Computational Fluid Dynamics" at the Holiday Inn- Hampton Coliseuum Hotel and Conference Center, Hampton, Virginia on August 5-7, 1996. As a new millennium approaches, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is undergoing an important transition. CFD is playing an integral role in many interdisciplinary applications. In addition, CFD techniques are increasingly being used in nontraditional areas such as material sciences, manufacturing technologies, and others. At this time, it is particularly important to take an inward look and catalog the challenges that face the field and identify the barriers to be overcome. Numerical uncertainties need to be categorized and quantified so that they are not carried over to the new fields where we do not have years of experience to help us separate numerical uncertainties from physical uncertainties. In addition, techniques deemed inappropriate in CFD may well be the methods of choice when applied to new disciplines. The workshop is intended for scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and other interested individuals from industry and academia. Key note lectures will be given by: Michael Giles, Oxford University "Progress in Applied Numerical Analysis" Alexandre Chorin, University of California, Berkeley "Numerical Evaluation of Partition Functions in Turbulence Theory and in Solid State Physics" Stanley Osher, University of California, Los Angeles "Subscale Capturing" Philip Roe, University of Michigan "Compounded of Many Simples: Reflections on the Adequacy of Model Problems in CFD" Roland Glowinski, University of Houston "On Some Computational Issues Associated with the Numerical Simulation of Incompressible Viscous Flow" Registration information and a detailed agenda may be found at: http://www.icase.edu/workshops/anm/ For further information, please contact Emily Todd at ICASE, e-mail: emily@icase.edu, or telephone: (804) 864-2175. Manuel D. Salas ICASE Director NASA Langley Research Center Telephone: (804) 864-2174 Mail Stop 132C Fax: (804) 864-6134 Hampton, VA 23681-0001 URL: http://www.icase.edu/~salas ------------------------------ From: Lisa Scott Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 12:28:51 -0400 Subject: Computer-Aided Molecular Design Workshop Cornell Theory Center Introduction to Computer-aided Molecular Design Workshop July 10-13, 1996 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY This workshop provides a broad introduction to computer-aided molecular design. We will describe how computational methods can be appropriately applied to real-world problems in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries. A variety of methods will be discussed, ranging from statistical methods based on experimental data to high-level ab initio quantum chemical calculations. The methods to be introduced include molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, and dielectric-continuum solvent models. Sections of the workshop will also introduce homology-based protein modeling and general-purpose optimization methods used across a range of computational chemistry methods. The workshop will combine descriptions of methods with applications to specific areas. Applications will include predictions of physical properties of molecules (solubilities, conformations, pKas, diffusion coefficients, etc.) and predictions of binding properties of drugs (binding geometries and energetics). After each method is introduced, it will be illustrated with a case study. The material in the lectures will be reinforced through hands-on computer laboratory sessions, which will include both introductory software tutorials and more extensive "mini-research projects" using the computer resources at the Cornell Theory Center. LECTURERS Dr. Michael Colvin Senior member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories, in Livermore, CA. Colvin's main research interest is the application of quantum chemical methods to understand biochemical processes. The nature of these research problems has involved him in more than a decade of research on quantum chemical methods for massively parallel computers and the development of methods for accurately simulating aqueous solvation. Dr. Richard Judson Senior member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories, in Livermore, CA. Judson has twelve years of experience in molecular modeling using quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, and statistical and optimization methods. At Sandia he has headed a project in computational drug design that produced new methods for drug-docking predictions, NMR data analysis, and analysis of large databases of molecules. Other projects have included modeling of electron impact on materials, design of laser pulses for control of chemical motion, and the use of genetic algorithms for protein structure prediction. Further information is available at: http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Events/comp.chem.html ------------------------------ From: Maya Neytcheva Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 19:43:29 +0200 Subject: Algebraic Multilevel Iteration Conference FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR REGISTRATION The University of Nijmegen announces the Conference on ALGEBRAIC MULTILEVEL ITERATION METHODS WITH APPLICATIONS June 13-15, 1996 ORGANIZER: Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Catholic University, Nijmegen SPONSORS: Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (SMC), Amsterdam Mathematics Research Institute (MRI), The Netherlands PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Owe Axelsson, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Dietrich Braess, Bochum, Germany Tony F. Chan, Los Angeles, California Richard E. Ewing, College Station, Texas Wolfgang Hackbusch, Kiel, Germany Piet Hemker, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Yuri A. Kuznetsov, Moscow, Russia Ulrich Langer, Linz, Austria Jean-Francois Maitre, Lyon, France Panayot S. Vassilevski, Sofia, Bulgaria David M. Young, Austin, Texas, Harry Yserentant, Tubingen, Germany INVITED SPEAKERS: Dietrich Braess, Bochum, Germany James Bramble, College Station, USA Tony Chan, Los Angeles, USA Richard Ewing, College Station, USA Karl Gustafson, Boulder, USA Wolfgang Hackbusch, Kiel, Germany Yuri Kuznetsov, Moscow, Russia Jean-Francois Maitre, Lyon, France Panayot Vassilevski, Sofia, Bulgaria Harry Yserentant, Tubingen, Germany FOR MORE INFORMATION about deadlines, registration form and conference fee, conference program etc, please contact us at: CONTACT ADDRESS: AMLI'96 Conference Department of Mathematics Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands Fax: +31 (0)80 652140 E-mail: amli96@sci.kun.nl or find in http://www-math.sci.kun.nl/math/amli96 ------------------------------ From: Martin Reed Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 16:33:05 +0100 (BST) Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Brunel University Postdoctoral Position at Brunel University Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, on an SERC Project titled "Numerical Modelling of Fracturing of Rock Masses". The position is for a period of 16 months from 1st May 1996. The project, which is being funded by the Dept. of Trade & Industry as part of their Coal R&D Programme, is supervised by Dr. M B Reed and Prof. J R Whiteman. It aims to produce a finite element package to model progressive fracture and break-up of underground rock masses, by incorporating Discrete Element Method (DEM) concepts in an object-oriented programming format. Such an object-oriented program has already been written (in C++) for FEM analysis using an elasto-viscoplasticity material model. The appointee would take over this program and add fracture and DEM features, followed by testing and evaluation. Applicants should have postgraduate experience of the finite element method in solid mechanics applications, and a good working knowledge of C++ programming. Salary, on the RA1A scale, is in the range 14,317 - 21,519 pounds per annum, plus a London Allowance of 2,166 pounds. An early appointment is sought. Applicants should send a c.v. to Dr. M B Reed, either by email to Martin.Reed@brunel.ac.uk, or by fax to (+44) (0)1895 203303. Please include the email and/or fax addresses of two referees. Further details can be obtained from Dr. Reed by email, fax or telephone: 01895 203281. Brunel University is located on the Western edge of London, close to Heathrow Airport. Dr. Martin B. Reed Email: Martin.Reed@brunel.ac.uk Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics or: na.reed@na-net.ornl.gov Brunel University Dept. fax: +44 1895 203303 Uxbridge UB8 3PH Univ. fax: +44 1895 232806 (quote Maths) United Kingdom Tel: +44 1895 203281 ------------------------------ From: I. J. Anderson Date: Wed, 24 Apr 96 17:19:51 BST Subject: Position at University of Huddersfield CASE award at the University of Huddersfield A three-year CASE Project award of an EPSRC PhD studentship plus an additional 2,500 GBP per annum is available from September or October 1996 with Professor J C Mason in the School of Computing and Mathematics --- located in a newly converted textile mill. The project on "Approximation Algorithms for Product Design and Quality Assessment", is in co-operation with Professor M G Cox of the National Physical Laboratory and involves approximation and geometric modelling techniques in the context of engineering measurement. It will have a high mathematical and numerical content and some contact with industry. Applicants should have or expect a 2(i) honours degree or better in a numerate discipline. Other relevant (eg. MSc) experience would be welcome. Note: A later start date than October may be possible in special cases. Please contact Professor J C Mason or Dr I J Anderson j.c.mason@hud.ac.uk i.j.anderson@hud.ac.uk 01484 472680 01484 472616 School of Computing and Mathematics University of Huddersfield Queensgate Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD1 3DH (UK) ------------------------------ From: Julia Addy Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 16:31:00 -0400 Subject: Position at Cornell University Theory Center CORNELL UNIVERSITY THEORY CENTER Parallel Computing Specialist Located at Cornell University, the Theory Center is a leading-edge computational science laboratory that provides scalable, parallel computing resources to the national research community. The Center is seeking an individual with a strong scientific and computing background to become part of a team engaged in research and development projects in parallel algorithms, benchmarking, and performance assessment. Provide technical expertise to other technical staff and users in the design, development, and maintenance of specialized/complex scientific applications software in support of advanced computing technologies. Minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline (advanced degree strongly preferred) with 4-7 years experience in the development and implementation of algorithms for one or more fields of science. Significant experience with several parallel architectures, UNIX, and FORTRAN or C programming in a scientific computing environment. Proof of citizenship or a permanent immigration visa will be required at time of employment. Interested candidates should forward a cover letter and resume to: Julia Addy, Cornell University Theory Center, Frank H.T. Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801; or via e-mail, in ASCII or postscript forms, to recruit@tc.cornell.edu. Cornell University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. Julie Addy Manager, Human Resources Cornell Theory Center Frank H.T. Rhodes Hall Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853-3801 voice: (607) 254-8712 fax: (607) 254-8888 ------------------------------ From: Wayne D Joubert Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:20:33 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowships at Los Alamos Laboratory Post Doctoral Fellowship Positions Los Alamos National Laboratory (PARALLEL COMPUTATION AND GEOSCIENCES) The Scientific Computing Group (CIC-19) at Los Alamos National Laboratory is currently seeking highly motivated Ph.D. graduates to participate in the Post Doctoral Fellowship program. Graduates with experience in any or all of the following categories are encouraged to apply: - Parallel Applications Development and Software Engineering - Geostatistics, History Matching and Oil Reservoir Modeling Experience in developing codes on parallel computers such as the Cray T3D, Connection Machine CM-5, IBM SP-2, SGI Power Challenge and workstation clusters via PVM or MPI in languages such as Fortran, C, F90, HPF and assembly languages is desirable. Expertise in computational geoscience areas such as geostatistics, conditional simulation, history matching and oil reservoir modeling is also desirable. Joint experience and competencies in both parallel computation and computational geosciences are especially valuable. A Ph.D. completed within the last three years or soon to be completed is required. Appointments have a duration of two years, with the possibility of extension for a third year. To receive fullest consideration for all fellowship possibilities, we must receive 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: Wayne Joubert Los Alamos National Laboratory Group CIC-19, MS B256 Los Alamos, NM 87545 EMAIL: wdj@lanl.gov FAX: 505-667-1126 Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal-opportunity employer. ------------------------------ From: Helmut Jarausch Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 15:43:51 +0200 Subject: Position at the RWTH-Aachen, Germany At the Department of Mathematics at the Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen,Germany, there is an open position as C 4-Professur f"ur Numerische Mathematik For your information, here is the official text written in German: RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN In der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult"at ist am Institut f"ur Geometrie und Praktische Mathematik eine Professur (C4 BBesG) f"ur Numerische Mathematik (Nachfolge Prof. Lorenz) zu besetzen. Erwartet wird die Vertretung des Faches Mathematik in Forschung und Lehre und die Mitwirkung an der Ausbildung von Studierenden der Mathematik, Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften. Erw"unscht ist ein Forschungsgebiet aus der Numerischen Mathematik, das Bezug zu Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften hat, wie etwa die numerische Analysis partieller Differentialgleichungen. Die Bereitschaft zur Mitarbeit in interdisziplin"aren Forschungsprojekten wird erwartet. Einstellungsvoraussetzungen sind Habilitation oder gleichwertige wissenschaftliche Leistungen sowie p"adagogische Eignung. Die Bewerbung von Schwerbehinderten ist erw"unscht. Die RWTH strebt eine Erh"ohung des Anteils der Frauen in Forschung und Lehre an. Bewerberinnen und Bewerber werden gebeten, sich mit den "ublichen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf, Darstellung des wissenschaftlichen bzw. beruflichen Werdegangs, Schriftenverzeichnis, Lehrerfahrung) bis zum 31. Mai 1996 an den Dekan der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult"at der RWTH Aachen Templergraben 64 D-52062 Aachen Germany zu wenden. ------------------------------ From: Rouben Rostamian Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 14:45:40 -0400 Subject: Position at University of Maryland Baltimore County SENIOR SPECIALIST/SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County seeks a Senior Specialist/Scientific Systems Programmer. The duties include: a) Hardware and networking support: Procurement of hardware, coordination of maintenance contracts, installation and networking of new systems and upgrades and maintenance of existing systems, overseeing the operation of departmental computational facilities, and coordination of all departmental computer-related activity with the University Computing Services Department. b) Software and programming support: Consultation and training for the Mathematics & Statistics faculty, staff, and graduate students with programs such as Maple, MATLAB, SAS, Splus, writing code in Fortran and C, assisting with creation and production of visualization graphics in X Windows, and assistance with typesetting and graphics with TeX, LaTeX, and related products. c) In addition, the person will serve as a computer consultant to the faculty and staff of the Department of Psychology which is housed in the same building as the math department. A Master's or a Ph.D.'s degree in Mathematics and skills in numerical analysis, computational modeling and scientific visualization are desirable. Knowledge of the UNIX operating system and UNIX systems programming are essential. Salary commensurate with experience. The department has about 27 full-time faculty members, three staff, and about 25 full-time graduate students. Departmental computing is done mainly on SUN, DEC and SGI workstations and PCs running Linux and DOS. UMBC is located just outside the Baltimore beltway, about 15 minutes from downtown Baltimore and 45 minutes from downtown Washington DC. Send resume and 3 letters of reference to: Chairman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21228. Closing date for applications: May 22 1996 or until the position is filled. UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. ------------------------------ From: SIAM Date: Fri, 26 Apr 96 08:36:15 EST Subject: Contents, SIAM Review SIAM Review June 1996, Volume 38, Number 2 CONTENTS ARTICLES Harmonic Radius and Concentration of Energy; Hyperbolic Radius and Liouville's Equations delta U = e^U and delta U = U^ n+2/n-2 C. Bandle and M. Flucher A Complete Method for the Computations of Mathieu Characteristic Numbers of Integer Orders Fayez A. Alhargan Models for Predator-Prey Systems at Multiple Scales R. S. Cantrell and C. Cosner CLASSROOM NOTES The Herglotz Algorithm for Constructing Canonical Transformations R. B. Guenther, J. A. Gottsch, and D. B. Kramer A Variational Calculus Approach to the Modelling of Flexible Manipulators K. A. Morris and K. J. Taylor Clarification of "Turn Performance of Aircraft" William F. Ford A Simple Proof of the Transposed QR Algorithm R. R. Burnside and P. B. Guest PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS BOOK REVIEWS The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe), J. M. Borwein and R. M. Corless Transport Simulation in Microelectronics (Alfred Kersch and William J. Morokoff), Carlo Cercignani Industrial Mathematics: A Course in Solving Real-World Problems (Avner Friedman and Walter Littman), Ellis Cumberbatch Mathematical Analysis in Engineering (Chiang C. Mei), Jurgen Gerlach Inverse Problems in Groundwater Modeling (Ne-Zheng Sun), Mary C. Hill Global Classical Solutions for Quasilinear Hyperbolic Systems (Li Ta-tsien), Mikhael Kovalyov Hyperbolicity & Sensitive Chaotic Dynamics at Homoclinic Bifurcations (J. Palis and F. Takens), Roger L. Kraft The Inverse Gaussian Distribution: A Case Study in Exponential Families (V. Seshadri), H. N. Nagaraja Applied Nonlinear Dynamics: Analytical, Computational and Experimental Methods (Ali H. Nayfeh and Balakumar Balachandran), R. H. Rand Optimal Control Theory for Infinite Dimensional Systems (Xunjing Li and Jiong-min Yong), Srdjan Stojanovic Adjoint Equations and Analysis of Complex Systems (Guri I. Marchuk), Thomas P. Svobodny SELECTED COLLECTIONS LATER EDITIONS CHRONICLE ------------------------------ End of NA Digest ************************** -------