Subject: NA Digest, V. 97, # 09 NA Digest Saturday, March 1, 1997 Volume 97 : Issue 09 Today's Editor: Cleve Moler The MathWorks, Inc. moler@mathworks.com Today's Topics: NA Digest Calendar Happy Birthday to Valery Pavlovich Teletraffic Analysis of Telecommunications Systems New Book on Linear Programming New Book on Numerical Computation Correction to ATLAST Workshop Announcement Seminar Industrial Math. and Math. Modeling Discrete Mathematics Day at Carleton University Godunov Symposium Workshop on Visualization and Mathematics PhD-studies in Numerical Analysis at Uppsala University Research Position at Technical University Delft Faculty Position at UMass Dartmouth Research Positions at Vienna University of Technology Research Position at University of Tennessee Contents, East-West J. of Numerical Mathematics Contents, Journal of Approximation Theory 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 Feb 2 15:42:10 EST 1997 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 # Mar. 2- 7 Multiscale Phenomena Eliat, Israel 01 Mar. 10-12 Scientific Computing Hong Kong 25 Mar. 12-13 Adaptive Mesh Refinement Minneapolis, MN 05 Mar. 12-14 Algorithms and Complexity Rome, Italy 24 Mar. 13-14 SPEEDUP Workshop Cadro-Lugano, Switz. 41 Mar. 14-17 SIAM Parallel Processing Minneapolis, MN 32 Mar. 16-18 CAD for MEMS'97 Zurich, Switzerland 03 Mar. 16-21 Approximation and Optimization Caracas, Venezuela 21 Mar. 20-22 Barrett Lectures Knoxville, TN 02 Mar. 20-22 Multiwavelets Huntsville, TX 05 Mar. 21-22 AMS Session on Approximation Theory Memphis, TN 11 Mar. 23-25 Financial Engineering New York City, NY 46 Mar. 24-27 Numerical Treatment of ODEs and DAEs Regensburg, Germany 48 Apr. 1- 3 Monte Carlo Methods Brussels, Belgium 16 Apr. 4- 5 SIAM Southeastern-Atlantic Section Raleigh, NC 04 Apr. 5 Parallel Combinatorial Optimization Geneva, Switzerland 48 Apr. 9-13 Copper Mt. Multigrid Copper Mountain, CO 33 Apr. 12 Midwest Numerical Analysis Day Ames, IA 08 Apr. 14-16 Parallel Solution of PDEs Ithaca, NY 47 Apr. 14-18 Computational Issues in Drug Design Minneapolis, MN 32 Apr. 17-18 Meeting Honoring Bill Morton Oxford, England 26 Apr. 24-26 Electronic Publications Novosibirsk, Russia 05 Apr. 26-.. Computational Mechanics Lochinver, Scotland 05 Apr. 28-29 Techniques des Matrices Creuses Lille, France 47 Apr. 28-30 Network Design Princeton, NJ 03 May 1- 2 Symposium Honoring Godunov Ann Arbor, MI 06 May 2- 4 Partial Differential Equations Detroit, MI 40 May 12-14 Materials Science Philadelphia, PA 32 May 12-16 Fluid Dynamic Applications Cheshire, England 03 May 16-17 Differential Equations and Simulations Mississippi State, MS 46 May 19-21 Applications of Dynamical Systems Snowbird, UT 27 May 21-24 Macromolecular Modelling Berlin, Germany 31 May 22-23 Mathematical Programming Washington, DC 45 May 26 Discrete Mathematics Day Ottawa, Canada 09 May 26-28 Differential-Algebraic Equations Grenoble, France 45 May 26-30 Computational Heat Transfer Cesme, Turkey 05 May 27-28 Computational Science and Engineering Hefei, China 38 May 27-30 Radial Basis Functions Asilomar, CA 45 May 27-29 Preconditioned Iterative ethods Nijmegen, Netherlands 04 May 30-.. Canadian Applied Mathematics Society Toronto, Canada 45 June 1- 5 Computer Science Education Uppsala, Sweden 38 June 3- 7 ISAAC Congress Newark, DE 47 June 4- 6 Software for Nonlinear Optimization Ischia, Italy 06 June 6- 8 Control, Signals and Image Processing Winnipeg, Canada 46 June 7-11 Large Scale Scientific Computations Varna, Bulgaria 05 June 9 Session on Linear Algebra Winnipeg, Canada 46 June 11-13 IRREGULAR'97 Paderborn, Germany 45 June 16-18 Computer Methods in Water Resources Byblos, Lebanon 35 June 16-18 Mathematical Issues in Geosciences Albuquerque, NM 18 June 16-21 Iterative Methods Milovy, Czech Rep. 37 June 18-20 Scientific Computing in EE Darmstadt, Germany 05 June 18-21 Principles + Practice of Parallel Prog. Las Vegas, NV 27 June 22-28 Dirichlet Forms Heraklion, Crete 02 June 24-27 Dundee NA Conference Dundee, Scotland 13 June 24-30 Conference Honoring D. K. Faddeev St. Petersburg, Russia 46 June 26-28 Numerical Analysis and Approximation Pretoria, South Africa 44 June 29-.. Nonlinear Dispersive Waves Heraklion, Crete 02 June 30... Lie Groups and Symmetry Analysis Nordfjordeid, Norway 46 July 3- 4 CFD in Minerals, Metal & Power Melbourne, Australia 33 July 3- 8 Curves and Surfaces Lillehammer, Norway 05 July 4- 5 Honor Lothar Collatz Hamburg, Germany 32 July 9-11 Computational Fluid Dynamics Twente, Netherlands 38 July 9-12 Iterative Methods Laramie, WY 36 July 11-12 Randomization and Approximation Bologna, Italy 03 July 13-18 SIAM Annual Meeting Stanford, CA 36 July 13-15 AWM Workshop at SIAM Meeting Stanford, CA 01 July 14-18 Theoretical and Computational Acoustics New York, NY 14 July 21-23 Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation Maui, Hawaii 44 July 24-25 Matrix Methods in Stochastic Models Winnipeg, Canada 47 July 30... ATLAST Linear Algebra Workshop Madison, WI 08 Aug. 4- 8 Large Eddy Simulation Ruston, LA 40 Aug. 10-13 Finite Difference Methods Rousse, Bulgaria 46 Aug. 10-14 Domain Decomposition Boulder, CO 40 Aug. 11-15 Computational Mathematics Guangzhou, China 48 Aug. 17-24 Continuum Mechanics Models Zhukovskii, Russia 03 Aug. 20-22 From Local to Global Optimization Linkoping, Sweden 05 Aug. 20-22 Automated Timetabling Toronto, Canada 07 Aug. 24-29 IMACS World Congress Berlin, Germany 96:07 Aug. 24-29 Fast Algorithms Berlin, Germany 37 Aug. 26-29 Euro-Par'97 Passau, Germany 43 Aug. 28-31 Stochastic Modelling of Biointeraction Sofia, Bulgaria 47 Sep. 1- 5 Numerical Solution of ODEs Halle, Germany 13 Sep. 2- 5 ALGORITMY'97, Scientific Computing Tatra, Slovakia 03 Sep. 8-11 Continuum Mechanics Prague, Czech Republic 08 Sep. 8-12 Applied and Computational Mathematics Serrano, Brasil 45 Sep. 8-12 Parallel Computing Technologies Yaroslavl, Russia 06 Sep. 9-12 Boundary Element Method Rome, Italy 41 Sep. 10-12 Computer Arithmetic Lyon, France 41 Sep. 11-13 Algorithm Engineering Venice, Italy 42 Sep. 15-18 Boundary Integral Methods Manchester, England 27 Sep. 15-19 Scientific Computing & Diff. Eqns. Grado, Italy 26 Sep. 16-19 Visualization and Mathematics Berlin-Dahlem, Germany 09 Sep. 24-26 Dutch Numerical Mathematicians Zeist, Netherlands 38 Sep. 29... ENUMATH 97 Conference Heidelberg, Germany 47 Oct. 13-16 Computational Methods, Function Theory Nicosia, Cyprus 34 Oct. 17-18 London Math Society on PDEs London, England 47 Oct. 29.... SIAM Applied Linear Algebra Snowbird, Utah 08 Nov. 3- 5 Fourth European PVM/MPI Users' Group Cracow, Poland 08 Nov. 5- 8 Hewlett-Packard Computing Cracow, Poland 08 1998 Jan. 23-24 Honor Olof Widlund New York, NY 08 Feb. 9-13 Hyperbolic Problems Zuerich, Switz. 41 June 14-18 Applied Parallel Computing Umea, Sweden 07 Aug. 31... IFIP World Computer Congress Vienna and Budapest 46 ------------------------------ From: Charlie Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 18:02:12 +0600 Subject: Happy Birthday to Valery Pavlovich Dear Editor of NA-digest: We are the team from Computing Center, SD RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia. March,2 is the 60-th birthday of our colleague Prof. Il'in Valery Pavlovich. He is a famous Russian scientist in numerical mathematics and computational algebra known also in many other countries. Would you be so kind to put the following congratulation into the nearest NA-digest. We hope that this information will remind many scientsts who know him to send him congratulation message. Thank you in advance, Sincerely, Staff of Computing Center. Dear Valery Pavlovich: All the staff of Computing Center congratulate you from the very bottom of their hearts with your 60-th birthday! Stay on the sunny side, On the sunny side of life, Always in the land of science, And BE HAPPY! Your friends & colleagues. March 2, 1997. ------------------------------ From: Khosrow Sohraby Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:46:29 -0600 (CST) Subject: Teletraffic Analysis of Telecommunications Systems Introducing the Software Package TELPACK** (TELetraffic PACKage): There has been substantial recent developments in teletraffic analysis of modern telecommunications systems. Among these, numerical treatment of structured Markov chains of M/G/1 and G/M/1 type, QBD processes, etc. are important examples. These Markov chains arise very naturally in the analysis of a wide variety of such systems. Recently, Akar and Sohraby have used a new "invariant subspace" based approach for the solution of such chains which in most cases of interest has shown a marked improvement in CPU time and accuracy over the conventional methods. The new algorithms have been implemented in C and put together in a software PACKAGE by Anuj Agrawal (MS Thesis). Major modifications were made to the original software by Dr. Nihat C. Oguz. TELPACK provides a simple user interface which is currently in a TEXT format. In most of the cases (e.g., M/G/1 Type Chains), it also gives the option to the user to employ number of other existing approaches. TELPACK is menu driven and contains help files and many example files to assist the user for setting up the input data files, etc. It also has the option of producing a PLOT associated with the stationary distribution of the chain. As output, TELPACK provides moment information, tail behavior, prob. of empty system, etc. TELPACK uses the LAPACK routines (LAPACK Manual: E. Anderson and Z. Bai and C. Bischof and J. Demmel and J. Dongarra and J. Du Croz and A. Greenbaum and S. Hammarling and A. McKenney and S. Ostrouchov and D. Sorensen) We hope that TELPACK will be a useful tool for research, education and development. This is how to get TELPACK: For WWW access: http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/org/tn/telpack/home.html For anonymous ftp access: ftp://ftp.cstp.umkc.edu/telpack/software/ ------------------------------ From: Bob Vanderbei Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 02:38:39 -0500 Subject: New Book on Linear Programming NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT LINEAR PROGRAMMING: Foundations and Extensions by Robert J. Vanderbei Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston Hardbound, ISBN 0-7923-9804-1 September 1996, 440 pp. NLG 240.00 USD 129.95 GBP 92.50 Contents Preface. Part 1: Basic Theory - The Simplex Method and Duality. 1. Introduction. 2. The Simplex Method. 3. Degeneracy. 4. Efficiency of the Simplex Method. 5. Duality Theory. 6. The Simplex Method in Matrix Notation. 7. Sensitivity and Parametric Analyses. 8. Implementation Issues. 9. Problems in General Form. 10. Convex Analysis. 11. Game Theory. 12. Regression. Part 2: Network-Type Problems. 13. Network Flow Problems. 14. Applications. 15. Structural Optimization. Part 3: Interior-Point Methods. 16. The Central Path. 17. A Path-Following Method. 18. The KKT System. 19. Implementation Issues. 20. The Affine-Scaling Method. 21. The Homogeneous Self-Dual Method. Part 4: Extensions. 22. Integer Programming. 23. Quadratic Programming. 24. Convex Programming. Appendix A: Source Listings. Answers to Selected Exercises. Bibliography. Index. Intended Audience This book is an introductory graduate textbook on linear programming although upper-level graduate students and researchers will find plenty of material here that cannot be found in other books. It has also been used successfully to teach undergraduates majoring in Operations Research. Features Balanced treatment of the simplex method and interior-point methods. Efficient source code (in C) for all the algorithms presented in the text (available directly from the author's web site). Thorough discussion of several interior-point methods including primal-dual path-following, affine-scaling, and homogeneous self dual methods. Extensive coverage of applications including traditional topics such as network flows and game theory as well as less familiar ones such as structural optimization, L^1 regression, and the Markowitz portfolio optimization model. Over 200 class-tested exercises. A dynamically expanding collection of exercises available over the internet. Robert J. Vanderbei, EMS Program Director ACE-42 E-Quad, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544 Tel: 609-258-0876 Fax: 609-258-3796 rvdb@princeton.edu http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/ ------------------------------ From: Martin Peters Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 16:14:23 +0100 Subject: New Book on Numerical Computation New Book Information C. Ueberhuber, University of Vienna, Austria Numerical Computation I Methods, Software, and Analysis 1997. XVI, 486 pp. 157 figs. Softcover DM 68,-; |S 496,40; sFr 60,- ISBN 3-540-62058-3, available Numerical Computation II Methods, Software, and Analysis 1997. XVI, 496 pp. 73 figs. Softcover DM 68,-; |S 496,40; sFr 60,- This is a two-volume introduction to numerical computation, which strongly emphasizes software aspects. It can serve as a textbook for courses on numerical analysis, particularly for engineers. The books can also be used as reference books and include an extensive bibliography. The author is a well-known specialist in numerical analysis who was involved in the creation of the software package QUADPACK. Contents: Volume I. 1. Scientific Modeling 2. Fundamental Principles of Numerical Methods 3. Computers for Numerical Data Processing 4. Numerical Data and Numerical Operations 5. Numerical Algorithms 6. Numerical Programs 7. Available Numerical Software 8. Using Approximation in Mathematical Model Building 9. Interpolation. Glossary of Notation; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index. Volume II. 10. Best Approximation 11. The Fourier Transform 12. Numerical Integration 13. Systems of Linear Equations 14. Nonlinear Equations 15. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 16. Large, Sparse Linear Systems 17. Random Numbers. Glossary of Notation; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index. Also available: C.]berhuber: Computer-Numerik I. 1995. XVI, 511 S. 157 Abb. Brosch. ISBN 3-540-59151-6 Computer-Numerik II. 1995. XVI, 515 S. 73 Abb. Brosch. ISBN 3-540-59152-4 Contact Person at Springer-Verlag: Martin Peters Mathematics Editor Springer-Verlag Tiergartenstr. 17 69121 Heidelberg, Germany e-mail: peters springer.de http://www.springer.de/math/peters.html tel.: +49 6221 487 409 fax: +49 6221 487 355 ------------------------------ From: Steven Leon Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 23:07:58 -0500 (EST) Subject: Correction to ATLAST Workshop Announcement This is a correction to the ATLAST workshop announcement in the last NA-Digest (V97 #08). Part of URL for the ATLAST web page had been inadvertantly left out. The correct URL is http://www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/ATLAST The workshop announcement and application form are available at this site. ------------------------------ From: Petr Prikryl Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 13:50:29 +0100 (MET) Subject: Seminar Industrial Math. and Math. Modeling First announcement Department of Mathematics, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicist, Pilsen organize the third seminar INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL MODELLING - IMAMM'97 http://deimos.zcu.cz/konference/IMAMM/ We intend to keep the new tradition of organizing annual seminar devoted to problems of Industrial Mathematics and Mathematical Modelling. This seminar will be useful for PhD-students and other young specialists who are interested in applied, numerical and industrial mathematics and mathematical modelling. We believe that the topics of the seminar will be interesting and useful also for advanced and experienced specialists. The main program will consist of 8 - 10 one hour lectures of the following invited speakers: Petr Prikryl (Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic): Computational modelling of phase change processes Philippe Angot (Institute de Recherche sur les Phenomenes Hors Equilibre, Universite Aix-Marseille): Multilevel Schwarz Domain Decomposition Methods for Elliptic Problems John R. Whiteman (Institute of Computational Mathematics of Brunel University, London): Problems of Viscoelasticity and Numerical Methods for Their Solution. The participants are invited to present their results in the form of short communications or in the form of posters. Moreover, informal exchange of views on the position of industrial mathematics and mathematical modelling is expected. The lectures will be published in the form of Proceedings. The seminar will be held in Cheb (Eger) (29th June - 4th July 1997), western Bohemia, in the building of the Faculty of Economics of the University of West Bohemia. The lectures will be held in the lecture room of the faculty. The buliding of the Faculty of Economics is situated at the border of city Cheb in the direction of the Germany. Organizers provide accomodation and board in student's dormitories in Cheb. Secretary of Seminar: M. Mikova, Department of Mathematics, University of West Bohemia, Univerzitni 8, 306 14 Plzen, Czech Republic Phone: +420 19/ 2171 138 Fax: +420 19/27 99 89 Email: mikova@kma.zcu.cz Stanislav Mika Petr Prikryl ------------------------------ From: Irwin Pressman Date: Thu, 27 Feb 97 13:14:15 EST Subject: Discrete Mathematics Day at Carleton University DISCRETE MATHEMATICS DAY IV Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, May 26, 1997 (Monday) PLACE: Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario This event is being held in conjuction with the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Annual Conference with the theme "OR and Information Technology Management" and with the cooperation of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Canada SPEAKER: Joel H. Spencer, Courant Institute, New York University TITLE: The Explosion of the Random Graph SPEAKER: Paul Seymour, Princeton University TITLE: POLYA'S PERMANENT PROBLEM SPEAKER: Neil J. A. Sloane, Information Sciences Research, AT&T Research Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey USA TITLE: The Grand Tour in Four Dimensions and Other Mysteries For more information please contact Prof. Irwin Pressman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Carleton University Room 4370 Herzberg Building 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1S 5B6 Tel: (613) 520-2600 ext 2165 Fax: (613) 520-3536 E-Mail: ipress@math.carleton.ca ------------------------------ From: Bram Van Leer Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 10:50:55 -0500 (EST) Subject: Godunov Symposium Godunov's Method for Gas Dynamics: Current Applications and Future Developments May 1-2, 1997, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Hosted by: W. M. Keck Foundation Laboratory for Computational Fluid Dynamics, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, and others. S E C O N D A N N O U N C E M E N T A SYMPOSIUM HONORING S. K. GODUNOV On May 3, 1997, the Russian numerical/applied mathematician S. K. Godunov (Institute of Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia) will receive an honorary degree from the University of Michigan, for "tremendous contributions [...] made in the field of computational fluid dynamics." To amplify this festive event, an international symposium will be held on May 1-2, on the subject of Godunov-type numerical methods, used world-wide to compute continuum processes dominated by wave propagation. The title of the meeting is "Godunov's method for gas-dynamics: current applications and future developments;" the venue is the Franc,ois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Building, home of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and located in the College of Engineering on the University's North Campus. Chairperson of the Symposium is Prof. Bram van Leer (Aerospace Engineering) You are cordially invited to participate in the symposium. For those who also wish to attend Prof. Godunov's graduation during the Commencement Excercises in the Michigan Stadium, a limited number of good seats are available. The purpose of the conference is to give an overview of the current state of development and use of Godunov-type methods in science and engineering, and to offer a perspective of their future development and use. In the context of the symposium, Godunov-type methods are loosely defined as non-oscillatory finite-volume schemes that incorporate the solution (exact or approximate) to Riemann's initial-value problem, or a generalization of it. "Generalization" means that, for example, multidimensional fluctuation splitting is included. FURTHER INFORMATION For the latest information on or questions about the symposium, contact the symposium secretary: Godunov Symposium attn: Debbie Laird, Secretary Department of Aerospace Engineering The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2118 Phone (313) 764-7200 Fax (313) 763-0578 E-mail dcak@engin.umich.edu or visit the Keck CFD Lab website (http://hpcc.engin.umich.edu/CFD/ or htpp://www.engin.umich.edu/research/cfd/). ------------------------------ From: Hans-Christian Hege Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 15:19:04 +0100 Subject: Workshop on Visualization and Mathematics CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS International Workshop VISUALIZATION AND MATHEMATICS '97 Berlin-Dahlem (Germany) September, 16-19, 1997 Under Sponsorship (applied) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) In Cooperation with Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung Eurographics (EG), and Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI, FG 4.1.2). This workshop serves as a forum for an international community of researchers and practitioners on the application of visualization techniques in mathematics as will as on mathematical concepts in visualization. It is the second symposium in a series of workhops bringing together mathematicians and experts from scientific visualization. The themes of the workshop include: o applications in differential geometry and partial differential equations o algorithmic aspects of adaptive and hierarchical techniques in space and time o time control of animated objects and corresponding algorithms o algorithmic representation of objects for display, storage and exchange o new visualization techniques for mathematical structures o integration of visualization with symbolic and numerical computation. For more information see: http://www-sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de/vismath/ ------------------------------ From: Anders Sjoberg Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 18:36:53 +0100 Subject: PhD-studies in Numerical Analysis at Uppsala University PhD-studies in Numerical Analysis at Uppsala University, Sweden The research at the Department of Scientific Computing, Uppsala University, Sweden is directed towards numerical solution of partial differential equations, algorithms for parallel computers and mathematical software. Several research projects are performed in cooperation with other universities or Swedish industry. Positions as graduate students are now open for application. Applicants should have qualifications corresponding to a Masters degree and a good background in mathematics, numerical analysis and computing as well as experience from some relevant application. The graduate students at the department normally teaches around 25 percent of their time in courses like computer programming and numerical analysis. The candidates should be interested in teaching and also willing to learn Swedish. Female applicants are especially welcome. Application with CV and references should be sent, not later than March 20, 1997, to Department of Scientific Computing Box 120 S-751 04 Uppsala Sweden More information can be received by Anders Sjoberg (Anders.Sjoberg@tdb.uu.se), chairman of the department and Professor Bertil Gustafsson (Bertil.Gustafsson@tdb.uu.se). ------------------------------ From: Etienne de Klerk Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 10:36:35 +0100 Subject: Research Position at Technical University Delft Ph.D research position at the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of the Technical University Delft, The Netherlands in cooperation with Paragon Decision Technologies, Haarlem, The Netherlands Information for potential applicants is available at the web site with address http://ssor.twi.tudelft.nl/or/vacancy.html ------------------------------ From: Steven Leon Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 15:22:33 -0500 Subject: Faculty Position at UMass Dartmouth Position at UMass Dartmouth Applications are invited from applied mathematicians and/or statisticians for a tenure track position in Mathematics. Responsibilities include 25% teaching (one course per semester) and 75% research at the University's Center for Marine Science and Technology. Qualifications include an earned doctorate, evidence of excellence in teaching, and experience/interest in marine fisheries and resource management. Send letter of application, vita, and three current letters of reference to: Chair, Search Committee Department of Mathematics UMass Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747 UMD is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer ------------------------------ From: Guenther Meschke Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:48:28 +0100 (MET) Subject: Research Positions at Vienna University of Technology 2 Research Positions at Vienna University of Technology The Institute for Strength of Materials at Vienna University of Technology (Head: Prof. H. Mang) invites applications for two positions as research assistants in the area of numerical simulations of tunnel excavations. Recently, a joint research initiative (JRI) on NUMERICAL SIMULATION IN TUNNELLING has been approved by the Austrian Fund for Scientific Research. Seven scientists from 3 Austrian universities will participate in the JRI. The following two individual projects will be performed at the Institute for Strength of Materials at the Vienna University of Technology: Project I: Computationally efficient algorithms for 3D simulations of tunnel advance considering large deformations and localized failure (Head of the project: Univ.Doz. Dr. G. Meschke) This project will provide efficient computational algorithms for 3D finite element simulations of tunnel excavations considering the effect of large deformations and localized failure in addition to the inelastic material behavior of soil and of shotcrete. Project II: Development and application of a constitutive model for shotcrete (Head of the project: Prof. Dr. H. Mang, Ph.D.) Based on experimental evidence, improved constitutive models for the consideration of the thermochemomechanical behavior of shotcrete within the framework of finite element analyses will be developed. Both positions are open for Ph.D. Students and/or Post-Docs. We are looking for individuals with a M.sc. (Dipl.Ing.) or a Ph.D. (Dr.Ing.) in Civil Engineering or Engineering Mechanics. The positions are meant for work leading towards a Ph.D. or a habilitation. The successful candidates must possess a strong interest in computational mechanics. Experience in material modelling and finite element technology is highly desireable. Both positions are purely research-oriented. no teaching activities are required. The positions offer the unique possibility to cooperate within a team of experts in different pertinent areas connected with tunnelling and numerical analysis. The candidates will have access to excellent computational facilities. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Applicants should send a concise curriculum vitae to Dr. Guenther Meschke or Prof. Herbert Mang, Ph.D. Technische Universitaet Wien Technische Universitaet Wien Institut fuer Festigkeitslehre Institut fuer Festigkeitslehre Karlsplatz 13/202 Karlsplatz 13/202 A-1040 Wien A-1040 Wien Austria Austria or get into contact by phone, fax or e-mail: Tel: +43 (1) 58801 3086 Tel: +43 (1) 58801 3086 Fax: +43 (1) 504 16 29 +43 (1) 504 16 29 e-mail: Guenther.Meschke@tuwien.ac.at Herbert.Mang@tuwien.ac.at ------------------------------ From: Michael Leuze, Director Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:43:11 -0500 Subject: Research Position at University of Tennessee Research Associate Position in High-Performance Parallel Computing UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Joint Institute for Computational Science The Joint Institute for Computational Science of the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory invites applications for a full-time esearch associate position in high-performance parallel computing to begin Spring/Summer 1997 or when position is filled. The research associate is expected to initiate, coordinate, and participate in collaborative interdisciplinary computational research projects with research faculty affiliated with JICS. The candidate is also expected to participate fully in the educational activities of JICS. The position requires a MS or PhD in computer science or in a closely related area and experience with parallel computing applications using a variety of high-performance computing architectures. Applicants are expected to demonstrate a high level of research accomplishment in parallel computing and an active interest in educational innovation. Familiarity with interdisciplinary areas of computational research is desired. Applications from minorities are encouraged. Experience in systems administration is a plus. Benefits of the position include a competitive salary commensurate with background and expertise, access to state-of-the-art computational facilities, teaching opportunities, and many varied collaborative research opportunities. Applicants should send a vita and a statement specifically addressing research and educational interests and experience in high performance computational science. Application materials should be sent by March 14, 1997 , preferably by e-mail to jics@cs.utk.edu, Subject: Postdoc Application, or by regular mail to the address given below. Additional inquiries should be directed to: Dr. Michael R. Leuze, Director Joint Institute for Computational Science University of Tennessee 104 South College Knoxville, TN 37996-1508 Tel: (423) 974-3907 Fax: (423) 974-3949 Email: jics@cs.utk.edu URL: http://www-jics.cs.utk.edu/ UTK is an EEO/AA/Title IX/Section 504/ADA Employer. ------------------------------ From: Technical Group Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 11:11:03 +0300 (MSK) Subject: Contents, East-West J. of Numerical Mathematics EAST-WEST JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL MATHEMATICS Vol.4, No.4, 237-309 (December 1996) On operator splitting methods with upwinding for the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations B.Bermudez, A.Nikolas, and F.J.Sanchez A feed-back approach to error control in finite element methods: basic analysis and examples R.Becker and R.,Rannacher Approximation of the Stokes problem by residual-free macro bubbles L.P.Franca and A.Russo A Lax-Wendroff type theorem for upwind finite volume schemes in 2-D D.Kroner, M.Rokyta, and M.Wierse Mortar element method for quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems L.Marcinkowski ------------------------------ From: Edit Kurali Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 15:53:51 -0500 (EST) Subject: Contents, Journal of Approximation Theory Table of Contents: J. Approx. Theory, Volume 88, Number 2, February 1997 Song Li Local smoothness of functions and Baskakov-Durrmeyer operators 139--153 Marek Be\'ska and Karol Dziedziul Multiresolution approximation and Hardy spaces 154--167 Ferenc Weisz Ces\'aro summability of two-parameter Walsh- Fourier series 168--192 Andi Kivinukk On the measure of approximation for some linear means of trigonometric Fourier series 193--208 K. Zi\c{e}tak Orthant-monotonic norms and overdetermined linear systems 209--227 Bernd Carl and Andreas Defant Asymptotic estimates for approximation quantities of tensor product identities 228--256 G. C. Kyriazis Wavelet-type decompositions and approximations from shift-invariant spaces 257--271 Note Ding-Xuan Zhou Extendibility of rational matrices 272--274 ------------------------------ End of NA Digest ************************** -------