Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 1, Number 14 October 1, 2002 Today's editor: Angel Jorba Today's topics: The 88th Statistical Mechanics Meeting Colloquium in memory of Michael R. Herman Conference at Cambridge on Multiscale Modelling Winter School on Nonlinear PDEs Winter School at INRIA on Hamilton-Jacobi Problems Postdoctoral Position at Northwestern University Research Position at the University of Chicago Faculty Position at University of Wyoming Faculty Position at Stanford University CLAWPACK, Software for Conservation Laws Submissions to nls-net must be addressed to: Comments and suggestions are also welcome. General information about nls-net can be found at: http://www.maia.ub.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nls-net/ This is a service created and maintained in collaboration with the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) http://www.aimsciences.org/ ------ Subject: The 88th Statistical Mechanics Meeting From: "Joel L. Lebowitz" Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:50:28 -0400 (EDT) FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT 88th STATISTICAL MECHANICS CONFERENCE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, HILL CENTER, ROOM 114 SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15-17, 2002 Dear Colleague: The next statistical mechanics conference will celebrate the seventieth birthday of ELLIOTT LIEB, one of the leading contributors to statistical mechanics and mathematical physics in our time. The meeting (the 88th in the series) will be held at Rutgers University, December 15-17, 2002. In addition to the scientific part of the conference there will be A BANQUET SUNDAY EVENING, honoring Elliott. (There will also be a pre-conference dinner on Saturday night). Tentative list of speakers includes: F. Alexander, Y. Avron, J. Bellissard, E. Ben-Naim, N. Berker, J. Bricmont, D. Brydges, P. Chaikin, O. Costin, I. Daubechies, F. Dyson, G. Eyink, G. Gallavotti, T. Guang-Shan, K. Hepp, D. Huse, M. Kiessling, M. Klein, V. Korepin, D. Mattis, E. Presutti, K. Rabe, D. Sherrington, A. Soffer, A. Sokal, T. Spencer, H. Spohn, P. J. Steinhardt, M. Vogelius, F. Wu, and J. Yngvason. A more complete program will be sent out soon. You can get additional information about ALL ASPECTS of the meeting at our site http://www.math.rutgers.edu/events.html. This site will be updated on a regular basis.* If you know of anybody who should be but is not on our mailing list, please let us know. Looking forward to seeing you here in December, with best wishes, Sincerely yours, Joel L. Lebowitz ------ Subject: Colloquium in memory of Michael R. Herman From: "Jean-Christophe Yoccoz" Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:55:48 +0200 Dear Colleague, An International Colloquium in memory of Michael R. Herman will be held in Paris, Institut Henri Poincaré, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, on 4-8 november 2002. There will be four one-hour conferences each day. The speakers are Marie-Claude ARNAUD, Christian BONATTI, Jean BOURGAIN, Lennart CARLESON, Bassam FAYAD, Etienne GHYS, Anatole KATOK, Raphael KRIKORIAN, John Norman MATHER, Sheldon NEWHOUSE, Jacob PALIS Jr, Georgi POPOV, Enrique PUJALS, Helmut RUSSMANN, David SAUZIN, Laurent STOLOVITCH, Dennis SULLIVAN, Marcelo VIANA, Benjamin WEISS, Eduard J. ZEHNDER. Further details about the program will be sent in a few days or will be found on the IHP web site http://www.ihp.jussieu.fr/index.html . For the Organization Committee A. Chenciner, H. Rosenberg, J.C. Yoccoz College de France - 3, rue d'Ulm - 75005 Paris/France Secretariat : dominique.bidois@college-de-france.fr tél. 01 44 27 17 05 - fax 01 44 27 17 04 ------ From: Charlie Elliott Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:39:15 +0100 (BST) Subject: Conference at Cambridge on Multiscale Modelling Conference on: MULTISCALE MODELLING, MULTIRESOLUTION AND ADAPTIVITY 7 April - 11 April 2003 Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK Invited Speakers: Mark Ainsworth (University of Strathclyde, UK) Eberhard Baensch (University of Berlin, Germany) Franco Brezzi (University of Pavia, Italy) Claudio Canuto (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Carsten Carstensen (University of Vienna, Austria) Albert Cohen (University of Paris, France) Wolfgang Dahmen (University of Aachen, Germany) Ron DeVore (University of South Carolina, USA) Weinan E (Princeton University, USA) Bjorn Engquist (Princeton University, USA; KTH Stockholm, Sweden) Tom Hou (Caltech, USA) Claes Johnson (Chalmers University Gothenburg, Sweden) Rolf Rannacher (Heidelberg University, Germany) Christoph Schwab (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Jinchao Xu (Penn State University, USA) Themes of the conference include: Multiscale modelling techniques in science and engineering. Computational multiscale modelling. Optimal-complexity and adaptive algorithms for multiscale problems. Contributed talks are solicited. Limited financial support is available for young (under 35 years of age) nationals of the EC Member or Associated states. For further details please check the conference web page. http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/programs/CPD/cpdw03.html This is one of the conferences and workshops forming part of the activities of the six-month programme at the Isaac Newton Institute entitled Computational Challenges in Partial Differential Equations 20 January - 4 July 2003 Organisers: Mark Ainsworth (Strathclyde, UK) Charlie Elliott (Sussex, UK) Endre Suli (Oxford, UK) For further details of this programme, see http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/programs/CPD/index.html ------ Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:25:46 +0100 (WEST) From: Diogo Luis Gomes Subject: Winter School on Nonlinear PDEs The Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems of the Department of Mathematics at the Instituto Superior Tecnico, is happy to announce a WINTER SCHOOL ON NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS The Winter school will be held January 13-17, 2003, at the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal. The main program consists of five minicourses by Italo Capuzzo Dolcetta Rafael de la Llave Sandro Salsa Juan Luis Vazquez Nina Uraltseva Several contributed talks will also be presented. For registration and more detailed information regarding this event, please visit the web-site: http://www.math.ist.utl.pt/~dgomes/winter/winter.html Or contact any of the organizers: Diogo Gomes dgomes@math.ist.utl.pt Henrik Shahgholian henriks@math,kth.se ------ Subject: Winter School at INRIA on Hamilton-Jacobi Problems From: Jean-David Benamou Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:35:39 +0200 Dear Colleagues Registration for this school dedicated to numerical methods for Hamilton-Jacobi related problems is now open. You can download the registration form at the web site and send or fax it to INRIA (the full adress is given on the form). http://www-rocq.inria.fr/~benamou/school.html - Registration is free for academics but compulsory, the number of participants is limited to 50. - 20 grants are available to support accomodation and subsistence expenses. See also the web page for the application process. The deadline for grant applications has been postponed to october 11th. Please feel free to contact me for details/questions. I look forward to seeing you in Paris. Best Regards Jean-David Lecturers * Monday 9 morning : Chi-Wang Shu (Brown U.) ENO and WENO methods for Hamilton-Jacobi equations * Monday 9 afternoon: William MacEneaney (UC San Diego) Max-Plus Algebra Based Techniques for Solution of HJB PDEs * Tuesday 10 morning : Agnes Sulem (INRIA) * Tuesday 10 afternoon: Frederic Bonnans (INRIA) Two-level optimization for optimal control problems with design parameters : The HJB approach abstract and Housna Zidani (ENSTA) Discretization of stochastic optimal control problems * Wenesday 11 morning : William Symes (Rice U.) Paraxial Eikonal Solvers for Anisotropic Elastodynamics * Wenesday 11 afternoon: Gilles Lambare (Ecole des Mines) Computation of multi-arrival travel time maps in Seismic imaging by wavefront construction * Thursday 12 morning : Philippe Chartier and Erwan Faou (IRISA) Simplectic solvers abstract * Thursday 12 afternoon: Remi Abgrall (U. Bordeaux) HJ solvers on unstructured grids abstract ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Northwestern University From: Michael Miksis Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:09:34 -0500 POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY We are looking to fill a post-doctoral position in computational materials science here at Northwestern University. The successful applicant should have a background in computational science and/or materials science. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in applied mathematics or in one of the physical sciences or engineering. Currently our group consists of both applied mathematicians and materials scientists working together on interface problems. Please send applications to: Professor Michael J. Miksis, Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics 2145 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208 USA email: miksis@northwestern.edu ------ Subject: Research Position at the University of Chicago From: Timur Linde Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:41:11 -0500 Research Position UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ASCI Flash Center 5640 S. Ellis Ave., RI 468 Chicago, IL 60637 Tel: (773) 834-2057 Fax: (773) 834-3230 Email Submission Address: eder@flash.uchicago.edu Email Inquiries: eder@flash.uchicago.edu URL: http://flash.uchicago.edu/ Attention: Ms. Carrie Eder The ASCI/Alliances Center for Astrophysical Thermonuclear Flashes at the University of Chicago invites applications for a research position in computational physics. The center's purpose is to develop and apply a general-purpose multi-physics adaptive mesh refinement code, FLASH. The primary applications of the FLASH code are simulations of astrophysical thermonuclear explosions. The successful applicant will develop physics models needed for these simulations, design and implement appropriate numerical algorithms and validate the models against experimental results. Experience in computational physics and parallel computing are required. Interest in astrophysical applications, implicit solution techniques, and fluid dynamics or radiation transport are highly desired. The position is for a period of two years with the possibility of renewal. To apply, please submit to the above address a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a brief description of research interests and the names and contact information for three references. Applications received prior to 1 December 2002 will receive first consideration. AAE/EOE. ------ Subject: Faculty Position at University of Wyoming From: Sivaguru Sritharan Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 10:49:11 -0600 Faculty Position in Computational Mathematics at U. Wyoming The Department of Mathematics at the University of Wyoming invites applications for a position in high performance computing of fluid dynamics in energy-related science. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, with an expected starting date of August 27, 2003. Qualifications include an earned doctorate, promise of excellence in teaching, research, service and strong expertise in areas such as free boundary problems, level set methods and flow in heterogeneous media. The successful candidate is expected to develop an externally funded research program to support the Institute for Scientific Computation and also to explore collaborative research possibilities with the Institute for Energy Research (IER) at the University of Wyoming. Rank will depend on research and teaching experience. Review of completed applications will begin on January 1, 2003. For informal inquiries please contact srith@uwyo.edu Applicants should submit a letter explaining their interests, vita and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: EPSCoR Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3036. UW is an AA/EEO employer. ------ Subject: Faculty Position at Stanford University From: Deborah Michael Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:57:36 -0700 COMPUTATIONAL ENERGY SCIENCES STANFORD UNIVERSITY Department of Mechanical Engineering The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University is pleased to invite applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or untenured Associate Professor level in Computational Energy Sciences. Areas of interest include reacting and multiphase flows, interpreted broadly, as well as related topics in combustion science associated with energy conversion and propulsion. The faculty member will be expected to develop a world-class research program with an emphasis on the fundamental physical, chemical, and engineering aspects of energy science. The faculty member is also expected to contribute to a new Energy and Environment initiative in the School of Engineering and more broadly at Stanford University. Thus, applicants should be seeking a stimulating interdisciplinary environment in which to pursue teaching and research. Applicants should send a resume (including research accomplishments, teaching experience, publications), a transcript of (doctoral) graduate study, future research and teaching plan, and the names and addresses (including phone numbers and email addresses where possible) of at least five references to Professor Parviz Moin, Chair, Faculty Search Committee in Computational Energy Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5025. Applications accepted until position is filled. Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes nominations of women and minority group members and applications from them. ------ Subject: CLAWPACK, Software for Conservation Laws From: Randy LeVeque Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:12:28 -0700 (PDT) CLAWPACK Version 4.1 is now available A new version of the CLAWPACK software has recently been installed at http://www.amath.washington.edu/~claw This free "conservation laws package" includes fortran routines to solve hyperbolic systems of partial differential equations (not just conservation laws) in 1, 2, and 3 space dimensions. Version 4.1 differs from the previous Version 4.0 most significantly in the 3-dimensional routines, where some calling sequences have been changed. The User's Guide has also been extensively rewritten and expanded; see http://www.amath.washington.edu/~claw/doc.html An adaptive mesh refinement version has been added in 3D, extending AMRCLAW from 2D to 3D. This portion of CLAWPACK is based on codes originally developed by Marsha Berger. CLAWPACK also contains MPI versions, matlab routines for graphics and visualization, and a number of sample application directories that serve as templates for applying the software to other problems. Examples include advection, acoustics equations (in homogeneous and heterogeneous media), gas dynamics, elasticity, shallow water equations, and traffic flow.