Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 03, Number 02 February 1, 2003 Today's editor: Angel Jorba Today's topics: Semester in Trieste on Dynamical Systems and Control Theory NATO ASI on Chaotic Dynamics and Transport Conference in Rostov on Elasticity Summer Programs at UCLA IPAM Vacancies at Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics Faculty Positions at North Carolina A&T State University Faculty Position at the Universtiy of Nebraska Postdoctoral Positions at University of Oslo Postdoctoral Position in Mathematical Modeling of Micro-Organisms Postdoctoral Positions at North Carolina State University 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: Semester in Trieste on Dynamical Systems and Control Theory From: Dynamical and Control Systems Contact Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:07:30 +0100 (CET) Dear colleague, Below you'll find the information concerning a semestre about Dynamical Systems and Control Theory which will take place at SISSA-ISAS (Trieste) in Italy during the period september 8th to decembre 7th 2003. It is very importortant to notice that EVERY Ph.D. STUDENT COMING FROM THE E.U. AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES (see the list below in the section "who can apply?") CAN APPLY FOR A FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM CTS (E-MAIL ADDRESS) IF HE COMES FOR THE COMPLETE SEMESTRE. Below are the program of the school and the e-mail address of the web site. Trimester on: "Dynamical and Control Systems" ICTP-SISSA, Italy, Sept. 8 - Dec. 7, 2003. First Announcement Directors: Andrei Agrachev, Antonio Ambrosetti, Gian Fausto Dell'Antonio. Local Organizers: Claudio Altafini, Ugo Boscain, Massimiliano Berti, Gregoire Charlot, Natalia Chtcherbakova, Ulysse Serres, Igor Zelenko. web site: www.sissa.it/fa/am/DCS2003/DCS2003.html The International School for Advanced Studies and International Centre for Theoretical Physics organize a Trimester on Dynamical and Control Systems in Trieste, Italy, Sept. 8 - Dec. 7, 2003. The activity is primarily intended for Ph. D. students (in mathematics, engineering, and physics) who are specialized or interested in Dynamical Systems and Mathematical Control Theory. The emphasis will be on the singularities of all kinds: caustics, shocks, resonances, bifurcations, etc, as fields where Dynamical Systems techniques and Control Theory can naturally interact. The activity will consist of a series of courses given by invited lecturers, research seminars, and a workshop during the last week, where young participants could also present their results. We plan to have a rather light fixed schedule in order to save time for the informal activities as well tutorials for those who need it. Preliminary list of Lecturers Andrei Agrachev (SISSA, Trieste, Italy), Sergei Bolotin (Wisconsin Univ., USA), Alberto Bressan (SISSA, Trieste, Italy), Walter Craig (McMaster Univ. Hamilton, Canada), Vittorio Coti Zelati (University of Napoli, Italy), Bronislaw Jakubczyk (Polish Academy of Sciences), Frederic Jean (ENSTA, Paris), Sergei Kuksin (Heriot-Watt Univ. Edinburgh UK), Benedetto Piccoli (IAC, CNR, Rome, Italy), Andrei Sarychev (University of Aveiro), Armen Shirikyan (Paris-Sud, Orsay, France), Vladimir Zakalyukin (Moscow State Univ. and Liverpool Univ.), Mikhail Zhitomirskii (Technion, Haifa, Israel) For Seminars, we expect the following people: A. Ambrosetti (SISSA, Trieste, Italy) D. Anosov (Steklov Institute, Moscow, Russia), A. Bacciotti (Polit. di Torino, Italy) D. Bambusi (Milano, Italy), A. Bolibruch (Steklov Institute, Moscow, Russia), P. Bolle (Universite d'Avignon, France), B. Bonnard (Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France), L. Chierchia (Universita Roma 3, Italy), J.-M. Coron (Paris Sud, France), A. Davydov (Vladimir University, Russia), G.F. Dell'Antonio (SISSA, Trieste, Italy), A. Delshams (Universidad Polit. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain) B. Dubrovin (SISSA, Trieste, Italy), I. Ekeland (Paris Dauphine, France),) H. Epstein (IHES, France), G. Gallavotti (La Sapienza, Rome, Italy), to be confermed R. Gamkrelidze (Steklov Institute, Moscow, Russia), J.P. Gauthier (Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France), C. Liverani (Universita Roma 2, Italy) S. Marmi, (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy), H. Riahi (Ecole Nationale des Ingenieurs de Tunis, Tunisia) G. Stefani (Universita di Firenze, Italy), E. Zehnder (Zurich University, Switzerland), to be confermed, and many others. The activity is supported by the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA-ISAS), Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Marie Curie Control Training Site (CTS), M.U.R.S.T. project "Feedback and Optimal Control". Ph. D. students who are willing to participate in the trimester and are residents of the member states of the European Union, or Candidate, or Associate Countries are encouraged to apply for the 3 months CTS fellowship; see http://www.supelec.fr/CTS for details. Who can Apply? Ph.D Student less than 35 years old from one of the following countries: Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Slovak Republic - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom. After selection, these students will be supported by the Multi-partner Marie Curie Training Site, entitled Control Training Site. They are supposed to participate to the whole trimester. See: http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/ Graduated students from Third World countries. After selection, these students will be supported by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Italian Ph.D Students. We plan to support a certain number of student with SISSA founds. Important Dead Lines The deadline for application (for studients) is May 2003, the 1st. www.sissa.it/fa/am/DCS2003/DCS2003.html. Contact For any contact about the trimestre please use the following e-mail address: dcs03-contact@sissa.it Registration The person who wants to parcipate to the semestre should compile the registration form given on the web site: http://www.sissa.it/fa/am/DCS2003/DCS03-Application.ps http://www.sissa.it/fa/am/DCS2003/DCS03-Application.pdf and send it by ordinary mail to ULYSSE SERRES, SISSA-ISAS via Beirut 2-4 34014 Trieste, Italy or to Natalia Chtcherbakova SISSA-ISAS via Beirut 2-4 34014 Trieste, Italy Tel. +39 040 3787 446 Fax. +39 040 3787 528 Sincerely yours, The organizers. ------ Subject: NATO ASI on Chaotic Dynamics and Transport From: Maurice COURBAGE Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:18:31 +0100 NATO Advanced Study Institute Summer School on Chaotic Dynamics and Transport in Classical and Quantum Systems Cargese- August 18-30 2003 Web pages : http://www.ccr.jussieu.fr/lptmc/Cargese/CargeseMainPage.htm Organized by P. Collet (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris), M. Courbage (Universite Paris 7) S. Metens (Universite Paris 7) A. Neishtadt (Space Res. Ins., Moscow), G. Zaslavsky (Courant Institute and Physics Dept, New-York University) The main goal of the school is to develop the mutual interaction between Physics and Mathematics concerning the statistical properties of classical and quantum dynamical systems. Various experimental and numerical observations have shown new phenomena of chaotic and anomalous transport, fractal structures, chaos in physics accelerators and in cooled atoms inside atom-optics billiards, space-time chaos, fluctuations far from equilibrium, quantum decoherence etc. New theoretical methods have been developed in order to modelize and to understand these phenomena (volume preserving and ergodic dynamical systems, non-equilibrium statistical dynamics, fractional kinetics, coupled maps, space-time entropy, quantum dissipative processes etc). The goal of the school is to gather a team of specialists from several horizons lecturing and discussing on the achievements, perspectives and open problems (both fundamental and applied). The school, aimed at the postdoctoral level scientists, non excluding Phd students and senior scientists, will provide lectures and lecture series devoted to the following topics : -Statistical properties of Dynamics and Ergodic Theory -Chaos in Smooth and Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems -Anomalous transport, fluctuations and strange kinetics -Quantum Chaos and Quantum decoherence -Lagrangian turbulence and fluid flows -Particle accelerators and solar systems and confirmed scientists. The goals of the school are : presentation of new achievements in the above subjects, favouring contacts between young and senior scientists. Lecturers and participants are expected to stay for the entire duration of the school. Contact : M. Courbage Universite de Paris 7-Denis Diderot Laboratoire de Physique Theorique de la Matiere Condensee. Case Postale 7020 2 Place Jussieu, 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France Fax : 33 1 46 33 94 01 This session is supported by the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI 979114), ESF Scientific Programme Probabilistic methods in non-hyperbolic dynamics (PRODYN), Universit Paris 7, CNRS, Ministre de la Recherche. Deadline of submission of abstracts for poster and contributed lectures is April 7 2003. A financial contribution of 920 Euros is requested from each participant. It covers housing and lunch at the school, lecture notes and proceedings. Grants may be available to cover registration, travel or local expenses. Application for grants requires a short curriculum vitae with a summary of research activity that must be send by email to cargese@ccr.jussieu.fr. Decision will be taken by the scientific organization committee. ------ Subject: Conference in Rostov on Elasticity From: Victor Eremeyev Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:37:21 +0300 3 Conference on Elasticity Rostov on Don, Russia October, 13-16, 2003 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS The 3 Conference on Elasticity organized by the Institute of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics of the Rostov State University under the patronage of National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (NCTAM) and Scientific Council on Solid Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Science will take place in Rostov on Don, Russia on October, 13-16, 2003. The details are available on the website: http://www.math.rsu.ru/mexmat/mathmodel/eva/npcm/ This meeting is particularly aimed at bringing together specialists from different branches of theory of elasticity to provide an opportunity for exchange of ideas. CONFERENCE TOPICS: 1. Nonlinear problems of elasticity 2. 2D and 3D problems of elasticity 3. Dynamical problems of elasticity 4. Mechanics of shells and plates 5. Complex problems of deformable solids 6. Mechanics of Composites 7. Fracture mechanics 8. Computational mechanics 9. Nanomechanics 10. Biomechanics. ------ Subject: Summer Programs at UCLA IPAM From: Eilish Hathaway Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:33:09 -0800 Summer Program for Graduate Students and Post-docs. Modern Applied Mathematics for the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (MAMAOS) July 14 - August 2, 2003 http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/mamaos2003/ MAMAOS is a three week summer-school designed to train graduate students in the application of modern applied mathematics to important problems in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences. The school will focus on three themes at the interface between the disciplines: numerics, asymptotics and stochastics, with one theme being covered per week of school. Each week's theme will be presented by teams of five distinguished lecturers drawn from leading institutions of atmospheric/oceanic sciences and applied mathematics. Summer Program for Undergraduates IPAM Research in Industrial Projects for Students ("RIPS")-2003 June 22 - August 22, 2003 http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/rips2003/ The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics is sponsoring the 3rd year of a special program, Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS), based on the successful Math Clinic concept that originated at Harvey Mudd College in 1973 as well as the well established Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. In the RIPS program, teams of students, directed by faculty advisors, work to solve industry-related problems. RIPS brings together highly qualified undergraduates in mathematics or related majors with sponsoring industry, government, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate on projects. Each team of three to four advanced students spends two summer months working on a problem posed by the sponsoring organization under the leadership of a faculty advisor. At regular intervals during the two-month period, oral and written presentations reporting on the progress of the team are made. Company liaisons provide regular contact between the team and the sponsor, monitoring and helping to guide the work effort. Projects focus on problems of serious interest to the sponsor and stimulating challenges to the students. Participation in RIPS provides valuable real-world technical and managerial experience for students and valuable R&D for the sponsor. Please bring these programs to the attention of any students who may be interested in participating. ------ Subject: Vacancies at Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics From: Hinke M Osinga Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:51:33 GMT *----------------------------------------------------------------* * Vacancies at * * Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics * *----------------------------------------------------------------* Two 3-year postdoctoral positions are available starting October 2003 as part of the Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics. The two projects will look specifically at: * RA 1: Overcoming instabilities in helicopter dynamics via the computation of invariant tori * RA 2: Models of shear band formation in soil mechanics Further particulars of these positions, including how to apply, are available at http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/jobs/RA_CD/further.html Closing date for applications: 9.00am, 17th February 2003 Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics Department of Engineering Mathematics University of Bristol http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm ------ Subject: Faculty Positions at North Carolina A&T State University From: Guoqing Tang Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:53:17 -0500 THREE TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS IN MATHEMATICS North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Applications are invited for three anticipated tenure-track positions in the Department of Mathematics, effective August 2003, two of which will be in the areas of computational mathematics and/or computational biomathematics. The positions, subject to budgetary approval, are initially budgeted at the assistant professor level, but candidates with proven research record may be considered at the associate professor level. For assistant professorships, we seek strong research potential and evidence of excellence in teaching. Research productivity beyond the doctoral dissertation will normally be expected. For associate professorships, applicants should have a good research reputation and established research program, including success in securing external funding, publication and supervision of graduate students. Assistant professorships in computational mathematics /biomathematics: While applicants in all areas of computational mathematics and biomathematics will be considered, those whose research expertise and interests lie in one or more of the following areas will be given preference: Computational Mathematics: computational modeling, scientific visualization, computational refraction and reflection seismology, seismic data analysis and tomographic imaging, high performance scientific computing and parallel algorithm development. Computational Biomathematics: bioinformatics, computational genomics, biological and biomedical system modeling, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, and biomedical signal processing. Assistant professorship in mathematics: This position is open to any area of mathematics. However, those whose research expertise and interests are in educational technology development, evaluation and implementation, information and data management, and mathematics teaching and learning methodology experimentation will be given preference. The successful applicants for all there positions will be expected to teach at both undergraduate and graduate level, advise student research, write grant proposals, collaborate with other faculty in the Department and the College. In addition, successful applicants for two computational mathematics/biomathematics positions are expected to acquire research funding, and conduct state-of-the-art research, while the successful applicant for the general mathematics position is expected to coordinate instructional and research activities in educational technology development and evaluation, and information and data management. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences or closely related fields. Applications will be reviewed beginning March 15, 2003, and the review will continue until the positions are filled. Applicants should arrange to have a curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, transcripts, a statement of scientific or educational research expertise and interests, abstracts of completed research (articles, software tools, multimedia modules, funded projects and etc.), and future research plan sent to: Professor Wilbur Smith, Chairman, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411. North Carolina A&T State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. ------ From: Richard Sincovec Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 20:11:44 -0600 Subject: Faculty Position at the Universtiy of Nebraska Simulation and Modeling Faculty Position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska - Lincoln Computer Science and Engineering Department The UNL CSE Department is embarking on dynamic growth and seeks applications for a tenure track faculty position in simulation and modeling beginning August 2003. All ranks will be considered based on the qualifications of the candidate. The University has identified Simulation & Computing Engineering and Information Technology & Telecommunications as a priority area. The selected person is expected to enhance research productivity (including publications and external funding) and teaching effectiveness in the priority area. The person is also expected to facilitate collaborations with other engineering and science disciplines to make significant advances in the disciplines utilizing advanced simulation, high-performance computing, and visualization. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in computer science or a closely related discipline, outstanding potential as a research scholar who will complement the department's research faculty and their engineering collaborators, and a commitment to teaching excellence. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in simulation and modeling of engineering problems. UNL is a comprehensive research university with Carnegie I standing and membership in the elite Association of American Universities. The CSE Department offers BS, MS, and PhD degree programs in both computer science and computer engineering. Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska, is a prosperous, medium-sized city that ranks high in quality-of-life. Applicants should send a letter of application, a CV, research and teaching statements, and contact information for three references to: Simulation and Modeling Search Committee, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 115 Ferguson Hall, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0115. For complete position advertisements, visit http://cse.unl.edu/search, email search@cse.unl.edu or Rich Sincovec at sincovec@cse.unl.edu or phone (402) 472-2401. The University of Nebraska is committed to a pluralistic campus community through affirmative action and equal opportunity and is responsive to the needs of dual career couples. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at University of Oslo From: Helge Galdal Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:40:58 +0100 "Mathematics for applications" - a newly established Centre of Excellence at the University of Oslo, Norway, hereby invites applications for 2 post-doc. positions and 2 PhD scholarships. All four positions are available from 1 March 2003, but the start date may be delayed if necessary. Applications with all necessary enclosures must be received by 4 February. For details, please check the full announcement: http://www.ifi.uio.no/bm/sff/ ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position in Mathematical Modeling of Micro-Organisms From: Frank.Tobin@gsk.com Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:04:07 -0500 Postdoctoral Position in Mathematical Modeling of Micro-Organisms at GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company with a powerful combination of skills and resources to provide a platform for delivering strong growth in today's rapidly changing healthcare environment. GSK's mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. GSK has over 100,000 employees worldwide and over 16,000 are in R&D. GSK R&D is based at 24 sites in seven countries. The company has a leading position in genomics/genetics and new drug discovery technologies. The GSK R&D budget is about $4bn. The Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modeling group currently has an excellent 2 year postdoctoral opportunity available in our state-of-the-art facilities, either in Upper Merion (near Philadelphia), PA, USA or in Stevenage (Near London), UK. The Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modeling group applies mathematical and computational techniques to a variety of challenging problems in pharmaceutical research. This position will be responsible for developing mathematical models of cellular processes, metabolic pathways, enzyme kinetics for rational microorganism design. This will involve usage of metabolic bioengineering methods, development of dynamic models of the organisms and mathematical models of biological systems for the purposes of advancing drug discovery, development and manufacturing efforts. Understanding the complexities of the biology (e.g. the chemical, genetic, cellular, spatial, temporal aspects) is essential. This role will require the ability to work with biologists and the ability to develop rigorous mathematical models that will are practical and useful to the GSK teams involved. We are looking for the individual who can successfully integrate sophisticated mathematics and computer software with biological problems. The successful candidate will be comfortable with biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, mathematics, computer science, but this is not a bioinformatics position. We seek someone who has the motivation to solve real-world problems. Interactions will often be with a larger team composed of other computational scientists and R&D researchers. Excellent communication skills are required. It is necessary to have the ability to communicate results with those who are neither comfortable nor familiar with mathematical terminology. At least 3 years experience in modeling of biological pathways, or enzyme/receptor kinetics is a key requirement. Knowledge of mathematical biology, computational biochemistry or mathematical modeling of complex biological systems is essential. Excellent grounding in several of the following: modeling, simulation of biological systems, numerical analysis, differential equations, and dynamical systems are required. A good general scientific or engineering background (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, etc.) as well as a biological one is important. GlaxoSmithKline is dedicated to an innovative workplace and supports you with career long opportunities and learning. We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package designed to attract and retain the very best. For confidential consideration and efficient processing, please visit our website: www.gsk.com and apply online indicating Job Code Requisition Number 7169. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at North Carolina State University From: Rory Schnell Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:21:54 -0500 POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS The Center for Research in Scientific Computation at N.C. State University expects to make several post-doctoral appointments beginning in the summer or fall, 2003 (availability of the positions is contingent upon funding). The appointments will be in the area of applied mathematics and scientific computation. The research interests of the Center include mathematical modeling, analysis and control of partial differential equations, numerical optimization, computational fluids and flow control, numerical methods for transport in porous media, stochastic partial differential equations, computational electromagnetics, multiscale modeling of high performance materials and biomathematics. Successful applicants will be involved in research programs in the Industrial Applied Mathematics Program, administered by the Center, which offers a unique opportunity for post-doctoral research on mathematical projects arising in industrial/governmental laboratories. Applicants should send a vita and brief description of research interests and have three letters of recommendation sent to Professor Hien Tran, Department of Mathematics, Box 8205, N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8205. Applications will be considered at any time after February 15, 2003, as funding becomes available. In its commitment to diversity and equity, NCSU seeks applications from women, minorities and disabled. NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.