Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 03, Number 16 September 1, 2003 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Scottish Computational Mathematics Symposium Chair Position at Illinois Institute of Technology Lecturer Position at the University of Leicester Postdoctoral Position at University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Position at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Postdoctoral Position at National University of Singapore Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 183 1:2 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 183 3:4 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: Scottish Computational Mathematics Symposium From: Dugald Duncan Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:58:50 +0100 (BST) SCOTTISH COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS SYMPOSIUM 2003 Computational Modelling in Medicine Wednesday 17 September 2003 Kings Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, Scotland The twelfth annual SCMS forms the first day of the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) conference on Computational Modelling in Medicine. The meeting is supported by the UK EPSRC and the London Mathematical Society, and is open to everyone interested. SPEAKERS: M Heil (Manchester, UK) Computational modelling of pulmonary airway closure and reopening J Humphrey (Texas A&M, USA) Modeling biological growth and remodeling in vascular tissue C Johnson (Utah, USA) Biomedical computing and visualisation S Shaw (Brunel, UK) Adaptive finite elements for model problems in solid polymer viscoelasticity P Zunino (Lausanne, Switzerland) Mathematical modelling of mass transfer in the vascular system and related clinical applications Fee: 20GBP (includes lunch) - students can apply for fee to be waived. To register: fill in the web registration form (deadline 5 September) http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/scms/cmm Please direct administrative questions to icms@maths.ed.ac.uk Organisers: Penny Davies + David Sloan (Strathclyde), Dugald Duncan (Heriot-Watt). ------ Subject: Chair Position at Illinois Institute of Technology From: Xiaofan Li Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 22:35:40 -0500 ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY The Department of Applied Mathematics at IIT invites nominations and applications for the position of Department Chair. The Department of Applied Mathematics currently consists of 12 tenured/tenure-track faculty with research areas in Applied Analysis, Computational Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis. Because of projected growth, the position provides an excellent opportunity to shape this small but dynamic department into a leading applied mathematics department over the next few years. The Department offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Mathematics. Applicants must have established an outstanding research record in a compatible area, and have demonstrated ability and interest in teaching. Evidence of leadership skills and prior administrative experience is desirable. Special attention will be given to applicants whose research interests are interdisciplinary. IIT is a private, Ph.D.-granting, research and teaching university offering degree programs in engineering, science, computer science, applied mathematics, architecture, business, law, psychology, mathematics and science education, and design. Current undergraduate and graduate enrollment is 6,200. IIT is located in the heart of the vibrant city of Chicago, Illinois. Further information about IIT and the Department of Applied Mathematics can be found at http://math.iit.edu. An application letter, a curriculum vita and the names of at least three references should be sent to: Professor Norman G. Lederman, Chair Applied Mathematics Search Committee Department of Applied Mathematics 10 W. 32nd Street, Room 208 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: (312) 567-3658 FAX: (312) 567-3659 Email: ledermann@iit.edu The search committee will begin reviewing applications on November 1, 2003. Illinois Institute of Technology is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. ------ Subject: Lecturer Position at the University of Leicester From: J. Levesley Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:01:17 +0100 (BST) The Department of Mathematics at Leicester University invites applications for the position of Lecturer A/B in Applied Mathematics with pay on the scale =A322,191 to =A333,679 pa (1 August 2002 rates). Preference will be given to candidates with research interests meshing well with existing research areas. Requirements: outstanding research experience and the ability to contribute to undergraduate and MSc teaching. Downloadable application forms and further particulars are available from www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs or from the Personnel Office, tel: 0116 252 5114, fax: 0116 252 5140, email: jobs@le.ac.uk. Please note that CVs will only be accepted in support of a fully completed application form. For further information contact Ben Leimkuhler (bl12@mcs.le.ac.uk) or Jeremy Levesley (jl1@mcs.le.ac.uk). Closing date: Friday 19 September 2003. Ref: A5580 Promoting equality of opportunity throughout the University ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at University of Minnesota From: Yousef Saad Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:30:23 -0500 (CDT) Postdoctoral Associate at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota One or two Postdoctoral Associate positions are available to work on research projects related to numerical linear algebra methods in computational materials science. The projects involve high performance algorithms (e.g., solving very large eigenvalue problems) in the study of electronic structures of materials. Applicants must have a good background in numerical linear algebra and parallel scientific computing. Knowledge of the equations of quantum mechanics is a plus but it is not required. Familiarity with partial differential equations, domain decomposition techniques, sparse matrices, iterative methods for linear systems and/or eigenvalue problems, is very desirable, as is experience with parallel programming. A Ph.D. in Computer Science or a field related to scientific computing is required. Send application materials, including the names of up to 3 references, by e-mail to saad@cs.umn.edu (or e-mail letter of application and indicate an URL address where to access resume). There is no deadline for applying - but the selection process will begin one month after the posting of this announcement and the positions will remain open until they are filled. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory From: Osni Marques Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:19:05 -0700 (PDT) LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple postdoctoral openings in the development of methods for electronic structure calculations of nanosystems. Positions are available for methodology development for large nanosystem atomistic calculations; the development of mathematical/ computational methods for large nanosystems and possibly another position for high level many body electronic methods. The hired persons will work with Lin-Wang Wang, Andrew Canning and Osni Marques of the Scientific Computing Group of the Computational Research Division at LBNL. The positions are funded by different sources and will involve collaborations with other researchers in these fields, such as Alex Zunger (NREL), Jack Dongarra, Victor Eijkhout (University of Tennessee), Steven Louie, Martin Head-Gordon (LBNL, UC Berkeley), and Juan Meza (LBNL). A Ph.D degree in physics, chemistry, maths or a related field is required and experience in ab initio electronic structure calculations is desired. Interest in algorithmic/mathematical development and ability for scientific code writing is highly desired. The position is initially for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to three years. A highly competitive salary will be offered. Our division is closely affiliated with the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at LBNL which is the largest civilian research computer center in the United States with a 6656 processor IBM SP computer. The Scientific Computing Group is a diverse group working on various aspects of scientific computation. More information about our research activities can be found at (http://www.nersc.gov/research/SCG). Interested persons should send a curriculum vitae to: Osni Marques OAMarques@lbl.gov Andrew Canning ACanning@lbl.gov Lin-Wang Wang LWWang@lbl.gov ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at National University of Singapore From: Guowei Wei Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 12:08:30 -0400 (EDT) A postdoctoral position is available in the Departmental of Computational Science, National University of Singapore. The nature of the work involves the development of high order FDTD type of methods for solving Maxwell's equations with material interfaces and complex boundaries/geometries. Development of a wavelet-collocation scheme, the discrete singular convolution, for computational electromagnetics and for optical design is also our emphasis (J. Comput. Phys. 189, 427-453 (2003)). Potential candidate must have obtained a PhD degree from either Applied Mathematics or Electric Engineering within the past two years and have experience in solving Maxwell's equations. It is possible for the postdoc with good performance to continue his/her work in the Michigan State University for another year after the initial one year in Singapore. Contact info: Guowei Wei Department of Mathematics Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48840, USA Email: wei@math.msu.edu Web: http://www.math.msu.edu/~wei ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 183 1:2 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:40:59 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Total and partial amplitude death in networks of diffusively coupled oscillators F.M. Atay pp 1-18 Hopf bifurcating periodic orbits in a ring of neurons with delays S. Guo, L. Huang pp 19-44 Larger than Life: threshold-range scaling of Life's coherent structures K.M. Evans pp 45-67 On a class of discretizations of Hamiltonian nonlinear partial differential equations P.G. Kevrekidis pp 68-86 Higher-order lattice diffraction: solitons in the discrete NLS equation with next-nearest-neighbor interactions P.G. Kevrekidis, B.A. Malomed, A. Saxena, A.R. Bishop, D.J. Frantzeskakis pp 87-101 Nonlinear spherical gravitational downfall of gas onto a solid ball: analytic and numerical results J. Gaite, M.-P. Zorzano pp 102-116 Analytic solutions for monotonic and oscillating fronts in a reaction-diffusion system under external fields E.P. Zemskov, V.S. Zykov, K. Kassner, S.C. Muller pp 117-132 Experimental pattern transitions in a Liesegang system A. Toramaru, T. Harada, T. Okamura pp 133-140 Hamiltonian flows for a reduced Maxwell-Bloch system with permanent dipole M. Agrotis pp 141-158 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 183 3:4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 02:02:52 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd A note on generalized flows W. E, E. Vanden-Eijnden pp 159-174 Combustion initiation and extinction in a 2D chaotic flow I.Z. Kiss, J.H. Merkin, Z. Neufeld pp 175-189 Bifurcations and patterns in compromise processes E. Ben-Naim, P.L. Krapivsky, S. Redner pp 190-204 Spectral characterization of anomalous diffusion of a periodic piecewise linear intermittent map S. Tasaki, P. Gaspard pp 205-219 Front dynamics in a delayed-feedback system with external forcing M. Nizette pp 220-244 Analytic solutions of a nonlinear convective equation in population dynamics L. Giuggioli, V.M. Kenkre pp 245-259 Filtering entropy W. Bahsoun, P. Gora, A. Boyarsky, M. Ebrahimi pp 260-272 Nonlinear state estimation, indistinguishable states, and the extended Kalman filter K. Judd pp 273-281 Stable solitons in coupled Ginzburg-Landau equations describing Bose-Einstein condensates and nonlinear optical waveguides and cavities H. Sakaguchi, B. A. Malomed pp 282-292 Estimates on hyperdiffusive magnetohydrodynamics M. Nunez pp 293-301