Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 03, Number 22 December 1, 2003 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: International Congress on Dynamical Systems in Montevideo International Symposium on Mathematical Ecology in Hamamatsu European Conference on Mathematics for Industry in Eindhoven Faculty Positions at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Postdoctoral Positions at North Carolina State University Faculty Positions at San Jose State University Postdoctoral Position at the University of Kentucky Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 186 1:2 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 186 3:4 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 185 1 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: International Congress on Dynamical Systems in Montevideo From: "Eleonora Catsigeras" Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 20:06:09 -0300 International Congress on Dynamical Systems, in Memory of Prof. Jose Luis Massera. To be held at the Universidad de la Republica Montevideo, Uruguay in March 2004 Information and registration at http://imerl.fing.edu.uy/congress ------ Subject: International Symposium on Mathematical Ecology in Hamamatsu From: "Ryusuke Kon" Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:14:19 +0900 Dear nls-net members, We will hold an international symposium of mathematical ecology as follows. We hope to see a lot of people from the world. best regards, Yasuhiro Takeuchi International Symposium on Dynamical Systems Theory and Its Applications to Biology and Environmental Sciences March 14-17, 2004 in Hamamatsu city campus of Shizuoka University DEADLINE for abstract submission: November 30, 2003 DEADLINE for early registration: December 22, 2003 Symposium Objectives The purpose of "The International Symposium on Dynamical Systems Theory and Its Applications to Biology and Environmental Sciences" is to discuss many interests on the rich properties of dynamical systems appeared in biology and environmental sciences. The symposium constitutes of the lectures by about 30 eminent mathematical biologists and contributed oral or poster sessions. Asian contributors are especially welcome to the symposium. http://yoake.sys.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/~symposium/ Collections of papers based on the presentations made during the symposium may appear as special issues of international journals and as a book from Springer-Verlag. We already have agreements with Ecological Modeling and J. Comput. Appl. Math. and Mathematical Biosciences. Correspondence takeuchi@sys.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 432-8561, JAPAN. tel: +81-53-478-1200 http://yoake.sys.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/~symposium/ ------ Subject: European Conference on Mathematics for Industry in Eindhoven From: Pavel Kagan Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:25:22 +0100 (CET) EUROPEAN CONFERENCE on MATHEMATICS for INDUSTRY June 21-25, 2004, Eindhoven, The Netherlands The 13th ECMI conference will take place from 21-25 June 2004 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The conference will be devoted to mathematical and statistical modelling, analysis and simulation of problems arising in a practical context. The conference is intended for mathematicians, statisticians, scientists and engineers, both from industry and academia. There will be invited lectures by distinguished researchers, minisymposia, contributed papers and posters. There will be refereed conference proceedings, to be published by Springer Verlag. Plenary speakers include: S.Bisgaard, R.Helmig, J.Hinch, J.Hunt, C.Rogers, C.Rossow, F.Ruggeri, B.Schrefler, M.Trowbridge, M.Waterman Deadlines: Deadline for submission of proposals for minisymposia January 30, 2004 Deadline for early-bird registration February 1, 2004 Deadline for submission of papers and posters February 25, 2004 Notification of acceptance of papers and posters March 25, 2004 For further information, please consult the web page http://www.ecmi2004.tue.nl Address: ECMI 2004 Conference Secretariat Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Congress Office, AUD 2.23 PO Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 40 2472753 Fax: +31 40 2442489 E-mail: congressoffice@tue.nl ------ Subject: Faculty Positions at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh From: Dugald Duncan Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:37:48 +0000 (GMT) Lecturer in Mathematics Temporary Lecturer in Mathematics - April 2004 to December 2005 Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland Applications are invited, by Dec 19th 2003, for the above posts. The Mathematics Department received a Grade 5 (this is good) in the previous 2 Research Assessment Exercises and is one of the major providers of mathematics teaching in Scotland. Research strengths are in pure maths, applied analysis, mathematical biology, numerical mathematics and mathematical physics. You will be expected to pursue research in "some area of pure or applied mathematics" for the lectureship, and in "some area of mathematics" for the temporary position. Both categories include numerical analysis and computational mathematics. Please see www.ma.hw.ac.uk/maths/vacancies/ for details of the jobs and how to apply, or contact Prof Des Johnston on +44 (0) 131 451 3255, e-mail des@ma.hw.ac.uk for informal enquiries. Dugald Duncan ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at North Carolina State University From: Rory Schnell Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:46:53 -0500 (EST) NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 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, 2004 (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 14, 2004, 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. Last updated: November, 2003 ------ Subject: Faculty Positions at San Jose State University From: Leslie Foster Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:03:51 -0800 Two tenure-track positions Rank Assistant/Associate Professor Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics or Statistics by August 2004. All areas accepted; statistics and applied mathematics, including numerical analysis, especially welcome. Position involves teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, advising Master's theses, maintaining scholarly activity, and performing committee work. Successful candidates must be prepared to teach a population of great diversity in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Send cover letter, CV, graduate transcript, teaching statement, research statement, and three references by January 15, 2004 to: Recruitment Committee Department of Mathematics San Jose State University One Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0103 See http://www.math.sjsu.edu for more information. ------ From: Craig Douglas Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 11:16:34 -0500 Subject: Postdoctoral Position at the University of Kentucky The Center for Computational Sciences and Computer Science Department at the University of Kentucky has one or more openings for Post-doctoral Research Associates, funded by an NSF grant on dynamic data driven simulation for wildfire modeling. This is a joint project with the National Center on Atmospheric Research, University of Colorado at Denver, Texas A&M University, and Rochester Institute of Technology. The associate will work with Professor Craig Douglas and his group. The appointments are possible for one or two years. An associate should have a solid background and a research record in one or more of the following areas: - Physical modeling by partial differential equations - Discretization techniques - Physical or mathemtical model changing due to data injection - Grid or parallel computing with results rendered on a wide variety of devices - Analysis of ensemble computing The associate should have a demonstrated ability to create parallel programs on small SMPs, and will be expected to direct the programming work of one or more graduate students. Ability to work with legacy numerical codes in Fortran is required. To apply, please send your CV including publications and experience in software development, and have three letters of recommendation sent to Craig Douglas . Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, and especially encourages applications from women and minorities. ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 186 1:2 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:11:39 GMT For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Hamiltonian and chaotic attitude dynamics of an orbiting gyrostat satellite under gravity-gradient torques J. Kuang, A.Y.T. Leung, S. Tan pp 1-19 Breathers in one-dimensional nonlinear thermalized lattice with an energy gap M. Eleftheriou, S. Flach, G.P. Tsironis pp 20-26 Tango waves in a bidomain model of fertilization calcium waves Y.-X. Li pp 27-49 Stability of front solutions in inhomogeneous media A. Prat, Y.-X. Li pp 50-68 Polarization switching of light interacting with a degenerate two-level optical medium J.A. Byrne, I.R. Gabitov, G. Kovacic pp 69-92 An asymptotic study of the inductive pattern formation mechanism in Drosophila egg development C.B. Muratov, S.Y. Shvartsman pp 93-108 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 186 3:4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:40:49 GMT For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Wave attractors in a smooth convex enclosed geometry A.M.M. Manders, J.J. Duistermaat, L.R.M. Maas pp 109-132 Homoclinic orbits in a piecewise system and their relation with invariant sets R.O. Medrano-T., M.S. Baptista, I.L. Caldas pp 133-147 A new barrier to the existence of moving kinks in Frenkel-Kontorova lattices A.A. Aigner, A.R. Champneys, V.M. Rothos pp 148-170 The inner structure of Zeldovich pancakes E. Aurell, D. Fanelli, S.N. Gurbatov, A.Y. Moshkov pp 171-184 Stabilization of two-dimensional Rayleigh-Benard convection by means of optimal feedback control H.M. Park, M.C. Sung pp 185-204 Dynamical regimes underlying epileptiform events: role of instabilities and bifurcations in brain activity J.L. Perez Velazquez, M.A. Cortez, O.C. Snead, R. Wennberg pp 205-220 Instability of a liquid film flowing down an inclined wavy plane A. Wierschem, N. Aksel pp 221-237 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 185 1 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:41:57 GMT For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Noetherian mappings S. Boukraa, S. Hassani, J.-M. Maillard pp 3-44 Boolean dynamics of networks with scale-free topology M. Aldana pp 45-66