Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 09, Number 11 June 15, 2009 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Workshop, Diff. and Integral Equ. with Applic. in Biol. and Med. Workshop on Uncertainty in Simulation Models Postdoctoral position, M2NeT Lab, WLU Waterloo, Canada Postdoc position in BioMedical Math at University of Maryland Postdoc positions at Colorado State, Florida State, and Penn State Chair position in Applied Mathematics at the University of Reading Full Professorship in Applied Mathematics at University of Goettingen Contents, Networks and Heterogeneous Media 4:2 Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 6:3 Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A 25:1 Contents, Nonlinearity 22:7 Submissions to nls-net must be addressed to: Comments and suggestions are also welcome. 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URL: http://www.icsd.aegean.gr/diebm2010/ Athena Makroglou ------ Subject: Workshop on Uncertainty in Simulation Models From: "Cornford, Dan" Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:41:48 +0100 Uncertainty in Simulation Models Friday 10th July 2009, 10.30am - 4pm National Oceanography Centre Southampton http://mucm.group.shef.ac.uk/Pages/Project_News.htm Programme details: - Introduction: Simulators & Emulators: Tony O'Hagan, University of Sheffield - Case Study - Sensitivity Analysis in Epidemiological Modelling: Jeremy Oakley, University of Sheffield - How to Emulate: Recipes without Patronising (The MUCM Toolkit): Dan Cornford, Aston University - Estimating risk from a climate model: Peter Challenor, NOCS - Calibrating the Universe: a Bayesian Analysis of a Galaxy Formation Simulation: Ian Vernon, University of Durham Please register with Katherine Jeays-Ward (k.jeays-ward@sheffield.ac.uk) by 3rd July 2009. Registration is free, and lunch/refreshments will be provided. Dr Katherine Jeays-Ward Managing Uncertainty in Complex Models Department of Probability & Statistics, University of Sheffield Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road Sheffield, S3 7RH Telephone: 0114 222 3753 Email: k.jeays-ward@sheffield.ac.uk www: www.mucm.group.shef.ac.uk ------ Subject: Postdoctoral position, M2NeT Lab, WLU Waterloo, Canada From: Roderick Melnik Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:43:44 -0400 Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Position in Mathematical Modeling at the M2NeT Lab, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada. Further information about the position and how to apply can be found at the following website: http://www.m2netlab.wlu.ca/research/2009-2010-openings-m2netlab.html /Full consideration/ will be given to all /applications received/ by July 6, 2009. Informal inquiries are welcome, contact Professor Roderick Melnik at rmelnik@wlu.ca The position is available from the Fall semester 2009. ------ Subject: Postdoc position in BioMedical Math at University of Maryland From: Doron Levy Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:36:11 -0400 The Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling (CSCAMM) at the University of Maryland, College Park, invites applications for one or more post-doctoral Research Associate positions, starting September 1, 2009. The primary goal of the Center is to foster research activity that highlights scientific computation as a complementary avenue to theory and experiment. More about CSCAMM can be found at www.cscamm.umd.edu. Successful applicants are expected to have a strong component of their research devoted to developing and studying mathematical models for biomedical problems. The various projects involve opportunities to collaborate with experimentalists and with medical doctors on contemporary problems in cancer, immunology, and cell motility. The preferred candidates should be highly motivated and independent. He/she should hold a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (or in a related discipline) and have experience in developing, analyzing, and simulating mathematical models for biomedical problems. The positions will be supervised by Prof. Doron Levy. Appointments are for two years subject to an annual performance review. The incumbent is expected to be actively involved with the educational and research activities at CSCAMM and at the department of Mathematics. Annual salary is $50,000 with an additional $2,000/yr for support of the incumbent's research. Qualified applicants must file their application electronically at the CSCAMM website: http://www.cscamm.umd.edu/postDoc_app , including their curriculum vitae and a research statement. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be mailed or e-mailed to: BioMed Post-Doc CSCAMM 4146 CSIC (Building #406) University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-3289 BioMedPostDoc@cscamm.umd.edu Full consideration will be given to applications received before June 30, 2009. ------ Subject: Postdoc positions at Colorado State, Florida State, and Penn State From: Max Gunzburger Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 20:51:30 -0400 Three postoc positions Colorado State, Florida State, and Penn State Universities Three postdoc positions starting August 15, 2009 and lasting at least 1.5 years are available, one each at Colorado State, Florida State, and Penn State, for a collaborative effort in regional ocean modeling led by Qiang Du (Penn State University), Don Estep (Colorado State University), and Max Gunzburger (Florida State University). In addition, candidates hired for these positions will closely collaborate with Todd Ringler at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Potential projects include developing algorithms for modeling interactions between parameterized and fully-resolved dynamic and tracer models; verifiable, goal-oriented regional mesh refinement strategies; time-stepping schemes for variable resolution spatial discretizations; and frequency-dependent eddy viscosity models. A background in areas related to these types of activities is desirable as is some knowledge of the applications problems to be considered. Those interested in applying for any of the three positions should send, via email, their CV and have two or three letters of reference sent, also via email, to gunzburg@fsu.edu. Only materials submitted in this electronic manner will be considered. Applications will be considered until the positions are filled. CSU, FSU, and PSU are Equal Opportunity Employers. Applications from minority and female candidates are especially encouraged. ------ Subject: Chair position in Applied Mathematics at the University of Reading From: "Simon Neil Chandler-Wilde" Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:45:37 +0100 CHAIR IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS UNIVERSITY OF READING www.reading.ac.uk/maths/about/maths-jobvacancies.asp Closing date: 10 July 2009 We are seeking an outstanding candidate for a Chair in Applied Mathematics. Mathematics at Reading has an excellent research record in: analysis of differential and integral equations; numerical analysis and computational modelling, including CFD; inverse problems and data assimilation; linear and nonlinear waves; theoretical polymer physics, and other statistical physics; maths of cognitive neuroscience, systems biology, and commerce. It has strong interdisciplinary links, including joint appointments with Meteorology, Biological Sciences, and Advanced Computing and Emerging Technologies, and is a key partner in the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics and in the National Centre for Earth Observation. Candidates should have an international research reputation in an area of mathematics that resonates with our current research activities. Some priority may be given to candidates who can contribute to one or more of: inverse problems and data assimilation; multiscale modelling; nonlinear analysis; continuous or discrete dynamical systems (including stochastic systems) and their numerical simulation; and who can support our existing interdisciplinary interactions. The successful candidate will be expected to make an outstanding contribution to the department's research outputs, to show leadership in the generation of research funding, in the development of the department's teaching portfolio, and in the support of junior staff, researchers and postgraduate students, and to undertake teaching and administrative duties at an appropriate level. Informal enquiries are welcomed and can be made to Prof Simon Chandler-Wilde Head of Department +44(0)118 3785017 S.N.Chandler-Wilde@reading.ac.uk Further details and application form: www.reading.ac.uk/maths/about/maths-jobvacancies.asp ------ Subject: Full Professorship in Applied Mathematics at University of Goettingen From: Robert Schaback Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:43:40 -0400 The Institute for Numerical and Applied Mathematics at the University of Goettingen invites applications for a Tenured Full Professorship in Applied Mathematics (succession of R. Kress) to be filled starting April 1st, 2010. The research area of applicants should have connections to Partial Differential Equations and should complement the research activities of the other professorships at the institute. In particular, a substantial cooperation is expected with the Graduate School "Identification in Mathematical Models" and/or the Collaborative Research Center "Nanoscale Photonic Imaging". Teaching duties lie within the Bachelor/Master and doctorate programs of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. Additional information is available under http://www.math.uni-goettingen.de/aktuelles/am-ausschreibung.html and http://www.math.uni-goettingen.de/aktuelles/am.html ------ Subject: Contents, Networks and Heterogeneous Media 4:2 From: Liwei Ning Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:57:22 -0500 Networks and Heterogeneous Media (NHM) Volume: 4, Number: 2 June 2009 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of NHM 4-2. Georges Bastin, Alexandre Bayen, Ciro D'Apice, Xavier Litrico and Benedetto Piccoli Preface i - v Georges Bastin, Jean-Michel Coron and Brigitte d'Andrea-Novel pages{177--187} On Lyapunov stability of linearised Saint-$\!$Venant equations for a sloping channel Nadia Bedjaoui, Erik Weyer and Georges Bastin pages{189--210} Methods for the localization of a leak in open water channels Gildas Besancon, Didier Georges and Zohra Benayache pages{211--221} Towards nonlinear delay-based control for convection-like distributed systems: The example of water flow control in open channel systems Joao Borges de Sousa, Bernardo Maciel and Fernando Lobo Pereira pages{223--247} Sensor systems on networked vehicles Valerie Dos Santos, Bernhard Maschke and Yann Le Gorrec pages{249--266} A Hamiltonian perspective to the stabilization of systems of two conservation laws Didier Georges pages{267--285} Infinite-dimensional nonlinear predictive control design for open-channel hydraulic systems Paola Goatin pages{287--301} Traffic flow models with phase transitions on road networks Joao M. Lemos, Fernando Machado, Nuno Nogueira, Luis Rato and Manuel Rijo pages{303--324} Adaptive and non-adaptive model predictive control of an irrigation channel Xavier Litrico and Vincent Fromion pages{325--357} Modal decomposition of linearized open channel flow Rudy R. Negenborn, Peter-Jules van Overloop, Tamas Keviczky and Bart De Schutter pages{359--380} Distributed model predictive control of irrigation canals Thanh-Tung Pham, Thomas Green, Jonathan Chen, Phuong Truong, Aditya Vaidya and Linda Bushnell pages{381--392} A salinity sensor system for estuary studies Christophe Prieur pages{393--407} Control of systems of conservation laws with boundary errors Issam S. Strub, Julie Percelay, Olli-Pekka Tossavainen and Alexandre M. Bayen pages{409--430} Comparison of two data assimilation algorithms for shallow water flows ------ Subject: Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 6:3 From: Liwei Ning Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:27:08 -0500 Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (MBE) Volume: 6, Number: 3 July 2009 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of MBE 6-3. Esther Chigidi and Edward M. Lungu pages{427--450} HIV model incorporating differential progression for treatment-naive and treatment-experienced infectives Craig Collins, K. Renee Fister, Bethany Key and Mary Williams pages{451--467} Blasting neuroblastoma using optimal control of chemotherapy Holly Gaff and Elsa Schaefer pages{469--492} Optimal Control applied to vaccination and treatment strategies for various epidemiological models Mario Grassi, Giuseppe Pontrelli, Luciano Teresi, Gabriele Grassi, Lorenzo Comel, Alessio Ferluga and Luigi Galasso pages{493--508} Novel design of drug delivery in stented arteries: a numerical comparative study Carlos M. Hernandez-Suarez and Oliver Mendoza-Cano pages{509--520} Applications of occupancy urn models to epidemiology Peter Hinow, Philip Gerlee, Lisa J. McCawley, Vito Quaranta, Madalina Ciobanu, Shizhen Wang, Jason M. Graham, Bruce P. Ayati, Jonathan Claridge, Kristin R. Swanson, Mary Loveless and Alexander R. A. Anderson pages{521--546} A Spatial Model of Tumor-Host Interaction: Application of Chemotherapy Izquierdo-Kulich, de Quesada, Perez-Amor, Texeira and Nieto-Villar pages{547--559} The dynamics of tumor growth and cells pattern morphology Z. Jackiewicz, B. Zubik-Kowal and B. Basse pages{561--572} Finite-difference and pseudo-spectral methods for the numerical simulations of in vitro human tumor cell population kinetics Denise Kirschner and Alexei Tsygvintsev pages{573--583} On the global dynamics of a model for tumor immunotherapy Andrei Korobeinikov and William T. Lee pages{585--590} Global asymptotic properties for a Leslie-Gower food chain model Quoc T. Luu and Paul DuChateau pages{591--602} The relative biologic effectiveness versus linear energy transfer curve as an output-input relation for linear cellular systems C. Connell McCluskey pages{603--610} Global stability for an SEIR epidemiological model with varying infectivity and infinite delay Maria J. Rivera, Juan A. Lopez Molina, Macarena Trujillo and Enrique J. Berjano pages{611--627} Theoretical modeling of RF ablation with internally cooled electrodes: Comparative study of different thermal boundary conditions at the electrode-tissue interface Gonzalo Robledo pages{629--647} Feedback stabilization for a chemostat with delayed output Hengki Tasman, Edy Soewono, Kuntjoro Adji Sidarto, Din Syafruddin and William Oscar Rogers pages{649--661} A model for transmission of partial resistance to anti-malarial drugs Liang Zhao pages{663--682} New developments in using stochastic recipe for multi-compartment model: Inter-compartment traveling route, residence time, and exponential convolution expansion ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A 25:1 From: Liwei Ning Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:36:23 -0500 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series A (DCDS-A) Volume: 25, Number: 1 September 2009 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of DCDS-A 25-1. Danielle Hilhorst and Hiroshi Matano Preface pages{i--ii} Luis Alvarez and Jesus Ildefonso Diaz pages{1--17} On the retention of the interfaces in some elliptic and parabolic nonlinear problems Henri Berestycki and Luca Rossi pages{19--61} Reaction-diffusion equations for population dynamics with forced speed II - Cylindrical-type domains Pierluigi Colli, Danielle Hilhorst, Francoise Issard-Roch and Giulio Schimperna pages{63--81} Long time convergence for a class of variational phase-field models E. N. Dancer pages{83--88} Some remarks on half space problems} Fathi Dkhil and Angela Stevens pages{89--108} Traveling wave speeds in rapidly oscillating media Jean Dolbeault and Christian Schmeiser pages{109--121} The two-dimensional Keller-Segel model after blow-up Yihong Du and Yoshio Yamada pages{123--132} On the long-time limit of positive solutions to the degenerate logistic equation J. Foldes and P. Polacik pages{133--157} On cooperative parabolic systems: Harnack inequalities and asymptotic symmetry Annegret Glitzky pages{159--174} Energy estimates for electro-reaction-diffusion systems with partly fast kinetics Georgy Th. Guria, Miguel A. Herrero and Ksenia E. Zlobina pages{175--194} A mathematical model of blood coagulation induced by activation sources John R. King, Judith Perez-Velazquez and Helen M. Byrne pages{195--230} Singular travelling waves in a model for tumour encapsulation Bendong Lou pages{231--249} Periodic traveling waves of a mean curvature flow in heterogeneous media Amy Novick-Cohen and Andrey Shishkov pages{251--272} Upper bounds for coarsening for the degenerate Cahn-Hilliard equation Toshiyuki Ogawa and Takashi Okuda pages{273--297} Bifurcation analysis to Swift-Hohenberg equation with Steklov type boundary conditions Jos\'e-Francisco Rodrigues and Lisa Santos pages{299--319} On a constrained reaction-diffusion system related to multiphase problems Mohammad El Smaily, Francois Hamel and Lionel Roques pages{321--342} Homogenization and influence of fragmentation in a biological invasion model J. Ignacio Tello pages{343--361} Mathematical analysis of a model of morphogenesis Juncheng Wei and Matthias Winter pages{363--398} On the Gierer-Meinhardt system with precursors ------ Subject: Contents, Nonlinearity 22:7 From: Emma Avery Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:49:26 +0100 NONLINEARITY Volume 22, Issue 7, July 2009 Individual articles are free for 30 days following their publication on the web. This issue is available at: URL: http://stacks.iop.org/0951-7715/22/i=7 Pages: R77--99, 1499--1760 INVITED ARTICLE R77 Progress in normal form theory Laurent Stolovitch PAPERS 1499 Bifurcations of periodic and chaotic attractors in pinball billiards with focusing boundaries Aubin Arroyo, Roberto Markarian and David P Sanders 1523 Asymptotics for a special solution of the thirty fourth Painlev\'e equation A R Its, A B J Kuijlaars and J \"Ostensson 1559 Blowup of solutions to a diffusive aggregation model Piotr Biler, Grzegorz Karch and Philippe Lauren{\c{c}}ot 1569 Li--Yorke sensitive minimal maps II Michaela \v Ciklov\'a-Ml\' \i chov\'a 1575 Sharp bounds for periodic solutions of Lipschitzian differential equations A A Zevin 1589 Mathematical issues in the modelling of supersolids A Aftalion, X Blanc and R L Jerrard 1615 Existence and stability of steady-state solutions with finite energy for the Navier--Stokes equation in the whole space Clayton Bjorland and Maria E Schonbek 1639 Existence theorems for the 2D quasi-geostrophic equation with plane wave initial conditions Dong Li 1653 Stability and intersection properties of solutions to the nonlinear biharmonic equation Paschalis Karageorgis 1663 Solenoidal endomorphisms minimize topological entropy Alex Clark and Robbert Fokkink 1673 Non-ergodicity of Nos\'e--Hoover dynamics Fr\'ed\'eric Legoll, Mitchell Luskin and Richard Moeckel 1695 Five types of blow-up in a semilinear fourth-order reaction--diffusion equation: an analytic--numerical approach V A Galaktionov 1743 A family of pseudo-Anosov maps Mark F Demers and Maciej P Wojtkowski