Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 11, Number 19 October 15, 2011 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: The 9th AIMS conference in Orlando Conference, New Trend in Dynamical Systems 2012 Workshop on Transport Processes at Fluidic Interfaces Postdoc Position, Oxford Univ, UK Postdoc Position, MOX - Politecnico di Milano Postdoc Positions/Research Prog, Ohio State Univ PhD Positions, Comp Systems Biol, IIM-CSIC, Spain Professorship, Appl Math, Heidelberg Univ, Germany Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences 10:1 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: The 9th AIMS conference in Orlando From: "Hu, Shouchuan" Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:17:25 -0500 The 9th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications Orlando, Florida, USA July 1 - 5, 2012 http://www.aimsciences.org/conferences/2012/index.html (Welcome proposals of special sessions) The 9th AIMS Conference will take place at the Hyatt Grand Cypress Resort, which is a magnificent, self-contained 1,500-acre resort in the Lake Buena Vista area, adjacent to EPCOT(r) and Walt Disney World(r) Resort, offering a private lake, golf and miles of tropical nature trails for bicycling, horseback riding and jogging. Six miles from Orlando/Orange County Civic Center and 15 miles from Orlando's business district. Click for details of the resort http://grandcypress.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?src=agn_dtc_hr_lclb_gplaces_vista Much care has been taken to choose a location for the conference with many things to offer not only for the participants but also their families at affordable prices in a prime location. Florida offers two international airports. ------ Subject: Conference, New Trend in Dynamical Systems 2012 From: ntds2012 Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:02:10 +0200 (CEST) Dear colleage, This is the first announcement of the conference NEW TRENDS IN DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS (NTDS2012) This meeting will be held on 1-5 October 2012 at Salou (Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain) on the occasion of the 60th birthday of Jaume Llibre. Further information is available at http://www.gsd.uab.cat/ntds2012/ Everyone is welcome to participate. The meeting will cover topics in Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations, Discrete Dynamical Systems and Celestial Mechanics. Confirmed plenary speakers include: Alain Albouy, IMCCE, France Colin Christopher, University of Plymouth, UK Freddy Dumortier, Hasselt University, Belgium Jean-Pierre Fran\c{c}oise, Universite de Paris VI, France John Franks, Northwestern University, USA Yulij Ilyashenko, Russian Acad. Sci. & Cornell University, Russia & USA Michal Misiurewicz, Indiana University-Purdue University, USA Donald G. Saari, University of California, USA Carles Simo, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain Sergei Yakovenko, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel All the participants are invited to submit a short talk/poster In the second announcement there will be more specific details on submissions of talks and posters, deadlines, registration, limited grants,... We are looking forward to seeing you in Salou. The organizing committee. Lluis Alseda, Josep M. Cors, Armengol Gasull, Xavier Jarque, Regina Martinez and Joan Torregrosa. ------ Subject: Workshop on Transport Processes at Fluidic Interfaces From: Christoph Lehrenfeld Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 05:42:28 -0400 International Workshop "Transport Processes at Fluidic Interfaces - from Experimental to Mathematical Analysis", organized by the DFG Priority Programme 1506. The workshop will take place December 5-7, 2011, at the RWTH Aachen, Germany. The workshop will cover a broad range of scientific topics related to "Transport Processes at Fluidic Interfaces" with main emphasis on - Mathematical Modeling of Interfacial Phenomena - Mathematical Analysis of Sharp / Diffuse Interface Models - Numerical Methods for Flows with Deformable Interfaces - Design and Results of Experiments about Fluidic Interfaces Invited presentations have been confirmed by - Patrick Anderson, TU Eindhoven - Charlie Elliott, University of Sussex - Chun Liu, Penn State University - Jan Pruss, University Halle - Akio Tomiyame, Kobe University - Hongkai Zhao, University of California Further information regarding the workshop is available at http://www.dfg-spp1506.de/workshop-aachen-2011 ------ Subject: Postdoc Position, Oxford Univ, UK From: Andy Wathen Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:55:02 -0400 Applications are invited for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research position with joint supervision from Richard Katz in Earth Sciences and Andy Wathen in Mathematics in Computational Modelling of Coupled Magma/Mantle Dynamics at Oxford University. See http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/16706 The project will be in the area of numerical analysis and modelling of two-phase flows with application to magma transport in the mantle and is part of a larger project also involving Cambridge University: see http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/jobs/vacancies.cgi?job=8906 The closing date for the Oxford position is 17th November 2011. ------ Subject: Postdoc Position, MOX - Politecnico di Milano From: christian vergara Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 08:39:54 +0200 A PostDoc fellowship is available at MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica - Politecnico di Milano, Italy, in collaboration with the cardiology and radiology divisions of Hospital S. Maria del Carmine of Rovereto (TN), Italy. This position will be for 1+1 years. The project concerns the development of computational models for human elctrophysiology, calibration and validation with clinical data provided by clinicians, application to ventricular dissincrony diagnosis and resynchronization therapy. Suitable candidates should hold a PhD in applied mathematics, physics, or engineering. A good practical knowledge of numerical methods is required, in particular finite elements. He/she should also have strong skills and passion for scientific programming and for comparison with experimental data and is expected to take a key role in collaboration with medical doctors. To apply, please send CV and publication list to christian.vergara@polimi.it For more details please visit the website http://www1.mate.polimi.it/~vergara/activity.html ------ Subject: Postdoc Positions/Research Prog, Ohio State Univ From: "Cornett, Stella" Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 13:06:23 +0000 2012 MBI Undergraduate Summer Research Program (May 29 - June 8, 2012) http://www.mbi.osu.edu/eduprograms/undergrad2012.html Joint 2012 MBI-NIMBioS-CAMBAM Summer Graduate Workshop Stochastics Applied to Biological Systems (June 18-29, 2012) http://www.mbi.osu.edu/eduprograms/graduate2012.html MBI BioSciences Problem-Solving Workshop (PSW@MBI) (July 16-20, 2012) http://www.mbi.osu.edu/2012/stgrdescription.html Postdoc Job Opportunities: 1) Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellows to start September 2012. MBI Postdoctoral Fellows are immersed in the topics of the MBI emphasis year programs (see http://mbi.osu.edu). Postdoctoral Fellows engage in a three-year integrated program of tutorials, working seminars or journal clubs, and workshops, and in interactions with their mathematical and bioscience mentors. These activities are geared toward providing the tools to pursue an independent research program with an emphasis on collaborative research in the mathematical biosciences. MBI facilitated activities for Postdoctoral Fellows are tailored to the needs of each early career scientist. Applying for a Postdoctoral Fellowship * Applications for an MBI Postdoctoral Fellowship are to be submitted online at http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/mbi. * Applicants need to provide a curriculum vita, a research statement, and three letters of recommendation. For additional information please contact Rebecca Martin (rebecca@mbi.osu.edu or 614-688-3519). Applications completed before December 16, 2011 will receive full consideration. 2) Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) is accepting applications for Early Career Awards during the 2012-13 year on Mathematical Neuroscience. Early Career Awards enable recipients to be in residence at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute for stays of at least three months during the Emphasis Year Program. The 2012-13 Program is on Mathematical Neuroscience (see http://mbi.osu.edu/2012/scientific2012.html). Awardees will engage in a workshops tied to the scientific theme and are expected to interact with local and visiting researchers. Early Career Awards are aimed at non-tenured scientists who currently have continuing employment and who hold a doctorate in any of the mathematical, statistical and computational sciences, or in any of the biological, medical, and related sciences. An Early Career Award will be for a maximum of $7,000 per month of residency and for a maximum of nine months during the academic year, the award may be used for salary and benefits, teaching buyouts, and/or local expenses. Applying for an Early Career Award * Applications completed before December 16, 2011 will receive full consideration. The applicant should state the period that he or she would plan to be in residence. * Applications are to be submitted online at http://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/mbi. * Applicants need to provide a curriculum vita, a research statement, and three letters of recommendation. One of these letters should be from the department chair of the applicant's home institution; the chair's letter should approve of the proposed financial arrangements for the candidate's stay at MBI. For additional information please contact Rebecca Martin (rebecca@mbi.osu.edu or 614-688-3519). ------ Subject: PhD Positions, Comp Systems Biol, IIM-CSIC, Spain From: "Julio R. Banga" Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 06:45:17 -0400 OPEN POSITIONS IN COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS BIOLOGY Two junior (PhD) Marie-Curie positions available to start in early 2012. Candidates should have a strong background in scientific computing. Experience in modelling of biological systems and/or high performance computing is highly desirable. Conditions: Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher positions (excellent salary and benefits) Location: IIM-CSIC, Vigo, Spain Duration: 36 months For detailed information about requirements and how to apply, please check: http://www.iim.csic.es/~julio/positions.html Julio R. Banga Email: julio@iim.csic.es BioProcess Engineering Group Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (C.S.I.C.) Spanish Council for Scientific Research C/Eduardo Cabello 6 36208 Vigo (SPAIN) ------ Subject: Professorship, Appl Math, Heidelberg Univ, Germany From: "Dekanat" Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 12:53:39 +0200 The Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Heidelberg University, invites applications for a Professorship (W3) in Applied Mathematics. Applicants should have an eminent research record in Applied Mathematics with emphasis on mathematical modeling with analytical and/or stochastical methods. They should have profound experience with interdisciplinary and application-oriented projects and should complement the existing research activities at the Institute for Applied Mathematics (IAM) and the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), for example in the areas of bio- or material science. Adequate participation is expected in the teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in Mathematics particularly in the area of Analysis. In general, German is the language of instruction. Prerequisites for application are a university degree and (in accordance with Article 47, paragraph 2 of the Higher Education Law of the State of Baden-Wurttemberg), a Habilitation, a successfully evaluated junior professorship or equivalent qualification. The faculty intends to increase the number of women in teaching and research; women are therefore explicitly invited to apply. Handicapped persons with the same qualifications will be given preference. Applications (hardcopy and electronic) with the usual documents (curriculum vitae, description of scientific interests, list of publications (no reprints), record of teaching activities) should be submitted until October 30, 2011, To: Dekan der Fakultat fur Mathematik und Informatik, Universitat Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 288, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Email: dekanat@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de ------ Subject: Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences 10:1 From: Communications in Math Sciences Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:56:23 -0500 Communications in Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Vol 10, No. 1, 2012 (Special Issue on the Occasion of David C. Levermore's 60th Birthday) Table of Contents full articles are online at http://www.intlpress.com/CMS/CMS-BrowseJournal.php * Preface Francois Golse, Shi Jin, and Peter Miller * Duality-based asymptotic-preserving method for highly anisotropic diffusion equations Pierre Degond, Fabrice Deluzet, Alexei Lozinski, Jacek Narski, and Claudia Negulescu * Remarks on Oldroyd-B and related complex fluid models Peter Constantin and Weiran Sun * Critical thresholds in multi-dimensional Euler-Poisson equations with radial symmetry Dongming Wei, Eitan Tadmor, and Hantaek Bae * A variational approximation scheme for radial polyconvex elasticity that preserves the positivity of Jacobians Alexey Miroshnikov and Athanasios E. Tzavaras * The Benjamin-Ono hierarchy with asymptotically reflectionless initial data in the zero-dispersion limit Peter D. Miller and Zhengjie Xu * A hierarchy of length scales for weak solutions of the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations J. D. Gibbon * Noise-induced statistically stable oscillations in a deterministically divergent nonlinear dynamical system Katarina Bodova and Charles R. Doering * The incompressible Euler limit of the Boltzmann equation with accommodation boundary condition Claude Bardos, Francois Golse, and Lionel Paillard * Euler-Poincare formulation of hybrid plasma models Darryl D. Holm and Cesare Tronci * A convex model and l1 minimization for musical noise reduction in blind source separation Wenye Ma, Meng Yu, Jack Xin, and Stanley Osher * Asymptotic analysis of acoustic waves in a porous medium: Initial layers in time Jose Diaz-Alban and Nader Masmoudi * The continuum limit of Toda lattices for random matrices with odd weights Nicholas M. Ercolani and Virgil U. Pierce * The role of fluctuations in coarse-grained descriptions of neuronal networks David Cai, Louis Tao, Maxim S. Shkarayev, Aaditya V. Rangan, David W. McLaughlin, and Gregor Kovacic * Simulation of fluid-particles flows: Heavy particles, flowing regime and asymptotic-preserving schemes Thierry Goudon, Shi Jin, and Bokai Yan * Diffuse interface surface tension models in an expanding flow Wangyi Liu, Andrea Bertozzi, and Theodore Kolokolnikov