Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 12, Number 13 July 15, 2012 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: PhD Positions, School of Mathematics at Cardiff University PhD Position, Stability and bifurcation in compressible media 4 PhD Positions, Hamburg University of Technology Postdoc Position, Spatial patterning on evolving surfaces Postdoc Position, Enabling climate simulations at extreme scale Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 241:17 AIMS 2011 Best Paper Award Winner 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: PhD Positions, School of Mathematics at Cardiff University From: Tim Phillips Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 16:42:23 +0100 The School of Mathematics at Cardiff University invites applications for 3.5 year research studentships in any of the following areas: Analysis and Differential Equations, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Operational Research and Statistics. The studentships will be based at Cardiff University, in a lively and vibrant research environment. Further information for prospective research students and specific advice regarding the application process for research degrees within Cardiff School of Mathematics can be found on our Information for Prospective Postgraduate Research Students page. General University Information on how to apply and electronic forms are available from the University's Postgraduate Study section. Informal enquiries can be addressed by email to Dr Karl Michael Schmidt Director of Postgraduate Studies, Email: SchmidtKM@cf.ac.uk or Professor Tim Phillips Director of Research, Email: PhillipsTN@cf.ac.uk ------ Subject: PhD Position, Stability and bifurcation in compressible media From: Jens Brouwer Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 06:08:19 -0400 There is an opening for a PhD position at the Computational Fluid Dynamics group of the Technische Universitat Berlin. The proposed work deals with stability and bifurcation problems in compressible media. Potential applicants should have experience with numerical methods for PDEs and large-scale eigenvalue or stability problems. Knowledge of Fluid mechanics, matrix-free Krylov Methods for eigenvalue problems and preconditioning is not required but would proof beneficial. Applications containig the keyword "TANDEM" should be sent to office@tnt.tu-berlin.de. ------ Subject: 4 PhD Positions, Hamburg University of Technology From: "Jens-Peter M. Zemke" Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:35:42 +0200 (CEST) At our newly founded Institute of Mathematics at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) we offer four PhD positions. Salary is according to 13 TV-L; all positions are full time positions. A decent knowledge of the German language is needed, as teaching is an integral part of all four positions. Deadline for application is July 26th 2012. The positions split into two positions at the chair of Applied Analysis (Prof. Dr. Marko Lindner) and two positions at the chair of Numerical Mathematics (Prof. Dr. Sabine Le Borne). Further information (solely in German) can be found at http://intranet.tu-harburg.de/aktuell/stellen/stelle.html?kenn_nr=H-12-79 ------ Subject: Postdoc Position, Spatial patterning on evolving surfaces From: Vanessa Styles Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 14:02:43 +0100 A fully funded 3 year Postdoctoral fellowship in "Modelling, analysis and simulation of spatial patterning on evolving surfaces" is available in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Sussex. The objective of fellowship is to derive mathematical models, carry-out theoretical stability analysis and compute numerical solutions on realistic and geometrically accurate complex evolving biological surfaces as well as carrying-out applications in developmental biology and cell motility. The fellowship provides full support that includes salary and support for research activities. The starting date for the fellowship is flexible from the 01 September 2012 until the 01 November 2012. Prospective candidates should hold a PhD in Numerical Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Computational Biology and/or other related disciplines. All enquiries should be directed to Dr. Anotida Madzvamuse (a.madzvamuse@sussex.ac.uk) and/or Dr. Vanessa Styles (v.styles@sussex.ac.uk) For further information and application details see: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/713 ------ Subject: Postdoc Position, Enabling climate simulations at extreme scale From: "luc.giraud@inria.fr" Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 16:38:39 -0400 A one-year post-doc position is available at Inria Bordeaux Sud-Ouest in the framework of the international G8-ECS project: Enabling Climate Simulations at Extreme Scale https://wiki.engr.illinois.edu/display/G8/G8+ESC++--+Enabling+Climate+Simulations+at+Extreme+Scale In that framework, the post-doc will be mainly involved in the research activity dealing with the design and analysis of parallel resilient numerical algorithms. We are looking for candidates at post-doc level with interest, motivation and background in computational science and high performance computing. Applicants should provide a curriculum vitae, a list of refereed papers published and submitted, a brief statement describing his or her research interests. Applicants should also provide the names and contact information for three additional references. The position, which can be starting as early as October, 2012. To ensure a full consideration, applications must be submitted by September 1st, 2012. Applications will be accepted thereafter until the position is filled. Please send your application by email to luc.giraud@inria.fr http://hiepacs.bordeaux.inria.fr/ ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 241:17 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 13:59:50 -0400 * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 241, Issue 17, Pages 1393-1474, 1 September 2012 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/271587-1-s2.0-S0167278912X00149 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) On the use of POD-based ROMs to analyze bifurcations in some dissipative systems Original Research Article, Pages 1393-1405 Filippo Terragni, Jose M. Vega 2) On stability of generalized short-crested water waves Original Research Article, Pages 1406-1416 Travis McBride, David P. Nicholls 3) On the polynomial integrability of Kirchoff's equations Original Research Article, Pages 1417-1420 Jaume Llibre, Claudia Valls 4) On sequential data assimilation for scalar macroscopic traffic flow models Original Research Article, Pages 1421-1440 Sebastien Blandin, Adrien Couque, Alexandre Bayen, Daniel Work 5) Optimal model reduction by empirical spectral methods via sampling of chaotic orbits Original Research Article, Pages 1441-1449 Katarzyna Bizon, Gaetano Continillo, Marek Berezowski, Joanna Smula-Ostaszewska 6) Stabilization and positioning control of a rolling disk by using the Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation Original Research Article, Pages 1450-1469 Manuel F. Perez Polo, Manuel Perez Molina, Javier Gil Chica 7) Comment on "A variational theory of hyperbolic Lagrangian coherent structures, Physica D 240 (2011) 574-598" Original Research Article, Pages 1470-1473 Daniel Karrasch ------ Subject: AIMS 2011 Best Paper Award Winner From: "Susan Cummins" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:29:55 -0500 The American Institute of Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Best Paper Award. The winning article is "Robustness of signaling gradient in Drosophila wing imaginal disc," authored by Jinzhi Lei (Tsing-Hua University), Frederic Y.M Wan (University of California at Irvine), Arthur D. Lander (University of California at Irvine), and Qing Nie (University of California at Irvine). Authors of the winning article will share US $2,000, provided by the AIMS. More information about the winning article and the finalists can be found at http://aimsciences.org/journals/DCDS_B_Award.pdf Follow AIMS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AIM_Sciences.