PDE/Applied
Math Seminar --- Schedule for Spring 2002
Talks are Thursdays at 3:30 pm
in room 3206 MTH (the Math department
colloquium room) unless noted otherwise.
If you want to receive e-mail announcements of talks please contact
Georg Dolzmann(dolzmann@math.umd.edu ).
(Click here for previous
semesters' schedules .)
Feb. 6
Computational issues for
Schrödinger equations in the semiclassical regime
Shi Jin ,
Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin
Feb. 14
Recent progress in the mathematical
analysis of vortex sheets
Sijue Wu, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland
Feb. 21
Stability of one-dimensional boundary layers
Frédéric Rousset ,
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Feb. 28
Geometric rigidity and the
rigorous derivation of nonlinear plate theory from nonlinear elasticity
Stefan Müller ,
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig
March 14
Control of binary alloy crystal growth patterns
Wolfgang Losert ,
Department of Physics, University of Maryland
March 21
Asymptotics of (non)linear
diffusion equations and generalized Sobolev inequalities
Peter Markowich ,
Mathematisches Institut, Universität Wien
March 21
Phase Transition in Dispersive
Oscillations
Fei-Ran Tian
Department of Mathematics, Ohio State University
March 22
Non-isothermal dynamics of phase transitions and hysteresis
Anna Vainchtein ,
Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh
March 28
Spring Break! The seminar does not meet this week.
April 4
Some Geometric Aspects of Hölder and L^p Estimates
Lihe Wang ,
University of Iowa and IAS
April 11
On solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations with lower bounds on pressure
Vladimir Sverák,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
April 18
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Ideal plane fluid flow
Walter Strauss ,
Brown University and Duke University
April 25
Mathematical modelling of traffic flows
Tong Li ,
University of Iowa and IAS
May 2
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
A new paradigm for parallel adaptive meshing algorithms
Randolph E. Bank ,
Department of Mathematics, UCSD
May 9
Subelliptic convex functions
Juan Manfredi ,
Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh and NSF
May 13
On spectral L-2 conjecture
Boris R. Vainberg ,
Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
How to reach the Math Department by
car or by
Metro or from
Airports
Special accomodations for individuals with disabilities can be made
by calling in advance (301) 405-5048. It would be appreciated if we are
notified at least one week in advance.
For further information contact G. Dolzmann
at dolzmann@math.umd.edu .
PDE/Applied Math seminar
Last updated: September 27, 2001