Applied Mathematics Colloquium 2007-2008

Prof. David Keyes, Coordinator


9/18/07
Aleksandra Walczak, Princeton Center for Theoretical Physics
"From molecules to networks: the role of protein-DNA binding kinetics in stochastic gene circuits"
Host: Chris Wiggins

9/25/07
Jing Li, Projet Ondes, INRIA-Rocquencourt
"Fast solver for the heat equation in unbounded domains"
Host: Chris Wiggins

10/2/07
Cosma Shalizi, Carnegie Mellon University
"Reconstructing stochastic state spaces from discrete time series"
Host: Chris Wiggins

10/9/07
George Papanicolaou, Stanford University
Hosts: Guillaume Bal and Michael Weinstein
Part of the IGERT Distinguished Lecture Series
Lecture I: Mathematical problems in array and distributed sensor imaging

10/16/07

Marko Djordjevic, Mathematical Biosciences Institute
"Quantitative modeling and bioinformatics of gene transcription"
Host: Chris Wiggins

10/23/07
David Srolovitz, Yeshiva University
“Soap bubble evolution and grain growth in all dimensions: beyond von Neumann-Mullins”
Host: Michael Weinstein

10/30/07
John Schotland, University of Pennsylvania
"3D optical imaging at the nanoscale"
Host: Guillaume Bal

11/6/07
No colloquium (University Holiday)

11/13/07
750 CEPSR, Interschool Lab
Carl Wunsch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Host: Lorenzo Polvani
Part of the IGERT Distinguished Lecture Series
Three Lectures on Inverse Methods and State Estimation
Lecture 1: The Problems of Very Large Scale State Estimation

11/20/07
Kai Germaschewski, College of Staten Island, CUNY
"Computational results for the tearing mode and its diamagnetic stabilization"
Host: David Keyes

11/27/07
Ross Tulloch, Courant Institute, NYU
Host: Lorenzo Polvani

12/4/07
Don Estep, Colorado State University
"Stability, Adjoints, and Uncertainty"
Host: David Keyes

12/11/07
Jinchao Xu, Pennsylvania State University
Host: David Keyes