The Applied Math and Computational Science Seminar


The seminar meets Fridays at 2:30PM in the Wu and Chen Auditorium in Levine Hall.  Once a month we have a colloquium talk presented by a distinguished  speaker.



Date and Notes
Speaker
Affiliation
Title
01-21-05
Daniel Koditschek
ESE, U of PA
Programming Machines That Work
01-28-05
Vijay Kumar
MEAM, U of PA
Hybrid Systems Models and Analysis of Regulatory Networks
02-04-05
Randall Kamien
Physics, U of PA
Bending The Rules
02-11-05
John Schotland
BioEng, U of PA
Optical Tomography,  Bigger is Better


02-18-05
Joint MEAM and Applied Math and Computational Science Colloquium

Philip Holmes
Applied Math and Engineering, Princeton U
Optimal decisions: From neural spikes,
through stochastic differential equations, to behavior.

02-25-05
Warren Ewens
Biology, U of PA
Statistics and the transition from genetics to genomics
03-04-05
Charles Epstein
Math, U of PA
Inverse scattering and NMR
03-18-05
Michael Farber
Durham
Topology of robot motion planning

03-25-05
Joint Applied Math and Computational Science and Statistics Colloquium
Larry Shepp
Statistics, Rutgers U
The Advantages of Capitalism vs. Socialism Depends on the Criterion
04-01-05
Jody O'Sullivan
Washington U
Alternating Minimization Algorithms for X-Ray CT Imaging
04-08-05
This talk will be held in the IRCS conference room at 3401 Walnut Street
George Biros
MEAM, U of PA
The rapid solution of boundary value problems in complex geometries
04-11-05 12PM
Special talk
Joint WGAMCS, GRASP and Radiology Seminar
Max A. Viergever University Medical Center Utrecht Trends in Medical Imaging Research
04-15-05
Talk will be held in 337 Towne
Dan Hammer
Bioengineering, U of PA
Adhesive Dynamics modeling of Cell Rolling and Adhesion: Semi-analytic approximations and integrative signaling/mechanical modeling

04-29-05
Joint Applied Math and Computational Science and Bioengineering Colloquium
Alberto Grunbaum
Math, UC Berkeley
Matrix Valued Orthogonal Polynomials Satisfying Differential Equations
05-06-05
Harvey Rubin
SOM, U of PA
The Penn Compact in Action: Why biologists and physicians need applied mathematicians--a set of challenge problems.  
05-20-05
Rob Ghrist
UIUC
TBA


To schedule a talk send an e-mail to C.L. Epstein
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