Penn State University: 1986-87 Session
SPRING SEMESTER 1987
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past_seminars/cam_colloquium/spring87.dvi(DVI) — 16 talks.
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 87 | T.B. Benjamin | Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford | Driven free-surface flows at small Reynolds numbers |
| 23 Jan 87 | P.J. Morris | Dept of Aerospace Engineering, PSU | Simple models for “turbulent” shear flows |
| 30 Jan 87 | G. Chen | Dept of Mathematics, PSU | Wave scattering and absorption by bodies (Stealth Technology) |
| 6 Feb 87 | S. Tavener | IMA, Minnesota | Bifurcation and the Taylor experiment |
| 13 Feb 87 | L. Hayes | Engineering: ASE/EM, University of Texas – Austin | Preconditioners for finite-element methods |
| 20 Feb 87 | R. Wells | Dept of Mathematics, PSU | Dynamical systems and Meteorology |
| 27 Feb 87 | M. Felland | Dept of Mathematics, PSU | Model equations for nonlinear dispersive waves in shallow water |
| 13 Mar 87 | N. Ghosh | Dept of Mathematics, PSU | The Boundary-element Method for problems in the theory of Elasticity |
| 20 Mar 87 | O. Betancourt | Dept of Mathematics, New York University | Computational methods for M.H.D. flows |
| 27 Mar 87 | R.L. Sachs | Dept of Mathematics, PSU | "On the stability of solitary waves’ APPLIED MATHEMATICS BULL SESSION SPRING SEMESTER 1987 (ctd) |
| 3 Apr 87 | G. Ponce | Dept of Mathematics, University of Chicago | “Euler and Navier Stokes equations in Sobolev spaces” |
| 10 Apr 87 | C.L. Merkle | Dept of Mechanical Engineering, PSU | On numerical methods for the Navier-Stokes equations, and related problems |
| 17 Apr 87 | R.P. Kanwal | Dept of Mathematics, PSU | Generalized functions and integral equations |
| 24 Apr 87 | T.M. York | Dept of Aerospace Engineering, PSU | Some experiments in Plasma Physics |
| 4 May 87 | T. Souganidis | Applied Mathematics, Brown University | A P.D.E. approach for geometrical optics for certain reaction-diffusion equations |
| 7 May 87 | M.E. Shearer | Dept of Mathematics, Univ. of North Carolina | Hyperbolicity and problems of mixed type for oil-recovery models |