Subject: NA Digest, V. 16, # 22 NA Digest Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Volume 16 : Issue 22 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: PLTMG 12 New Book, Orthogonal Polynomials in MATLAB Mathematical MSO for Air Traffic Management, Germany, Jul 2016 100 Years of the Radon Transform, Austria, Mar 2017 SciCADE 2017, UK, Sep 2017 Research Chair Position, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cameroon Lectureship Position, Mathematics (NA), Univ of Kent, UK Postdoc Position, AICES, RWTH Aachen Univ, Germany Postdoc Position, Modelling of Composite Materials Postdoc Position, Modelling, Brazil Postdoc Position, Univ of Erlangen-Nuernberg Doctoral Position, Technical Univ Munich Contents, Advances in Computational Mathematics, 42 (3) Subscribe, unsubscribe, change address, or for na-digest archives: http://www.netlib.org/na-digest-html/faq.html Submissions for NA Digest: http://icl.cs.utk.edu/na-digest/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Randolph Bank [log in to unmask] Date: May 30, 2016 Subject: PLTMG 12 PLTMG 12.0 is a package for solving elliptic partial differential equations in general regions of the plane. It is based on a family of continuous Lagrange triangular finite elements. PLTMG features options for adaptive h, p, and hp refinement, coarsening, and mesh moving. PLTMG employs several algebraic multilevel solvers for the resulting systems of linear equations. PLTMG provides a suite of continuation options to handle PDEs with parameter dependencies. It also provides options for solving several classes of optimal control and obstacle problems. The package includes an initial mesh generator and several graphics packages. Support for the Bank-Holst parallel adaptive meshing paradigm and corresponding domain decomposition solver are also provided. PLTMG is provided as Fortran (and a little C) source code. The code has interfaces to X-Windows, MPI, and Michael Holst's OpenGL display tool SG. The X-Windows, MPI, and SG interfaces require libraries that are NOT provided as part of the PLTMG package. PLTMG is available from Netlib and the author's homepage: http://ccom.ucsd.edu/~reb/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bailey [log in to unmask] Date: May 26, 2016 Subject: New Book, Orthogonal Polynomials in MATLAB Orthogonal Polynomials in MATLAB: Exercises and Solutions, by Walter Gautschi x + 335 pages / Softcover / ISBN 978-1-611974-29-4 / List Price $79.00 / SIAM Member Price $55.30 / Order Code SE26 Techniques for generating orthogonal polynomials numerically have appeared only recently, within the last 30 or so years. The author describes these techniques and related applications, all supported by MATLAB programs, and presents them in a unique format of exercises and solutions designed to stimulate participation. Important computational problems in the physical sciences are included as models for readers to solve their own problems. This book is intended for mathematicians, computer scientists, and all types of engineers and scientists, as well as students. To order or for more about this book, including links to its Table of Contents, Preface and Index, please visit http://bookstore.siam.org/SE26/. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Anja Milde [log in to unmask] Date: May 24, 2016 Subject: Mathematical MSO for Air Traffic Management, Germany, Jul 2016 KoMSO Challenge Workshop on Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization for Air Traffic Management, July 14-15, 2016 Lufthansa Systems, Am Prime Parc 1, 65479 Raunheim, Germany http://www.KoMSO.org Flight route planning nowadays is faced with growing challenges due to continuous increase of air traffic and mounting strict requirements on safety, efficiency, capacities and environment. To successfully accomplish these challenges, joint efforts of all ATM stakeholders, air traffic control, network managers, airports, airlines and academia are necessary. This workshop will discuss a variety of mathematical aspects in air traffic management, including pre-flight route optimization as well as in-flight conflict resolutions. Day 1 offers insight into the flight operation at Lufthansa and is enhanced by a practical experience report by an ATC controller from DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung. The MSO-related presentations on day 2 carve out the mathematical approaches for the stakeholder-specific challenges, where the main aim of the workshop is to foster synergies and collaborations. Confirmed speakers include representatives of Lufthansa Systems, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, Eurocontrol, Bundeswehr University Munich, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Technical University of Munich, DLR & Lufthansa. We kindly invite your participation. Registration for the workshop is on a first come, first served basis and SPACE IS LIMITED! Note that you will have to register for the visit at the Lufthansa Operations Control Center separately. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Min Hadler [log in to unmask] Date: May 31, 2016 Subject: 100 Years of the Radon Transform, Austria, Mar 2017 The Radon Institute of Computational and Applied Mathematics in Linz, Austria, is organizing a conference on the 100th anniversary of the publication of the famous paper "Über die Bestimmung von Funktionen durch ihre Integralwerte längs gewisser Mannigfaltigkeiten" in Berichte über die Verhandlungen der Königlich-Sächsischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig. Mathematisch-Physische Klasse, Band 69, 1917, Seiten 262-277, of the name giver of the institute, Johann Radon. The conference provides an historical exposition of the field of Radon transforms as well as highlighting recent trends. The application for contributed minisymposia at 100 Years of the Radon Transform, Linz, March 27-31, 2017 is open. We invite organizers to submit proposals for minisymposia related to the Radon transform. Each minisymposium consists of 6 speakers (30 minutes including discussions). Please submit a proposal of 1/2 page including a list of potential speakers by August, 31st to Office RICAM [log in to unmask] . ------------------------------------------------------- From: Melina Freitag [log in to unmask] Date: May 26, 2016 Subject: SciCADE 2017, UK, Sep 2017 This is an announcement of SciCADE 2017, the International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations, to be held at the University of Bath, United Kingdom, September 11-15, 2017. Confirmed plenary speakers are Martin Burger (University of Muenster, Germany) Martin Gander (University of Geneva, Switzerland) Anne Gelb (Arizona State University, USA) Patrick Joly (ENSTA ParisTech, France) Rachel Kuske (UBC Vancouver, Canada) Hans Munthe-Kaas (University of Bergen, Norway) Anne-Karin Tornberg (KTH Stockholm, Sweden) Further information will be announced at https://sites.google.com/site/scicade2017/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Nina Hafeneger [log in to unmask] Date: May 24, 2016 Subject: Research Chair Position, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cameroon The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is calling for applications for a German Research Chair for "Mathematics and its Applications" at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cameroon (AIMS-Cameroon). In the coming years, this research chair will promote higher education and research in mathematics in Africa. The call is aimed at postdoctoral academics from any country who demonstrably conduct application-related research in the field of mathematics, have several years' experience in training students and, ideally, doctoral candidates. Experience in working in and cooperating with Africa and a willingness to collaborate with other academic disciplines are also desired. The closing date for applications is 1 August 2016. Cooperation with a collaborative partner in Germany is a requirement of the programme. However, an application can be submitted even if contact with a partner at a German university/research institution has not yet been established by the application deadline. This research chair is funded with a total of €560,000 for a four-year period. A concurrent appointment at a collaborating university in Cameroon is planned. Following three years of funding, AIMS-Cameroon plans to conduct an evaluation of the chair. A long-term establishment of the research chair at AIMS-Cameroon is intended. Please visit https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/research-chair-aims-cameroon.html for more details. AIMS-Cameroon is part of the AIMS Next Einstein Initiative which seeks to establish a coordinated network of 15 supra-regional centres of excellence in mathematics across Africa by the year 2020. The research chair is designed to help promote networking between AIMS-Cameroon and German universities and to drive networking amongst the various AIMS centres in Africa. The Humboldt Foundation will fill four research chairs at AIMS centres in, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon and Tanzania. ------------------------------------------------------- From: John Pearson [log in to unmask] Date: May 24, 2016 Subject: Lectureship Position, Mathematics (NA), Univ of Kent, UK The School of Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science at the University of Kent invites applications for two open-ended Lectureships in Mathematics, one of which will be in the area of numerical analysis. The successful candidates will have a doctorate in Mathematics or a closely aligned field, a strong research record in Mathematics evidenced by publications in leading journals, conference presentations, etc, and will ideally have experience of teaching Mathematics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Applications are particularly welcomed from researchers whose interests complement and enhance existing work within the School (see http://www.kent.ac.uk/smsas/maths/index.html). The closing date for applications is 19 June 2016, with interviews to be held on 28 July. Please see https://goo.gl/aqLoDH for further particulars. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Edoardo Di Napoli [log in to unmask] Date: May 27, 2016 Subject: Postdoc Position, AICES, RWTH Aachen Univ, Germany Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the Aachen Institute for Computational Engineering Science (AICES) (Aachen, Germany). While the specific topic for this position is not specified, it should be closely related to the main theme of AICES: computational aspects of broadly defined inverse problems. Required skills - Very good knowledge of written and spoken English (German is not required.). - Intellectual independence. - Good knowledge of a programming language and tools for HPC (C, Fortran, MPI, ...). - Strong expertise in an area of scientific computing. - Solid publication record. Desired skills - Experience in machine learning, data mining and statistics. - Experience in ab initio simulations. Education: a Ph.D. degree in computer science, applied math., physics, chemistry, computer engineering, or a similar area. Funding is guaranteed for 1+1 years, with immediate availability. If interested, please submit your CV together with a cover letter explaining your planned research topic and its relevance for AICES. Applications, to be sent to Edoardo Di Napoli will be considered on a first come first served basis. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jose A Cuminato [log in to unmask] Date: May 25, 2016 Subject: Postdoc Position, Modelling of Composite Materials A postdoctoral position (two years) in process modeling of composite materials is available at CeMEAI (Center for Mathematical Sciences Applied to Industry) - University of São Paulo at São Carlos - Brazil. This Fapesp-funded, collaborative project with the division for material and computational mechanics of Chalmers University Sweden and Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo will focus on lightweight composite material crucial for structural applications in a wide range areas, e.g. windmill, automotive and aeronautic industries related to reduced CO2 emissions. Problems of material variation and big scatter of material properties are needed to be modeled. In this particular project we are interested in thermal stresses induced by the cure leading to e.g. warping, spring-back, spring-in phenomena and the simulation of wet-out process for unidirectional layers. All these aspects are related to geometry assurance, and they have to be properly accounted for. We are seeking an individual with a PhD in Applied Mathematics, numerical methods and related areas and skills in a programming language, continuum mechanics of solids and fluids and with interest in interacting with other partners in material science and experimental techniques of composite materials. It is also possible that part of the work will be done in Sweden. The successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with teams at both Poli-USP and Chalmers but will be employed at CeMEAI-ICMC-USP at São Carlos. Review of applications will begin 1 July 2016 and continue until the position is filled. Funding support is available for two years, but performance will be reviewed on an annual basis. Applications should be submitted through [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jose A Cuminato [log in to unmask] Date: May 26, 2016 Subject: Postdoc Position, Modelling, Brazil A postdoctoral position (two years) in modelling of laser direct metal deposition processes is available at CeMEAI (Center for Mathematical Sciences Applied to Industry) - University of São Paulo at São Carlos - Brazil. This Fapesp-funded, collaborative project with KTH-Sweden will focus on the development of theoretical models of laser direct metal deposition processes. The know-how developed in the project is a key step towards optimization and control of blown powder processes, as well as powder bed processes and, ultimately, additive manufacturing (3d- printing). We are seeking an individual with a PhD in Applied Mathematics, numerical methods and related areas and skills in a programming language, continuum mechanics of solids and fluids and with interest in interacting with other partners in laser technology of metal deposition. It is also possible that part of the work will be done in Sweden. The successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with teams at both ICMC-USP and KTH but will be employed at CeMEAI-ICMC- USP at São Carlos. Review of applications will begin 1 July 2016 and continue until the position is filled. Funding support is available for two years, but performance will be reviewed on an annual basis. Applications should be submitted through [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter Knabner [log in to unmask] Date: May 30, 2016 Subject: Postdoc Position, Univ of Erlangen-Nuernberg In the group of Prof. Peter Knabner at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg (Germany) there is an open postdoctoral position in the area of Numerical Methods for Multicomponent Reactive Transport Problems in Porous Media starting summer 2016. The position is connected with teaching duties in the mathematics education of engineering students (scope 5 hours per week). The position will end at 31/12/2017; a prolongation is possible. The salary is according to the German civil service tariff E13 TV-L. Candidates should have a strong background in numerical methods for partial differential equations, including experience of programming and implementation of numerical methods. The applicant is supposed to further develop our proprietary C++ software, and to perform benchmark studies in reactive multicomponent - multiphase transport problems. If you are interested in joining the group, we are happy to receive your application (e-mail:[log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christian Kuehn [log in to unmask] Date: May 28, 2016 Subject: Doctoral Position, Technical Univ Munich In my research group, there are currently several open positions (in analysis/PDE, stochastics, dynamical systems, or numerics) http://www-m8.ma.tum.de/personen/kuehn/jobs.html One position will be at the interface between numerical analysis, PDEs and dynamical systems. ------------------------------------------------------- From: achi dosanjh [log in to unmask] Date: May 24, 2016 Subject: Contents, Advances in Computational Mathematics, 42 (3) Volume 42, Issue 3, June 2016 ISSN: 1019-7168 (Print) 1572-9044 (Online) In this issue (8 articles) http://link.springer.com/journal/10444/42/3/page/1 A framework of the harmonic Arnoldi method for evaluating φ-functions with applications to exponential integrators, Gang Wu, Lu Zhang, Ting-ting Xu Pages 505-541 High order schemes for the tempered fractional diffusion equations, Can Li, Weihua Deng Pages 543-572 Metamorphosis of images in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces, Casey L. Richardson, Laurent Younes Pages 573-603 Analysis of higher order phase fitted variational integrators, Odysseas Kosmas, Sigrid Leyendecker Pages 605-619 A locally adaptive time stepping algorithm for the solution to reaction diffusion equations on branched structures, Richard A. Kublik, David L. Chopp Pages 621-649 Relation between total variation and persistence distance and its application in signal processing, Gerlind Plonka, Yi Zheng Pages 651-674 A primal-mixed formulation for the strong coupling of quasi-Newtonian fluids with porous media, Sebastián Domínguez, Gabriel N. Gatica Pages 675-720 On structural decompositions of finite frames, Alice Z.-Y. Chan, Martin S. Copenhaver Pages 721-756 ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************