Carnegie Mellon
Department of 
Mathematical Sciences

TUESDAY, October 1, 2002

Irene Fonseca, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon Universit\ y.

"Det vs det"

Time: 1:30 P.M
Location: PPB 300

Abstract


TUESDAY, October 8. 2002

Gianni Dal Maso, SISSA, Classe di Matematica, Trieste, Italy

TBA

Time: 1:30P.M.
Location: PPB 300

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TUESDAY, October 22, 2002

Juan Manfredi, Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh.

Convex Functions in the Heisenberg group

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location PPB 300

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THURSDAY, October 24, 2002

Robert Kohn, Courant Institute, NYU

TBA

Time: 1:30 P.M
Location: PPB 300

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TUESDAY, October 29, 2002

Luis N. Vicente, Mathematics, University of Coimbra/IBM TJ Watson Research

Error estimates and poisedness in multivariate polynomial interpolation and derivative-free optimization

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300

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TUESDAY, November 5, 2002

Konstantinos Chrysafinos, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Analysis and finite element approximation of parabolic saddle point problems

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300

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TUESDAY, November 12, 2002

Qi Wang, Mathematics, Florida State University

Modeling flows of nematic liquid crystals using a kinetic theory approach

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300

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TUESDAY, November 19, 2002

Anja Schloemerkemper, Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences

TBA

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300

Abstract


THURSDAY, November 21, 2002

Gilles Francfort, LPMTM, Institut Galilee, University Paris Nord

Existence and homogenization for an x--dependent class of multi--valued operators

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300

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TUESDAY, November 26, 2002

Arie Leizarowitz, Technion.

On the order reduction method for singularly perturbed optimal control problems

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300

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TUESDAY, December 3, 2002

Morton Gurtin, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Evolving Interfaces: From Grain Boundaries to Epitaxial Growth

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300


TUESDAY, January 9, 2003

Konstantina Trivisa, University of Maryland

TBA

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300


TUESDAY, February 18, 2003

M. Grerogy Forest, Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

TBA

Time: 1:30 P.M.
Location: PPB 300