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Seminars at Applied Maths (and elsewhere around UWO)
Below is a list of our departmental colloquia and seminars. Additional meetings & seminars at Applied Mathematics:
Seminars around UWO:
October 2011
Fractional quantum Hall effect in the absence of Landau levels
Zhengcheng Gu, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
Bacteria yelling: The more mathematical aspects of inter-colony communication in biofilms
Professor Hermann Eberl, University of Guleph
Modelling pandemic influenza: age structure, vaccination scheduling and long distance travel networks
Professor Gergely Rost, University of Szeged, Hungary
September 2011
Modelling malaria control by introduction of larvivorous fish
Yijun Lou, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University
April 2011
Periodic solutions of the delay differential equation x'(t)= -f(x(t-1))
Prof. Jianshe Yu, Guangzhou University
An associating polymer model for the endothelial surface layer
Prof. James Harden, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa
March 2011
Exploring the Mechanism of Electrospray Ionization by Molecular Modeling
Prof. Lars Konerman, Department of Chemistry, UWO
January 2011
An Introduction to Evolutionary Games
Prof. Ross Cressman, WIlfried Laurier University
December 2010
cancelled
Fook Sang Wong, CIBC
Episodic Events in Star and Planet Formation
Shantanu Basu, Department of Physics & Astronomy, UWO
November 2010
Influences of adaptive dispersal in competitive populations
Wendi Wang, Southwest University, China
Dynamics in a delay-differential model of hematopoiesis
Dr. Jinzhi Lei, Zhou Pei-Yuan Center for Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University
Numerical solution of the Hartree-Fock equation in molecular geometries
Jim Talman, Department of Applied Mathematics, UWO
An associating polymer model for the endothelial surface layer - POSTPONED
Prof. James Harden, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa
October 2010
Forest of Stochastic Trees: Valuation of High-dimensional Swing Options
Mark Reesor, Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Western Ontario
Cosmic antimatter: models, observational bounds, and chances for discovery.
Alexander Dolgov, University of Ferrara and INFN (Ferrara, Italy and ITEP, Moscow, Russia)
Modelling the evolution of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and effective use of insecticides
Stephen Gourley, Department of Mathematics, University of Surrey, UK
Polynomial roots, Polynomial eigenvalues
Rob Corless, Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Western Ontario
September 2010
Black membranes, from astrophysics to string theory and maybe our bathtubs
Dr. Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute / University of Guelph
August 2010
Numerical solution of overdetermined PDEs
Jukka Tuomela, University of Eastern Finland
July 2010
Computation and Applications of Conservation Laws of Partial Differential Equations
Alexei Cheviakov, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Saskatchewan
May 2010
Influence of shear rate and fluid density on slip boundary conditions in nanoscale polymer films confined between smooth surfaces: A molecular dynamics study
Nikolai V. Priezjev, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
March 2010
Mitigating effects of low pathogenic avian influenza on the spread of high pathogenic avian influenza
Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, Department of Mathematics, MIT
February 2010
Evaluation of participating insurance policies under mixed funds
Dr. Cody Hyndman, Concordia University
January 2010
Pricing an European Gas Storage Facility using a Continuous-Time Spot Price Model with GARCH Diffusion
Stephan Schlüter, Department of Statistics and Econometrics, University of Erlangen
December 2009
The Flu Formula: How Mathematics Helped Canada Fight H1N1
Dr. David Fisman, Ontario Central Public Health Laboratory
Importance Sampling for Jump Diffusions with Applications to Finance
Joe DiCesare, Scotia Capital
November 2009
Quantum molecular dynamics: simulation of doped nano-superfluids
Prof. Pierre-Nicolas Roy, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada
The Spatial Spread of Infectious Diseases
Dr Yuan Lou, MBI, Ohio State University
Global Stability for Epidemic Models using Functional Differential Equations
Dr. Connell McCluskey, Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University
October 2009
Viral Dynamics during Primary HIV-1/SIV Infection: Effect of Time-dependent Virus Infectiousness
Dr. Naveen Vaidya, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Multi-Scale Modeling of Phase Transformations: From Classical Density Functional Theory to Phase Field Methods
Prof. Nikolas Provatas, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
September 2009
Surprises in Dynamics of Graphene
Prof. Volodya Miransky, Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Western Ontario
Inclusive fitness, kin selection and the evolution of nicer parasites
Prof. Geoff Wild, Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Western Ontario
Molecular Simulations of Protein Self-Organization
Prof. Régis Pomès, Canada Research Chair Hospital for Sick Children & Department of Biochemistry University of Toronto
August 2009
Modelling soft and porous materials
Prof. Aatto Laaksonen, Division of Physical Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Sweden
Rolling Nanoparticles in 2D
Dr. Mykhaylo Evstigneev, Faculty of Physics, University of Bielefeld, Germany
March 2009
Sympatric speciation, or how life diversifies without geographical isolation
Dr. Iaroslav Ispolatov, Dept. of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
January 2009
Macromolecular Self-Assembly in Confined Spaces
Prof. Robert Wickham, Dept. of Physics, University of Guelph
November 2008
Symmetric Networks of Differential Equations
Dr. Pietro-Luciano Buono (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
Stability Switches and Hopf Bifurcations in a Pair of Delay Coupled Oscillators
Dr. Yuan Yuan, Memorial University of Newfoundland
October 2008
Evolution of Sex and Recombination
Paulo R. A. Campos, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Brazil
A few of my Favourite Convexity Results - CANCELLED
Dr. Jon Borwein, Canada Research Chair in Distributed and Collaborative Research, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax
September 2008
Multi-group Models, Graph Theory, and Global Lyapunov Functions: a Showcase of Applied Mathematics?
Michael Li, Applied Math Institute, University of Alberta
Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems involving Time-delays and Impulses
Professor Wei Ding, Department of Applied Mathematics, Shanghai Normal University
June 2008
Strain Hardening, Avalanches and Strain Softening in Dense Cross-linked Actin Networks
Prof. Sunil P.B. Kumar, Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
From Curvature Driven Pore Growth to Studying Vesicle-cell Fusion Pores
Jens Kröger, Physics Department and Center for the Physics of Materials, McGill University
The Wonderful Cholesterol and its role in Cell Membranes and Lipoproteins
Dr. Ilpo Vattulainen, Institute of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
May 2008
Three Quantum Leaps in the Developments of Encryption Algorithms
Dr. Per Kaijser
April 2008
The Mechanism of Rhodopsin Activation: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Dr. Alan Grossfield, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester, USA
Molecular Dynamics of Cationic Lipid Bilayers
Markus Miettinen, Laboratory of Physics, Helsinki University of Technology
Numerical characterization of the early steps of protein aggregation
Prof. Normand Mousseau, Département de physique, Université de Montréal
Structured Products, Market Forces and Mathematical Innovation
Dr. Greg Frank, VP & Director, Global Business Service Analytics, TD Bank Financial Group
March 2008
Coarse-Graining Chain for Polycrystalline Solidification Models
Dr. Sami Majaniemi, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Phase Behaviour in Ultra-Thin Magnetic Films
Dr. John Whitehead, SHARCNET & Centre for Chemical Physics (CCP) Visiting Fellow from the Dept of Physics & Physical Oceanography at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Sign of Wave Speed for Bistable Traveling Wave Solutions of a Competition Model
Wenzhang Huang, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
Using Modeling to Evaluate the Ethics of Allocating Antiretrovirals in Africa
Sally Blower, Biomedical Modeling Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, USA
February 2008
In Silico Drug Delivery
Dr. Alex Bunker, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Finland
Structured Products, Market Forces and Mathematical Innovation - rescheduled for April 16
Dr. Greg Frank, VP & Director, Global Business Service Analytics, TD Securities, TD Bank Financial Group
January 2008
Cold Denaturation
Dr. Cristiano L. Dias, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario
Mathematical Asymptotics and Explanation
Dr. Robert Batterman, Department of Philosophy, The University of Western Ontario
Confined Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers
Dr. An-Chang Shi, Dept. of Physics, McMaster University
Past Applied Mathematics Colloquia:
October 2007
- ApMaths colloquium: Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 2:30 pm, Visual Arts Centre Room 100
Simulating Materials with Chemical Detail at IBM: From Biophysics to High-tech Applications
Dr. Glenn Martyna, IBM, TJ Watson Research Laboratory, New York
November 2007
- ApMaths colloquium: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Disks surrounding B-emission stars: when detailed models meet interferometry
Dr. Carol Jones, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario - ApMaths colloquium: Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
The Wonderful Cholesterol and its role in Cell Membranes and Lipoproteins - rescheduled for June 18, 2008
Dr. Ilpo Vattulainen, Institute of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, Finland - ApMaths colloquium: Friday, November 23, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Mathematics in Medicine Modelling of Cancer Treatment
Graeme Wake, Maclaurin Fellow, NZIMA & Centre for Mathematics in Industry, Massey University @ Auckland, New Zealand - ApMaths colloquium: Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Protein Folding as a System for Biologically-inspired Physics
Dr. Steven Plotkin, Dept. of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
December 2007
Stability and Congestion Control of the Internet
Dr. Xinzhi Liu, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo
April 2007
- ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Apr. 25, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Clocking Out: Phage Induced Lysis of E Coli
Dr. Andrew Rutenberg, Dept. of Physics, Dalhousie University
March 2007
- ApMaths colloquium: Thurs., Mar. 22, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Dynamical Systems Models for Financial Asset Pricing
Andy Foster, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland - ApMaths colloquium: Wed., March 21, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Mathematical Model for Prediction of Mercury Content in Lake Fish
Andy Foster, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland - ApMaths colloquium: Thurs., Mar. 15, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Self-Gravitating Systems, Chaos, and the Generalized Lambert-W Function
Robert Mann, Department of Physics, University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute affiliate, Waterloo, ON - ApMaths colloquium: Mon., Mar. 12, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
On the Mechanism of Heat Transport in a Magnetoplasma, with Application to Fusion Reactors
L.C. Woods, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford
February 2007
- ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Feb. 28, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Influence of Microstructure on the Bulk Behavior of Dense Granular Media
Meenakshi Dutt, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK
- ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Feb. 14, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Crowded Cells and Molecular Machines
Raymond Kapral, Chemical Physics Theory Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto - ApMaths colloquium: Mon., Feb. 12, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Option pricing for GARCH models with Markov switching
Leung Lung Chan, Department of Mathematics, University of Calgary - ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Feb. 7, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Risk Management and Pricing in Financial Services and Service Guarantees
Aparna Gupta, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - ApMaths colloquium: Thurs., Feb. 1, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Population Games for Population Biology and Evolution
Timothy Reluga, Theoretical Biology & Biophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory
January 2007
- ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Jan. 31, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Pricing in Complete and Incomplete Markets
Traian Pirvu, Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia - ApMaths colloquium: Fri., Jan. 26, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
A Fresh Look at Homoplasy with Applications to Recombination Detection
Trevor Bruen, McGill Centre for Bioinformatics, McGill University - ApMaths colloquium: Thurs., Jan. 25, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Sex-Ratio Evolution: Combining Old Ideas to Meet New Challenges
Geoff Wild, Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Western Ontario - ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Jan. 24, 2007, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Using Phase Field Crystals for Long-time Simulation in Materials Science
Paul Tupper, Department of Mathematics, McGill University
December 2006
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ApMaths colloquium: Thu., Dec. 7, 2006, 3:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Asymptotic Behavior of a Reaction-Diffusion Model with a Quiescent Stage
Kate Zhang, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada -
ApMaths colloquium: Thu., Dec. 7, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
The Final Size of an Epidemic
Prof. James Watmough, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick, Canada -
ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Dec. 6, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Shear induced alignment in thin films
Prof. Jörg Rottler, Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Canada
November 2006
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ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Nov. 29, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Markov-modulated Financial Models
Dr. Rogemar S. Mamon, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences The University of Western Ontario
- ApMaths colloquium: Mon., Nov. 27, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Computer Simulations of Protein Molecular Evolution and the Immune System Response to Vaccination and Disease
Dr. David Earl, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh -
ApMaths colloquium: Thu., Nov. 23, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Temporal and Spatial Specificity of Gene Expression Regulated by Sp1 and Sp3
Prof. Moxun Tang, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Michigan State Universiy, Lansing (MI), USA -
ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Nov. 22, 2006, 3:45 pm, Middlesex College 204
Coarse-grained Model Studies of Polymer Translocation through Nanopores
Tapio Ala-Nissila, Laboratory of Physics, COMP Center of Excellence, Helsinki University of Technology Espoo, Finland and Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence RI -
ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Nov. 22, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Games and Options in Incomplete Markets
Prof. Matheus Graselli, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton (ON), Canada -
ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Nov. 15, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Statistical and Dynamical Models for HIV-1 Drug Resistance
Prof. John Mittler, Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, USA -
ApMaths colloquium: Fri., Nov. 3, 2006, 11:30 am, Middlesex College 204
Generating Symmetric FFT Algorithms
Jeremy Johnson, Department of Computer Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA USA -
ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Nov. 1, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
A Delay Differential Model for Pandemic Influenza with Antiviral Treatment
Dr. Gergely Röst, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Canada
October 2006
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ApMaths colloquium: Fri., Oct. 27, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Molecular Studies of Complex Systems: From Lipid Bilayer to Clathrate Hydrate Structures
Prof. Amadeu Sum, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA -
ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Oct. 25, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Some New Developments in Monte Carlo Simulations of Soft Condensed Matter
Prof. Cameron Abrams, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia (PA), USA
- ApMaths colloquium: Thurs., Oct. 19, 2006, 12:00 pm, Middlesex College B15M
Tilings, Dimers, and Quiver Gauge Theories
Professor Amihay Hanany (MIT/Perimeter Institute)
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ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Oct. 11, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Importance of cholesterol structure in its interactions with phospholipids in lipid bilayers
Dr. Tomasz Rog, Laboratory of Computational Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland and Dept. of Biophysics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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ApMaths colloquium: Wed., Oct. 4, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
DNA conformations and function
Prof. Ralf Metzler, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Canada
September 2006
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ApMaths colloquium: Fri., Sep. 22, 2006, 2:30 pm, Middlesex College 204
Phase Field Crystal Modeling in Material Science
Prof. Ken Elder, Dept.of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester (MI), USA