Research Colloquium
Fall 2006
Wednesday, September 27
Prof. Vladimir Ajaev
Department of Mathematics
Southern Methodist University
Title: The Effect of Evaporation on Moving Contact Lines
[Abstract]
Wednesday, October 4
Prof. Harris Wong
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Louisiana State University
Title: Theory of slope-dependent disjoining pressure with application to
Lennard-Jones liquid films"
[Abstract]
Wednesday, November 1
Prof. Jichun Li
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Title: Finite element analysis for Maxwell's equations in complex media
[Abstract]
Wednesday, November 8
Dr. Avner Peleg
Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences (ACMS) and Department of Mathematics
The University of Arizona
Title: Intermittent dynamics in massive multichannel optical
fiber communication systems
[Abstract]