GGAM Mini-Conference

For the third year in a row, the Annual GGAM Mini-Conference will convene. According to conference coordinator Joseph Biello and GGAM Chair Naoki Saito, the conference manifests what GGAM itself is all about. This will be a coming together between faculty, across campus, and our students, in order to facilitate fruitful collaborations. In an informal forum, faculty will describe their research interests, giving students an opportunity to experience the broad directions available to them in applied mathematics. And though the conference may be called "GGAM", our Math students are certainly encouraged to attend as well.

The next GGAM mini-conference will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2008 in MSB 1147. Below is a list of speakers and their topic.

Start Time	Speaker	Department	Title
9:45	Welcome/Coffee
10:00	C. Benham	Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering	Topologically Driven Structural Transitions in DNA
10:30	Z. Bai	Computer Science and Mathematics	Robust and Efficient Numerical Linear Algebra Solvers and Applications in Quantum Mechanical Simulations
11:00	J.P. Delplanque	Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering and Center for Computational Science and Engineering	Water-Mist Flame Suppression: Droplet/Non-Premixed Flame Interactions.
11:30	A. Hastings	Environmental Science and Policy	Spatial Spread: Mathematical background and the beetles
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch at Tercero
1:30	J. Hunter	Mathematics	Nonlinear Waves
2:00	T-S. Chang	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Optimization and Applications
2:30	J. Ditterich	Center for Neuroscience and Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior	Computations underlying perceptual decisions between multiple alternatives
3:00	Coffee Break
3:15	R. Guy	Mathematics	Channeling instabilities in multiphase flow models of true slime mold
3:45	A. Fannjiang	Mathematics	You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
4:15	B. Levy	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Old and New Results in Robust Hypothesis Testing
4:45	Adjourn

Dinner to follow at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni center (RSVP required). Email Student Services if you intend to attend the dinner.