International Conference on Mechanics and PDEs

International Conference on Mechanics and PDEs
- On the occasion of Marshall Slemrod's 60th Birthday

April 30--May 2, 2004

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Purpose:

An International Conference on Mechanics and PDEs will be held in Madison, Wisconsin from April 30-May 2, 2004, to celebrate the 60th Birthday of Professor Marshall Slemrod. The goal of this workshop is to bring in top applied mathematicians and promising young researchers in the area of mechanics and nonlinear PDEs to discuss the most recent advances in this area, and to foster interactions between senior researchers and young participants. Former students and colleagues of Marshall are also welcome to join us in this happy occasion.

Invited Speakers:

Zvi Artstein, Weizmann Institute of Science

John Ball, Oxford University

Carme Calderer, University of Minnesota

Gui-Qiang Chen, Northwestern, University

Peter Constantin, University of Chicago

Constantine Dafermos, Brown Univeristy

Mihalis Dafermos, MIT

James Greenberg, Office of Naval Research, International Field Office

Seung Yeal Ha, Seoul National University

Richard James, University of Minnesota

Morton E. Gurtin, Carnegie-Mellon University

Barbara Keyfitz, University of Houston

David Kinderlehrer, Carnegie-Mellon University

Stanley Osher, UCLA

Michel Rascle, Universite de Nice

Konstantina Trivisa, University of Maryland

Ed Spiegel, Columbia University

Sijue Wu, University of Michigan

Program:

here

Organizers:

Shi Jin, University of Wisconsin-Madsion

Athanasios E. Tzavaras, University of Wisconsin-Madsion

Sponsors:

Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Institute for Mathematics and its Application

(IMA)

Office of Naval Research

Office of Naval Research International Field Office

Support:

Some financial support is available for young researchers. To apply, please send an email (with name, affiliation, gender, research field, and name of Ph.D.advisor) to
whelan@math.wisc.edu, or fill out the registration form . Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Lodging:

A block of rooms have been reserved at the Friedrick Center (1950 Willow Drive, Madison WI 53706). These rooms will be held until April 1, 2004 . The participants should make their own reservations by directly calling (608)231-1341. Please mention the name of the conference when making the reservation.

If you have trouble with the Friedrick Center you may also try UW Lowell Hall at 610 Langdon St, which is next to the campus and close to the math department. Their phone number is 608-256-2621.

Registration:

Please fill out the registration form as soon as possible. The online registration will be closed after April 15, 2004.

Practical Information:

The conference venue is the Van Vleck Hall, which is where the Department of Mathematics is located. Some visiting information to Madison and to the department can be found here .