University of Houston
Department of Mathematics

Scientific Computing Seminars
Spring 2012

1. February 2, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Jacques Rappaz (Chair of Numerical Analysis and Simulation, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland):
   Convection-diffusion problems with Robin's boundary conditions. Application to a solidification problem.

2. February 9, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Yuri Vassilevski (Institute of Numerical Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences):
   Monotone finite volume discretization of the diffusion and convection-diffusion equations on polyhedral meshes.

3. February 16, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Ronald Hoppe (Department of Mathematics, University of Houston):
   Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the Biharmonic Equation.

4. March 9, 2012: Friday, 1:30PM - 5:00 PM at PGH 232.
   Scientific Computing Lecture Series in honor of Professor Roland Glowinski on the occasion of his 75th birthday
   • Prof. Olivier Pironneau, University of Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie).
   • Prof. Jacques Periaux, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
   • Prof. Mary Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin.
   • Prof. Danny Sorensen, Rice University.

5. March 22, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Malte A. Peter (Institute of Mathematics, University of Augsburg, Germany):
   Modelling and simulation of chemical degradation mechanisms in porous media with evolving microstructure.

6. March 29, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Uday Banerjee (Department of Mathematics, Syracuse University):
   TBA.

7. April 5, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Zhilin Li (Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University):
   TBA.

8. April 19, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Sabine Le Borne (Department of Mathematics, Tennessee Technological University):
   TBA.

9. May 3, 2012: Thursday, 3PM - 4PM at PGH 646.
   Owe Axelsson (Division of Scientific Computing, Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University):
   TBA.

1. Talks given in Fall, 2011.
2. Talks given in Spring, 2011.
3. Talks given in Fall, 2010.
4. Talks given in Spring, 2010.
5. Talks given in Fall, 2009.
6. Talks given in Spring, 2009.
7. Talks given in Fall, 2008.
8. Talks given in Spring, 2008.
9. Talks given in Fall, 2007.
10. Talks given in Spring, 2007.
11. Talks given in Fall, 2006.
12. Talks given in Spring, 2006.
13. Talks given in Fall, 2005.
14. Talks given in Spring, 2005.
15. Talks given in Fall, 2004.

• Directions to the seminar at 646 PGH.
• For further information about the seminar you may contact one of the organizers: Ronald Hoppe or Tsorng-Whay Pan.