UK Nonlinear News Issue 65, Dec 2011

News

It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, the pioneer of homoclinic bifurcation theory, died on 26 Dec 2011 at the age of 77. He was surrounded by his family.

Jobs

• Shiing-Shen Chern Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship 2011
• Three faculty positions in Applied Nonlinear Maths at Bristol University
• 2-year postdoctoral position in network science, Oxford.
• Research Fellow at Warwick University, Nonlinear Filtering in High Dimensions.
• The Mathematics Institute (University of Warwick) is currently advertising four Assistant Professor positions in any areas of pure and applied mathematics (two permanent and two 3 year fixed term Warwick Zeeman Lectureships) with a closing date of 3 January 2012. They are also advertising a Chair in Applied Mathematics with a closing date of 13 January 2012.

DSWeb Professional Opportunities in Dynamical Systems

Postgraduate opportunities: Leeds  Warwick  Surrey

• Two PhD studentships are available in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Auckland to work on a project in dynamical systems and mathematical physiology, looking at techniques for analysis of mathematical models with multiple timescales with particular application to models of intracellular calcium dynamics and of neurons. This work is part of a larger project looking at techniques for rigorous construction and analysis of reduced models of physiological systems and involving the researchers James Sneyd, Hinke Osinga, and Vivien Kirk at the University of Auckland, and Martin Wechselberger at the University of Sydney. A good background in dynamical systems and scientific programming is desirable. Stipend is NZ$25,000 pa (tax free) for three years plus tuition fees. Interested candidates should send an email expressing their interest, along with a CV and academic record, to Dr Vivien Kirk at v.kirk@auckland.ac.nz
  Closing date: 9 Jan 2012
• A PhD studentship is available in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Auckland to work on a project in mathematical modelling and behavioural ecology, to develop a mathematical model of animal navigation. As well as model development, the project will include analysis of previously collected tracking data of homing pigeons with respect to local magnetic field data. This work is part of a larger interdisciplinary project between the Mathematics and Biology departments, focussed on using mathematical models to understand animal behaviour. The project will be supervised by Dr Claire Postlethwaite (Mathematics) and Prof Michael Walker (Biology). A good background in mathematical modelling and scientific programming is desirable. Previous knowledge of biological systems is not required but may be an advantage. Stipend is NZ$25,000 pa (tax free) for three years plus tuition fees. Interested candidates should send an email expressing their interest, along with a CV and academic record, to Dr Claire Postlethwaite at c.postlethwaite@auckland.ac.nz
  Closing date: 5 Jan 2012

Meetings, Conferences and Events

Conference Listing by date.

• Dynamics days 2012

  Baltimore, Maryland. 4-7 Jan

• Free Boundary Problems in Fluid Mechanics

  Nottingham. 9-11 Jan

• PANDA

  Leeds. 20 Jan

• ANZIAM 2012

  Warrnambool, Australia. 29 Jan-2 Feb

• Stability and Bifurcations in Piecewise Linear Systems

  Sevilla, Spain. 30 Jan - 10 Feb

• Mathematical methods applied to the sciences

  San Jose, Costa Rica. 21-24 Feb

• Evolution and diversity in complex systems

  Leeds. 2 Mar

• Neurodynamics

  Edinburgh. 5-7 Mar

• Workshop on Complex Networks

  Melbourne, Florida. 7-9 Mar

• A special session on Solvability and Integrability of Nonlinear Evolution Equations at the AMS 2012 Spring Southeastern Section Meeting

  Tampa, Florida. 10-11 Mar

• Biological Flow: to celebrate the 70^th birthday of Prof. Tim Pedley FRS

  Cambridge. 2-3 Apr

• Structural Nonlinear Dynamics and Diagnosis

  Marrakech, Morocco. 30 Apr-2 May

• Experimental Chaos and Complexity

  Ann Arbor, Michigan. 16-19 May

• Dynamics in infinite-dimensions: ergodic theory and PDEs

  ICMS, Edinburgh. 21-25 May

• Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

  Perugia, Italy. 28 May-1 Jun

• Chaotic Modeling and Simulation

  Athens, Greece. 12-15 Jun

• Structural dynamical systems: Computational Aspects

  Capitolo-Monopoli, Italy. 12-15 Jun

• SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures

  Seattle, Washington. 13-16 Jun

• AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications

  Orlando, Florida. 1-5 Jul

• Localized Excitations in Nonlinear Complex Systems

  Seville, Spain. 9-12 Jul

• Computational Neuroethology

  Atlanta, Georgia. 21-26 Jul

• New trends in dynamical systems

  Tarragona, Catalonia. 1-5 Oct

• Nonlinear Theory and its Applications

  Palma, Spain. 23-26 Oct