Applied/GPS

GPS Applied Mathematics Seminar

The GPS (Graduate Participation Seminar) is a weekly seminar by and for graduate students. If you're interested in presenting a topic or your own research, contact the organizers: Sarah Tumasz, Qin Li, Peter Mueller, and Bryan Crompton.

All seminars are on Fridays from 9:55-10:45 am in room 901 VV. Speakers should aim for their talk to last no longer than 45 minutes.

Fall 2012

date	speaker	title
Sept. 21, B219	Saverio Spagnolie	Fluid-body interactions: from fish to flagella
Sept. 28	Zhennan Zhou	Computing Schrodinger equation in the semi-classical regime and physical observables.
Oct. 5	speaker	title
Oct. 12	Leland Jefferis	3D display technology using MATLAB and cardboard
Oct. 19	speaker	"title"	'
Oct. 26	speaker	title
Nov. 2	Qin Li	From Boltzmann to Euler: the study of Knudsen layer
Nov. 9	Bryan Crompton	Mathematical Biology: Persistence in Chemical Reaction Network
Nov. 16	speaker	title
Nov. 30	Anakewit Boonkasame	TBA
Dec. 7	speaker	title

Abstracts

Friday, Sept 21: Prof. Saverio Spagnolie

Fluid-body interactions: from fish to flagella

abstract: The length and velocity scales of swimming organisms on this planet vary by many orders of magnitude. Some swimming strategies work for small organisms but not for large ones, and vice versa, due to the scale-dependent nature of the fluid dynamics governing such systems. In this informal conversation, we will discuss some classical and recent efforts to understand fluid-body interactions at scales relevant to fish and birds, and separately to microorganisms. The methodology for their study will range from classical tools of applied mathematics to highly accurate numerical techniques. Questions to be addressed (briefly) include: what is the optimal waveform of an undulating flagellum?; what is the effect of boundaries on swimming microorganisms?; and what is the role of flexibility in flapping fins and wings?

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Archived semesters

• Spring 2012
• Fall 2011