2013 CNA Summer School
Topics in Nonlinear PDEs and Calculus of Variations,
and Applications in Materials Science
Center for Nonlinear Analysis
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
May 30–June 7, 2013
Lecturers and Topics
The Summer School will take place in the Giant Eagle Auditorium of Baker Hall.
A campus map may be found here:
Campus Map
- John Ball, University of Oxford (UK)
Microstructure Genesis and Morphology - Bernard Dacorogna, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
The Pullback Equation for Differential Forms - Nicola Fusco, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Stability for Inequalities of Isoperimetric Type - Richard James, University of Minnesota (USA)
Compatibility, Hysteresis and Energy Conversion - Giovanni Leoni, Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
Gamma Convergence and Applications to Phase Transitions
The mini-courses will be complemented by one-hour talks by leading researchers in related fields. The list includes:
- Kaushik Dayal, Carnegie Mellon University
- Alessio Figalli, University of Texas at Austin
- Rupert Frank, California Institute of Technology
- Ian Tice, Carnegie Mellon University
Organizers:
Irene Fonseca, Giovanni Leoni and Ian Tice
Right: Microstructure of precipitates of a thermoelectric alloy (Sb_2Te_3 precipitates in a PbTe matrix) Thanks to S. Cao, D. Schryvers, X. Chen and R. D. James.
Advanced graduate students and postdocs are invited to submit a title and an abstract for a poster. A cv will also be required. Each poster will be individually introduced with a five minute oral presentation. The deadline for submission of posters is April 15, 2013.
Advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to apply for financial support.The deadline for applications is April 15, 2013.
Left: Gyroid. Thanks to Paul Nylander, bugman123.com.
Center for Nonlinear Analysis
Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Telephone: 412-268-2545
Fax: 412-268-6380
email: cna@math.cmu.edu
This conference is sponsored by the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University and the National Science Foundation.
Right: Nonclassical austenite-martensite interfaces. Thanks to Hanus Seiner.