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October 1, 2018
The Department of Applied Mathematics is currently accepting applications for a faculty position with a focus on numerical analysis or scientific computing. Candidates may apply for the position via MathJobs.
December 6, 2018
Speaker: Raphael Stuhlmeier, University of Plymouth
Date: December 6, 2018
Title: Instability and evolution of inhomogeneous, broad-banded seas
Abstract: Nonlinear interaction, along with wind input and dissipation, is one of the three drivers of wave evolution at sea, and is included in every modern wave-forecast model. The mechanism behind the nonlinear interaction terms in such models is based on the kinetic equation for... Read more
November 19, 2018
Computational Finance and Risk Management (CFRM) graduate student Greg Brownson was a member of the winning team earning the $20,000 grand prize at The Data Open datathon competition, held October 27, 2018 at the University of Washington.
Each team participating in the competition was given complex datasets to work through using financial data science techniques, and then present their... Read more
November 8, 2018
Speaker: Deniz Bilman, University of Michigan
Date: November 8, 2018
Title: A robust inverse scattering transform and extreme superposition of rogue waves
Abstract: We propose a modification of the standard inverse scattering transform for the focusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (also other equations by natural generalization) formulated with nonzero boundary conditions at infinity. The purpose is to deal with... Read more
October 26, 2018
Speaker: Zhijun Qiao, UT Rio Grande Valley
Date: January 24, 2019
Title: Integrable systems with peakon and cuspon solutions
Abstract: In my talk, I will introduce integrable peakon and cuspon equations and present a basic approach how to get peakon solutions. Those equations include the well-known Camassa-Holm (CH), the Degasperis-Procesi (DP), and other new peakon equations with M/W-shape solutions. I take the CH case... Read more
October 25, 2018
By Prof. K.K. Tung, Applied Mathematics
During the Decadal Program Review conducted this April, the Department posed the following question to the Program Review Committee: Should the Department establish an undergraduate major in applied mathematics? This may seem like a strange question, as almost every applied mathematics department in the US has its own undergraduate major. (There are some exceptions but these are the non-departmental units such as joint programs among several... Read more
October 25, 2018
By Felix Ye, Applied Mathematics PhD graduate
I cannot believe my PhD study is over. I had been in Seattle for so long that I almost don’t remember which year I started. I participated in so many others’ graduation ceremonies and now, finally, it was my turn. My memory of classes, lectures, and life in Guggenheim and Lewis Hall are still vivid. One particular memory was watching the precious winter sunsets from the window of the big PhD office in Guggenheim. I feel it was like... Read more
October 25, 2018
By Jack Simonson, CFRM MS Graduate
When I started the Computational Finance and Risk Management (CFRM) program I truly had little-to-no idea of what I would wind up doing once I graduated. I had vague notions of what I might do and areas of study that interested me, but what company or job description I wanted to wind up with was still a mystery. I imagine that I wasn’t the only one who felt this way when entering the program, but hopefully what I can say here will help assuage some of... Read more
October 25, 2018
By Rachel Reichert, Applied Mathematics Administrator
I am very excited to have joined the Department of Applied Mathematics. I had heard that this department had dedicated competent staff and exceptionally wonderful faculty and I can honestly say my expectations have been far exceeded. Beginning with my training from Keshanie Dissanayake (retired administrator) who did an exceptional job in providing a clear hand-off in duties and responsibilities and continuing with the excellent... Read more
October 25, 2018
Bahman Angoshtari has been a Research Associate in the Department of Applied Mathematics since August 2018. He holds a DPhil in Mathematics from University of Oxford, and has served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Bahman’s research interests include applications of stochastic optimization and control theory, with primary focus on models of optimal portfolio choice and risk management in finance... Read more