200 leading experts to attend NJIT's Fifth Annual Math Conference set for May 19-21, 2008 in Newark

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host May 19-21, 2008, more than 200 leading experts for the fifth annual Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics Conference, an unusual three-day event featuring leading researchers who will discuss the latest news and research findings in their fields.

This year topics to be discussed will include mathematical biology, mathematical fluid dynamics, applied statistics and biostatistics, electromagnetic waves and acoustics. All events are scheduled to take place in Kupfrian Hall on the NJIT Campus. For more information about attending the conference please visit http://www.math.njit.edu.

“All the FACM conferences have been organized as forums where there is a free exchange of ideas and results at the frontiers of research in the mathematical sciences,” said Michael Siegel, PhD, professor of mathematical sciences and chairman of the event.

An overriding aim of these conferences, he added, is to show the diversity of difficult problems in the biomedical, physical and social sciences, and in engineering and techno

“Our newest conference will feature 20 contributed presentations by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers,” said Siegel.

A special feature of this fifth conference will be a celebration of the work of Daljit Ahluwahlia, PhD, professor and former chair of the math department at NJIT and director since 1986 of the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

“Daljit has played a key role in creating a vibrant and collegial environment in which to pursue research and teaching. We are fortunate for his vision and legendary energy,” said Siegel. “Since Daljit arrived in 1986, the faculty has increased in numbers by 100 percent, the physical space has grown 300 percent and computing power has increased by a million.”

Four plenary lectures will highlight the proceedings.

Jean-Marc Vanden Brock, of University College, London offers the first plenary talk: “Studies of Nonlinear Three Dimensional Free Surface Flows,” May 19, 2008 at 10 a.m., in the Kupfrian Hall Theatre on the NJIT campus. Siegel will provide the introduction.

Frank Hoppensteadt of Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences will provide the second plenary talk at 5 p.m. the same day. The topic will be “Multi-Scale Methods, Computer Stimulations and Data Mining: Difference and Renewal Equations.” Robert Miura, PhD, professor at NJIT, will provide the introduction.

G Bard Ermentrout of the University of Pittsburgh speaks May 20, 2008 at 9 a.m. also in the theater about “When Noise Is the Signal: Stochastic Synchronization in Neurons.” Amitabha Bose, PhD, professor at NJIT, will provide the introduction.