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Objectives: The aim of the conference is to bring together mathematical scientists with interests in nonlinear partial differential equations and their applications to present recent developments and explore new connections between PDE and other areas in mathematics and related fields in the sciences, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the successful series of Midwest PDE seminars since Avner Friedman hosted the first Midwest PDE Seminar at Northwestern University (May 7-8, 1977). This conference is a part of the scientific activities of the Northwestern PDE Emphasis Year 2002-03.
Scientific Program: The program will consist of 45-minute plenary lectures starting at 3:00pm, October 4 (Friday), and ending about 5:40pm, October 6 (Sunday), 2002. The conference will take place in Leverone Hall G40 (the Stern Classroom) of Kellogg School of Management, 2001 Sheridan Road, Evanston (near the corner between Sheridan Road and Foster Street). For more details about the location, please see Kellogg School of Management.
Sponsors: The National Science Foundation, the Department of Mathematics, and the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Dean's Office of Weinberg College of Northwestern University.
Invited speakers include : M. Salah Baouendi (UC-San Diego), Jerry Bona (UI-Chicago), Luis Caffarelli (Austin), Xinfu Chen (Pittsburgh), Michael Crandall (Santa Barbara), Constantine Dafermos (Brown), Bjorn Engquist (Princeton), Avner Friedman (Ohio State), James Glimm (Stony Brook), Bei Hu (Notre Dame), Carlos Kenig (Chicago), Peter Lax (New York), Fanghua Lin (New York), Tai-Ping Liu (Stanford), Richard Melrose (MIT), Cathleen Morawetz (New York), Paul Rabinowitz (Wisconsin), Fernando Reitich (Minnesota), and Neil Trudinger (ANU-Canberra)
Organizing Committee: Gui-Qiang Chen, George Gasper, and Joseph Jerome
The following will be in residence: J. Achenbach, A. Bayliss, A. Bellow, K. Burns, G.-Q. Chen, D. Chopp, S. Davis, A. Devinatz, G. Forni, S. Friedlander, G. Gasper, E. Hsu, J. Jerome, B. Kath, Y.-C. Li, J. Liang, B. Matkowsky, M. Miksis, W. Olmstead, M. Pinsky, H. Riecke, S. Salur, M. Silber, K. Song, M. Tidriri, M. Torres, V. Volpert, J. Wunsch, J. Xia, and E. Zaslow.
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Support We have some limited funds to help
support the participation of graduate students, postdoctoral faculty,
and active senior researchers who don't have grant support.
We particularly encourage people who belong to currently
underrepresented groups (minorities and women) to apply.
We will begin making decisions by the end of August.
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