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Robust Multivariate Error Detection in Skewed Data with Application to Historical Radiosonde Winds Amanda S. Hering Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics , Colorado School of Mines Date and time: Friday, November 7, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Quality control methods for multivariate data are generally based on...

Multivariate and Functional Principal Components without Eigenanalysis James O. Ramsay Department of Psychology , McGill University Date and time: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: Principal components analysis is an invaluable tool in multivariate or functional data analysis, but it suffers from several defects. All fits...

Liouville Theorems for α-harmonic functions in R^n and in a half space Wenxiong Chen Department of Mathematics , Yeshiva University Date and time: Friday, October 10, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: In recent years, the fractional Laplacian has seen more and more applications in mathematical physics and related...

On reducing communication and improving adaptivity in nonlinear multigrid methods Jed Brown Department of Computer Science , Â鶹ӰԺ Date and time: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: FAS multigrid exposes structure that can be exploited to reduce communication and memory motion while retaining...

Solving stochastic inverse problems using sigma-algebras on contour maps Don Estep Department of Statistics , Colorado State University Date and time: Friday, September 26, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: We describe recent work on the formulation and numerical solution of stochastic inverse problems for determining parameters in differentialmequations...

Supernova classification using photometric measurements Darren Homrighausen Department of Statistics , Colorado State University Date and time: Friday, September 12, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 245 Abstract: The problem of supernova (SN) classification is extremely important for use in modern cosmology. There are many types of supernovae (SNe) related to...

Mathematics in a Big Closed Russian City during the Cold War: Gorky-Nizhny Novgorod Mathematical Community Lev Lerman Lobachevsky University of Nizhni Novgorod Date and time: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: In this talk it will be discussed the main lines of the development of mathematics...

Resonant wave-particle interactions and the dynamics of Earth’s space radiation environment Scot Elkington Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics , Â鶹ӰԺ Date and time: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: The outer zone of the Van Allen radiation belts consists of highly energetic...

Quantitative Systems Modeling in the Pharmaceutical Industry Clay Thompson Senior Scientist, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Date and time: Friday, April 18, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: Of the proposed targets for new drugs (across all disease indications) which enter Phase I clinical trials, only 1 in 10 will receive final...

Sparsity and Equation-Free Methods for Complex Systems Nathan Kutz Department of Applied Mathematics , University of Washington Date and time: Friday, April 11, 2014 - 3:00pm Location: ECCR 265 Abstract: Many high-dimensional complex systems often exhibit dynamics that evolve on a slow-manifold and/or a low-dimensional attractor. Thus we propose a...