NA Digest Monday, October 27, 1997 Volume 97 : Issue 43:

Today's Editor:
Paul McMahan
The University of Tennessee
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From: Dietrich Braess <braess@num.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 14:53:14 +0200
Subject: List of corrections and extensions for a book on Finite Elements

A list of known misprints in my book:
FINITE ELEMENTS: Theory, fast solvers, and applications in solid mechanics
Cambridge University Press 1997
is now available on my web-page:
http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Dietrich.Braess/#books
The misprints are obvious and not misleading, but are listed for the reader's
convenience. There are also some additional comments and problems which
fortunately make the major part of the text on the web-page.


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From: PROF.HEINZ W. ENGL <engl@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 11:20:40 MET_DST
Subject: book announcement

The following textbook will appear in early November:

Heinz W. Engl
Integralgleichungen(integral equations, in German)
Springer Vienna-New York
ISBN: 3-211-83071-5


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From: Ernst Hairer <Ernst.Hairer@math.unige.ch>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:46:25 +0200
Subject: New email adresses for Gerhard Wanner and Ernst Hairer

Our email adresses have been changed to:
Gerhard.Wanner@math.unige.ch (for Gerhard Wanner)
Ernst.Hairer@math.unige.ch (for Ernst Hairer)
The old adresses (wanner@divsun.unige.ch and
hairer@divsun.unige.ch) will be soon completely suppressed.

We would also like to announce a second corrected
printing of our book "Analysis by Its History",
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer-Verlag,
New York. For more information see:
http://www.unige.ch/math/folks/hairer


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From: Dr K.M. Briggs <kmb28@cus.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:32:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: new address for Keith Briggs

I have moved to the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.
My new coordinates are (545068,258129).
Keith Briggs
Email: kmb28@cam.ac.uk


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From: Jussi Rahola <rahola@diceras.cerfacs.fr>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:53:31 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Change of address for Jussi Rahola

Dear Colleagues,

I've taken a postdoctoral position in CERFACS at
least until October 1998. My current coordinates are:

Jussi Rahola
CERFACS
Parallel Algorithms Project
42 Avenue G. Coriolis
31057 Toulouse CEDEX
France

Telephone: +33-5-61 19 30 17
Fax: +33-5-61 19 30 30
E-mail: Jussi.Rahola@cerfacs.fr


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From: Zhijun Wu <zwu@tera.tera.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:04:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Change of Address for Zhijun Wu

Dear Friends and Colleagues:
I have left Argonne National Lab and joined Tera Computer Co., a Seattle-based
supercomputer development company. My new address is

Zhijun Wu
Tera Computer Company
2815 Eastlake Ave. East
Seattle, WA 98102
206-490-2109
zwu@tera.com


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From: Calvin C. Moore <ccmoore@math.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:52:38 -0700
Subject: Conference on Advances in Applied and Computational Mathematics

CONFERENCE ON
ADVANCES IN APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
To honor
ALEXANDRE J. CHORIN
on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

June 15-17, 1998
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Berkeley, California 94720
http://math.berkeley.edu/berkeley-98/chorin.html

A conference will be held in June 1998 to celebrate the birthday of
Alexandre Chorin. The theme of the conference will be applied mathematics
and scientific computing, and will cover topics in fluid mechanics,
combustion, turbulence, materials sciences, statistical mechanics, and
related issues. The mathematical community is warmly invited to attend.

For additional information about this conference, please send e-mail to
berkeley-98@math.berkeley.edu


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From: eal <eal@aueb.gr>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 15:37:40 +0300 (EET DST)
Subject: Athens-Hercma '98 conference

HERCMA '98
4th HELLENIC EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
SEPTEMBER 24 -26, 1998, ATHENS, HELLAS

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT - CALL FOR PAPERS

Framework: The 4th Hellenic European Research on Computer Mathematics and
its Applications (HERCMA '98) Conference will be held in the Athens
University of Economics and Business (AUEB) on September 24th-26th, 1998, in
Athens, Greece. This biennial Conference is a continuation of the HERMIS
(Hellenic European Research on Mathematics and Informatics) Conference
series held in 1992-94-96 in Athens. The HERCMA '98 Conference is jointly
organised by the Department of Informatics of AUEB and the Research Group
for Advanced Computational Mathematics and Parallel Processing. The main
theme within the Conference will be Computer Mathematics and its
Applications and special emphasis will be given to Computational
Mathematics, High Performance Computing, Operational Research and
Statistics, Mathematics in Industry and Economics.

Regularly updated information on the Conference will be made
available at the World-Wide-Web address: http://www.aueb.gr


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From: Joaquin Marro <jmarro@goliat.ugr.es>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 19:03:36 +0100
Subject: Conference On Computational Physics

1998 CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS - CCP 1998
September 2-5 1998, GRANADA (Spain)

PROGRAMME
The methods developed to deal with the computational aspects of
physical problems areuseful in an increasing number of situations,
from chemistry and geology to engineering and communications.
Computational Physics has thus evolved into a trans-disciplinary
field now concerned with the creative use of computers in all fields
of scientific research. This is partly because Computational Physics
is very well suited to study cooperativity. Cooperative and collective
phenomena, a main concern of Statistical Physics, occur and often
determine the emergent, observable behavior at the interfaces between
physics and biology, economy, sociology, environmental sciences, etc.
The CCP 1998 is planned to focus at this interface, so that contacts
and the exchange of ideas and methods between these different fields
of science are favoured. With this aim, abstract submissions are
strongly encouraged not only from these interfaces but from all
areas of Computational Physics, and the final programme is expected to
consist of invited lectures and other contributions on :

Computer-aided Simulation and Modelling
Novel Monte Carlo Methods, Novel Methods in Fluid Dynamics,
Quantum Computing Methods, High Performance Visualization,
Large Scale Computing Systems, Symbolic Modelling, ...

And their Applications to
Condensed Matter and Materials Science, Statistical
Physics, Nonlinear and Adaptive Systems, Astronomy and
Cosmology, High Energy Physics and Accelerators, Nuclear
and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics,
Environmental and Geological Phenomena, Pattern
Recognition and Classification, Artificial Intelligence
and Neural nets, Industry such as Modeling Industrial
Devices, Materials and Processes, ...

Further Information:
E-mail: ccp1998@goliat.ugr.es
Telefax: + 34 - 58 - 242 862 and - 246 387
Phone: - 242 860
URL: http://dalila.ugr.es/~ccp1998 and www.ugr.es/ccp1998

Udated information may be obtained by sending an e-mail
message with any subject and no content (nobody will read it)
to the address: info_ccp@landau.ugr.es


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From: Dheeraj Bhardwaj <cgdb@panther2.pen.eiu.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 12:00:50 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Conference on Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modeling

IMACS'98 Call for papers
International Conference on Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modeling
Alicante, Spain ( June 25 -27, 1998)

The Conference focuses on the modeling and computational techniques for
solving real world scientific problems. Conference Topics:

Stiff Computations
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mathematical Biology
Seismic Data Processing
Environmental Models
Networking
Recent Algorithms for PDE's and ODE's
Parallel Computing
Molecular Dynamics
Structural Mechanics Modeling
Optimization and Queuing Applications
Expert System
Computational Celestial Mechanics

Contact Info:
Prof. Surit K. Dey
Department of Mathematics
Eastern Illinois University,
Charleston, Illinois 61920 (USA)
Phone : 217 -581 - 5727
Fax : 217 -581 - MATH
E-mail: cfskd@eiu.edu


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From: Erricos John Kontoghiorghes <erricos.kontoghiorghes@info.unine.ch>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 11:09:51 +0100
Subject: conference on Parallel Computing and Algorithms in Economics and Finance

CALL FOR PAPERS
PARALLEL COMPUTING AND ALGORITHMS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Sessions to be held at the 1998 International Meeting of the Society
for Computational Economics

June 29 - July 1, 1998
University of Cambridge, UK
http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/dae/cefes98/conf.htm

ORGANIZERS:
Erricos John Kontoghiorghes, Institut d'informatique, Neuchatel
Hans-Heinrich Naegeli, Institut d'informatique, Neuchatel

This session will deal with papers addressing methods for solving
economic and finance problems on parallel computers. Contributions on
parallel computing and algorithms that potentially can be used in
economics and finance are welcome. Session themes include, but are
not limited to:

* Parallel computing applications to economics and finance
* Software developments
* Tools and parallel algorithms useful for large-scale estimation
problems.

Authors wishing to present a paper are invited to submit an abstract
(maximum two pages) by January 10, 1998. Contributions by post (hard
copy), email or fax should be submitted to:

Erricos John Kontoghiorghes
Institut d'informatique
Universite de Neuchatel
Rue Emile-Argand 11
CH-2007 Neuchatel
SWITZERLAND

Email: erricos.kontoghiorghes@info.unine.ch
Fax: +41 (0) 32 718 27 01


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From: pardalos <pardalos@ophelia.ise.ufl.edu>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 97 09:39:26 EDT
Subject: Third Workshop on Randomized Parallel Computing

Call for Papers
THIRD WORKSHOP ON RANDOMIZED PARALLEL COMPUTING
March 30 -- April 3, 1998
ORLANDO, FL

sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society
Technical Committee
on Parallel Processing


Randomization has played a vital role in the domains of both
sequential and parallel computing in the past two decades.
This workshop is a forum for bringing together both theoreticians
and practitioners who employ randomized techniques in parallel
computing. Topics include but are not limted to:

Network Algorithms
PRAM Algorithms
Architectures
I/O Systems
Scheduling
Network Fault Tolerance
Reconfigurable Networks
Optical Networks
Various Applications
Programming models and languages
Implementation Experience

For more information check the Web using the URLs:
http://www.ippsxx.org
http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~raj/WPRC98.html


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From: David Stewart <stewart@calvin.math.vt.edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 13:44:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: NEMACOM'98 change of dates

Workshop on
New Methods in Applied and Computational Mathematics
NEMACOM'98

New dates: 9th to 10th July, 1998

http://www.cs.tamu.edu/faculty/oliveira/nemacom98/
Email: nemacom98@cs.tamu.edu

Because of clashes with some other conferences (SIAM Annual meeting,
EMAC'98 in Adelaide) it has been decided to change the date of NEMACOM'98
to the 9th and 10th of July, 1998. For further information and updates
about the conference see the WWW page listed above.


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From: Houyuan Jiang <jiang@ms.unimelb.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 18:21:26 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Conference on Nonlinear Programming & Variational Inequalities

International Conference on
Nonlinear Programming & Variational Inequalities
(Hong Kong, December 15-18, 1998)

OBJECTIVES
The conference aims to review and discuss
recent advances and promising research trends in some areas of Nonlinear
Programming and Variational Inequalities.

TOPICS INCLUDE
Nonlinear Complementarity Problems
Variational Inequality Problems
Nonsmooth Optimization Problems
Minimax Problems
Multi-level Optimization Problems
Structured Optimization Problems
Quadratic and Nonquadratic Methods

FURTHER INFORMATION
e-mail: maopt@cityu.edu.hk
http:www.cityu.edu.hk/ma/


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From: Christoph Borgers <borgers@radon.math.tufts.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:48:27 -0400
Subject: position at Tufts University

Applications are invited for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship
to begin September 1, 1998. A Ph.D. with a specialization in applied
mathematics is required. Applicants must show promise of outstanding
research and excellent teaching. The teaching load will be two courses
per semester.

We are building a group in applied mathematics to work together and
with other units in the university. We will give preference to candidates
who can become active members of this group. Candidates working on inverse
and ill-posed problems from an applied and computational point of view
will be preferred.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and have three letters of
recommendation sent to Christoph Borgers, Search Committee Chair,
Department of Mathematics, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155.
Review of applications will begin February 15, 1998 and continue
until the position is filled.

Tufts University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members
of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.


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From: jacumina <jacumina@seila.lcad.icmsc.sc.usp.br>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 07:00:09 -0300
Subject: Lecturship at University of Sao Paulo

LECTURESHIP AT UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO - CAMPUS SAO CARLOS - BRAZIL

The Computer Sciences Department in University of Sao Paulo - Campus
Sao Carlos is seeking candidates for a permanent lectureship to support
research and teaching in the area of CFD. The candidates are not supposed
to be able to teach in portuguese immediately but need to be willing to
do so in about one year. The teaching is mainly concerned with teaching
undergraduate level Numerical analysis subjects for Mathematicians and
Enginners and also graduate level courses in our graduate programme
(8hours/week in total). The research activities involve assistance with
the development of a 3D code for simulation of free surface flows. A good
background in the discretization of PDE's via finite differences or finite
volumes is necessary, though a knowledge of CFD, C programming, parallel
programming, and/or geometric modeling is an advantage but not mandatory.

Informal inquires can be made to:
Jose A. Cuminato
e-mail: jacumina@lcad.icmsc.sc.usp.br
Closing date: Dec 7th 1997.


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From: Peter Monk <monk@calypso.math.udel.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:35:25 -0400
Subject: Position at the University of Delaware

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware invites
applications for a tenure-track position in scientific computation to begin
September 1, 1998. The successful candidate will show excellent promise in
research with a strong potential for external funding. An interest in
establishing and mentoring links with industry and other academic disciplines
will weigh heavily in the candidate's favor. Expertise in any of the areas of:
* Wave Propagation
* Computational electromagnetism
* Fluid dynamics
* Material science
* Inverse problems
is a plus. Evidence of effective teaching is essential.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae (including funding history), reprints
and/or preprints and arrange to have 3 letters of recommendations sent to

Scientific Computing Search Committee
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716

Applications must be received by January 9, 1997.

The University of Delaware is an equal opportunity employer which encourages
applications from qualified minority group members and women.


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From: Jorge More <more@mcs.anl.gov>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:50:57 -0500
Subject: Postdoctoral research positions at Argonne National Laboratory

Postdoctoral Research
Mathematics and Computer Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory

The Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National
Laboratory invites applications for postdoctoral research positions.
The successful candidates will develop optimization algorithms and
software for the Advanced Computational Testing and Simulation (ACTS)
Toolkit, one of the main components of the DOE2000 initiative.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in applied mathematics or computer
science. A strong background in computational optimization and tool
development for scientific computing applications is required. This
project is interdisciplinary in nature, interfacing with efforts in
linear algebra, computational differentiation, scientific computing
tools, and large-scale simulation of physical processes.

The Mathematics and Computer Science Division has an outstanding
computational environment that includes the facilities of the newly
established Center for Computational Science and Technology. At the
core of the center are scalable parallel computers, a distributed
supercomputing laboratory, and a virtual environments laboratory. For
further information, see http://www.mcs.anl.gov/.

Argonne is located in the southwestern Chicago suburbs, offering the
advantages of affordable housing, good schools, and easy access to the
cultural attractions of the city.

Resumes should be addressed to Walter McFall, Box mcs-127104, Employment
and Placement, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne,
IL 60439, and must include a resume and the names and addresses of three
references. The positions are available immediately; applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. For electronic submission of
applications, please send e-mail to griffin@mcs.anl.gov. For further
inquiries, contact Jorge More' (more@mcs.anl.gov) or Steve Wright
(wright@mcs.anl.gov).

Argonne is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.


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From: Janet Brucker <jbrucker@euclid.ucsd.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 15:42:47 -0700
Subject: positions at University of California, San Diego

S. E. Warschawski Assistant Professorship:
the S. E. Warschawski Assistant Professorship is a special two-year
position. The nine-month salary is $44,000. Candidates (of any age)
should possess a recent Ph.D. degree (received no earlier than 1995)
in Mathematics or expect to receive one prior to July 1998.

Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professorship:
subject to budgetary considerations, one assistant (tenure track) or
associate (tenured) professorship may become open in July, 1998. Salary
and level of appointment based on qualifications and UC pay scale. All
areas of specialization will be considered, but preference will be given
to Scientific Computation. Selection will be based primarily on
demonstrated research achievement. Teaching experience is desirable.

To apply for either or both positions, please submit your placement file
including vitae and publications, and arrange for three letters of
reference to be sent to the "Faculty Search Committee", Department of
Mathematics, 0112, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive,
La Jolla, California 92093-0112. Please indicate primary research area
(field and #) using the AMS Mathematical Review Classification List. All
applications received by January 2, 1998 will receive thorough
consideration. All supporting material must be received no later than
January 9, 1998. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986, individuals offered employment by the University of California
will be required to show documentation to prove identity and authorization
to work in the United States before hiring can occur. UCSD is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.


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From: George Miel <miel@nevada.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 14:43:26 -0700
Subject: position at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Pending budgetary approval, the Department of Mathematical Sciences at
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will have a tenure-track position
starting fall of 1998 at the assistant professor level in numerical
mathematics with preference given to the area of computational modeling,
high performance computing, and algorithmic and numerical analysis on
scalable parallel processors. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in mathematical
sciences and have demonstrated teaching ability and research potential in
the area of their specialization. Responsibilities include undergraduate a
nd graduate teaching, research publications in refereed journals, and
university and professional service.

Applicants should send an AMS cover sheet, a curriculum vita, three letters
of reference and a cover letter addressed to:

Search Committee for Computational Position
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4020

Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately, and continue until a
suitable applicant is selected. University of Nevada, Las Vegas is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Oportunity Employer. Minorities, Women, Veterans
and the Disabled are encouraged to apply.


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From: Dr N J Ford <njford@chester.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:25:17 +0100
Subject: Research Studentship Vacancy in Chester UK

There is a vacancy for a student to work on a project for two/three years
from January 1998 with annual tax-free bursary of GBPounds 5500. The
project involves the analysis of solutions of difference equations which
arise from discrete methods used to solve differential and integral equations.

You will be expected to register for a MPhil or PhD.
Tuition fees will be waived for a student from the European Union.

Candidates should possess a good degree in Mathematics.

Application forms and further information from

Personnel Department, University College Chester, Cheyney Road, Chester CH1
4BJ, UK. Applicants from the UK should enclose A4 stamped envelope. Quote
ref SH/031-97.

Closing date: 24th November 1997

For informal information, contact maths@chester.ac.uk


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From: Michael N. Vrahatis <vrahatis@math.upatras.gr>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 97 20:11:47 EET
Subject: position at University of Patras, Greece

COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS/INFORMATICS RESEARCH POSITION IN PATRAS

The Division of Computational Mathematics and Informatics at the Department
of Mathematics of the University of Patras, Greece, is seeking a scientist
for a 3-year research position under a program funded jointly by the General
Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT) and the European Union.

The candidates for this position should
- have an expertise in one or more of the fields of Computational Mathematics
and Informatics,
- have at least two years of postdoctoral experience,
- reside outside Greece continuously for at least the last two years,
- be able to speak Greek.

More information can be obtained from the GSRT's web site:
http://www.gsrt.gr (in the Announcements)
or by e-mail to vrahatis@math.upatras.gr.


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From: Krister Dackland <Krister.Dackland@cs.umu.se>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:33:30 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: position at Umea University, Sweeden

UMEA UNIVERSITY IN SWEDEN ANNOUNCES A
PROFESSORSHIP OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION

Umea University on the east coast of northern Sweden is a young and
dynamic university with over 22 000 students and 3900 employees.
Education and research cover a wide and comprehensive field. The
University is expanding in research and development in computer
graphics, scientific visualization, and VR technology. The activities
are based on collaboration among various departments at Umea
University, the Center for Educational Technology (CUT), the High-
Performance Computing Center North (HPC2N), and the VRlab.

We have one of Europe's most powerful computer graphics systems,
a Silicon Graphics Onyx2 with two InfiniteReality2 graphics units,
a research laboratory with advanced graphics workstations and VR-
equipment, and a scalable 66-node IBM SP system with 32.5 Gflops/sec.
peak performance.

We now welcome applications for a position as Professor of
Computer Graphics and Scientific Visualization (or alternatively a
visiting professor/scientist position) at the Department of Computing
Science. The scientific area is multidisciplinary and wide, ranging
from the development of theories, methods, and tools/environments
to applications for computer graphics and visualization, including
modern VR technology and interactive visual simulation etc.

For further information, please contact Professor Bo Kagstrom, Chairman
of the Department of Computing Science, phone: +46-90-786 54 19,
email: bokg@cs.umu.se. For the complete announcement of the
position, see http://www.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/lediga_tjanster/vre.html.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, copies of degree
certificates, a statement of previous research achievements and
teaching merits, a list of publications, and reprints numbered
according to the list, all in four copies. The application should
be marked dnr 3151-1425-97 and sent to Registrator, Umea University,
S-901 87 Umea, Sweden. Closing date is November 15, 1997.

Most welcome with your application!


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From: Lyle Long <lnl@psu.edu>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 14:59:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Research Assistantships in fluid dynamics at Penn State

We expect to have several research assistantships available
in the area of parallel methods for fluid dynamics. These students
would pursue Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering or possibly
in a related engineering department. We have excellent facilities
with a 95-processor SP2, a 16 processor SGI, and tightly clustered
workstations. Our current research includes a wide variety of
topics including simulations of the flow around rotating blades,
turbulent jets, compressible boundary layers, aeroacoustics,
molecular dynamics, and electromagnetics.

Requirements: M.S. degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical
engineering, or other relevant discipline. Must have good background
in compressible, viscous fluid dynamics, partial differential equations,
and finite difference/volume methods. Must also be familiar with
Fortran or c.

Please send resumes and transcripts to:
Dr. Lyle N. Long (lnl@psu.edu)
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
233 Hammond Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802

Relevant web-pages for more information:
Prof. Lyle Long: http://cac.psu.edu/~lnl/
Prof. Phil Morris: http://cac.psu.edu/~pjm/
High Performance Computing Institute: http://www.psu.edu/dept/ihpca/
Rotorcraft Center of Excellence: http://www.psu.edu/dept/rcoe/
Numerically Intensive Comuting Group: http://cac.psu.edu/beatnic/
Penn State University: http://www.psu.edu/


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From: Emmanuel Maitre <maitre@amath.unizh.ch>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 97 09:18:01 +0100
Subject: Position in Applied Mathematics at University Zurich-Irchel

The Institute of Mathematics invites applications for a position in Applied
Mathematics at the associate or full professor level, to start in
September 1998. Preference will be given to candidates in Numerical
Analysis or Algorithmics, but applications from other applied areas are
also welcome.

Candidates are expected to have a strong research record and to be
willing to teach at all university levels.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a list of
publications, and should reach the Dekan der Philosophischen
Fakultat II, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190,
CH-8057 Zurich/Switzerland, before December 31, 1997.

Positions in pure mathematics are also available. Announcements can be found
on http://www.math.unizh.ch/


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From: Scientific Computing <sc@sushi.st.usm.edu>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 09:54:27 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Graduate Assistantships Available at Univ of Southern Mississippi

Scientific Computing Graduate Assistantships

Doctoral Program in Scientific Computing
The University of Southern Mississippi
Box 10057
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0057
e-mail: Scientific.Computing@usm.edu

Applications are invited for several graduate assistantships in the Doctoral
Program in Scientific Computing. We seek qualified students with a Master's
degree in a physical, mathematical, computational, or computer science.
Exceptional candidates with a Bachelor's degree may also be considered. The
University of Southern Mississippi's (USM's) Ph.D. program in Scientific
Computing began in 1991 at the Stennis Space Center (SSC), and now is
located also at the main USM campus in Hattiesburg. Courses are taught, and
students find research advisors at both sites. SSC provides students access
to researchers (and adjunct USM faculty) at the Naval Research Laboratory,
the Naval Oceanographic Office, NASA, NOAA, and EPA. In addition, one of
four national Major Shared Resource Centers with large parallel and vector
supercomputers is located at the Naval Oceanographic Office. Students are
eligible for either research or teaching assistantships with stipends of
$1000 per month plus tuition. Three of the teaching assistantships are
funded through USM's NASA Space Grant program and require U.S. citizenship.


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From: Deborah Poulson <poulson@siam.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 97 14:16:42 -0500
Subject: SIREV Volume 39, Issue 4 Table of Contents

From Deborah Poulson, Production Editor SIAM Review
Volume 39, Number 4, December 1997
CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Of Stable Marriages and Graphs, and Strategy and Polytopes
Michel Balinski and Guillaume Ratier

A Survey of Combinatorial Gray Codes
Carla Savage

Interference Effects in Computation
Willard L. Miranker

On the Gibbs Phenomenon and Its Resolution
David Gottlieb and Chi-Wang Shu

Engineering and Economic Applications of Complementarity Problems
M. C. Ferris and J. S. Pang

CASE STUDY FROM INDUSTRY

Process Modeling in Resin Transfer Molding as a Method to Enhance
Product Quality
W. K. Chui, J. Glimm, F. M. Tangerman, A. P. Jardie, J. S. Madsen, T.
M. Donnellan, and R. Leek

CLASSROOM NOTES

Geometry and Convergence for Euler's and Halley's Methods
A. Melman

Initialization of the Simplex Algorithm: An Artificial-Free Approach
H. Arsham

Finding the Center of a Circular Starting Line in an Ancient Greek
Stadium
Chris Rorres and David Gilman Romano

Stability Considerations for Numerical Methods
Johnny Snyder

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

BOOK REVIEWS

Dynamics and Modelling of Ocean Waves (G. J. Komen, L. Cavaleri, M.
Donelan, K. Hasselmann, S. Hasselmann, and P. E. A. M. Janssen),
Sen-Huei Chen

The Transforms and Applications Handbook (Alexander D. Poularikas,
Editor), Lokenath Debnath

Maple: A Comprehensive Introduction (Roy Nicolaides and Noel
Walkington), Patrick Fitzpatrick

Probability Theory and Combinatorial Optimization (J. Michael Steel),
Alan Frieze

An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Inverse Problems
(Andreas Kirsch), Charles Groetsch

Handbook of Numerical Analysis. Vol. IV. Finite Element Methods
(Part 2) and Numerical Methods for Solids (Part 2) (P. G. Ciarlet and
J. L. Lions), Weimin Han

Functional Analytic Methods for Partial Differential Equations (Hiroki
Tanabe), R. Bruce Kellogg

Perturbation Theory in Mathematical Programming and Its Applications
(Evgenij S. Levitin), Wu Li

Numerical Solutions for Partial Differential Equations: Problem
Solving Using Mathematics (Victor G. Ganzha and Evgenii V.
Vorozhtsov), Biyue Liu

Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics (Joel H. Ferziger and Milovan
Peric), K. W. Morton

On Spectral Theory of Elliptic Operators (Yuri Egorov and Vladimir
Kondratiev), Martin Schechter

Table of Integrals, Series, and Products (I. S. Gradshteyn and I. M.
Ryzik), Joseph J. Shirron

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

LATER EDITIONS

CHRONICLE

AUTHOR INDEX


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From: tschoban <tschoban@siam.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 97 14:30:23 -0500
Subject: Contents, SIAM Journal on Computing

Volume 26, Number 6, DECEMBER 1997
CONTENTS

The Random Adversary: A Lower-Bound Technique for Randomized Parallel
Algorithms
Philip D. MacKenzie

Reconfiguring Arrays with Faults Part I: Worst-Case Faults
Richard J. Cole, Bruce M. Maggs, and Ramesh K. Sitaraman

Matrix Searching with the Shortest-Path Metric
John Hershberger and Subhash Suri

Randomized O(M(|V|)) Algorithms for Problems in Matching Theory
Joseph Cheriyan

Maximum Agreement Subtree in a Set of Evolutionary Trees: Metrics and
Efficient Algorithms
Amihood Amir and Dmitry Keselman

The Union of Convex Polyhedra in Three Dimensions
Boris Aronov, Micha Sharir, and Boaz Tagansky

Star Unfolding of a Polytope with Applications
Pankaj K. Agarwal, Boris Aronov, Joseph O'Rourke, and Catherine A.
Schevon

Computing Envelopes in Four Dimensions with Applications
Pankaj K. Agarwal, Boris Aronov, and Micha Sharir

A Spectral Technique for Coloring Random 3-Colorable Graphs
Noga Alon and Nabil Kahale

A Fast Algorithm for the Computation and Enumeration of Perfect
Phylogenies
Sampath Kannan and Tandy Warnow

Fault-Tolerant Meshes with Small Degree
Jehoshua Bruck, Robert Cypher, and Ching-Tien Ho

On Translational Motion Planning of a Convex Polyhedron in 3-Space
Boris Aronov and Micha Sharir

Author Index


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From: Oleg Burdakov <Oleg.Burdakov@cerfacs.fr>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:38:08 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Contents, Optimization Methods and Software

Table of Contents
Optimization Methods and Software (OMS)
Volume 8, Number 1 (October, 1997)

S. Schleiff and H. Schwetlick
Characterization and computation of period doubling points by minimally
extended systems
1-24

A. Friedlander, M.A. Gomes-Ruggiero, D.N. Kozakevich, J.M. Martinez
and S.A. Santos
Solving nonlinear systems of equations by means of quasi-Newton
methods with a nonmonotone strategy
25-51

B. Christianson, A. Davies, L.C.W. Dixon, R. Roy and P. Van der Zee
Giving reverse differentiation a helping hand
53-67

J. Zhang, Z. Ma and S. Xu
An algorithm for inverse minimum spanning tree problem
69-84


Complete table of contents for the journal OMS, forthcoming papers:
http://www.cerfacs.fr/~burdakov/OMS.contents

Instructions for authors, subscription information, free sample copies:
http://www.gbhap.com:80/journals/191/191-top.htm

Latex style files:
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