2015 Annual Conference of the Great Lakes Section of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Conference Venue and Location
Grand Valley State University - Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
301 Fulton Street West
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6435                Campus Maps and Directions   
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May 2, 2015

Conference Chair: Salim M. Haidar, Grand Valley State University
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Saturday, May 2, 2015

• 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
  Exhibit and Book Sale: SIAM
  Fatima S. Haidar
  Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
   
• 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  Conference Registration
  Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
   
• 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
  Poster Set Up & Continental Breakfast
  Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
   
• 8:35 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
  Opening Remarks by GVSU President Emeritus Thomas J. Haas
  Loosemore Auditorium
  
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• Invited Address IP1:

         8:50 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
        The Emergence of Predictive Computational Science
        J. Tinsley Oden,  University of Texas at Austin
                                     Loosemore Auditorium  

• Invited Address IP2:
  
  10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. 
  Imaging with waves in complex environment
  Liliana Borcea, University of Michigan                       
                          Loosemore Auditorium
   

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          Poster Sessions:  Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall. 
                                        Please vote by selecting your top two student PP. Ballots are inside your registration packets.

• 10:55 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
           •  PP1: Current Distribution Along an Antenna in Magnetized Plasma Using the PF-FDTD Model
                        Dr. Jeffrey Ward, Grand Valley State University
           •  PP2: Development of Motion and Tail Detection Method for Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA)
                        by Using Wavelet
                       Dr. Turker Togay Aksoy, Department of Biomedical Device Technology
                                                        Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey.
                       Dr. Gökhan Erdemir, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 
                                                       Kirklareli University, Kirklareli, Turkey.
           •  PP3: BigTop Bazaar: Model for Conference Attendee Movements
                       Ronald Nowling, Red Hat, Inc. and University of Notre Dame
           •  PP4: Modelling MEMS
                       Kelsey DiPietro, University of Notre Dame
          •  PP5:  Pharmacokinetics Models
                      Stephanie Loewen**, Grand Valley State University
          •  PP6: Model for Myxococcus xanthus Polarity, Reversal, and Division
                     Shant Mehserejian*, University of Notre Dame       
          •  PP7: Homotopy Analysis of Bacterial Growth using Diffusion Reaction Model for Colonial Development
                     Gbenga Ojo, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey
          •  PP8: Derivation of Stochastic Prey-Predator Equations for Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe ovata in Black Sea
                     Rumeysa Nalan Bozkurt**, North American University
  
                    Best Poster Session's vote results:  * PP6 First Place Winner;      ** PP5 & PP8 tied as Second Place Winner.
               
• 10:55 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
         •  Exhibit Book/Journal Sale,   Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall 
   
• 10:55 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
        •  Coffee Break,  Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
  
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         Invited Address IP3:

• 11:40 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  Asymptotically compatible discretizations of nonlocal models and their local limit
   Qiang Du, Columbia University
                    Loosemore Auditorium  
  
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  Lunch Program, 215 E.C. Conference Hall
   
• 12:40 p.m.- 2:10 p.m.
  
           • 12:40 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.  FHC Ensemble:
               Fatima S. Haidar, Katherine Ramge, Joshua Kooistra, and Kathryn Martin
  
           •  1:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m./ IP4:  My research, passion, and story: the intersection of modeling photoreceptor
              degeneration, diversifying the mathematical sciences, and contributing to a strong scientific workforce,
              Erika Tatiana Camacho, Arizona State University
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  Group Photo: Meet outside by the entrance to Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall (weather permitting): TBA
• 2:10 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.          
  
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          Invited Address: IP5

• 2:30 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. 
  The Fundamental Theorem of Numerical Analysis
  Douglas N. Arnold, University of Minnesota
                                Loosemore Auditorium
  
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         Concurrent Sessions
 

• 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
   MS1:  Non locality and Heterogeneity in Physiological and Pathophysiological Systems
            Room: Case Room 205 D DEV 
  Organizer and Chair: 
  Pilhwa Lee, Medical School, University of Michigan    
  
          • 3:30 p.m.- 4:05 p.m.
            Individualized cardiopulmonary blood flow analysis of mouse
            Pilhwa Lee, University of Michigan   
   
          • 4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
            A population density approach to the mammalian circadian clock
            Adam Stinchcombe, University of Michigan
  
                        -  Coffee Break: 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
                                  Hager Lubbers Exhibition Hall.
  
          • 5:00 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
            Comparison of several reaction and diffusion models of growth factors in angiogenesis
            Xiaoming Zheng, Central Michigan University
            Fang Li, Center for Partial Differential Equations, East China Normal University, China
  
         • 5:35 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.
           Transition path of chemical kinetic systems.
           Di Liu, Michigan State University
  
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• 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
   MS2:  Higher Order Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic and Kinetic Equations
            Room: Case Room 203 D DEV  
  Session co-Chairs:
  Vani Cheruvu, University of Toledo
  Ling Xu, University of Notre Dame    

               • 3:30 p.m.- 4:05 p.m.
                 An effective high-order shock-capturing limiter for discontinuous Galerkin Methods
                 David Seal, Michigan State University    

               • 4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
                 Multi-wavelet based limiter for discontinuous Galerkin solutions
                 Vani Cheruvu, University of Toledo

                             -  Coffee Break: 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
                                       Hager Lubbers Exhibition Hall.

               • 5:00 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
                 A Single-Step Single-Stage High-Order Constrained Transport Method for Magnetohydrodynamic Equations
                 Xiao Feng, Michigan State University

              • 5:35 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.
                Computational study of dynamics and transport in vortex-dipole flows
                Ling Xu, University of Notre Dame
       

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• 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
  MS3:  Nonlocal Models in PDEs and Applications, and Multi-physics in Media Flows
            Room: Case Room 201 D DEV  
  Session co-Chairs:
  Fatih Celiker, Wayne State University
  Asif Mahmood, Penn State University

    
                 • 3:30 p.m.- 4:05 p.m.
                   Predictive Simulation Using Multi-Physics MCMCs for Porous Media Flows
                   Arunasalam Rahunanthan, Central State University

                 • 4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
                   A Physics-based emulator for the simulation of geophysical mass flows
                   Asif Mahmood, Penn State University, York

                            -  Coffee Break: 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
                                      Hager Lubbers Exhibition Hall.

                 • 5:00 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
                   Upscaling interpretation of nonlocal fields, gradients and divergences
                   Moongyu Park, Purdue University

                • 5:35 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.
                  Incorporating local boundary conditions into nonlocal theories
                  Fatih Celiker, Wayne State University
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• 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
  MS4 - CP1 (mixed sessions)  
            Room:  Case Room 107 D DEV  
  Session co-Chairs:
  Elife Dogan-Ciftci, North American University
  Yulia Hristova, University of Michigan, Dearborn

    
                 • 3:30 p.m.- 4:05 p.m.
                   Derivation of stochastic biased and correlated random walk models
                   Elife Dogan-Ciftci, North American University

                 • 4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
                   Hidden Markov models for financial economics
                   Nguyet Nguyen, Youngstown State University

                                  -  Coffee Break: 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
                                            Hager Lubbers Exhibition Hall.

                 • 5:00 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
                   Mathematical modeling of instant reflex of autonomous mobile robots towards to dynamic obstacle in
                   unknown indoor environment
                   Gökhan Erdemir, Faculty of Engineering, Kirklareli University, Turkey
                   Musa Aydin, Department of Computer Engineering, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Waqf University, Turkey.

                • 5:25 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
                  Photo-acoustic Tomography with Circular Detectors
                  Yulia Hristova, University of Michigan-Dearborn
                 
                • 5:50 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
                  Predicting Supply Disruption
                  Thomas Morrisey, Infosys Ltd.

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• 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
  MS5 - CP2 (mixed sessions)  Advanced Material Processing & Material Fatigue 
            Room 117 E DEV  
  Session co-Chairs:
  Alex Plotkowski, Purdue University
  Aleksandr Smirnov, Louisiana State University

    
                 • 3:30 p.m.- 4:05 p.m.
                   Numerical Simulation of Solidification and Free Floating Grains in DC Casting of Aluminum Alloys
                   Alex Plotkowski, Purdue University

                 • 4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
                   On quasi-static limits of one-dimensional dynamic cohesive fracture
                   Farhod Abdullayev, Worcester Polytechnic Institute,

                                  -  Coffee Break: 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
                                            Hager Lubbers Exhibition Hall.

                 • 5:00 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
                   Lattice model of a fracture in a composite infinite strip
                   Aleksandr Smirnov, Louisiana  State University
                   
                • 5:25 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
                  Analysis of a simple one-dimensional analogue of carbon nanotube growth
                  Brittan Farmer, University of Michigan

                • 5:50 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
                 Effect of Filter Membrane Morphology on Separation Efficiency
                 Pejman Sanaei, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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• 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
  MS6 - CP3 (mixed sessions)  
             Room 119 E DEV  
  Session Chair:
  Mingji Zhang, Michigan State University
  Mathew Causley, Kettering University

    
                 • 3:30 p.m.- 4:05 p.m.
                   Uniform Convergence for Singularly Perturbed Reaction Diffusion Problems Using a Fitted
                   Numerical Operator
                   Weiqun Zhang,Wright State University

                 • 4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
                   Effects of (small) permanent charge and channel geometry on ionic flows via classical
                   Poisson-Nernst-Planck models
                   Mingji  Zhang, Michigan State University

                                  -  Coffee Break: 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
                                            Hager Lubbers Exhibition Hall.

                 • 5:00 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
                   Spectrally Accurate Evaluation of Layer Potentials
                   Bowei Wu, University of Michigan
                   
                • 5:25 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
                  A model of polarity for M. xanthus
                  Francesco Pancaldi, University of Notre Dame

                • 5:50 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
                  Higher Order Methods for PDEs using Successive Convolution
                  Mathew Causley, Kettering University
       

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• 6:20 p.m. - 6:35 p.m. in Loosemore Auditorium

          • Poster Prizes  (For the top two student poster presentations)
            Winners: Shant Mehserejian (U. Notre Dame), Stephanie Loewen (GVSU), and 
                           Rumeysa Nalan Bozkurt (N. American University)
            Prize: Each winner will receive a check in the amount of $200 and gratis membership for one year in SIAM.
  
          • Closing Announcements  
          • Elizabeth D. (Opera singer -Tribute)
  
  
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