Computational Science Research Center
Date of the Event: November 1, 2013
TITLE: Bubble Dynamics with Biomedical Applications DATE: Friday, November 1st, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Tim Colonius. Dept. Mechanical and Civil Engineering (CalTech) ABSTRACT: Shock and ultrasonic waves in water often induce the growth and collapse of cavitation bubbles, or clusters of bubbles, which, in turn, can lead to erosion and […]
Date of the Event: October 25, 2013
TITLE: Effect of Well Trajectory on Two-Phase Flow Behavior in Horizontal Wells DATE: Friday, October 25th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Carlos Torres. University of Tulsa, Oklahoma ABSTRACT: Shale gas and oil have become an increasingly important resource of energy in the United States since the beginning of this century owing […]
Date of the Event: October 18, 2013
TITLE: Measuring Crack Density in Composite Laminates using Piezoelectric Sensors DATE: Friday, October 18th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Cecilia Larrosa. Exponent Inc. ABSTRACT: The use of fiber reinforced composite materials has increased tremendously in many applications from aerospace structures to sporting goods. These materials have many advantages, but the major […]
Date of the Event: October 11, 2013
TITLE: Quantifying Impact of Climate Change on Reservoir Sedimentation DATE: Friday, October 11th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Svetlana Kostic. Computational Science Research Center at San Diego State University. ABSTRACT: Researchers predict that climate-fueled extreme weather events will continue to put many communities worldwide at increased risk for devastation from floods. […]
Date of the Event: October 4, 2013
TITLE: Stable, High Order Accurate Adaptive Schemes for Studying the Earthquake Cycle DATE: Friday, October 4th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Brittany Erickson. Dept. of Geological Sciences at San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Many geophysical phenomena are characterized by properties that evolve over a wide range of scales which introduce difficulties when […]
Date of the Event: September 27, 2013
TITLE: A Good Method to Avoid for Treating Internal Rotation in the Partition Function DATE: Friday, Sept. 27th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Andrew Cooksy. San Diego State University. ABSTRACT: Our software package FEMvib solves the vibrational Schrodinger equation in up to three dimensions on an arbitrary potential energy surface. This […]
Date of the Event: September 20, 2013
TITLE: What roles do evolutionarily conserved metalloantibodies play in biology? DATE: Friday, September 20th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Tom Huxford. Dept. Chemistry at San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Antibodies are soluble plasma proteins that are secreted by mature B cells as an integral part of the adaptive immune system. Functioning […]
Date of the Event: September 13, 2013
TITLE: Topological network alignment uncovers biological function and phylogeny DATE: Friday, Sept. 13th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Wayne Hayes. Associate Professor of Computer Science. University of California, Irvine ABSTRACT: Sequence comparison and alignment has had an enormous impact on our understanding of evolution, biology and disease. Comparison and alignment of biological […]
Date of the Event: September 6, 2013
TITLE: Scientific computing for movie special effects and virtual surgery DATE: Friday, Sept. 6th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Joseph M. Teran. Department of Mathematics at UCLA. ABSTRACT: I will talk about some exciting new applications of scientific computing for solid and fluid mechanics problems including the simulation of virtual materials for […]
Date of the Event: August 30, 2013
TITLE: FINDING A NOVEL WAY FOR FAST SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT AND EXPLOITING INFORMATION THEORY IN BACTERIAL GENOMES AND COMPLETE PHAGES DATE: Friday, Aug 30th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Sajia Akhter. Computational Science Research Center at SDSU. ABSTRACT: The invention of next generation sequencing technology (NGS) provides the capability of generating high throughput […]