Computational Science Research Center
Date of the Event: December 6, 2013
TITLE: Tight-Binding Approximations, Edge States, and PT symmetry in Honeycomb Optical Lattices DATE: Friday, December 6th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Christopher Curtis. Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics SDSU ABSTRACT: Over the last several years, a great deal of interest has emerged over honeycomb optical lattices, which are modeled by a […]
Date of the Event: November 22, 2013
TITLE: Viral Dark Matter, and DNA Sequencing: identifying new functions and sequencing new genes at sea DATE: Friday, November 22nd, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Robert Edwards. Department of Computer Science at San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Genomics and metagenomics have revolutionized our understanding of marine microbial ecology, and our view […]
Date of the Event: November 15, 2013
TITLE: Ultrafast Light Control: fiber amplifiers, quantum cascade lasers, and nano LEDs DATE: Friday, November 15th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Dr. Lyuba Kuznetsova. Physics Department at San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Laser and laser diode technology is at the heart of modern optics which is now, not just limited to imaging, […]
Date of the Event: November 8, 2013
TITLE: AAAS S&T Policy informational session DATE: Friday, November 8th, 2013 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: GMCS 214 SPEAKER: Chitra Kalyandurg (Program Manager) ABSTRACT: AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships will host an informational session at San Diego State University for PhD candidates and postdocs, to learn more about the S&T Policy Fellowships. The fellowships are […]
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 […]