AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:21:46

Associate secretaries:
Lesley M Sibner, AMS lsibner@duke.poly.edu

Sunday November 7, 2004, 3:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Modeling of Nonlinear Phenomena in Biology and Mechanics
Room 720, Benedum Hall
Organizers:
Anna Vainchtein, University of Pittsburgh aav4@pitt.edu
William C. Troy, University of Pittsburgh troy@math.pitt.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  On long range electrical interactions in DNA elasticity.
  Bernard D Coleman*, Rutgers University, Department of Mechanics and Materials Science
  (1002-74-110)
- 3:25 p.m.
  Influence of intrinsic curvature and coupling on configurations of DNA minicircles.
  David Swigon*, University of Pittsburgh
  Wilma K Olson, Rutgers University
  Bernard D Coleman, Rutgers University
  (1002-74-217)
- 3:50 p.m.
  A two dimensional neural model.
  William C Troy*, University of Pittsburgh
  (1002-92-189)
- 4:15 p.m.
  Modeling and Analysis of Two-Phase Equilibira of Bilayer Membranes.
  Tim Healey*, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics/Cornell University
  (1002-74-198)
- 4:40 p.m.
  Composites of Hyperelastic Materials with Prescribed Lavrentiev Gap Functions.
  Victor J. Mizel*, Carnegie Mellon University
  (1002-35-223)
- 5:05 p.m.
  Kinetics of lattice phase transitions.
  Anna Vainchtein*, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Mathematics
  Lev Truskinovsky, Ecole Polytechnique
  (1002-70-148)
- 5:30 p.m.
  Discussion.

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