AMS Sectional Meeting Program by AMS Special Session

Current as of Sunday, April 18, 2010 21:23:43

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Associate secretaries:
Georgia Benkart, AMS benkart@math.wisc.edu

Saturday April 10, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
Special Session on Pattern Formation in Biological Systems, I
Room 001, Old Main
Organizers:
Magdalena Skolarska, University of St. Thomas mastolarska@stthomas.edu
Chad Topaz, Macalester College ctopaz@macalester.edu
- 9:00 a.m.
  Locust swarms: Discrete models, homogenization, and variational minimization.
  Chad M. Topaz*, Dept. of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Macalester College
  Andrew J. Bernoff, Dept. of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College
  Sheldon Logan, Baskin School of Engineering, University of California at Santa Cruz
  Wyatt Toolson, The Brattle Group
  (1058-92-235)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Asymptotic dynamics of attractive-repulsive swarms.
  Andrew J. Bernoff*, Dept. of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College
  Andrew J. Leverentz, Dept. of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College
  Chad M. Topaz, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Macalester College
  (1058-37-279)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Two dimensional swarming patterns: from discrete to continuum descriptions.
  Maria R D'Orsogna*, California State University at Northridge
  (1058-92-140)
- 10:30 a.m.
  The Volcano Effect in Bacterial Chemotaxis.
  Paul A Milewski*, UW-Madison, Mathematics
  Julie Simons, UW-Madison, Mathematics
  (1058-92-244)
- 11:00 a.m.
  Mathematical models of pattern formation in baterium Proteus mirabilis colonies.
  chuan xue*, Mathematical Biosciences Institute
  (1058-92-51)

Saturday April 10, 2010, 2:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on Pattern Formation in Biological Systems, II
Room 001, Old Main
Organizers:
Magdalena Skolarska, University of St. Thomas mastolarska@stthomas.edu
Chad Topaz, Macalester College ctopaz@macalester.edu
- 2:00 p.m.
  Pattern formation of glioma cells (brain tumor) outside the tumor spheroid core.
  Yangjin Kim*, University of Michigan
  Avner Friedman, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University
  Sean Lawler, Ohio State University
  Michal Nowicki, Ohio State University
  E. Antonio Chiocca, Ohio State University
  (1058-35-35)
- 2:30 p.m.
  A model of cellular movement and its effect on substrate traction patterns.
  Magdalena A Stolarska*, University of St. Thomas
  (1058-92-96)
- 3:00 p.m.
  Robustness of Pattern Formation in Development.
  Hans G. Othmer*, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota
  (1058-92-105)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Forced patterns near a Turing-Hopf bifurcation.
  Anne J Catlla*, Wofford College
  Chad M Topaz, Macalester College
  (1058-37-234)
- 4:00 p.m.
  A cAMP Signaling Model Explains the Benefit of Maintaining Two Forms of Phosphodiesterase in {\it Dictyostelium}.
  Eirikur Palsson*, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
  (1058-92-283)
- 4:30 p.m.
  A multicellular mathematical model for the initiation of gene-expression waves during somitogenesis.
  Mark B Campanelli*, Montana State University
  (1058-92-247)