Rocky Mountain Workshop on
DYNAMICS and BIFURCATION of PATTERNS in DISSIPATIVE SYSTEMS

Schedule

 
Monday, May 19
8:15 - 8:30 am Welcome
8:30 - 9:30 am E. Knobloch: Bursts and Intermittency in Fluid Mechanics (Expository Lecture)
9:30 - 10:30 am D. Armbruster: Localized Structures in Parametrically Forced Systems
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Contributed Lectures
12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
2:00 - 3:00 pm I. Melbourne: Mathematical Foundations of Ginzburg Landau Theory
3:00 - 3:30 pm Contributed Lecture
3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00 - 5:30 pm Contributed Lectures
Tuesday, May 20
8:30 -  9:30 am H. Riecke: Complex Patterns in Rotating Systems  (Expository Lecture)
9:30 - 10:30 am M. Proctor: Instabilities of small aspect ratio convection in  the presence of strong magnetic fields or rotation
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Contributed Lectures
12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
2:00 - 3:00 pm G. Gunaratne: Characterization of Complex Patterns and their Applications
3:00 - 3:30 pm Contributed Lecture
3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00 - 5:30 pm Contributed Lectures
Wednesday, May 21
8:30 -  9:30 am M. Silber: Bifurcation with Symmetry and Superlattices (Expository Lecture)
9:30 - 10:30 am M. Golubitsky: Symmetries, Pattern Formation, and Geometric Visual Hallucinations
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Contributed Lectures
12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
2:00 - 3:30 pm Poster Session
3:30 - 5:30 pm Contributed Lectures
6:00 - 7:00 pm M. Golubitsky:  Symmetry and Chaos: Patterns on Average (Math Awareness Lecture)
7:30 pm Workshop Dinner
Thursday, May 22
8:30 -  9:30 am J. Lega: Phase Diffusion and Weak Turbulence(Expository Lecture)
9:30 - 10:30 am E. Bodenschatz: Experiments in Thermal Convection and Spatiotemporal Chaos
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Contributed Lectures
1:15 pm End of the Workshop
2:30 pm  Group Hike