1991


This is to announce the fifth annual

PACIFIC NORTHWEST NUMERICAL ANALYSIS SEMINAR

BOEING COMPUTER SERVICES

BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON

SEPTEMBER 21, 1991

SPEAKERS

  • Ian A. Cavers, University of British Columbia, - chosen as "best student abstract" - ``Complete Spectrum Determination for Symmetric Sparse Matrices"

  • Adel Faridani, Oregon State University, ``Local Tomography"

  • Tom Grandine, Boeing Computer Services, ``Some Numerical Computations Arising in CAD"

  • Robert O'Malley, University of Washington, ``Asymptotic/Numerical Methods for Differential-Algebraic Equations"

  • Brian Tomas, University of Washington & Boeing Aerospace ``An Introduction to Wavelets for Computation"

  • Brian Wetton, University of British Columbia, ``Finite Difference Methods for Navier Stokes with Boundaries: Vorticity and Primitive Variable Methods"

CONTRIBUTED POSTERS

  • Cleve Ashcraft, Boeing Computer Services, ``On formulating general sparse and multifrontal as extremal members of one algorithm family".

  • John T. Betts and Paul D. Frank, Boeing Computer Services, ``Sparse Nonlinear Programming and its Application to Trajectory Optimization".

  • Forrester Johnson, Robin Melvin, Dave Young, Dave Foutch, John Bussoletti, and Mike Bieterman, The Boeing Company, ``Propulsion System Exhaust Simulation Using Full Potential and Euler Formulations".

  • Ping Lin, University of British Columbia, ``Remarks on a Mildly Nonlinear Turning Point Problem".

  • Dan Pierce and John G. Lewis, Boeing Computer Services, ``Sparse Rank Revealing QR Factorization".

  • Andre Weideman, Oregon State University, ``Singualrities in an Integrable Semi-discretization of the Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation".

  • Laurence B. Wigton, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, ``High Quality Grid Generation Using Laplacian Sweeps".

  • Dan Curtis and Elizabeth Kirby, Boeing Computer Services, ``Some Examples of Scientific Visualization at Boeing".

Additional poster presentations are welcome. If you would like to contribute one, please contact the organizers to assure space.

In addition to the talks and poster session, the day will include a catered dinner at Jim Phillips' home. The dinner will feature Northwest delicacies (poached salmon among others) and microbrewery beer. The cost of the dinner will be $15 for adults and $10 for children. Please indicate on your registration if you will be attending the dinner and make checks for the dinner payable to Roger Grimes.

During the seminar, coffee, drinks and lunch will be provided by The Boeing Company.

REGISTRATION

Register by September 16. We need adequate time for Boeing security to issue visitor's passes. Please be aware that late registrations will cause us some inconvenience. You may register for the seminar by e-mail or or regular mail. Please, in your mail, indicate how many people will be attending the dinner. Make checks for the dinner payable to Roger Grimes. (You may pay either when you send in your registration or at the seminar.)

If you do not plan to attend the dinner, there will be no fees. Note: Persons under eighteen will not be permitted to attend the seminar.

LOCATION

Boeing Computer Services

33-07 Building

2760 160th Avenue South East

Bellevue, Washington

A map will be sent by mail. If you receive this announcement via electronic mail and do not receive a copy (with included map) via regular mail within one week's time, you can request a regular mail copy by contacting one of the

organizers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the organizing committee. They are:

  • Mike Bieterman

  • Dave Ferguson

  • Roger Grimes

  • John Lewis