OCCAM Launch Event Programme
Audio recordings of the Launch Event Talks
Monday, 29th June 2009
Morning Session: Introduction and Biosciences and Bioengineering
Chairs: Philip Maini & David Gavaghan
9.30 Introduction and Opening Remarks
- John Ockendon, Director of OCCAM introduces:
- Andrew Dilnot, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Oxford
- John Ockendon, Director of OCCAM introduces:
- Dr Samaha, Vice President of Research, KAUST
10.00 Presentations from Invited Speakers and OCCAM Researchers
- Intro: Multiscale Modelling in the Physiome Project, Peter Hunter, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Questions
- Intro: Mathematics on the Brain, Paul Bressloff, OCCAM
- Intro: Stochastic Modelling of Reaction, Diffusion and Taxis Processes in Biology, Radek Erban, OCCAM
- Intro: Mathematical Modelling of the Rhizosphere, Kostas Zygalakis, OCCAM, Questions
Afternoon Session: Methodologies
Chairs: Nick Trefethen & Andy Wathen
14.30 Presentations from Invited Speakers and OCCAM Researchers
- Intro: Kinetic and Diffusive Partial Differential Equations and their Applications, Peter Markowich, Cambridge, Questions
- Intro: Curved Shoreline to Polygon: Change in Solution from Change in Area, Gil Strang, MIT, Questions
- Intro: Numerical Methods for Cardiophysiology, Alex Walter, OCCAM, Questions
- Intro: Design Optimisation with Control Constraints, Martin Stoll, OCCAM, Questions
Evening Session: Discussion
20.30 Discussion: Collaborative Applied & Computational Maths Involving Oxford, Texas A&M, and KAUST
Chair: Ahmed Ghoniem
- Intro: John Ockendon, OCCAM
- Intro: Jim Calvin, Texas A&M
- Intro: David Keyes, KAUST
Tuesday, 30th June 2009
Morning Session: Materials Science and Engineering
Chairs: Jon Chapman & Chris Breward
9.00 Presentations from Invited Speakers and OCCAM Researchers
- Intro: Extending the Material, L. Mahadevan, Harvard, Questions
- Intro: Viscometry of Bulk Materials and Atomic Structures1, Dick James, Minnesota
- Intro: Liquid Crystals - Theory and Applications, Apala Majumdar, OCCAM, Questions
- Intro: Mathematical Modelling of Surfactant Systems, Ian Griffiths, OCCAM, Questions
- Intro: Dislocation Dipoles, Cameron Hall, OCCAM, Questions
Afternoon Session: Mathematics In Industry
14.30 (I) Success Stories
Chair: Hilary Ockendon
- Intro: Applied Mathematics - Helping to Guide Industry, Colin Please, Southampton University, Questions
- Intro: The Flourishing of Maths-in-Industry Down Under, Graeme Wake, Massey University
- Intro: Mathematics in the Oil Industry, Chris Farmer, OCCAM
16.30 (II) Mechanisms
Chair: Colin Please
- Intro: The Global Dimension, Hilary Ockendon, OCIAM
- Intro: Technology Translation with OCCAM & KAUST (Part II), Kamel Bentahar, OCCAM, Questions
- Intro: Building Networks in Industrial Mathematics, Robert Leese, KTN, Questions
Evening Session: Discussion
20.30 Discussion: Developing Applied & Computational Maths at KAUST
Chair: Ahmed Ghoniem
- Intro: Ahmed Ghoniem, MIT
- John Wettlaufer, Yale
- Lord Hunt, UCL
- David Keyes, KAUST
Wednesday, 1st July 2009
Morning Session: Resources, Energy and Environment
Chairs: John Ockendon & John Norbury
9.00 Presentations from Invited Speakers and OCCAM Researchers
- Intro: Time Series, Simulations, Extreme and Record-breaking Events, Don Turcotte, UC Davis, Questions
- Intro: Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air1, David Mackay, Cambridge
- Intro: Mathematical Modelling of Water Purification and Soil Desiccation, Stephen Peppin, OCCAM
- Intro: Desert Landforms and Coastal Geomorphology, Andrew Ellis, OCCAM
- Intro: Lattice Boltzmann Models for Sharp Phase Boundaries, Tim Reis, OCCAM
Discussion
Closing Comments from:
- John Ockendon, Director of OCCAM
- Chris Breward, Associate Director of OCCAM
1 If you would like to hear either of these talks please email occam [-at-] maths [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk