2002 NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conference at NC A&&T State University

$National Science Foundation$	NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conference:	$Conf Board of Math Sci$
$National Science Foundation$	Mathematical Methods in Nonlinear Wave Propagation	$Conf Board of Math Sci$
	May 15-19, 2002 (NEW DATE)

North Carolina A&T State Unievsrity
Department of Mathematics
Greensboro, North Carolina
Conference Theme:

The Mathematical Methods in Nonlinear Wave Propagation NSF-CBMS conference will revolve around ten one-hour lectures delivered by Professor J. Kenneth Shaw of Virginia Tech (Departments of Mathematics and Electrical & Computer Engineering) on the following topics:

Overview of fiber optics: History, uses, physical scales
Mathematical models: Fundamental equations in time and frequency, fiber modes, origin of nonlinearity
Pulse propagation in fibers: Dispersion, attenuation, linear and nonlinear propagation, pulse shapes
Mathematical modeling and simulation: Numerical simulation, variational method, other analytical approaches
Optical solitons: IST, fiber loss, dispersion managed solitons
Phase modulation and solitons: Fiber chirp, stability of solitons
Optimization: Problems Optimizing pulse width and chirp by variational method
Planar waveguides and Elliptical core fibers: Use of spectral theory techniques and m-coefficient
Pulse design in fibers: Phase modulation formats, filtering, dispersion-shifted fibers, LEAF fibers
Retrospective, review and research directions: Coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation, wavelets, forward error correction coding

The conference theme, motivated by the study of the propagation of pulses through nonlinear optical fibers, underlies a briskly active interdisciplinary area, rendering it particularly timely in applied mathematics research. An intended outcome of the conference is that it will act as an incubator for mathematical and interdisciplinary collaborative activities among established and new researchers in Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering, serving to stimulate research activity in applied mathematics.

Additional Sessions:

In addition to the principal lectures, there shall be invited lectures in nonlinear mathematics and fiber optics by Tuncay Aktosun (Mississippi State University - Mathematics), Bolindra N. Borah (North Carolina A&T State University – Mathematics), Sin-Chung Chang (NASA Glenn, CFD) Martin Klaus (Virginia Tech - Mathematics), Ronald Mickens (Clark – Atlanta University, Physics), William H. Prosser (NASA – Langley, NDE), James Turner (Florida State University, Computer Science), Jianke Yang (University of Vermont - Mathematics), and Chung Yu (North Carolina A&T State University – Electrical Engineering). Time has also been reserved for all participants to engage in semi-structured discussion sessions.

Abstracts:

All NSF–supported participants are encouraged to submit an abstract for a poster presentation of a description of their work relevant to, or related to, one of the topics of the principal or invited lectures; the abstracts will be distributed to participants in order to help facilitate the discussion sessions. An on-line poster abstract submission form is provided for your convenience.

Tentative Program:

May 15-19 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
8:00-9:00 Coffee and Registration Coffee and Registration Coffee Coffee Coffee
9:00-10:00 Greetings and Welcome
C. Meyers
Provost
Clemence:
Shaw I Mickens:
Shaw III Prosser:
Shaw V Chettri:
Shaw VII Tang:
Shaw IX
10:00-10:30 Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee and Discussion
10:30-11:30 L I
Mickens I L IV
Borah L VII
Turner L X
Yang
11:30-12:30 L II
Yu L V
Prosser L VIII
Klaus I L XI
Klaus II Shaw X
12:30-2:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
2:00-3:00 Baxley:
Shaw II McKayle:
Shaw IV Robinson:
Shaw VI Klaus:
Shaw VIII
3:00-4:30 Coffee and Discussion Coffee and Discussion Coffee and Discussion Coffee and Discussion
4:30-5:30 L III
Mickens II L VI
Chang L IX
Aktosun I L XII
Aktosun II
6:30-8:30 Welcome Dinner
C. Jackson
Associate Dean

May 15-19	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
8:00-9:00	Coffee and Registration	Coffee and Registration	Coffee	Coffee	Coffee
9:00-10:00	Greetings and Welcome C. Meyers Provost Clemence: Shaw I	Mickens: Shaw III	Prosser: Shaw V	Chettri: Shaw VII	Tang: Shaw IX
10:00-10:30	Coffee	Coffee	Coffee	Coffee and Discussion
10:30-11:30	L I Mickens I	L IV Borah	L VII Turner	L X Yang
11:30-12:30	L II Yu	L V Prosser	L VIII Klaus I	L XI Klaus II	Shaw X
12:30-2:00	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
2:00-3:00	Baxley: Shaw II	McKayle: Shaw IV	Robinson: Shaw VI	Klaus: Shaw VIII
3:00-4:30	Coffee and Discussion	Coffee and Discussion	Coffee and Discussion	Coffee and Discussion
4:30-5:30	L III Mickens II	L VI Chang	L IX Aktosun I	L XII Aktosun II
6:30-8:30	Welcome Dinner C. Jackson Associate Dean

Key: Shaw x = Lecture #x by Key Shaw; L x = Invited Lecture #x.

Conference Venue:

All conference lectures will be held in Marteena Hall (which houses the Mathematics and Physics Departments) on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University. Scheduled transport between the hotel and the conference venue shall be provided.

Proceedings:

The CBMS publishes a monograph based on the principal lectures. Written versions of the poster presentations shall be refereed and published in a separate volume of Proceedings with the non-principal invited lectures: submissions (not exceeding five pages) are welcome from all conference participants. The deadline for submission of abstracts for poster consideration is April 15, 2002; the deadline for submission of written article is October 1, 2002.

Financial Support:

The conference, funded by the National Science Foundation, will provide support for local expenses, and limited domestic travel, for approximately 30 participants. Requests for support will be considered as long as funds remain available; young mathematicians, especially from the Southeastern region of the USA, and all scientists from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

Lodging:

A block of rooms has been reserved at Drury Inn and Suites of Greensboro, where we expect that most participants will stay. Requests for these rooms must be made with registration directly to the organizers and will be assigned on a first come first serve basis. Requests for rooms after April 15 or after the reserved rooms are fully assigned, whichever occurs first, must be made directly to the hotel and shall be on availability basis. Participants wishing to use other accommodations can find a list of area hotels on the web page of the Greensboro Visitors’Bureau.

Travel:

The Piedmont-Triad International (GSO) airport is served by several of the major U.S. airlines; you can also fly to Raleigh-Durham (RDU), which is about one hour’s drive from Greensboro. By road, off I – 40 East from PTI airport, or off I – 40 West from Durham, take Exit 217 at High Point Road; Drury Inn and Suites (336-856-9696), located at 3220 High Point Road, will be on the right. Scheduled conference transport from PTI will be available. Scheduled local transport between the hotel and the conference venue shall also be provided. You are invited to visit http://www.ncat.edu/~admit/direct.html for driving drections, with a map, to Greensboro and NC A&T State University campus.

Welcome Dinner:

There shall be a welcome dinner on Wednesday, May 15th, in the Stallings Ballroom, NC A&T SU Memorial Union hosted by Dr. Caesar Jackson, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. Please register early as dinner confirmation can only be made until April 15; there is a $15.00 charge for the dinner after April 15.

Weather:

The temperature in Greensboro during the conference should be quite pleasant, with normal respective high and low for May being about 85^oF and 50^oF.

Registration:

All prospective participants are cordially invited to register; an on-line registration and request for support form is provided for your convenience. The registration fee of $35.00 ($50.00 if paid after April 15) covers all refreshments and conference materials; please kindly inform the organizers if you need assistance.

Of interest:

The following conference, at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, about four hours away by road, will be of interest to most of our participants: Fourth International Conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations (May 24 - 27,2002).

Information:

Please address all inquiries to the conference e-mail address below.

Conference organizers: Dominic P. Clemence and Guoqing Tang
Local Organizing Committee: Shea D. Burns, Mingxiang Chen, Dominic P. Clemence (Co-Chair), Janis M. Oldham, and Guoqing Tang (Co-Chair)
Conference e-mail: nsf.cbms@maxwell.math.ncat.edu .
Internet facilities will be available for participants.
Conference web-page: http://www.ncat.edu/~math/cbms/

Acknowledgements:

This regional research conference is mainly financially supported by the National Sceince Foundation through a grant DMS-0122208. The College of Arts and Sciences Talent-21 Project, the Mathematics Department, and the College of Engineering NASA Center for Aerospace Research at North Carolina A&T State University have generously agreed to co-sponsor the conference by underwriting the expenses of registration, refreshements, and conference proceedings publication. The sponsorships of the NSF, the College of Arts and Sciences Talent-21 Project, the Mathematics Department, and the College of Engineering NASA Center for Aerospace Research are greatly appreciated.