Computational Science Invited Lectures
AERSP 590 (1 Credit) Spring Semester, 2009 Mondays, 3:35 - 425 PM 203 Sackett Building			Coordinator: Prof. Lyle N. Long Aerospace Engineering
This course will present the research of fourteen prominent computational science researchers. The goal will be to have each speaker discuss the latest research in their technical areas. We have speakers from areas such as engineering, physics, chemistry, software engineering, materials science, intelligent systems, computer science, statistics, and mathematics. Scroll down to see the complete list of speakers and topics. This is a required course for the Graduate Minor in Computational Science. (see also the Fall Course on Computational Science Tools). Scroll down to see all the lecture titles and speakers.
LECTURE NO.	DATE	TITLE (click on title to see slides)	SPEAKER & ORGANIZATION
1	Jan. 12	The Computational Aerodynamics of GearBox Windage	Prof. Rob Kunz Applied Research Lab
	Jan. 19	Martin Luther King Day, No Classes
2	Jan. 26	A Multiphysics Strategy for River Basin Modeling	Prof. Chris Duffy Civil and Environmental Engineering
3	Feb. 2	Using Genetic Algorithms to Assimilate Sensor Data into Atmospheric Models (Book: Practical Genetic Algorithms )	Prof. Sue Ellen Haupt Applied Research Lab and Meteorology
4	Feb. 9	Variability, Noise, and Sensitivity to Error in Learning a Motor Task (slides not available)	Prof. Dagmar Sternad Northeastern Univ.
5	Feb. 16	Gaussian processes, Monte Carlo, and an application to climate science	Prof. M. Haran Statistics
6	Feb. 23	Discrete Dynamic Models of Biological Regulatory Networks	Prof. Reka Albert Physics and Biology
7	Mar. 2	Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Computational Challenges	Prof. Sam Finn Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Mar. 9	Spring Break, No Classes
8	Mar. 16	Modern IT Infrastructure Requirements of Large Research Universities	Steve Kellogg Information Technology Services
9	Mar. 23	Quantum Monte Carlo: Random Walks, the Diffusion Equation, and the Schrödinger Equation	Prof. James Anderson Chemistry & Physics
10	Mar. 30	Automated Video Analysis of Crowd Behavior	Prof. Robert Collins Computer Science & Engr.
11	Apr. 6	Computation and Aircraft Engine Noise	Prof. Phil Morris Aerospace Engineering
12	Apr. 13	Grand Challenges in Software Engineering	Prof. Phil LaPlante Software Engineering (PSU GV)
13	Apr. 20	Cancelled
14	Apr. 27	Multi-scale Modeling of Thin-Film Epitaxy	Prof. Kristen Fichthorn Chemical Engineering and Physics

Grading: Tentatively, grades will be determined as : 75% student-maintained journal of lectures and 25% class participation and questions. Each student will be required to keep a journal of the presentations, including speaker name, title, subject, talk outline, key points of lecture, references, questions you had, etc. The summary for each seminar must be at least one page of text (1 inch margins, 12 point font, single spacing), with any figures, tables, etc. on additional pages. These journals will be evaluated throughout the semester. Due dates for writeups: Seminars 1 - 5, Feb. 23 Seminars 6 - 9, Mar. 30 Seminars 10 - 14, May 1 Hand in hardcopies, do not email them to me. (20% off for each day they are late)

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