Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures.

Statement on Inclusiveness

As a professional society, SIAM is committed to providing an inclusive climate that encourages the open expression and exchange of ideas, that is free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and that is welcoming and comfortable to all members and to those who participate in its activities. In pursuit of that commitment, SIAM is dedicated to the philosophy of equality of opportunity and treatment for all participants regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion or religious belief, age, marital status, disabilities, veteran status, field of expertise, or any other reason not related to scientific merit. This philosophy extends from SIAM conferences, to its publications, and to its governing structures and bodies. We expect all members of SIAM and participants in SIAM activities to work towards this commitment.

 

Announcements

Local Restaurant List [PDF, 700KB]

 

To RSVP to the conference on Facebook and connect with other attendees, find roommates etc., please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/161024324469615/.

If you are tweeting about the conference, please use the designated hashtag to enable other attendees to keep up with the Twitter conversation and to allow better archiving of our conference discussions. The hashtag for this meeting is #NWCS18.

 

Organizing Committee Co-Chairs

Mathew Johnson, University of Kansas, USA
Todd Kapitula, Calvin College, USA

 

Organizing Committee

Andrea Barreiro, Southern Methodist University, USA
Andrea Bertozzi, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Gianne Derks, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Rudy Horne, Morehouse College, USA
We are sad to report the recent passing of Organizing Committee Member Rudy Horne, Morehouse College, USA. An obituary is available at http://www.morehouse.edu/newscenter/morehousecollegemournsthelossofdrrudyhorne.html.
Christopher K. R. T. Jones, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Henrik Kalisch, University of Bergen, Norway
Jason Metcalfe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Benjamin Seibold, Temple University, USA
Thomas Trogdon, University of California, Irvine, USA
Vlad Vicol, Princeton University, USA

 

Description

Theoretical aspects of applied mathematical research on nonlinear waves and coherent structures are relevant to subjects as diverse as general relativity, high-energy particle and plasma physics, fluid and solid mechanics, nonlinear electrical circuits, Bose-Einstein condensation, nonlinear optics, random media, atmosphere and ocean dynamics, chemical reactions, and biology. Remarkable agreement between theory and experiments can be claimed in many of these fields.

The goals of the conference are to provide a forum for the development of mathematical methods and tools, to foster cross-fertilization among different fields of application, and most crucially to enable communication between the mathematicians who build the theory and the scientists who use it. The conference program will consist of presentations on subjects ranging from basic mathematical research to concrete applications.

 

Funding Agency

SIAM and the Conference Organizing Committee wish to extend their thanks and appreciation to the U.S. National Science Foundation for its support of this conference.

 

Themes

Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures in:
Fluids
Optics, Photonics & Bose Einstein Condensates
Biological Systems
Social Sciences
Climate and Geosciences
Traffic
Ocean Engineering
Astrophysics  & Cosmology
Stochastic Systems

Emphasizing Methods of:
Stability Analysis, Spectral Theory, & Geometric Analysis
Scientific Computing
Integrable Systems
Harmonic Analysis
Asymptotic Analysis

 

Important Deadlines

SUBMISSION DEADLINES
November 13, 2017 DEADLINE EXTENDED to December 11, 2017: Minisymposium Proposal Submissions
December 11, 2017: Contributed Lecture, Poster,  and Minisymposium Presentation Abstracts

TRAVEL FUND APPLICATION DEADLINE
December 1, 2017: SIAM Student Travel Award and Post-doc/Early Career Travel Award Applications

PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE
May 14, 2018: Disconnect time is midnight EDT

HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE
May 14, 2018