PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar – Past Talks
All talks in or after Spring 2019 are accessible through the UConn Events Calendar.
The table below is of talks prior to Spring 2019.
The table below is of talks prior to Spring 2019.
3/21/05
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Analysis of the Lagrangian averaged Euler and other and related equations
Congming Li (University of Colorado)
Analysis of the Lagrangian averaged Euler and other and related equations
Congming Li (University of Colorado)
10/9/06
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Quadruple junction solutions in phase separation
Changfeng Gui (University of Connecticut)
Quadruple junction solutions in phase separation
Changfeng Gui (University of Connecticut)
10/16/06
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Blood Vessel Segmentation Using Local Binary Fitting Active Contours/Surfaces
Chunming Li (Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science)
Blood Vessel Segmentation Using Local Binary Fitting Active Contours/Surfaces
Chunming Li (Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science)
10/23/06
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Hamiltonian identity for PDE and it’s applications
Changfeng Gui (University of Connecticut)
Hamiltonian identity for PDE and it’s applications
Changfeng Gui (University of Connecticut)
10/30/06
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Computer-assisted Proofs for Nonlinear Elliptic Boundary Value
Michael Plum (University of Karlsruhe)
Computer-assisted Proofs for Nonlinear Elliptic Boundary Value
Michael Plum (University of Karlsruhe)
11/27/06
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Gidas-Ni-Nirenberg results for finite difference equation: estimates
Joe Mckenna (University of Connecticut)
Gidas-Ni-Nirenberg results for finite difference equation: estimates
Joe Mckenna (University of Connecticut)
12/4/06
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A priori bounds for semilinear equations on non-smooth domains
Joe Mckenna (University of Connecticut)
A priori bounds for semilinear equations on non-smooth domains
Joe Mckenna (University of Connecticut)
2/19/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Bubbling solutions for Liouville type equation in dimension 2
Feng Zhou (East China Normal University)
Bubbling solutions for Liouville type equation in dimension 2
Feng Zhou (East China Normal University)
3/12/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
TITLE: Nonlinear Elastic Deformations of a Sphere
Sarah Frey (University of Connecticut)
TITLE: Nonlinear Elastic Deformations of a Sphere
Sarah Frey (University of Connecticut)
9/10/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Kullback-Leibler(KL) divergence and curve matching methods
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
Kullback-Leibler(KL) divergence and curve matching methods
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
9/17/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Stability of Rotating Star Solutions of the Compressible Euler-Poisson Equations
Tao Luo (Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Georgetown University)
Stability of Rotating Star Solutions of the Compressible Euler-Poisson Equations
Tao Luo (Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Georgetown University)
9/24/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Existence and Uniqueness of Weak Solutions for A General Parabolic Equation
Shulin Zhou (Peking University)
Existence and Uniqueness of Weak Solutions for A General Parabolic Equation
Shulin Zhou (Peking University)
10/1/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Multi-bump solutions of $-Delta u=K(x)u^{frac{n+2}{n-2}}$ in ${mathbb R}^n$
Haoyuan Xu (University of Connecticut)
Multi-bump solutions of $-Delta u=K(x)u^{frac{n+2}{n-2}}$ in ${mathbb R}^n$
Haoyuan Xu (University of Connecticut)
10/15/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A variational model from nonlinear elasticity
Xiaodong Yan (University of Connecticut)
A variational model from nonlinear elasticity
Xiaodong Yan (University of Connecticut)
10/22/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Image Processing Problems in Pharmaceutical Study
David L Raunig (Pfizer Global Research & Development)
Image Processing Problems in Pharmaceutical Study
David L Raunig (Pfizer Global Research & Development)
10/29/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Analysis on Some Parabolic Systems (strongly coupled or higher order)
Li Chen (Tsinghua University)
Analysis on Some Parabolic Systems (strongly coupled or higher order)
Li Chen (Tsinghua University)
11/26/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
DISLOCATION DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS IN THIN FILMS USING THE LEVEL SET METHOD
Xiang Yang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
DISLOCATION DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS IN THIN FILMS USING THE LEVEL SET METHOD
Xiang Yang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
11/30/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Slow motion of gradient flows
Maria Westdickenberg (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Slow motion of gradient flows
Maria Westdickenberg (Georgia Institute of Technology)
12/3/07
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On a generalized Faddeev model
Fengbo Hang (Princeton University)
On a generalized Faddeev model
Fengbo Hang (Princeton University)
3/17/08
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Variational vs. PDE methods in image processing: from Mumford-Shah to Perona-Malik
Bernd Kawohl (the University of Cologne, Germany)
Variational vs. PDE methods in image processing: from Mumford-Shah to Perona-Malik
Bernd Kawohl (the University of Cologne, Germany)
3/31/08
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Existence and Uniqueness of positive solutions of semi-linear elliptic equations
Qiuyi Dai (Hunan Normal University)
Existence and Uniqueness of positive solutions of semi-linear elliptic equations
Qiuyi Dai (Hunan Normal University)
4/7/08
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The Concept of Dynamic Materials and Applications to Material Design in Dynamics
Konstantin A. Lurie (Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
The Concept of Dynamic Materials and Applications to Material Design in Dynamics
Konstantin A. Lurie (Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
4/14/08
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
HELLINGER DISTANCE BASED MASS TRANSPORT MODEL
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
HELLINGER DISTANCE BASED MASS TRANSPORT MODEL
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
8/29/08
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On a Quasilinear System for Anisotropic Superconductors and Related Problems
Xingbin Pan (East China Normal University)
On a Quasilinear System for Anisotropic Superconductors and Related Problems
Xingbin Pan (East China Normal University)
2/9/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Stabilized Finite Element Solutions to the Advection-Dominated Optimal Control Problems
Dmitriy Leykekhman (University of Connecticut)
Stabilized Finite Element Solutions to the Advection-Dominated Optimal Control Problems
Dmitriy Leykekhman (University of Connecticut)
3/16/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Non-rigid matching models based on Hellinger distance
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
Non-rigid matching models based on Hellinger distance
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
4/13/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Transonic problems in 2-dimensional conservation laws
EunHeui Kim (California State University at Long Beach)
Transonic problems in 2-dimensional conservation laws
EunHeui Kim (California State University at Long Beach)
5/1/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Recent results for Special Lagrangian equations
Yu Yuan (Institute for Advanced Study)
Recent results for Special Lagrangian equations
Yu Yuan (Institute for Advanced Study)
9/21/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Gradient Estimates for the Perfect and Insulated Conductivity Problems
Biao Yin (University of Connecticut)
Gradient Estimates for the Perfect and Insulated Conductivity Problems
Biao Yin (University of Connecticut)
9/28/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A novel kernel correlation model with the correspondence estimation
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
A novel kernel correlation model with the correspondence estimation
Pengwen Chen (University of Connecticut)
10/5/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Lane-Emden problem : survey about symmetries
Christopher Grumiau ()
Lane-Emden problem : survey about symmetries
Christopher Grumiau ()
11/2/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Lp-estimates for higher-order elliptic and parabolic systems with BMO coefficients
Hongjie Dong (Brown)
Lp-estimates for higher-order elliptic and parabolic systems with BMO coefficients
Hongjie Dong (Brown)
11/16/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Scattering for the fourth-order wave equation
Benoit Pausader (Brown)
Scattering for the fourth-order wave equation
Benoit Pausader (Brown)
11/16/09
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Stability and instability in th Stefan problem with surface tension
Mahir Hadzic (Brown)
Stability and instability in th Stefan problem with surface tension
Mahir Hadzic (Brown)
2/22/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The regularity of the free boundary for one-phase problems
Daniela Silva ()
The regularity of the free boundary for one-phase problems
Daniela Silva ()
2/26/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Nonrigid Image Registration Problem and Image
Xiang Huang (University of Connecticut)
Nonrigid Image Registration Problem and Image
Xiang Huang (University of Connecticut)
3/29/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Nonlinear Schrodinger Problems: Mountain Pass algorithms
Christopher Grumiau ()
Nonlinear Schrodinger Problems: Mountain Pass algorithms
Christopher Grumiau ()
4/2/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Global Dynamics and Traveling Wave of Reaction Diffusion Systems Arising from Auto-Catalysis
Yuanwei Qi (University of Central Florida)
Global Dynamics and Traveling Wave of Reaction Diffusion Systems Arising from Auto-Catalysis
Yuanwei Qi (University of Central Florida)
5/13/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The scalar curvature flow on $S^n$ – Perturbation result revisited
Xingwang Xu (National University of Singapore)
The scalar curvature flow on $S^n$ – Perturbation result revisited
Xingwang Xu (National University of Singapore)
9/27/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Convexity of level sets of solutions to nonlinear PDEs
Pengfei Guan (McGill University)
Convexity of level sets of solutions to nonlinear PDEs
Pengfei Guan (McGill University)
10/4/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On Hamilton’s Ricci Flow and Bartnik’s Construction of Metrics of Prescribed Scalar Curvature
Chen-Yun Lin (University of Connecticut)
On Hamilton’s Ricci Flow and Bartnik’s Construction of Metrics of Prescribed Scalar Curvature
Chen-Yun Lin (University of Connecticut)
10/11/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Ground states for the nonlinear Schroedinger-equation with interface
Wolfgang Reichel (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Ground states for the nonlinear Schroedinger-equation with interface
Wolfgang Reichel (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
10/18/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Regularity results for the mean curvature flow
Nam Le (Columbia University)
Regularity results for the mean curvature flow
Nam Le (Columbia University)
10/19/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On the best constant in the Moser-Aubin-Onofri inequality on S^2
Nassif Ghoussoub (UBC)
On the best constant in the Moser-Aubin-Onofri inequality on S^2
Nassif Ghoussoub (UBC)
10/25/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Weak solution to Yang-Mills Flow in Dimension n geq 4
Weidong Yin (University of Connecticut)
Weak solution to Yang-Mills Flow in Dimension n geq 4
Weidong Yin (University of Connecticut)
11/2/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Axial Symmetry of Some Entire Solutions of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations
Changfeng Gui (University of Connecticut)
Axial Symmetry of Some Entire Solutions of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations
Changfeng Gui (University of Connecticut)
11/15/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Epitaxial thin film growth model and its numerical simulation
Cheng Wang (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
Epitaxial thin film growth model and its numerical simulation
Cheng Wang (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
12/6/10
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Comparison of Numerical Solutions of Time-Fractional ReactionñDiffusion Equations
Muhammet Kurulay (University of Connecticut)
Comparison of Numerical Solutions of Time-Fractional ReactionñDiffusion Equations
Muhammet Kurulay (University of Connecticut)
1/24/11
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Interaction of Pulses in Nonlinear Wave Equations
Martina Chirilus-Bruckner (Boston University)
Interaction of Pulses in Nonlinear Wave Equations
Martina Chirilus-Bruckner (Boston University)
1/31/11
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Maslov Index for Homoclinic Orbits of Hamiltonian Systems
Chao-Nien Chen (National Changhua University of Education)
Maslov Index for Homoclinic Orbits of Hamiltonian Systems
Chao-Nien Chen (National Changhua University of Education)
2/23/11
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Symmetry of Entire Solutions To the Allen-Cahn Equation
Fang Zhang (University of Connecticut)
Symmetry of Entire Solutions To the Allen-Cahn Equation
Fang Zhang (University of Connecticut)
10/10/11
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Optimal Regularity and Nondegeneracy for minimizers of an energy arising from the fractional Laplacian
Ray Yang (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Optimal Regularity and Nondegeneracy for minimizers of an energy arising from the fractional Laplacian
Ray Yang (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
10/17/11
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Nonnegative solutions of nonlinear elliptic equations and their nodal structure
Peter Polacik (University of Minnesota)
Nonnegative solutions of nonlinear elliptic equations and their nodal structure
Peter Polacik (University of Minnesota)
2/21/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Some uniqueness problems for a class of two-dimensional nonlocal problems
Marcello Lucia (City University of New York)
Some uniqueness problems for a class of two-dimensional nonlocal problems
Marcello Lucia (City University of New York)
9/10/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Global Stability for the n-Species Lotka-Volterra Tree Systems of Reaction-Diffusion Equations
Xinhua Ji (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Global Stability for the n-Species Lotka-Volterra Tree Systems of Reaction-Diffusion Equations
Xinhua Ji (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
10/1/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Surfaces in R3 with constant mean curvature
Oscar Perdomo (Central Connecticut State University)
Surfaces in R3 with constant mean curvature
Oscar Perdomo (Central Connecticut State University)
10/15/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Hölder continuous solutions to complex Monge-Ampère equations
Slawomir Dinew (Rutgers University)
Hölder continuous solutions to complex Monge-Ampère equations
Slawomir Dinew (Rutgers University)
10/17/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Recent developments on the hydrodynamic flow of nematic liquid crystals
Changyou Wang (University of Kentucky)
Recent developments on the hydrodynamic flow of nematic liquid crystals
Changyou Wang (University of Kentucky)
10/22/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A Nonlocal-PDE Model From Population Genetics
Linlin Su (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
A Nonlocal-PDE Model From Population Genetics
Linlin Su (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
11/5/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
TBA
Joseph McKenna (University of Connecticut)
TBA
Joseph McKenna (University of Connecticut)
11/12/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Embedded constant mean curvature surfaces in Euclidean three space
Christine Breiner (Columbia University)
Embedded constant mean curvature surfaces in Euclidean three space
Christine Breiner (Columbia University)
12/3/12
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On the Bubbling set of the Yang Mills flow
Adam Jacob (Harvard University)
On the Bubbling set of the Yang Mills flow
Adam Jacob (Harvard University)
2/25/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Standing Pulse Solutions to FitzHugh-Nagumo equations
Yung-Sze Choi (University of Connecticut)
Standing Pulse Solutions to FitzHugh-Nagumo equations
Yung-Sze Choi (University of Connecticut)
3/4/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Efficient Numerical Methods for Water Waves in Unbounded Domains
Geri Jennings (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Efficient Numerical Methods for Water Waves in Unbounded Domains
Geri Jennings (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
3/25/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The Strauss conjecture on black holes
Mihai Tohaneanu (Johns Hopkins University)
The Strauss conjecture on black holes
Mihai Tohaneanu (Johns Hopkins University)
4/1/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Mathematics Meets Astrophysics: An Overview of General Relativity and Dark Matter in Galaxies
Alan Parry (Duke University)
Mathematics Meets Astrophysics: An Overview of General Relativity and Dark Matter in Galaxies
Alan Parry (Duke University)
4/8/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Rigidity results for Kahler-Einstein and nearly Kahler manifolds
Thomas Murphy (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
Rigidity results for Kahler-Einstein and nearly Kahler manifolds
Thomas Murphy (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
4/15/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On generalizing the Yamabe Problem to smooth metric measure spaces
Jeffrey Case (Princeton University)
On generalizing the Yamabe Problem to smooth metric measure spaces
Jeffrey Case (Princeton University)
4/22/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Compact Kahler manifolds with nonpositive bisectional curvature.
Gang Liu (University of Minnesota)
Compact Kahler manifolds with nonpositive bisectional curvature.
Gang Liu (University of Minnesota)
9/30/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Volumes of compact anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
David Constantine (Wesleyan University)
Volumes of compact anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
David Constantine (Wesleyan University)
10/7/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The boundary of the Kahler cone
Trisian Collins (Columbia University)
The boundary of the Kahler cone
Trisian Collins (Columbia University)
10/21/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Energy-based fracture evolution
Christopher Larsen (WPI)
Energy-based fracture evolution
Christopher Larsen (WPI)
10/28/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A decomposition technique for integrable functions with applications to the divergence problem
Fernando Lopez (WPI)
A decomposition technique for integrable functions with applications to the divergence problem
Fernando Lopez (WPI)
11/4/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Material Geometry in Space and Time as a Means to Control the Wave Propagation
Konstantin Lurie (WPI)
Material Geometry in Space and Time as a Means to Control the Wave Propagation
Konstantin Lurie (WPI)
11/11/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Express Your Cells
Maryann Hohn (UConn)
Express Your Cells
Maryann Hohn (UConn)
11/18/13
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Variational approximation schemes for polyconvex elastodynamics.
Alexey Miroshnikov (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Variational approximation schemes for polyconvex elastodynamics.
Alexey Miroshnikov (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
3/3/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The geometry of Ricci solitons and manifolds with smooth densities
Ovidiu Munteanu (University of Connecticut)
The geometry of Ricci solitons and manifolds with smooth densities
Ovidiu Munteanu (University of Connecticut)
3/24/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On the structure of complete hypersurfaces in a Riemannian manifold of nonnegative curvature and $L^2$ harmonic forms
Gabjin Yun (Myong Ji University)
On the structure of complete hypersurfaces in a Riemannian manifold of nonnegative curvature and $L^2$ harmonic forms
Gabjin Yun (Myong Ji University)
3/31/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The evolution problem for Einstein’s equations coupled to viscous fluids
Marcelo Disconzi (Vanderbilt University)
The evolution problem for Einstein’s equations coupled to viscous fluids
Marcelo Disconzi (Vanderbilt University)
4/7/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On the stability of the surface area preserving mean curvature flow
Longzhi Lin (Rutgers University)
On the stability of the surface area preserving mean curvature flow
Longzhi Lin (Rutgers University)
4/14/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On the search for a hypo-elliptic Laplace-Beltrami operator
Thomas Laetsch (University of Connecticut)
On the search for a hypo-elliptic Laplace-Beltrami operator
Thomas Laetsch (University of Connecticut)
4/21/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Quasi-local mass in general relativity
Po-Ning Chen (Columbia)
Quasi-local mass in general relativity
Po-Ning Chen (Columbia)
4/28/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Null singularities in general relativity
Jonathan Luk ()
Null singularities in general relativity
Jonathan Luk ()
6/2/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A Spacetime Alexandrov Theorem
Ye-Kai Wang (Columbia)
A Spacetime Alexandrov Theorem
Ye-Kai Wang (Columbia)
9/29/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Fundamental Groups of Spaces with Bakry-Emery Ricci Tensor Bounded from Below
Maree Jaramillo (University of Connecticut)
Fundamental Groups of Spaces with Bakry-Emery Ricci Tensor Bounded from Below
Maree Jaramillo (University of Connecticut)
10/6/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Stability of Ricci solitons
Huai-Dong Cao (Lehigh University)
Stability of Ricci solitons
Huai-Dong Cao (Lehigh University)
11/3/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Continuous maximal regularity on manifolds with singularities and applications to geometric flows
Yuanzhen Shao (Vanderbilt University)
Continuous maximal regularity on manifolds with singularities and applications to geometric flows
Yuanzhen Shao (Vanderbilt University)
11/10/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Ginzburg-Landau and Gross-Pitaevskii Vortices on Surfaces
Ko-Shin Chen (University of Connecticut)
Ginzburg-Landau and Gross-Pitaevskii Vortices on Surfaces
Ko-Shin Chen (University of Connecticut)
11/17/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
An Introduction to the Geometric Theory of Backlund Transformations
Ian Anderson (Utah State University)
An Introduction to the Geometric Theory of Backlund Transformations
Ian Anderson (Utah State University)
11/18/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Maple DifferentialGeometry Package Tutorial
Ian Anderson (Utah State University)
Maple DifferentialGeometry Package Tutorial
Ian Anderson (Utah State University)
12/1/14
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Bernstein type theorem in Minkowski space
Ling Xiao (Rutgers University)
Bernstein type theorem in Minkowski space
Ling Xiao (Rutgers University)
1/26/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Why physicists are interested in differential geometry (RESCHEDULED to 2/23)
Philip Mannheim (University of Connecticut)
Why physicists are interested in differential geometry (RESCHEDULED to 2/23)
Philip Mannheim (University of Connecticut)
2/2/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Recent gluing constructions in Differential Geometry (CANCELED)
Nicolaos Kapouleas (Brown University)
Recent gluing constructions in Differential Geometry (CANCELED)
Nicolaos Kapouleas (Brown University)
2/9/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Regularity scales and convergence of the Calabi flow (RESCHEDULED to 3/30)
Haozhao Li (Massachussetts Institute of Technology)
Regularity scales and convergence of the Calabi flow (RESCHEDULED to 3/30)
Haozhao Li (Massachussetts Institute of Technology)
2/16/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Sobolev trace inequalities on manifolds with boundary
Antonio Ache (Princeton University)
Sobolev trace inequalities on manifolds with boundary
Antonio Ache (Princeton University)
2/23/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Why physicists are interested in differential geometry
Philip Mannheim (University of Connecticut)
Why physicists are interested in differential geometry
Philip Mannheim (University of Connecticut)
3/30/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Regularity scales and convergence of the Calabi flow
Haozhao Li (Massachussetts Institute of Technology)
Regularity scales and convergence of the Calabi flow
Haozhao Li (Massachussetts Institute of Technology)
4/6/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On shape of charged drops: an isoperimetric problem with a competing non-local term.
Cyrill Muratov (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
On shape of charged drops: an isoperimetric problem with a competing non-local term.
Cyrill Muratov (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
4/20/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
K‰hler-Einstein metrics with negative curvature on quasi-projective manifold and applications
Henri Guenancia ( we will describe an application of these results to the semistability of the tangent sheaf of some singular varieties. This is based on joint work with Damin Wu.”)
K‰hler-Einstein metrics with negative curvature on quasi-projective manifold and applications
Henri Guenancia ( we will describe an application of these results to the semistability of the tangent sheaf of some singular varieties. This is based on joint work with Damin Wu.”)
4/27/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The Einstein-Klein-Gordon Equations, Wave Dark Matter, and the Tully-Fisher Relation
Andrew Goetz (Duke University)
The Einstein-Klein-Gordon Equations, Wave Dark Matter, and the Tully-Fisher Relation
Andrew Goetz (Duke University)
8/31/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A Shi-type estimate for Ricci curvature along the Ricci flow
Chih-Wei Chen (National Taiwan University)
A Shi-type estimate for Ricci curvature along the Ricci flow
Chih-Wei Chen (National Taiwan University)
9/14/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On the Morse index in the min-max theory of minimal surfaces
Xin Zhou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
On the Morse index in the min-max theory of minimal surfaces
Xin Zhou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
9/21/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Curvature dimension inequalities on Riemannian manifolds and sub-Riemannian manifolds
Bumsik Kim (University of Connecticut)
Curvature dimension inequalities on Riemannian manifolds and sub-Riemannian manifolds
Bumsik Kim (University of Connecticut)
10/5/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A Tikhonov regularization for the inverse nodal
C.K. Law (National Sun Yat-sen University)
A Tikhonov regularization for the inverse nodal
C.K. Law (National Sun Yat-sen University)
10/12/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Ricci flow and the moduli spaces of positive isotropic curvature metrics on four manifolds
BingLong Chen (Sun Yat-sen University)
Ricci flow and the moduli spaces of positive isotropic curvature metrics on four manifolds
BingLong Chen (Sun Yat-sen University)
10/19/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Minimizing Closed Geodesics
Ian Adelstein (Trinity College)
Minimizing Closed Geodesics
Ian Adelstein (Trinity College)
11/9/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Singularities of Minimal Graphs
Spencer Hughes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Singularities of Minimal Graphs
Spencer Hughes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
11/16/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Sharp log-Sobolev inequalities on closed manifolds
Marcos Montenegro (Federal University of Minas Gerais)
Sharp log-Sobolev inequalities on closed manifolds
Marcos Montenegro (Federal University of Minas Gerais)
11/30/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
TBA
Georgios Daskalopoulos (Brown University)
TBA
Georgios Daskalopoulos (Brown University)
12/7/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Shedding Light on Dark Matters
Alan Parry (University of Connecticut)
Shedding Light on Dark Matters
Alan Parry (University of Connecticut)
12/10/15
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On the instability of the Riemannian Penrose inequality in higher dimensions
Armando Cabrera (University of Miami)
On the instability of the Riemannian Penrose inequality in higher dimensions
Armando Cabrera (University of Miami)
2/1/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Eigenvalue of the Laplacian and the Steklov eigenvalue
Pak Tung Ho (Sogang University, Seoul)
Eigenvalue of the Laplacian and the Steklov eigenvalue
Pak Tung Ho (Sogang University, Seoul)
3/21/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Weakly asymptotically hyperbolic solutions to the Einstein constraint equations
Paul Allen ()
Weakly asymptotically hyperbolic solutions to the Einstein constraint equations
Paul Allen ()
4/4/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Geometry past and present – a stroll through curved spaces
Martina Z‰hle (Friedrich Schiller University Jena)
Geometry past and present – a stroll through curved spaces
Martina Z‰hle (Friedrich Schiller University Jena)
4/11/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Singularity Formation of the Yang-Mills Flow
Casey Kelleher (University of California – Irvine)
Singularity Formation of the Yang-Mills Flow
Casey Kelleher (University of California – Irvine)
4/18/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Geometric methods to study parabolic PDE’s
Mihai Bailesteanu (Central Connecticut State University)
Geometric methods to study parabolic PDE’s
Mihai Bailesteanu (Central Connecticut State University)
4/25/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Infinite dimensional geometries on the space of Kahler metrics and applications
Tamas Darvas (University of Maryland)
Infinite dimensional geometries on the space of Kahler metrics and applications
Tamas Darvas (University of Maryland)
5/16/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Energy Scaling and Asymptotic Properties of Step Bunching in Epitaxial Growth with Elasticity Effects
Yang Xiang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Energy Scaling and Asymptotic Properties of Step Bunching in Epitaxial Growth with Elasticity Effects
Yang Xiang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
10/3/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
About slips and uniqueness in Von Mises elastoplastic evolutions
Gilles Francfort (Universite-Paris 13, currently visiting professor at Courant)
About slips and uniqueness in Von Mises elastoplastic evolutions
Gilles Francfort (Universite-Paris 13, currently visiting professor at Courant)
10/17/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Existence of Special Lagrangian Discs in ellitpic K3 surfaces via Tropical Geometry
Yu-Shen Lin (Columbia University)
Existence of Special Lagrangian Discs in ellitpic K3 surfaces via Tropical Geometry
Yu-Shen Lin (Columbia University)
10/24/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
On $C^1$, $C^2$, and weak type-$(1,1)$ estimates for linear elliptic operators
Seick Kim (Yonsei University, currently on sabbatical leave at Brown University)
On $C^1$, $C^2$, and weak type-$(1,1)$ estimates for linear elliptic operators
Seick Kim (Yonsei University, currently on sabbatical leave at Brown University)
11/7/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
New doubling constructions for minimal surfaces
Peter McGrath (Brown University)
New doubling constructions for minimal surfaces
Peter McGrath (Brown University)
11/14/16
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Bartnik’s quasi-local mass in general relativity
Jeff Jauregui ( and minimizes the total (ADM) mass among such spaces. He conjectured that this infimum is attained. In joint work with Michael Anderson)
Bartnik’s quasi-local mass in general relativity
Jeff Jauregui ( and minimizes the total (ADM) mass among such spaces. He conjectured that this infimum is attained. In joint work with Michael Anderson)
2/13/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Machine Learning: Empowering Complex and Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Jinbo Bi (UConn Computer Science and Engineering)
Machine Learning: Empowering Complex and Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Jinbo Bi (UConn Computer Science and Engineering)
3/6/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Harmonic maps into metric spaces with upper curvature bounds
Christine Breiner (Fordham University)
Harmonic maps into metric spaces with upper curvature bounds
Christine Breiner (Fordham University)
3/20/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Static manifolds of positive scalar curvature
Lucas Ambrozio (University of Chicago)
Static manifolds of positive scalar curvature
Lucas Ambrozio (University of Chicago)
3/27/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Regularity theory for Type I Ricci flows
Pannagiotis Gianniotis (University of Waterloo)
Regularity theory for Type I Ricci flows
Pannagiotis Gianniotis (University of Waterloo)
4/3/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A construction of infinitely many solutions to the Strominger system
Teng Fei (Columbia University)
A construction of infinitely many solutions to the Strominger system
Teng Fei (Columbia University)
4/10/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Metrics of Positive Holomorphic Sectional Curvature of Projectivized Vector Bundles over Compact Complex Manifolds
Angelynn Alvarez (University of Connecticut)
Metrics of Positive Holomorphic Sectional Curvature of Projectivized Vector Bundles over Compact Complex Manifolds
Angelynn Alvarez (University of Connecticut)
4/17/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The fractional Hardy-Schrˆdinger operator with interior singularity
Mingfeng Zhao (Tianjin University)
The fractional Hardy-Schrˆdinger operator with interior singularity
Mingfeng Zhao (Tianjin University)
4/24/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Dislocation climb models from atomistic scheme to dislocation dynamics
Xiaohua Niu (Hongkong University of Science and Technology)
Dislocation climb models from atomistic scheme to dislocation dynamics
Xiaohua Niu (Hongkong University of Science and Technology)
9/11/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Laplacian comparison theorems in sub-Riemannian geometry
Fabrice Baudoin (University of Connecticut)
Laplacian comparison theorems in sub-Riemannian geometry
Fabrice Baudoin (University of Connecticut)
9/18/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Weak* Solutions of Conservation Laws: The vacuum in Lagrangian gas dynamics
Alexey Miroshnikov (UCLA)
Weak* Solutions of Conservation Laws: The vacuum in Lagrangian gas dynamics
Alexey Miroshnikov (UCLA)
9/25/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Sub-Riemannian model spaces
Erlend Grong (Universite Paris Sud, Orsay, France)
Sub-Riemannian model spaces
Erlend Grong (Universite Paris Sud, Orsay, France)
10/2/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Bi-Lipschitz embedding of Grushin-type spaces into Euclidean spaces
Vyron Vellis (Uconn)
Bi-Lipschitz embedding of Grushin-type spaces into Euclidean spaces
Vyron Vellis (Uconn)
10/9/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A Minkowski problem for nonlinear capacity
Murat Akman (UConn)
A Minkowski problem for nonlinear capacity
Murat Akman (UConn)
10/16/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Linear stability of Schwarzschild spacetime
Pei-Ken Hung (Columbia University)
Linear stability of Schwarzschild spacetime
Pei-Ken Hung (Columbia University)
10/23/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A uniqueness theorem for asymptotically cylindrical shrinking Ricci solitons
Brett Kotschwar (Arizona State University)
A uniqueness theorem for asymptotically cylindrical shrinking Ricci solitons
Brett Kotschwar (Arizona State University)
10/30/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Symplectic Laplacians, boundary conditions and cohomology
Lihan Wang ()
Symplectic Laplacians, boundary conditions and cohomology
Lihan Wang ()
11/13/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Optimal Regularity of Degenerate PDE
Ling Xiao (Uconn)
Optimal Regularity of Degenerate PDE
Ling Xiao (Uconn)
12/4/17
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
CONSTRUCTING A POSITIVE DEFINITE ENERGY FUNCTIONAL FOR AXISYMMETRIC PERTURBATIONS OF ROTATING BLACK HOLES
Vincent Moncrief (Yale)
CONSTRUCTING A POSITIVE DEFINITE ENERGY FUNCTIONAL FOR AXISYMMETRIC PERTURBATIONS OF ROTATING BLACK HOLES
Vincent Moncrief (Yale)
2/5/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Fractional Operators with Inhomogeneous Boundary Conditions: Analysis Control and Discretization
Harbir Antil (George Mason University)
Fractional Operators with Inhomogeneous Boundary Conditions: Analysis Control and Discretization
Harbir Antil (George Mason University)
2/12/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Positive-Definite Energy Functionals for Axially Symmetric Perturbations of Kerr and Kerr de Sitter Black holes
Nishanth Gudapati (Yale)
Positive-Definite Energy Functionals for Axially Symmetric Perturbations of Kerr and Kerr de Sitter Black holes
Nishanth Gudapati (Yale)
2/19/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Converging mean curvature flows in warped product manifolds
Zheng Huang (The City University of New York)
Converging mean curvature flows in warped product manifolds
Zheng Huang (The City University of New York)
2/26/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Min-Max theory for constant mean curvature (CMC) hypersurfaces
Xin Zhou (UC Santa Barbara)
Min-Max theory for constant mean curvature (CMC) hypersurfaces
Xin Zhou (UC Santa Barbara)
3/5/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Ancient Pancakes
Theodora Bourni (University of Tennessee Knoxville )
Ancient Pancakes
Theodora Bourni (University of Tennessee Knoxville )
4/2/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
The oblique derivative problem in Lipschitz domains
Hongjie Dong (Brown University)
The oblique derivative problem in Lipschitz domains
Hongjie Dong (Brown University)
4/16/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Minimal surfaces and the Allen-Cahn equation on 3-manifolds
Christos Mantoulidis (MIT)
Minimal surfaces and the Allen-Cahn equation on 3-manifolds
Christos Mantoulidis (MIT)
4/23/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Recent Advances in Delay-Differential Equations
John Mallet-Paret (Brown University)
Recent Advances in Delay-Differential Equations
John Mallet-Paret (Brown University)
4/30/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
TBA
Mohan Ramachandran (University at Bafflo)
TBA
Mohan Ramachandran (University at Bafflo)
4/30/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Bochner Hartogs dichotomy on complete Kahler manifolds
Mohan Ramachandran (University at Buffalo)
Bochner Hartogs dichotomy on complete Kahler manifolds
Mohan Ramachandran (University at Buffalo)
10/1/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Global well-posedness and scattering for the quintic NLS in two dimensions
Xueying Yu (MIT)
Global well-posedness and scattering for the quintic NLS in two dimensions
Xueying Yu (MIT)
10/15/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Reduced Basis Method: Recent improvements and a L1-based variant
Yanlai Chen (UMass)
Reduced Basis Method: Recent improvements and a L1-based variant
Yanlai Chen (UMass)
10/29/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
$A_p$ weights and the Landau equation
Nestor Guillen (UMass)
$A_p$ weights and the Landau equation
Nestor Guillen (UMass)
11/5/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Global smooth flows for random SQG
Andrea Nahmod (UMass)
Global smooth flows for random SQG
Andrea Nahmod (UMass)
11/12/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
A Sharp Divergence Theorem with Non-Tangential Pointwise Traces
Irina Mitrea (Temple University)
A Sharp Divergence Theorem with Non-Tangential Pointwise Traces
Irina Mitrea (Temple University)
12/3/18
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar
Measures of maximal entropy for suspension flows over the full shift
Tamara Kucherenko (City College of New York)
Measures of maximal entropy for suspension flows over the full shift
Tamara Kucherenko (City College of New York)