Today's Editor:
David S. Bindel
Cornell University
bindel@cornell.edu
Today's Topics:
NA-Digest updates
Change of coordinates/status for Tim Kelley
IMA Leslie Fox Prize Results, 2025
Using C++20 modules in mathematical software
CMAM 2026 conference, Vienna/Austria, Jul 2026
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Optimization Theory, University of Sydney
PhD position, Aalto University (Finland), start date September 2025
PhD fellowships, PharMetrX program, Potsdam/Berlin, Germany
PhD Position: Numerical Modelling of Turbidity Currents - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute & University of Oslo
Contents, AIMS New Volume: ACSE Vol. 4
See this issue of NA Digest on the web at:
https://na-digest.coecis.cornell.edu/na-digest-html/25/v25n27.html
Submissions, FAQs, and archives:
https://na-digest.coecis.cornell.edu/
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From: David Bindel bindel@cornell.edu
Date: July 03, 2025
Subject: NA-Digest updates
Thanks to the hard work of Cornell MEng student Plamen Galinov, the NA
Digest web page now features an events calendar and a job board. Event
announcements and job postings will continue to be included in the digest as in
the past, but will now also be linked under the "events" and "jobs" tabs at
https://na-digest.coecis.cornell.edu/
Events posted prior to July 4 will not appear on the calendar, and deadlines for
previously posted jobs may have inaccurate dates. However, going forward we
expect these resources to track what is posted in the digest.
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From: C. T. Kelley ctk@ncsu.edu
Date: June 28, 2025
Subject: Change of coordinates/status for Tim Kelley
I am now fully retired from NC State University. I no longer have an office,
telephone number, or surface mail address at the university.
Email to ctk@ncsu.edu is still the optimal way to contact me.
Please direct surface mail to
2801 Glenwood Gardens Ln, Apt 302
Raleigh, NC 27608
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From: Alex Townsend townend@cornell.edu
Date: July 01, 2025
Subject: IMA Leslie Fox Prize Results, 2025
Following the Leslie Fox Symposium on June 23, the winners of the 2025
IMA Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis are announced as follows:
1st Prizes:
James Foster (Bath) for "High order splitting methods for SDEs satisfying a
commutativity condition"
Tizian Wenzel (LMU Munich) for "Analysis of target data-dependent greedy
kernel algorithms"
2nd Prizes:
Sara Fraschin (Vienna) for "Stability of conforming space-time isogeometric
methods for the wave equation"
Georg Maierhofer (Cambridge) for "Bridging the gap: symplecticity and low
regularity in Runge-Kutta resonance-based schemes"
Wenqi Zhu (Oxford) for "Cubic-quartic regularization models for solving
polynomial subproblems in third-order tensor methods"
David Persson (NYU) for "Randomized low-rank approximation of monotone
matrix functions"
A full report of the adjudicators will appear at some point in Mathematics
Today.
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From: Wolfgang Bangerth bangerth@colostate.edu
Date: June 30, 2025
Subject: Using C++20 modules in mathematical software
Much mathematical software is written in C++ and, as a consequence, these
packages export their interface via the header files that C++ has inherited
from C. Header files are at best clunky, and so every language developed
since the mid-1970s has had a proper module system that does not rely on
textual copy-and-paste. C++ finally has such a module system too, since the
C++20 standard.
I wondered whether we can use this new system in our ecosystem. I have
not been able to find much prior art on the topic, and so spent a few months
teaching the widely-used finite element library deal.II how to build modules.
With a bit of effort, this can be made to work, and I've documented both the
process and my experiences here:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21654
I'd of course be interested in hearing feedback, both on the preprint and in
particular if others have experience they'd like to share as well!
Best
Wolfgang Bangerth
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From: Dirk Praetorius dirk.praetorius@asc.tuwien.ac.at
Date: July 02, 2025
Subject: CMAM 2026 conference, Vienna/Austria, Jul 2026
The 11th international conference on Computational Methods in Applied
Mathematics (CMAM 2026) will take place at
TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
July 20-24, 2026
The conference is focused on various aspects of mathematical modeling and
numerical analysis. It aims at fostering cooperation between researchers
working in the area of theoretical numerical analysis and applications to
modeling, simulation, and scientific computing.
Homepage: https://www.asc.tuwien.ac.at/cmam2026/
Confirmed plenary speakers include:
* Patrick Ciarlet (ENSTA Paris)
* Herbert Egger (JKU Linz)
* Joscha Gedicke (University of Bonn)
* Emmanuil Georgoulis (NTU Athens & Heriot-Watt)
* Michael Karkulik (Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María)
* Natalia Kopteva (University of Limerick)
* Olga Mula (University of Vienna)
The call for minisymposia will start in September 2025.
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From: Lindon Roberts lindon.roberts@unimelb.edu.au
Date: July 03, 2025
Subject: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Optimization Theory, University of Sydney
The School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney
is recruiting for a continuing position at the Senior Lecturer (level
C) or Associate Professor (level D) in optimization
theory. Applications close Sunday 10 August.
For more information, see the job advertisement:
https://usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Senior-Lecturer---Associate-Professor-in-Optimisation-Theory_0136405-1
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From: Vanni Noferini vanni.noferini@aalto.fi
Date: July 01, 2025
Subject: PhD position, Aalto University (Finland), start date September 2025
Topic: Riemannian Optimization for Matrix Nearness Problems
Supervisor: Prof. Vanni Noferini
Funding: Fully funded from Research Council of Finland until 31 August 2029
Description: A PhD position is available at Aalto University under the
supervision of Prof. Vanni Noferini. The research will focus on Riemannian
optimization methods applied to matrix nearness problems. The project lies at
the intersection of numerical linear algebra and optimization on manifolds.
Requirements:
* MSc, or equivalent degree, in Mathematics or a closely related discipline (a
strong portfolio of successfully attended mathematics courses is required)
* Excellent academic performance
Desirable Background: Solid foundation in several of the following areas: linear
algebra, matrix theory, numerical analysis, optimization, differential geometry
Start Date: 1 September 2025 or later
Responsibilities:
* Independent and collaborative mathematical research (primary duty)
* Completion of PhD-level courses
* Teaching assistant duties
Benefits:
* Competitive salary
* Engaging research environment
* Supportive and collegial atmosphere
How to Apply: Please see https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions/doctoral-candidate-in-applied-mathematics
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From: Cornelia Böhnstedt contact@PharMetrX.de
Date: July 01, 2025
Subject: PhD fellowships, PharMetrX program, Potsdam/Berlin, Germany
The Graduate Research Training Program PharMetrX: Pharmacometrics &
Computational Disease Modelling is an interdisciplinary PhD program
bridging pharmacy and mathematics. PharMetrX aims at understanding the
drug-patient-disease interaction by analysing data of drug
concentration, effect & disease profiles of pre-/clinical trials and
of therapeutic care by developing and applying pharmacometric
(i.e. PK, PD, disease) mathematical & statistical models.
We are currently inviting applications to enrol in the PharMetrX
Research+ Program or the PharMetrX Training+ Program.
The PharMetrX Research+ Program (Research & Training & Network)
comprises an excellent research environment in the vibrant
Berlin/Potsdam area, fascinating and innovative research projects in a
highly relevant field, truly transdisciplinary working groups and
supervision, an individual mentorship from one of the associated
industry partner consortium, a specifically tailored training program
of compact academic and industry modules, a network of 123 peers and a
competitive 3.5 years fellowship.
The PharMetrX Training+ Program (Training & Network) offers a
specifically tailored training program of compact academic and
industry modules that convey the foundations in pharmacokinetics &
pharmacodynamics, systems biology, statistics, methodological
approaches of modelling & simulation etc. as well as a network of 123
peers. It is open for PhD students who have started their PhD since
mid-September 2024 in the field of pharmacometrics or will do so soon.
Both programs are open to candidates with a university degree in
pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, mathematics/statistics,
bioinformatics, life sciences or medicine: see
https://www.PharMetrX.de and
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pharmetrx.
Deadline for applications: 06 September 2025.
Start of Module Curriculum: March 2026
PharMetrX is a joint program of Freie Universität Berlin and the
Universität Potsdam, supported by a consortium of global
research-driven pharmaceutical companies.
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From: Finn Løvholt Finn.Lovholt@ngi.no
Date: June 30, 2025
Subject: PhD Position: Numerical Modelling of Turbidity Currents - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute & University of Oslo
The BETTER project seeks a PhD candidate to develop numerical models for
submarine turbidity current dynamics and their impact on offshore wind
infrastructure.
Turbidity currents are subaqueous gravity flows with suspended sediments that
can travel far and impact submarine structures. These turbulent flows involve
complex dynamics including vertical mass transport, bed entrainment and
deposition.The research will develop numerical models to simulate complex
turbidity current dynamics including sediment transport and run-out behavior.
Models will be validated against field observations and used to quantify
structural loads on offshore infrastructure.
The position offers international collaboration through the Marie Skłodowska-
Curie network with secondments across Europe.
Details and application: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=388&ProjectId=175852&DepartmentId=17357&MediaId=4181&SkipAdvertisement=False&uiculture=en
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From: Charley Denton cdenton@aimsciences.org
Date: July 03, 2025
Subject: Contents, AIMS New Volume: ACSE Vol. 4
Advances in Computational Science and Engineering
Volume: 4
2025
https://www.aimsciences.org/ACSE/article/2025/4/0
Preface
Guglielmo Scovazzi, Alexander Düster, John A. Evans, Baskar
Ganapathysubramanian, Ming-Chen Hsu, Mats G. Larson, Ernst Rank and Jinhui
Yan
An unfitted domain approach using a stabilized residual minimization method for
Dirichlet problems
Juan F. Giraldo and Victor M. Calo
Local divergence-free immersed finite element-difference method using
composite B-splines
Lianxia Li, Cole Gruninger, Jae H. Lee and Boyce E. Griffith
Octree-based adaptive mesh refinement and the shifted boundary method for
efficient fluid dynamics simulations
Cheng-Hau Yang, Guglielmo Scovazzi, Adarsh Krishnamurthy and Baskar
Ganapathysubramanian
Extended B-spline-based mixed material point method stabilized by the
variational multiscale method for compressible and nearly incompressible
hyperelastic materials
Riichi Sugai, Reika Nomura, Shuji Moriguchi and Kenjiro Terada
Read more articles:
https://www.aimsciences.org/ACSE/article/2025/4/0
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