Latest news: Prof. Dmitry Pelinovsky

• January, 2004: New graduate student: My group on mathematical modelling in fiber and photonic optics is joined by Marina Chugunova in her Scharcnet Ph.D. program. Marina will be studying parallel algorithms for computations of eigenvalues in stability problems associated with the nonlinear Dirac and coupled Schrodinger equations.
• December, 2003: Topical Issue of Chaos on "Solitary waves in non-integrable systems": I will join Prof. Roger Grimshaw in editing a new topical issue of Chaos. The volume is scheduled to appear in early 2005, with all manuscript prepared by the second half of 2004. The volume will feature variable-coefficient KdV and NLS equations, forced KdV systems, stability of solitary waves, embedded solitons, and strongly nonlinear solitary waves.
• December, 2003: Tenure and Promotion: I have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2004, with tenure appointment.
• November, 2003: SHARCNET Graduate Scholarship Grant Award: My project entitled "Fast computations of eigenvalues in spectral stability problems" was awarded by SHARCNET for two years. A new Ph. D. student will soon join my group focusing on parallel computations of eigenvalues, by using numerical algorithms for Hamiltonian dynamical systems (including coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations).
• October, 2003: NSERC Leadership Support Initiative Award: The project entitled "Nonlinear partial differential equations and their applications" was awarded by NSERC for four years. This is the joint project between three researchers from University of Toronto and two researchers from McMaster University, leaded by Prof. Walter Craig. The project will support joint research activities between the two PDE groups including weekly seminars, annual workshops "Young Researchers in PDEs", and support of graduate students.
• September, 2003: New webserver on mathematical modelling: New web server of the group in analysis and modelling of nonlinear partial differential equations will be launched. It will perform real-time mathematical simulations with models in photonic optics. It will feature database of publications of members of our group. The team of Valeriy Pogosyan and Yourik Hacoupian currently works on the design of the webserver.
• September, 2003: Relocation to Hamilton Hall: The Department of Mathematics at McMaster University moves to renovated Hamilton Hall, where the James Stewart Centre for Mathematics will be opened. This will also remark the opening of the Applied and Industrial Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Laboratory. Our group in analysis and modelling of nonlinear partial differential equations is a part of the AIMS Laboratory.