AWM at SIAM 2016

Monday, July 11, 2016, 10:30 AM − 12:30 PM, Room: Room 253A, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

AWM Workshop: Research Talks by Recent Ph.D.s & Invited Speakers – Dynamical Systems with Applications to Biology and Medicine – Part I of II

Abstracts

  • Organizers:
  • Laura Ellwein, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Trachette Jackson, University of Michigan
  • Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College
  • Eva Strawbridge, James Madison University
  • Diabetes Susceptibility and Sleep: Modeling Glucose Metabolism under Circadian Disruption
    Erica J. Graham, Bryn Mawr College
  • Modeling the Diffusion of Prion Aggregates in Budding Yeast
    Karin Leiderman, University of California, Merced
  • Flow Induced by Bacterial Carpets and Transport of Microscale Loads
    Amy Buchmann, Tulane University
  • Synchronization of Tubular Pressure Oscillations by Vascular and Hemodynamic Coupling in Interacting Nephrons
  • Hwayeon Ryu, St. Olaf College

Monday, July 11, 2016, 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM, Grand Ballroom – Concourse Level, The Westin Boston Waterfront

AWM-SIAM Kovalevsky Lecture: Biofluids of Reproduction: Oscillators, Viscoelastic Networks and Sticky Situations

Lisa J. Fauci, Tulane University

Introduction: Ami Radunskaya

From fertilization to birth, successful mammalian reproduction relies on interactions of elastic structures with a fluid environment. Sperm flagella must move through cervical mucus to the uterus and into the oviduct, where fertilization occurs. In fact, some sperm may adhere to oviductal epithelia, and must change their pattern of oscillation to escape. In addition, coordinated beating of oviductal cilia also drives the flow. Sperm-egg penetration, transport of the fertilized ovum from the oviduct to its implantation in the uterus and, indeed, birth itself are rich examples of elasto-hydrodynamic coupling. We will discuss successes and challenges in the mathematical and computational modeling of the biofluids of reproduction. In addition, we will present reduced models that evoke intriguing questions in fundamental fluid dynamics.

Monday, July 11, 2016, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Room 253A, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

AWM Workshop: Research Talks by Recent Ph.D.s & Invited Speakers – Dynamical Systems with Applications to Biology and Medicine – Part II of II

Abstracts

  • Organizers
  • Laura Ellwein, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Trachette Jackson, University of Michigan
  • Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College
  • Eva Strawbridge, James Madison University
  • Explicitly Separating Growth and Motility in a Glioblastoma Tumor Model
    Traci Stepien, Arizona State University
  • Modeling Respiratory Dynamics in the Premature Infant
    Laura Ellwein, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • A Mathematical Model of the Effects of Temperature on Human Sleep Patterns
    Selenne Banuelos, California State University, Channel Islands
  • Using Delayed Feedback to Avoid Neural Synchrony
    Shelby Wilson, Morehouse College

Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Room 253A, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

AWM Workshop Career Panel: Addressing the Challenges Facing Female Scientists and Mathematicians

Abstracts

  • Organizers:
  • Hoa Nguyen, Trinity University
  • Laura Ellwein, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Maria Emelianenko, George Mason University
  • Speakers:
  • Lisa J. Fauci, Tulane University
  • Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College
  • Christine Tobler, MathWorks
  • Lynn Apfel, U.S. Department of Defense

Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Galleria Level, The Westin Boston Waterfront

AWM Workshop Poster Presentations

Abstracts

  • Organizers:
  • Fengyan Li, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Eva Strawbridge, James Madison University
  • Poster Judging Coordinator:
  • Joyati Debnath, Winona State University
  • Modeling of mRNA Localization in Xenopus Egg Cells
    Veronica Ciocanel, Brown University
  • Fitness Effects of Defense Strategies on Plants Under Herbivory
    Karen Cumings, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Quantifying Dynamic Growing Roots in 3D by Persistent Homology
    Mao Li , Florida State University
  • A Numerical Investigation of a Simplified Human Birth Model
    Roseanna Pealatere, Tulane University
  • The Hemodynamic Dynamic Response as an Inverse Problem
    Jamie Prezioso, Case Western Reserve University
  • Little’s Law Applied to a Stochastic Model of Poliomyelitis
    Celeste Vallejo, University of Florida
  • Diffusion Maps for Image Segmentation
  • Marilyn Yazmin Vazquez, George Mason University
  • Modeling Cooperation and Competition
    Karen Wood, University of California, Irvine
  • A Multi-Scale Model of Escherichia coli Chemotaxis from Intracellular Signaling Pathway to Motility and Nutrient Uptake in Nutrient Gradient and Isotropic Fluid Environments
    Feifei Xu, Florida State University
  • Online Adaptive Model Reduction for Flows in Heterogeneous Porous Media
    Yanfang Yang, Texas A&M University