NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conference, Free boundary problems in partial differential equations and applications, May 18-22, 2003

韦恩州立大学数学系将于2003年5月18日至5月22日期间主办国家科学基金会--数学科学会议委员会(NSF-CBMS)区域研究会议。会议的主题是“偏微分方程中的自由边界问题及其应用”。这次为期五天的会议旨在激发人们对这一重要的数学研究领域的进一步兴趣。这次会议的目的是强调变分和非变分自由边界理论的新方法、新方向和最新进展。来自麻省理工学院的David Jerison教授将在这一重点领域举办十场讲座，其他受邀演讲者包括德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的Luis Caffarelli、俄亥俄州立大学的Avner Friedman、芝加哥大学的Carlos Kenig和Courant数学科学研究所的林芳华，他们每人将进行一小时的演讲。这些额外的讲座是为了补充主要演讲者的十次讲座，并激发参与者之间更积极的讨论。会议的形式将是专题演讲者和四位特邀演讲者的密集演讲，以及特邀演讲之后的半结构化讨论会议。为了满足建立信任措施会议的要求，我们不会安排任何与会者贡献的演讲。预期的参与者不仅应包括知名研究人员，还应包括研究生、博士后和年轻研究人员。特别是，会议将鼓励妇女、残疾人和代表不足群体的人参加。

The Mathematics Department of Wayne State University is hosting a National Science Foundation--Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences (NSF-CBMS) Regional Research Conference during the period of May 18 to May 22, 2003. The conference topic is ``Free boundary problems in partial differential equations and applications.'' This five-day-long conference is intended to stimulate further interest in this important mathematical research area. The aim of this conference is to highlight the new methods, directions and most recent developments in variational and nonvariational free boundary theory. It will focus on the existence and regularity of solutions of free boundary problems and applications to problems arising in science and technology.Professor David Jerison from MIT will present ten lectures in this focused area along with additional invited speakers including Luis Caffarelli (UT, Austin), Avner Friedman (Ohio State University), Carlos Kenig (University of Chicago) and Fanghua Lin (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences), each of whom will give one hour lecture. These additional lectures are meant to complement the ten lectures given by the principal speaker and motivate more active discussions among the participants. The format of the conference will be intensive lectures by the featured speaker and four invited speakers along with semi-structured discussion sessions following the invited talks. To meet the requirement of CBMS meetings, we will not schedule any contributed talks by the participants. Anticipated participants shall include not only well established researchers, but also graduate students, postdoctoral and young researchers. In particular, the conference will encourage the participation of women, persons with disabilities and people fromunderrepresented groups.