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

美国韦恩州立大学数学系将于2003年5月18日至22日主办美国国家科学基金会-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数学研究领域的进一步兴趣。本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、新方向和最新发展。它将集中讨论自由边界问题解的存在性和规律性以及在科学技术问题中的应用。来自麻省理工学院的David Jerison教授将在这一重点领域进行十场讲座，其他受邀演讲者包括Luis Caffarelli（德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校），Avner Friedman（俄亥俄州立大学），Carlos Kenig（芝加哥大学）和Fanghua Lin （Courant数学科学研究所），他们每人将进行一小时的讲座。这些额外的讲座是为了补充主讲人的十个讲座，并激发参与者之间更积极的讨论。会议的形式将是由特邀演讲者和四名受邀演讲者进行密集演讲，并在受邀演讲之后进行半结构化的讨论。为满足信任机制会议的要求，我们将不安排各方自拟的会谈。预期参与者不仅包括知名研究人员，还包括研究生、博士后和青年研究人员。会议将特别鼓励妇女、残疾人和代表性不足群体的人参与。

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.