NSF/CBMS Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences entitled Superconvergence in Finite Element Methods to be held May-June, 2000, in Lubbock, Texas

会议的目的是让有限元方法的研究人员了解有限元超收敛中的一些重要的最新发展和悬而未决的问题。这些知识反过来将促进自适应有限元方法的发展，这种方法在科学计算和工程实践中得到广泛应用。会议将为数学家提供一个与该领域的工程师交流的机会，并学习工程界在有限元超收敛方面的一些最新成果。该会议将培训该领域的新人，包括中西部地区的教师、博士后研究员和研究生。康奈尔大学的Lars Wahlbin教授将在德克萨斯理工大学发表关于“有限元超收敛”的系列讲座。演讲者在这门学科的发展和许多重要成果中发挥了主导作用。讲座将介绍该领域的主要技术，并调查最近的主要发展和开放的问题。为了给与会者留下足够的时间进行非正式讨论，将只安排几次其他讲座。

The purpose of the conference is to give researchers in finite element methods a working knowledge of some important recent developments and open questions in finite element superconvergence. This knowledge will in turn, enhance the development of adaptive finite element methods which are widely used in scientific computing and engineering practice.The conference will provide an oppportunity for mathematicians to communicate with engineers in the fields and to learn some recent results on finite element superconvergence in the engineering community. The conference will train new comers in the fields, including facult, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students, all over the mid-west area.Professor Lars Wahlbin of Cornell University will present a series of ten expository lectures on "Finite Element Superconvergence" at Texas Tech University. The speaker has played a leading role in the development of this subject, and in many of the significant results.The lectures will provide an introduction to the main techniques of the field, and survey the major recent developments and open problems. Only a few other lectures will be scheduled, in order to leave plenty of time for informal discussions among the conference participants.