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<strong>computational</strong> <strong>science</strong> <strong>and</strong> ENgineering<br />
RW/CSE<br />
Twelve <strong>years</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>computational</strong><br />
<strong>science</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>engineering</strong> education<br />
at <strong>ETH</strong>: where do we go?<br />
symposium honoring Pr<strong>of</strong>. Kaspar NIPP<br />
<strong>ETH</strong> Zürich, Zentrum, Rämistrasse 101<br />
Hauptgebäude, Lecture Hall G5<br />
March 5, 2009; 2.15 p.m.
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Welcome<br />
On behalf <strong>of</strong> the CSE (Computational Science <strong>and</strong> Engineering) board at the <strong>ETH</strong>, I am<br />
very pleased to cordially invite you to our half-day symposium ‹Twelve <strong>years</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>computational</strong><br />
<strong>science</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>engineering</strong> education at <strong>ETH</strong>: where do we go?›<br />
The symposium is organized in honor <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Kaspar Nipp, one <strong>of</strong> the pioneers who<br />
decisively contributed to creating <strong>and</strong> developing the interdisciplinary curriculum<br />
RW/CSE at the <strong>ETH</strong> <strong>and</strong> celebrates a round birthday on March 5, 2009.<br />
We are looking forward to a stimulating symposium with research talks from various<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> CSE by speakers <strong>of</strong> different background <strong>and</strong> experience in CSE, illustrating<br />
the wide variety <strong>of</strong> scientific questions that can be addressed using <strong>computational</strong><br />
methodology.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. W.F. van Gunsteren (for the CSE board <strong>ETH</strong>)<br />
A short CV <strong>of</strong> Kaspar Nipp<br />
Kaspar Nipp studied mathematics at the <strong>ETH</strong> from 1969 to 1974. After an employment<br />
in industry he completed his PhD at the <strong>ETH</strong> in 1980 with a thesis on singular<br />
perturbations in ordinary differential equations. Since then Kaspar Nipp has been a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the Seminar for Applied Mathematics at the <strong>ETH</strong>. He spent research stays<br />
at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy (N.Y., USA), Lund University (Sweden) <strong>and</strong><br />
the Technical University <strong>of</strong> Vienna (Austria). In 2003 he received the title <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
at the <strong>ETH</strong>.<br />
His research interests are ordinary differential equations <strong>and</strong> dynamical systems, in<br />
particular singular perturbations, invariant manifolds <strong>and</strong> their application in numerical<br />
analysis. Together with Daniel St<strong>of</strong>fer he wrote a text book, Linear Algebra for<br />
Engineers, which enjoys already its fifth edition. Since 1992 Kaspar Nipp is managing<br />
editor <strong>of</strong> the Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied Mathematics <strong>and</strong> Physics (ZAMP) <strong>and</strong> since 1997 he is<br />
a member <strong>of</strong> the CSE board <strong>of</strong> the curriculum RW/CSE at the <strong>ETH</strong>, in which function<br />
he has advised many CSE students.
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Program March 5, 2009<br />
<strong>ETH</strong>-Zentrum, Hauptgebäude HG, Lecture hall G5<br />
Chair<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>. Wilfred van Gunsteren (Department <strong>of</strong><br />
chemistry <strong>and</strong> Applied Bio<strong>science</strong>s, <strong>ETH</strong>)<br />
14.15 – 14.30 h ‹Welcome›<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach (Rektorin <strong>ETH</strong> Zürich)<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>. Hans Rudolf Künsch (Chairman Department <strong>of</strong><br />
mathematics, <strong>ETH</strong>)<br />
14.30 – 14.55 h ‹Numerical methods for computer animation›<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Markus Gross (Department <strong>of</strong> Computer Science, <strong>ETH</strong>)<br />
15.00 – 15.25 h ‹On the combination <strong>of</strong> density matrix renormalization group<br />
<strong>and</strong> density functional theory›<br />
Christine Bolliger (RW/CSE master thesis student at<br />
department <strong>of</strong> Chemistry <strong>and</strong> Applied Bio<strong>science</strong>s , <strong>ETH</strong>)<br />
15.30 – 15.55 h ‹Computational Engineering at ABB›<br />
Dr. Jürg Ostrowski (ABB Schweiz)<br />
16.00 – 16.30 h C<strong>of</strong>fee break<br />
16.30 – 16.55 h ‹Numerical weather prediction: fighting the chaos<br />
with supercomputers›<br />
Dr. Daniel Leuenberger (RW/CSE alumnus, Meteo Swiss)<br />
17.00 – 17.25 h ‹Geomorphical simulations›<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Hans Herrmann (Department <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering, <strong>ETH</strong>)<br />
17.30 – 19.00 h Apéro
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