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University of Wyoming

The Graduate Institute


(Mentored by S. S. Sritharan)


All talks will be held in Ross Hall 308, 4:10 pm.


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Distinguished Lecturers - In House Faculty Lecturers - Graduate Lecturers

Distinguished Lectures by Visiting Scholars


ZDZISLAW BRZEZNIAK York University, U.K

Lectures on Stochastic Analysis

May 9 “Introduction to Stochastic Integration”
May 11 “Stochastic Integration on L^p Spaces”

OLEG EMANOUILOV Colorado State University

Lectures on Control Theory of Partial Differential Equations

August 8 “Controllability Theory of PDEs-I”
August 8 “Controllability Theory of PDEs-II”

In-House Faculty Lectures


S. S. SRITHARAN

Lectures on Stochastic Analysis, Control Theory & Homogenization

Lecture I “Gamma, G and H-Convergence in Homogenization Theory”
Lecture II “Variational & quasi-variational inequalities (impulse & stopping time control problems for stochastic processes)”

Graduate Student Presentations 


SAIKAT MUKHERJEE

Stochastic Analysis & Control of Conservation Laws 

July 19 “Adjoint Method for Control of Entropy Solutions of Conservation Laws-I”
July “Adjoint Method for Control of Entropy Solutions of Conservation Laws-II” 
August “Computational Results on Control of Conservation Laws
August “Homogenization of Optimality Systems for Conservation Laws 

SYLVIA POPA

Nonlinear Filtering of Volatility in Stochastic Finance 

May 1 “Volatility Models in Finance-Nonlinear Filtering-I
May 15 “Volatility Models in Finance-Nonlinear Filtering-II 
July 11 “FKK and Zakai Equations of Filtering and their Solutions-I 
July 26 “FKK and Zakai Equations of Filtering and their Solutions-II

 MENG XU

Stochastic Modeling of Polymer Configurations and Change- of-Type in Non-Newtonian Flows

May 10 “Stochastic Modeling of Polymer Configurations and the Fokker-Planck Equation 
May 22 “Derivation of Constitutive Relations for Non-Newtonian Flows using Fokker-Planck Equations”
July 18 “Multi-Dimensional Non-Strictly Hyperbolic Systems and Non-Newtonian Flows-I 
August 25 “Multi-Dimensional Non-Strictly Hyperbolic Systems and Non-Newtonian Flows-II 

PANI FERNANDO

Exotic Options in Finance & Free Boundary Problems 

May 8 “Detailed Derivation of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Formula
May 16 “Binomial Models in Finance
July “Russian Options and Free Boundary Problems-I 
August “Russian Options and Free Boundary Problems-II 

ERIC QUADE

Space-Time Localization of Solutions in Systems of Nonlinear PDEs of Fluid Dynamics 

May “The Barenblatt’s Solution for Flow Through Porous Media” 
May Homogenization Theory of Navier-Stokes Equation (NSE)"
July 11 "Homogenization of Navier Stokes Equation 
August 7 “Derivation of barrenblatt's Model for Turbulence Burst by Homogenization of NSE 

DAVID ANTON
Non-Corporative Stochastic Differential Games and Nash Equlibria.
Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaac Equation for the Elliott-Kalton-Varaiya Value in Differential Games

Michael Henry

Mathematics of Stochastic Financial Modeling 

May 17 “Arbitrage Theory of Continuous Time-I” 
June 14 (Lecture to High School Students): “Binomial Models in Finance” 
July 16 “Arbitrage Theory of Continuous Time-II”
July 31 “Arbitrage Theory of Continuous Time-III”