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  • Mar
    4

    Appl Math: Mark Hoefer on "A Wave Theory of Waves"

    McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

    11:15 AM M416, Technological Institute

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    Title: A Wave Theory of Waves

    Speaker: Mark Hoefer, University of Colorado Boulder

    Abstract: Hydrodynamic theories describe long wave propagation in a continuum, such as a fluid where the microscopic constituents are interacting fluid particles. When the constituents are interacting waves rather than particles, we arrive at a macroscopic wave theory of waves called dispersive hydrodynamics. A canonical example is the dispersive shock wave or DSW, which consists of an unsteady (expanding) collection of nonlinear oscillations terminating with zero amplitude (harmonic limit) at one end and zero wavenumber (soliton limit) at the other. Scale separation leads to the mathematical framework of nonlinear wave modulation theory, originally developed by G. B. Whitham in 1965. This talk will present a variety of developments and results in dispersive hydrodynamics utilizing Whitham modulation theory, numerical simulations, and experiment.

    Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98867883380

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    TIME Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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    CONTACT Ted Shaeffer    ted.shaeffer@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    8

    Welcome & Breakfast for New McCormick PhD Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    9:00 AM LR2 & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

    LOCATION LR2 & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    12

    New Undergraduate Fall 2025 Registration

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    All Day

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    TIME Friday, September 12, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    15

    Welcome & Luncheon for New Full-time Graduate Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    11:00 AM Ryan Auditorium & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    16

    Fall Classes Begin. Change of Registration (Drop/Add) Late registration for returning students begins

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    TIME Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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