PhD Dissertation Defenses

<p><span><span><span><strong>Stable, Discriminative Distances on Reeb Graphs and Merge Trees</strong><br />
Brian Bollen, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span><span><span><span><strong>A Quantum Stochastic Approach to Poisson Master Equation Unravellings, GRW and the Measurement Problem</strong></span><br />
Dustin Keys, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</span></span></span></p>

<p><strong>Implementing and Testing Exterior Calculus Discretization Techniques for PDEs</strong><br />
Justin Crum, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>

<p><strong>Multidimensional Microscopic Modeling of Nonequilibrium Carrier Dynamics within Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers</strong><br />
Samuel McLaren, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>

<p><strong>Neural Networks and Optical Character Recognition</strong><br />
Dwight Nwaigwe, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>

<p><strong>Derivation and Properties of a Modified Relativistic Klein-Gordon Equation for Late Time Evolution of Complex Scalar Fields in the Vicinity of Schwarzschild and Near-Extremal Reissner-Nordström Black Holes</strong><br />
Nikki Plackowski, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>

<p><strong>Modeling Heat and Carbon in the Argentine Basin</strong><br />
Stan Swierczek, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>

<p><strong>Bayesian Spatially Varying Multi-Regularization Image Deblurring</strong><br />
Jessica Pillow, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>

<p>Data Assimilation and Applications in Forecasting<br />
Travis Harty, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>

<p><strong>Computation, discrete geometry, and soft mechanics in non-Euclidean elasticity</strong><br />
Ken Yamamoto, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona</p>