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Pappur Nagappa Shivakumar

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UNIVERSITY:     Mathematics Department 
Telephone:        1 204 474 7477 , Fax: 1 204 474 7611
HOME:              39 Newcastle Road, Winnipeg, R3T 3Y4, 
Telephone:        261-1576
E-MAILS:           shivaku@cc.umanitoba.ca
URL:                 http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~shivaku
CITIZENSHIP:    Canadian 

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POST-SECONDARY DEGREES

    1952 B.Sc. University of Mysore Science

    1954 M.Sc. Banaras Hindu University Mathematics 

    1957 M.Sc. University of London, U.K. Mathematics 

    1967 Ph.D. University of London, U.K. Mathematics 

    1991 D.Sc. University of London, U.K. Mathematics 

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

    1967 Lecturer Birkbeck College, University of London,U.K.

    1967-1968 Post Doctoral Teaching Fellow University of Manitoba.

    1968-1970 Assistant Professor University of Manitoba.

    1970-1975 Associate Professor University of Manitoba. 

    1975-1976 Associate Professor University of Manitoba. 

    1976- Professor University of Manitoba.

    1991-1992 Acting Director Institute for Industrial Mathematics.

    1992- 1999 Director Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science-University of Manitoba.

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AWARDS/HONOURS/EDITORSHIPS

    1976 FIMA Fellow of the Inst. of Mathematics and its Applications, U.K.

    1991 D.Sc. University of London

    1973 Editorial Board Utilitas Mathematica

    1996 Associate Editor Journal of Porous Media

    1996 Co-Editor Operator Theory Advances and Applications Vol.87, Birkhauser Series

    1996 Co-Editor Proceedings of the International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry, Hawaii.

    1997 Co-Editor Linear Algebra and its Applications Special Winnipeg Symposium Issue

    1999 Co-Editor Proceedings of the International Conference on Operator Theory, Fields Institute Series

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CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

My current research interests fall into following categories. 

    Infinite matrices and their applications.

    Numerical Analysis.

    Mathematical Biology.

    Industrial Research. 

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GRANTS: RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL

NSERC Operating, Conference and Equipment Grants

OTHER GRANTS/CONTRACTS
 

    2004 Manitoba Hydro Ice Melting Project 

    1998 Fields Institute International Conference on Operator Theory and its Applications to Scientific and Industrial Problems

    1998 Centre de Recherche International Conference on Operator Theory and its Mathematique Applications to Scientific and Industrial Problems

    1998 National Science International Conference on Operator Theory and its Foundation Applications to Scientific and Industrial Problems

    1997 Fields Institute Conference Grant for International Linear Algebra Linear AlgebraSociety Symposium on Fast Algorithms for Control, Signals and Image Processing

    1997 Centre de Recherche Conference Grant for International Linear Algebra Mathematique Algebra Society Symposium

    1997 Institute for Mathematics Conference Grant for International Liner Algebra and its Applications Society Symposium

    1997 Manitoba Hydro Canoe Project $1,000.00

    1996 Fields Isntitute CAMS Annual Meeting and Canadian $5,000.00 Symposium on Fluid Dynamics

    1996 Centre de Recherche CAMS Annual Meeting and Canadian $10,000.00 Mathematique Symposium on Fluid Dynamics

    1996 Faculty of Science CAMS Annual Meeting and Canadian $1,250.00 Symposium on Fluid Dynamics

    1996 Great West Life Workshop on Problem Solving for $1,000.00 Grades 10 and 11

    1996 Manitoba Hydro Workshop on Problem Solving $ 500.00
    1996 Bank of Montreal Workshop on Problem Solving $500.00

    1996 President's Office Workshop on Problem Solving $1,000.00

    1996 Manitoba Telephone Project Grant $10,000.00 System

    1995 University of Manitoba Program Development Fund Grant for $10,000.00 development of proposed Master of
    Mathematics and Computational Sciences Program

    1995 AECL Contract $10,000.00

    1995 Manitoba Hydro Workshop on Problem Solving for $1,000.00 Grades 10 and 11

    1995 Manitoba HVDC Research Workshop on Problem Solving $500.00 Center

    1995 Economic Innovation and Workshop on Problem Solving $ 500.00 Technology Council

    1995 President's Office Workshop on Problem Solving $1,000.00 

    1994 Fields Institute International Conference on $ 5,000.00
    Operator Theory 

    1994 Institute for Mathematics International Conference on $3,000.00 US and its Applications Operator Theory 

    1993 Manitoba HVDC Research Contract $ 8,000.00 Center 

    1992 Advance Tent & Awning Software with Graphic User Interface for $750.00 Projection of a Part of a Spherical Surface 

    1992 Manitoba Health Research Workshop on Models, Mathematics and $1,500.00 Council Numerics of Excitable Media and Mini-Conference on Mathematical Biology 

    1992 Heart and Stroke Workshop on Models, Mathematics and $1,200.00 Foundation of Manitoba Numerics of Excitable Media and Mini-Conference on Mathematical Biology 

    1992 Institute of Mathematics Workshop on Models, Mathematics and $4,500.00 US and its Applications Numerics of Excitable Media and Mini-Conference on Mathematical Biology 

    1991 Integrated Engineering On Some Linear Systems $ 
    8,000.00 Software Inc. 

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CONSULTING WORK
 

    Integrated Engineering System, Winnipeg

    Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

    Manitoba HVDC Labs

    Manitoba Hydro

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PDF's RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, VISITING SCIENTISTS

Visiting Scientists: Dr. N. Rudraiah, Professor, Gulbarga University 
Dr. M.M. Chawla, University of Kuwait
Dr. C. Marinov , University of Romania
Dr. Yi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Dr. N. Yan, Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Dr. A. G. Ramm, Kansas State University
Post Doctoral Fellows: Dr. H. Li
Dr. J. Xue

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STUDY LEAVES/SABBATICALS

Jan. 1983-Dec. 1983 Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India Bangalore University, India
Jan. 1990-June 1990 University of Manitoba 

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member, Canadian Applied Mathematics Society (CAMS)
Fellow, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, UK
Member, Canadian Mathematical Society
Member, International Linear Algebra Society

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TEACHING
 

    1998-99 
      Term 1 13.150 Calculus

      Term 2 13.130 Linear Algebra

    1997-98 
      Term 1 6.328 Mathematical Biology

      Term 2 6.332 Applied Analysis
      Term 2 6.746 Mathematics in Industry (1/3)

    1996-97 
      Term 1 6.325 Complex Analysis

      Term 2 6.328 Mathematical Biology

      Term 2 6.746 Mathematics in Industry (1/3)
       

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Graduate Students Supervised

    On M-boundary value problems (Andrew R. Conn for M.Sc. Degree, l970).

    Matrices finite and infinite and some applications (K. H. Chew for Ph.D. Degree, l976).

    On Sturm-Liouville problems (Issic Leung for M.Sc. Degree, 1989).

    Mass transport of cholestrol in arteries (Magdalena Luca, M.Sc. Degree Sepetember 1996)

    Some infinite matrices, their computations and applications C. Ji (for Ph.D. Degree 1998).
     

Examiner for several M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses in the Departments of Mathematics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Botany, Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

External examiner for Ph.D. theses: 

University of Bangalore, India
University of Windsor
University of Calgary
University of Mangalore, India

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UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES (past and present)

Promotion and Tenure Committees, Department of Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics.
Review Committees for Headship, Department of Mathematics, Department of Applied Mathematics.
Committee for selection of Head, Department of Chemistry.
Member, Faculty of Science Committee on Courses.
Member, Faculty of Science Computer Committee.
Member, Faculty of Science Committee on Student Discipline.
Chairman, Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Applied Mathematics
Member of various departmental committees.
Member, Research Committee, Faculty of Science.
Member, Senate, University of Manitoba.
Member, Committee on Women in Science.
IIMS Advisory Committee

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OUTREACH

Invited Talks: Canadian Mathematical Society, l976 (Summer Meeting)
Conference on Linear Algebra, SIAM, Madison, 1988
International Conference on Numerical Mathematics, Singapore, 1988.
University of Kuwait
University of Gulbarga
University of Windsor
Southern Methodist University
Indian Institute of Technology
University of Toronto
University of Bangalore
University of Kuwait
Operator Theory Conference (Ulyanovsk, Russia)
Kuwait University 
Dalian Institute of Technology, China
Indian Istitute of Technology, Bombay
Indian Istitute of Technology, Madras

Sabbatical leaves have been spent at (a) Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 

    University of Bangalore,

    University of Liverpool, 

Refereed for: 
    Linear Algebra and its Applications 

    Zeitschrift fur Analysis und ihre Anwendungen

    Utilitas Mathematica 

    Indian J. Pure and Applied Mathematics

    Molecular and Cellular Biology

    Computer Mathematics and Applications 

    Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

    Commentationes Mathematicae

    Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

    Journal of Porous Media 

Activities as Director, IIMS
 

Organized following conferences and workshops

    Workshop on Matrix Computations and Applications, December 9 - 10, 1991

    Workshop on Applied Expert Systems, May 7 - 8, 1992

    Workshop on Parallel Processing: Architecture and Algorithms, June 26, 1992

    Workshop on Models, Mathematics and Numerics of Excitable Media and Mini-Conference on Mathematical Biology, October 1 - 4, 1992

    Conference on Porous Media and the Environment, May 7 - 8, 1993

    Conference on Modelling and Simulation Techniques in Industry and University,December 3 - 4, 1993.

    International Conference/Workshop on Applications of Operator Theory, October 2 - 6, 1994.

    Workshop on Collaborative Research Issues, December 9, 1994. (with Department of Computer Science).

    Workshop on Problem Solving (for Students in Grades 10.11 and 12), January and Feruary, 1995, 1997, 1997, 1998.

    Canadian Symposium on Fluid Dynamics and Canadian Applied Mathematics Society Annual Meeting, May 29 - June 2, 1996

    International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry (with Engineering Foundation), Hawaii (1996)

    International Linear Algebra Society Symposium on Fast Algorithms for Control,Signals and Image Processing June 6-8, 1997.

    ILAS/IIMS Session on Linear Algebra for the Canadian Mathematical Society, June 9, 1997.

    Graduate Students Seminar for the Canadian Mathematical Society June 10, 1997.

    International Conference on Operator Theory and its Applications to Scientific and Industrial Problems, October 7 -11, 1998.

    Number Theory Conference

    Instituted a new program, "Summer Undergraduate Industrial Assistantships" wherein IIMS and industry would share the costs of undergraduate students for a period of eight weeks 
    during the summer.

    Acted as liaison to initiate and/or complete a number of contracts and projects with various industries including Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Forestry Canada, Advance Tent and Awning Ltd. and Manitoba HVDC Research Center.

    Acted as liaison with the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota of which the University of Manitoba is a Participating Institute.

    Started a new course on Industrial Mathematics for senior undergraduate and graduate students.

    Developed research teams for 'Carbon Dioxide Project' and Ice Melting Project
     

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