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    Problems Ordered by Date

    MATHEMATICS IN INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS
    BY AVNER FRIEDMAN
    From the series The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications
    Springer-Verlag, New York
    Volume 16 (1988)
    Volume 24, Part 2 (1989)
    Volume 31, Part 3 (1990)
    Volume 38, Part 4 (1991)
    Volume 49, Part 5 (1992)
    Volume 57, Part 6 (1993)
    Volume 67, Part 7 (1994)
    Volume 83, Part 8 (1997)
    Volume 88, Part 9 (1997)
    Volume 100, Part 10 (1998)
    Title of Problem Presentation Author Presentation Company Broad Application Area Specific Area of Application Mathematical Disciplines IMA Volume #
    Scattering by stripe grating Robert Ore 9-Oct-87 UNISYS optics and scattering Diffraction grating PDE, scattering theory 16
    Packing problems in data communications Michael Honig 16-Oct-87 Bellcore circuits and communications Data communications information theory, analysis 16
    Unresolved mathematical issues in coating flow mechanics Stephan Kistler 30-Oct-87 3M mechanics and fluid mechanics Coating flows fluid mechanics 16
    Conservation laws in crystal precipitation Peter E. Castro 6-Nov-87 Eastman Kodak materials Crystal precipitation PDE, conservation laws 16
    A close encounter problem of random walk in polymer physics Young--Hwa Kim 13-Nov-87 3M chemical processes Polymer physics Probability 16
    Mathematical models for manufacturable Josephson junction circuitry Roger Hastings 20-Nov-87 UNISYS circuits and communications Circuits, superconductors ODE 16
    Image reconstruction in oil refinery Brian Flannery 4-Dec-87 Exxon, Annadale, N.J sensing and imaging Oil refinery integral transforms 16
    Asymptotic methods in semiconductor device modelling Michael Ward 8-Jan-88 IBM semiconductors Semiconductor devices Maxwell equations 16
    Some fluid mechanics problems in U.K. industry John Ockendon 15-Jan-88 U.K. industry mechanics and fluid mechanics Turbine blades,fiber optics,ship slamming Fluid mechanics 16
    High resolution sonar waveform synthesis Craig Poling 29-Jan-88 Honeywell sensing and imaging Sonar integral transforms 16
    Synergy in parallel algorithms Willard Miranker 5-Feb-88 IBM algorithms Computer algorithms Parallel algorithms 16
    A conservation law model for ion etching for semiconductor fabrication David S. Ross 12-Feb-88 Eastman Kodak semiconductors Semiconductor devices analysis, conservation laws 16
    Phase change problems with void George Wilson 19-Feb-88 Oak Ridge National Laboratory mechanics and fluid mechanics Thermal energy storage PDE 16
    Combinatorial problems arising in network optimization Fan R.K. Chung 26-Feb-88 Bellcore circuits and communications Communication networks Combinatorics 16
    Dynamic inversion and control of nonlinear systems Blaise Morton 1-Apr-88 Honeywell manufacturing and control Control systems ODE 16
    The stability of rapid stretching plastic jets Louis A. Romero 15-Apr-88 Sandia National Laboratories mechanics and fluid mechanics Plastic jets Fluid mechanics, PDE 16
    A selection of applied mathematics problems James McKenna 22-Apr-88 AT&T miscellaneous applications Robotics, semiconductors, queuing Geometry,PDE,probability 16
    The mathematical treatment of cavitation in elastohydrodynamic lubrication Edward Bissett 29-Apr-88 General Motors mechanics and fluid mechanics Lubrication Fluid mechanics 16
    Some problems associated with secure information flows in computer systems Tom Haigh 13-May-88 Honeywell circuits and communications Computer security Graph theory 16
    The smallest scale for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations Luis G. Reyna 20-May-88 IBM mechanics and fluid mechanics Incompressible flow Fluid mechanics 16
    Fundamental limits to digital syncronization Bhashrpilla Gopinath 3-Jun-88 Bellcore circuits and communications Digital communications analysis 16
    Applications and Modeling of Diffractive optics J. Allen Cox 10-Jun-88 Honeywell optics and scattering Diffractive optics Maxwell equations 16
    Solitons in non-homogeneous medium David Garret 2-Oct-88 UNISYS circuits and communications Fiber optics Maxwell equations 24
    Signal design problems in multi-channel data communication Michael Honig 3-Oct-88 Bellcore circuits and communications Signal processing Optimization 24
    Foam Rheology Andrew Kraynik 26-Oct-88 SANDIA mechanics and fluid mechanics Foams PDE 24
    Applications of large deviations to communications Alan Weiss 4-Nov-88 AT&T circuits and communications Communications Probability 24
    Phase modulation in nonlinear optical medium Robert Ore 18-Nov-88 UNISYS optics and scattering Nonlinear optics Maxwell equations 24
    Mathematical models for thermal imaging-an heuristic approach Charles Rennolet 13-Jan-89 3M photography Thermal imaging PDE 24
    Graph spectra, connectivity, and spin glass models of associative memory John Schotland 20-Jan-89 Bellcore data storage and retrieval Neural networks Statistical mechanics 24
    Mathematical problems in electron beam lithography P. Dean Gerber 27-Jan-89 IBM semiconductors Electron beam lithography Integral equations 24
    A reaction--diffusion model of color negative film development David S. Ross 3-Feb-89 Eastman Kodak photography Photographic films PDE 24
    An inverse problem arising in the evolution of combustion aerosols Samuel P. Marin 9-Feb-89 General Motors environment and energy combustion aerosols PDE, integral equations 24
    Adaptive focused beamforming (AFB) Craig Poling 8-Mar-89 Honeywell sensing and imaging Signal processing Signal processing 24
    Optimal switching between a pair of Brownian motions Robert J. Vanderbei 26-Apr-89 AT&T miscellaneous applications Multi-step decision making Probability 24
    Mathematical models of latent image formation Peter E. Castro 5-May-89 Eastman Kodak photography Photographic films Probability 24
    Modeling problems in magneto--optic recording Roger J. Anderson 12-May-89 3M data storage and retrieval Magneto--optic recording PDE 24
    Shaped charge jets and subsonic free--surface flow theory Allen C. Robinson 19-May-89 Sandia National Laboratories mechanics and fluid mechanics Armor penetration Fluid mechanics 24
    Electrophotographic system models John P. Spence 9-Jun-89 Eastman Kodak photography Copying machines Maxwell equations 24
    Fluid models and other asymptotic limits with data and teletraffic applications Debasis Mitra 16-Jun-89 AT&T circuits and communications Communications queuing networks Probability 24
    Internal oxidation of binary alloys Patric S. Hagan 6-Oct-89 Los Alamos National Laboratories materials Oxidation of alloys PDE 31
    Fundamental problems in the theory of shaped-charged jets Carl A. Nelson 27-Oct-89 Honeywell mechanics and fluid mechanics Armor penetration Fluid mechanics 31
    Mathematical modeling of dielectric waveguides David K. Misemer 3-Nov-89 3M circuits and communications Optical dielectric waveguides Maxwell equations 31
    A diffusion problem from rock porosity measurements Jeffrey S. Saltzman 10-Nov-89 Los Alamos National Laboratories environment and energy Nuclear waste disposal Fluid mechanics 31
    Applications and modeling of diffractive optical elements Allen Cox 17-Nov-89 Honeywell optics and scattering Diffractive optics Maxwell equations 31
    An approach to optimal classification Dale Fixsen 1-Dec-89 UNISYS manufacturing and control Faulty component identification Probability 31
    Multiple solutions in semiconductor device modeling Daniel Baker 2-Dec-89 General Motors semiconductors Semiconductor devices Maxwell equations 24
    Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films for light control G. Paul Montgomery 12-Jan-90 General Motors optics and scattering Liquid crystal films Maxwell equations 31
    Singularity problems in the stress analysis of semiconductor packaging George Hawkins 26-Jan-90 Motorola semiconductors Semiconductor devices Elasticity theory, PDE 31
    Pulse reflection from a randomly stratified medium Benjamin S. White 9-Feb-90 Exxon sensing and imaging Radar Stochastic PDE 31
    Theory of polymer melt viscoelasticity Young-Hwa Kim 16-Feb-90 3M materials Polymers Statistical mechanics 31
    The advection equation in air quality modeling David Chock 23-Feb-90 Ford environment and energy Air quality Fluid mechanics 31
    Diffusion in swelling media: modeling and applications David S. Ross 2-Mar-90 Eastman Kodak photography Thermal dye transfer PDE, diffusion 31
    Mathematical modeling of semiconductor lasers John Spence 6-Apr-90 Eastman Kodak environment and energy Semiconductor lasers Maxwell equations 31
    Conformation of random polymers John Schotland 11-Apr-90 Bellcore materials Polymers Statistical mechanics 31
    Scaling and optimization for list-matching Keith Kastella 17-Apr-90 UNISYS algorithms List matching Statistical mechanics 31
    Current-voltage relations for electrolytic solutions Daniel Baker 20-Apr-90 General Motors mechanics and fluid mechanics Electrolytic solutions Fluid mechanics 31
    Topics in tomography Larry Shepp 4-May-90 AT&T sensing and imaging Tomography integral transforms 31
    Real-world free boundary problems John Ockendon 14-Sep-90 U.K. industry miscellaneous applications Miscellaneous Free boundary problems 38
    Terminally attached polymer chains Sanjay S. Patel 28-Sep-90 AT&T materials Polymers, adhesion promotion and prevention Field theory 38
    Orientation of colloidal magnetically switchable particles Richard D. Olmsted 12-Oct-90 3M data storage and retrieval Magnetic media Statistical mechanics 38
    Information, probability and learning from examples Andrew T. Ogielski 26-Oct-90 Bellcore algorithms Information theory Probability 38
    An augmented drift-diffusion formulation in semiconductor devices Peter A. Blakey 2-Nov-90 Motorola semiconductors Semiconductor devices Nonlinear PDE 38
    Analytical and heuristic modeling of distributed algorithms Charles L. Rennolet 13-Nov-90 FMC algorithms Distributed algorithms Probability 38
    Modeling catalytic converter performance Edward J. Bissett 20-Nov-90 General Motors environment and energy Catalytic converters Nonlinear PDE 38
    A model for titanium silicide film growth Leonardo Borucki 11-Jan-91 Motorola semiconductors Semiconductor devices Nonlinear PDE 38
    A three-state model for gel electrophoresis Yitzhak Shnidman 25-Jan-91 Eastman Kodak miscellaneous applications DNA mapping Nonlinear PDE 38
    A limited coalescence problem David Ross 8-Feb-91 Eastman Kodak photography Photographic films Nonlinear PDE 38
    High field semiconductor Patrick S. Hagan 22-Feb-91 Los Alamos National Laboratories semiconductors Semiconductor devices Nonlinear PDE 38
    Structured singular values and invariant theory Blaise Morton 1-Mar-91 Honeywell manufacturing and control Flight control systems Control theory 38
    Signal design with an amplitude constraint Michael L. Honig 8-Mar-91 Bellcore circuits and communications Signal processing Analysis 38
    Head-disk interface in magnetic storage device Claude Greengard 5-Apr-91 IBM data storage and retrieval Magnetic storage devices Fluid mechanics 38
    Parameter identification in a reaction diffusion model Kam Chuen Ng 12-Apr-91 Eastman Kodak photography Photographic films Control theory, PDE 38
    Linear analysis of megastructures Carl A. Nelson 16-Apr-91 Alliant Techsystems mechanics and fluid mechanics Drift of tall buildings Elasticity theory, PDE 38
    Aerodynamic design with cfd Gary S. Strumolo 3-May-91 Ford mechanics and fluid mechanics Vehicle aerodynamics Computational fluid dynamics 38
    Experimental design and quality loss function Allan E. Ames 10-May-91 Polaroid photography Photography Probability 38
    Numerical simulations for industrial chemical research Erich Wimmer 24-May-91 Cray Research chemical processes Chemical modeling Quantum mechanics 38
    An adaptive feedforward approach to robot control Robert M. Goor 7-Jun-91 General Motors circuits and communications Robotics Control theory, PDE 38
    Sparse matrix methods for chemical process simulation Stephen E. Zitney 27-Sep-91 Cray Research chemical processes Chemical process simulation Numerical analysis 49
    High speed coating of optical fibers John Abbott 4-Oct-91 Corning Incorporated optics and scattering Coating flows, Optical fibers Fluid mechanics 49
    Imaging by random coverage Peter Castro 19-Oct-91 Eastman Kodak sensing and imaging Photography Statistical mechanics 49
    Stress-assisted diffusion in glassy polymers Kenneth N. Morman 8-Nov-91 Ford materials Polymers Continuum mechanics 49
    Kinetic swelling of crosslinked polymer Giuseppe Rossi 22-Nov-91 Ford materials Polymers, swollen rubber Continuum mechanics 49
    Stochastic analysis of a slotted communication channel Shlomo Halfin 6-Dec-91 Bellcore circuits and communications Digital communications Probability 49
    Mathematical problems in color visualization Donald H. Singley 10-Jan-92 3M sensing and imaging Color imaging Integral transforms 49
    Simulated annealing in protein folding Keith Kastella 31-Jan-92 Paramax chemical processes Protein folding Simulated annealing 49
    Ideal forming theory Russell L. Mallet 7-Feb-92 Alcoa materials Metal forming Continuum mechanics 49
    Predicting properties of composite materials L. Craig Davis 14-Feb-92 Ford materials Composite materials Continuum mechanics 49
    Interprocessor memory contention Robert Numrich 21-Feb-92 Cray Research data storage and retrieval Shared computer memory Dimensional analysis, probability 49
    Computation of volume integrals in potential theory Anita Mayo 6-Mar-92 IBM miscellaneous applications Magnetic recording, Potential theory Potential theory, numerical methods 49
    Mathematics of blood analysis David S. Ross 13-Mar-92 Eastman Kodak life sciences Blood testing ODE 49
    Averaged equations for layered and blocky media Boris A. Shoykhet 3-Apr-92 Lord Corporation mechanics and fluid mechanics Underground construction Elasticity theory, PDE 49
    Brownian dynamics simulations of colloidal dispersion Dennis R. Perchak 24-Apr-92 Eastman Kodak mechanics and fluid mechanics Colloidal dispersions Probability 49
    Kinetic models of photobleaching David K. Misemer 8-May-92 3M photography Photochemical materials Kinetic theory 49
    Micromagnetics James L. Blue 21-May-92 NIST data storage and retrieval Magnetic recording Nonlinear PDE 49
    A Bayesian framework for computer vision Davi Geiger 5-Jun-92 Siemens sensing and imaging Computer vision Statistical mechanics 49
    Stress from trenches in semiconductor devices Leonard Borucki 12-Jun-92 Motorola semiconductors Semiconductor devices Continuum mechanics 49
    Magnetization reversal in particulate recording media T. R. Hoffend, Jr. 25-Sep-92 3M data storage and retrieval Magnetic recording Classical mechanics 57
    Variable forgetting factors in Kalman filtering John P. Spence 2-Oct-92 Eastman Kodak manufacturing and control Color photocopying Probability 57
    Modeling of dopant diffusion networks Marius Orlowski 9-Oct-92 Motorola semiconductors Semiconductor devices Nonlinear PDE 57
    Statistical optics and effective medium theories of color Robert J. Meyer 30-Oct-92 Xerox optics and scattering Color photocopying Statistical optics 57
    Amorphous and polysilicon devices John G. Shaw 6-Nov-92 Xerox semiconductors Semiconductor devices Nonlinear PDE 57
    Modeling the performance of a piezoelectric gyroscope W. Weston Meyer 13-Nov-92 General Motors mechanics and fluid mechanics Piezoelectric gyroscopes Linear elasticity 57
    Particle simulations for xerographic development Meng H. Lean 19-Nov-92 Xerox mechanics and fluid mechanics Color photocopying Fluid mechanics 57
    A statistical dynamic theory of glassy polymers T. S. Chow 8-Jan-93 Xerox materials Polymers Statistical dynamics 57
    Simulation of magnetic recording and playback processes Robert L. Brott 15-Jan-93 3M data storage and retrieval Magnetic recording Maxwell equations 57
    Sunglitter in oceanic remote detection David G. Freier 22-Jan-93 3M sensing and imaging Signal processing Probability 57
    Computer simulations of electrorheological fluids Kenneth C. Hass 19-Feb-93 Ford mechanics and fluid mechanics Electrorheological fluids, automotive products Fluid mechanics 57
    Local flaws in permeation reducing barrier layers Giuseppe Rossi 5-Mar-93 Ford materials Plastic fuel tanks Fluid mechanics 57
    Iterative solution methods on the Cray YMP/C90 Qasim Sheikh 12-Mar-93 Cray Research algorithms Solving large linear systems Numerical analysis 57
    Track reconstruction and data fusion William J. Satzer 26-Mar-93 3M sensing and imaging Navigation systems Probability 57
    Approximation to Boltzmann transport in semiconditional sets Luis G. Reyna 2-Apr-93 IBM semiconductors Semiconductor devices Boltzmann equation 57
    Systematic data fusion using the theory of random conditional sets Ron Mahler 9-Apr-93 Paramax data storage and retrieval Data fusion Fuzzy logic 57
    Micromagnetic simulation Michael E. Henderson 16-Apr-93 IBM data storage and retrieval Magnetic recording Maxwell equations 57
    Dissolution kinetics with feedback David Ross 7-May-93 Eastman Kodak chemical processes Chemical dissolution PDE 57
    Wetting and adsorption at chemically heterogeneous surfaces Yitzhak Shnidman 13-May-93 Eastman Kodak materials Wetting of surfaces Statistical mechanics 57
    Fluid and kinetic modeling for micromechanical structures Daniel N. Koury Jr 19-May-93 Motorola mechanics and fluid mechanics Semiconductor devices Fluid mechanics 57
    Modeling exhaust-gas oxygen sensors Daniel Baker 21-May-93 General Motors environment and energy Automotive exhausts Nonlinear PDE 57
    3D modeling of a smart power device Leonard Borucki 3-Jun-93 Motorola semiconductors Fuel injection Nonlinear PDE 57
    Mass flow sensing with heat waves David K. Lambert 1-Oct-93 General Motors environment and energy Catalytic converters PDE 67
    Mass transport in colloidal dispersions David S. Ross 8-Oct-93 Eastman Kodak photography Photographic films PDE 67
    Crack propagation modeling Leonard J. Gray