University of Calgary

PIMS/Shell Lunchbox Lecture

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:49pm.

Multiresolution for Interactive Modeling

Submitted by ppaterso on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:36pm.
May 21 2013 - 12:00pm
May 21 2013 - 1:00pm
Speaker: 

Dr Faramarz F. Samavati

Department of Computer Science, UofC

Location: 
Calgary Place Tower 1 Room 1104

In the past three decades the field of Computer Graphics has experienced a revolution, benefiting from significant research and technical achievements.

Visual Computing Challenges and Solutions for Smart Oil/Gas Exploration & Production

Submitted by ppaterso on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 11:29am.
May 14 2013 - 12:00pm
May 14 2013 - 1:00pm
Speaker: 

Dr. Mario Costa Sousa

Dept of Computer Science, Uof C

Location: 
Calgary Place Tower 1 (330 5th Avenue SW), Room 1116

Exploration and Production (E&P) of oil/gas involve economically valuable but complex tasks.

Asymptotic Error Analysis

Submitted by ppaterso on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 12:45pm.
Apr 25 2013 - 12:00pm
Apr 25 2013 - 1:00pm
Speaker: 

Dr. Brian Wetton, UBC

Location: 
Calgary Place Tower 1 (330 5th Avenue SW) Room 1116

When computing numerical approximations to problems with smooth solutions using regular grids, the error can have additional structure.

A computational mathematician combusts: simulation of in-situ combustion for heavy oil recovery

Submitted by ppaterso on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 2:59pm.
Jan 18 2013 - 12:00pm
Jan 18 2013 - 1:30pm
Speaker: 

Dr. Margot Gerritsen, Stanford University

Location: 
Calgary Place Tower 1 (330 5th Avenue SW - 11th floor)

Large scale production of very heavy oil is gaining momentum because of the decline of easy to produce reservoirs, the increasing oil demand and subsequent rising oil price, which makes such resources more economical. 

Funding Opportunities offered by NSERC and MITACS

Submitted by jlongwor on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 10:43am.
Jun 20 2012 - 12:00pm
Jun 20 2012 - 1:15pm
Location: 
Nexon Technology and Conference Centre, UC Downtown Campus

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences invites you to join us for lunch and a presentation highlighting funding opportunities offered by NSERC and Mitacs to establish connections between industry and academics.

 Nexen Technology and Conference Centre, 5th floor, University of Calgary  - Downtown Campus, 906 8th Ave

Wednesday June 20th, 2012    12:00 – 1:15 pm

NSERC :  Industrial R&D Fellowships (IRDF); Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS) ; Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) 

MITACS  :  Accelerate Research Internship Program

Please sign up at PIMS Lunch and Learn: Opportunities for Students and Industry or RSVP to ccameron@ucalgary.ca.