Scientific profile, including a description of the scientific development of Nonlinear Science and its applications, the specific research areas within the Graduate School of Nonlinear Science, and the activities of the Graduate School.
Research expertise and collaboration, including lists of Danish professors, guest professors and foreign Ph.D. students in the Fall of 1997 and in 1998, and collaboration partners among universities, sector institutions and industrial companies.
Strategy and priorities, including lists of Ph.D. courses at DTU and KU and Core Courses within the Graduate School of Nonlinear Science.
General study program describing core courses, continuous activities, courses, bursts and other activities of the School.
Time schedule and development, accounting for the opening phase of the School through invitation of internationally known scientists within the field of Nonlinear Science and the subsequent transition into a more formalized schedule of Ph.D. courses and core courses
Dimensions and goals, giving information about the number of Danish Ph.D. students (presently 36; 10 new students entering per year) and foreign Ph.D. students (this year 21) expected to participate in the activities of the School, and formulating the long-term goal of the Graduate School in Nonlinear Science: to establish a Danish Ph.D. program at the highest international level.
Co-sponsored Ph.D. grants, arguing for the necessity of more Ph.D. grants and describing our plans to obtain co-sponsored grants.
Success criteria, listing number of publications, conference proceedings and participations, Post Doc. appointments, and foreign Ph.D.'s as relevant parameters.
Organization, listing the head of the School, and the members of the steering and executive committees.
Economy, accounting for additional support and support possibilities for the School.
Visibility, describing the home page and other coordinates and activities of the School.
The present status report includes, on the following pages, updated lists of:
Co-sponsored Ph.D. grants
An important issue discussed when the Danish Research Academy visited the
Graduate School in Nonlinear Science on March 20, 1998, is co-sponsored Ph.D.
grants. The
need for more Ph.D. grants in connection with the Graduate School was evident.
At the
meeting the Rector for the Danish Research Academy expressed a positive attitude
concerning co-sponsoring clustered grants within Nonlinear Science.
In the meantime, Head of Ph.D.studies at DTU, Paul Haase Sørensen has arranged a procedure for including co-sponsored Ph.D. grants in DTU's evaluation procedure. The procedure was available in October 1998 and three co-sponsored grants within
8 applicants (6 Danish and 2 foreign) which were all well-qualified responded to the advertisement. Three very well-qualified candidates for the three grants have been selected as the first priority from the Department of Mathematical Modelling and are presently being evaluated by DTU's Ph.D. Study Committee. These Ph. D. studies are planned to start early in 1999.
A number of other co-sponsored Ph.D. grants are presently under preparation in connection with the Graduate School in Nonlinear Science.
Formalizing the activities of the Graduate School in
Nonlinear Science
We are in the process of further formalizing the activities of the School in Ph.D.
courses and core courses. Ph. D. courses given by our Guest Professors and new
Ph. D. courses given by the participating Danish professors have been advertised
and are being planned
in addition to the existing Ph.D. programs. They are are an essential component
in our education of Ph.D.'s in Nonlinear Science. Particular emphasis is put
on new core courses involving teachers from several of
the groups within the Graduate School.
So far about 50 diplomas (a sample is included in Appendix 3) documenting participation in the activities of the School have been issued.
As mentioned in our earlier reports, a number of leading scientists have accepted our invitation to visit and collaborate with our Graduate School. Some of them who have not been able to come in 1998, will visit the Graduate School in Nonlinear Science in 1999.
Improving the information channels of the Graduate School
Informations about the activities of School
on its home page are continuously being updated. At the moment we are preparing ways of improving the impact
of these informations by direct submission to our Ph.D. students and collaborators.
The goal its to enhance the participation in our activities and to further the
amalgamation of our Ph.D. student body coming from three institutions. Also, we
wish to augment the visibility of the School.
Establishing a Marie Curie Training Site
Our steering committee has discussed the idea of establishing Graduate School
in Nonlinear Science as a Marie Curie "Training Site" under
the fifth EU framework program. We are enthusistic about this suggestion
and think that the School is very well qualified for participation in this
program. During 1999 we shall prepare a proposal meeting the the requirements
including the four criteria defined in the letter of August 28, 1998 from the
Danish Research Academy.
Selection of an Advisory Panel for the Graduate School
In our report of May 28, 1998 we proposed the establishment of an advisory
panel consisting of internationally known scientists
within Nonlinear Science. Constructive propositions as well as critical view
points could be valuable for the development of the School. Also, it could
contribute to its visibility. At the moment we are considering possible
candidates for such a committee.
Conclusion
After the first year of the Graduate School in Nonlinear Science, we may
conclude that the Graduate School has been very well received internationally.
The collaboration between the
groups and institutions
participating it the School is functioning very well. We are gaining more
experience in common Ph.D. teaching.
The efforts to make the School
an important instrument in our education of Ph.D.'s in Nonlinear Science
will be continued.