RECENT TALKS

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2012

Fast Fourier Optimization INFORMS , Phoenix AZ, Oct. 13
Sizing Up The Universe S*T*A*R Astronomy Club, Lincroft NJ, Sep. 6
Fast-Fourier Optimization ISMP 2012, Berlin, Aug. 22
Amateur Astronomy in NJ Exploring The Night, South Brunswick Library, Aug. 7
High-Contrast Imaging via Fast-Fourier Optimization SIAM Annual Meeting 2012, Minneapolis, Jul. 9
Interior Point Methods and Nonlinear Optimization Machine Learning Summer School, La Palma, Apr. 16
Linear Optimization: Duality, Simplex Methods Machine Learning Summer School, La Palma, Apr. 14
Linear Optimization: Methods and Examples Machine Learning Summer School, La Palma, Apr. 14

2011

New Pupil Masks for High-Contrast Imaging: Fast-Fourier Optimization Goddard Space Flight Center, Dec. 14
Local Warming: Climate Change Comes Home Wharton Statistics Dept., Nov. 2
Sizing Up The Universe Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Assn., July 6
Sizing Up The Universe Montclair State College., June 8
Sizing Up The Universe UACNJ Jenny Jump, May 14
Sizing Up The Universe Yuri's Night, West Windsor NJ, Apr 12
Taming Diffraction to Search for Exoplanets Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Apr 7
Local Warming GERAD, Montreal Canada, Mar 17
Local Warming INFORMS Computing Society, Monterey CA, Jan 11

2010

Space Mission Concepts to Image Earth-Like Planets in Habitable Zones American Museum of Natural History, Dec 6
Sizing Up The Universe Montgomery Rotary Club., Nov 11
Local Warming INFORMS, Austin TX, Nov 8
Sizing Up The Universe UACNJ Jenny Jump, Oct 29
The Search for Earth-Like Planets DIMACS REU Program, Rutgers University, June 22
The Search for Earth-Like Planets Princeton Club of Vero Beach, Mar 29
The Earth Is Not Flat Geometry Class at MHS, Mar 22

2009

Non-Redundant Pupil Masking Princeton TPF Group, Nov 6
The Limits of High-Contrast Imaging in Visible Light Princeton TPF Group, Oct 31
Optimization in Engineering Design High-Performance Computing Workshop, Lehigh University
Direct Imaging of Extrasolar Planets StarConn09, Wesleyan University
Linear Stability of Ring Systems PACM, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Extinguishing Poisson's Spot with Linear Programming INFORMS Computing Society, Charleston SC

2008

The Search for Earth-like Planets: Yes We Can Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto
Making Dark Shadows with Linear Programming Univ. of Waterloo
Optimization in Engineering Design MAE, Princeton Univ.
Digitizing the Universe Lunch 'n Learn

2007

Purple America: Using Color to Convey Information Politics Department
Astrophotography AstroCon IV
Stability of Ring Systems with Oblate Central Body AstroCon IV
Detecting ExtraSolar Planets: A Survey of Methods and Results NJAA
Optimized vs. Hypergaussian Occulters: A Comparative Sensitivity Analysis NASA Ames
Parametric Linear Programming and Portfolio Optimization Cowles Foundation, Yale University
High-Contrast Space Occulter TPF-Lite Meeting, Princeton University
Pupil Mapping (aka PIAA) TPF-Lite Meeting, Princeton University
Linear Stability of Ring Systems PACM, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Backyard Astrophotography: A How-To Story AAAP, Peyton Hall, Princeton University

2006

Extreme Optics and the Search for Earth-Like Planets ISMP, Rio de Janeiro, August
Diffraction Analysis of Apodized Pupil Mapping Systems SPIE, Orlando FL
Deep Shadow Occulters Nowhere, April

2005

JPL/Princeton TPF Review. Pupils: Masking vs. Mapping JPL Review, Princeton University, Nov 5
Searching for Earth-Like Planets S*T*A*R Astronomy Club, Middletown NJ, Oct 6
Diffraction Analysis of 2-D Pupil Remapping for High-Contrast Imaging SPIE, San Diego CA, Aug
Fresnel Analysis of Shaped Pupil Systems for Planet Finding SPIE, San Diego CA, Aug
Horsing Around on Saturn New Trends in Astrodynamics II, Princeton NJ
Frontiers of Stochastically Nondominated Portfolios New Horizons talk at Sac Capital Mgmt
Parametric Linear Programming and Portfolio Optimization SIAM Stockholm
The Search for Earth-Like Planets Georgia Tech
Search for Earth-Like Planets: NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission AAAP, Peyton Hall, Princeton University
On Fair and Balanced Presentations of Election Results PACM, Fine Hall, Princeton University

2004

Engineering Applications of Nonlinear Optimization INFORMS Denver
Optimization Problems Arising in Optics and Mechanics Center for Applied Mathematics, Cornell Univ
Astroimages from New Jersey UACNJ, Jenny Jump, Sept
CCD Imaging with Small Instruments in Light-Polluted Skies UACNJ, Jenny Jump, June
Shaped-Pupil Coronagraphs as High-Contrast Imagers for TPF LSNSDP, University of Waterloo
New Orbits for the Equimass n-Body Problem LSNSDP, University of Waterloo
Shaped Pupils (and Other Stuff) JPL Review, Princeton University, Mar 23

2003

New Pupil Masks for High-Contrast Imaging SPIE San Diego, CA, Aug
The Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission Starquest'03, Hope NJ Jun
The Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission New Jersey Astronomy Group, Montclair State University Jun
Engineering Applications of Nonlinear Optimization Courant Institute, NYU May
On Designing NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder Space Telescope Lehigh University, PA Apr
New Orbits for the Equimass n-Body Problem New Trends in Astrodynamics, College Park MD, Jan

2002

Designing a Space Telescope to Image Earth-like Planets Statistics, Rutgers
Frontiers of Stochastically Nondominated Portfolios IOE Univ. of Michigan
CCD Astrophotography with a 3.5 inch Questar Stella-Della, Ottsville PA
Terrestrial Planet Finder: Detecting and Characterizing Earth-like Planets Orbiting Nearby Stars UACNJ, Jenny Jump NJ, Sept
Optimal Shaped Pupil Coronagraphs for Extrasolar Planet Finding SPIE, Hawaii
Shape Optimization in Designing the ``Terrestrial Planet Finder'' Telescope SIAM, Toronto
Least Action Principle and the $n$-Body Problem PACM, Feb
Engineering Applications of Nonlinear Optimization Oberwolfach workshop on Continuous Optimization with Industrial Applications

2001

Tutorial: New Directions in Linear Programming INFORMS, Miami Beach
On Solving SOCPs with an Interior-Point Method for NLP INFORMS, Miami Beach
Solving Trajectory Optimization Problems as Large-Scale NLPs INFORMS, Miami Beach
Interior-Point Methods for Nonlinear Programming Large-Scale Optimization, Erice Sicily
Nonlinear Optimization: Algorithms and Models McMaster University

2000

Nonlinear Programming Models: A Survey NJ INFORMS, Rutgers University
Recent Progress with an Interior-Point Method for Large-Scale Nonlinear Programming ISMP 2000, Atlanta Georgia
An Interior-Point Algorithm for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming Level(3) Communications
Interior-Point Methods for Second-Order-Cone and Semidefinite Programming 25th Lunteren conference on the Mathematics of Operations Research
An Interior-Point Algorithm for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming 25th Lunteren conference on the Mathematics of Operations Research
Interior-Point Methods for Second-Order-Cone and Semidefinite Programming Oberwolfach workshop on Continuous Optimization with Industrial Applications

1999

Using LOQO to Solve Second-Order Cone Programming Problems. SIAM Conf. on Optimization, Atlanta GA
Convex Optimization: Interior-Point Methods and Applications. Math Dept., Princeton University
A Martingale System Theorem for Stock Investments DIMACS workshop on New Market Models in Finance, Rutgers Univ.

1998

An Interior-Point Algorithm for Nonconvex Nonlinear Programming. Montreal INFORMS, Spring