1. T. Li, Stability of Traveling Waves in Quasi-Linear Hyperbolic Systems with Relaxation and Diffusion,
accepted for publication by SIAM J. Math.
Anal., June 20, 2008.
4. T. Li, Y. Li and H. Hethcote,
Periodic Traveling Waves in SIRS Endemic Models,
accepted for publication by
Mathematical and Computer Modelling, on July 24, 2008.
6. T. Li, Nonlinear Dynamics of Traffic Flow,
Proceedings of the
Second International Multisymposium on Computer and Computational Sciences,
pp. 550-560,
IEEE Computer Society, 2007.
7. T. Li, Stability of CJ Detonations
with a Two-Step Reaction Model,
HYP2004 Conference
Proceedings, Edited by F. Asakura, S. Kawashima,
A. Matsumura, S. Nishibata, K. Nishihara, Yokohama Publishers, Inc., Japan, 2006.
13. T. Li, Mathematical Modelling of Traffic Flows,
in Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics, Applications,
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems
held in CalTech, Pasadena, March 25-29, 2002, pp. 695-704,
Edited by T. Y. Hou and E. Tadmor, Springer, 2003.
14. T. Li and H. M. Zhang, The Mathematical
Theory of an Enhanced Nonequilibrium Traffic Flow Model,
Network and Spatial Economics, A Journal of Infrastructure
Modeling and Computation, Special Double Issue on Traffic Flow Theory,
1(2001), pp. 167-179.
18. T. Li, Stability and Instability of Detonation Waves, in Hyperbolic Problems:
Theory, Numerics, Applications, Seventh International Conference in Z\"urich,
February, 1998, Volume II, pp. 641-650, Edited by M. Fey and R. Jeltsch,
Birkh\"auser, 1999.
22. T. Li, On the Initiation Problem for a Combustion Model,
J. Differential Equations,
112(1994), pp. 351-373.
23. T. Li, On the Riemann Problem for a Combustion Model,
SIAM J. Math.
Anal.,
24(1993), pp. 59-75.
Recent Lectures and Conferences Attended
1. Presented an invited lecture at the International Workshop on Scientific Computing,
at the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Scientific Engineering Computing,
Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, June 7-8, 2008.
2. Presented a series of lectures at the Department of Mathematics, Capital Normal University,
Beijing, China, May 30-June 23, 2008.
3. Presented a lecture at Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics,
Shanghai, China, June 14, 2008.
4. Presented a lecture at Department of Mathematics,
Xi'An Jiaotong University, Xi'An, China, June 18, 2008.
5. Presented a lecture at
Department of Mathematics, Peking University, Beijing, China, June 20, 2008.
6. Will present an invited lecture at the Third Workshop on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations:
Analysis, Computation and Applications, Xi'an, China, June 2-5, 2008. Postponed.
9. Presented a lecture at the Workshop on Kinetic Theory and Conservation Laws,
Compressible Euler Equation and Boltzmann Equation,
June 26 - July 5, 2007, Stanford University.
10. Presented a lecture at Workshop on Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws and Related Problems,
at the BANFF International Research Station, Banff, Alberta, Canada,
October 28 - November 2, 2006.
11. Presented a lecture
at the Computational and Applied Mathematics Colloquium at Department of Mathematics,
Penn State University, October 27, 2006.
12. Presented a lecture at Department of Mathematics,
Seoul National University, Korea, June 28, 2006.
Teaching Experience
Calculus for Life Sciences, Vector Calculus, Business Calculus, Differential
Equations, Numerical Analysis with MATLAB, Real Analysis, Complex Variables,
Linear Algebra, Matrix Algebra, Combinatorics, Partial Differential Equations
with MATLAB, Nonlinear Conservation Laws and Shock Wave Theory,
Nonlinear Dynamic and Chaos
Professional Service
Member of Association for Women in Mathematics
AWM.
Member of
the Faculty Assembly,
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
for a three-year term beginning fall 2008.
Member of UI Committee on the Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women.
Member of Outreach Committee, Department
of Mathematics, University of Iowa, since 2007.
Colloquium
Chair 04-05, Department of Mathematics, University
of Iowa.
Member of
Graduate Committee, Department of Mathematics, University
of Iowa, 2005-2007.
Member of
Minority Student Recruiting and Development Committee, 1996-current.
The Department of Mathematics at the university of Iowa has been awarded
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Mentoring (PAESMEM) and has won
recognition by the AMS Committee on the Profession
as
Programs that Make a Diffirence in 2006.
A reviewer for Mathematical Reviews since 2001.
Member of Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness Committee, Department of
Mathematics, University of Iowa, 2001-2003.
Member of Undergraduate Committee, Department of Mathematics, University
of Iowa, 1998-2001.
Member of the MS comprehensive committees in the Department of Mathematics,
1998-current.
Member of the Ph. D comprehensive examination committees in the Department
of Mathematics, 2004-current.
Member of Faculty Search Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering, University of Iowa, 1994-1996.
Co-organized
a conference on partial differential
equations and their applications
as part of the VIGRE activities. The conference will take
place from the 25th to the 27th of
July 2008 at the University of Iowa.
Co-organized the Midwest Geometry Conference
May 18 - 20, 2007, University of Iowa.
Co-organized the Midwest PDE Conference,
partially sponsored by NSF, September 22-24, 2006, University of Iowa.
Co-organized `The International Nonlinear PDE Conference, University of
Iowa, April 1-4, 1999', sponsored partially by IMA, University of Minnesota
and NSF.
Participated in the First Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day, February 25, 2006.
Introduced the keynote speakers.
Co-organized
the Second Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day,
University of Iowa, March 31, 2007.
This event was sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics,
The University of Iowa Promise Momentum Awards,
The University of Iowa Year of Public Engagement.
Co-organizing
the Third Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day,
University of Iowa, April 5, 2008.
This event was sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics,
The University of Iowa Promise Momentum Awards,
The University of Iowa Year of Public Engagement.
The goal is to preserve that passion leading to more women choosing to study
sciences and math at the UI or at other universities and to pursue careers in these areas.