1. T. Li and Suncica Canic, Critical Thresholds in a Quasilinear
Hyperbolic Model of Blood Flow, accepted for publication by
Networks and Heterogeneous Media,
May 25, 2009.
2. T. Li and Hailiang Liu,
Critical Thresholds in Hyperbolic Relaxation Systems,
J. Differential Equations, 247(2009), 33-48.
3. T. Li and Yaping Wu, Linear and Nonlinear Exponential Stability of Traveling Waves for
Hyperbolic Systems with Relaxation,
in press,
Communications in Mathematical Sciences, 2009.
9. 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.
10. 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.
16. 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.
21. 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.
25. T. Li, On the Initiation Problem for a Combustion Model,
J. Differential Equations,
112(1994), pp. 351-373.
26. 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 talk in the workshop
"Flows and Networks in Complex Media", April 27 - May 1,
2009, at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), UCLA,
Los Angeles, CA.
2. Presented an invited talk
in the Minisymposium "Stability
of Traveling Waves: Spectral, Linear, and Nonlinear Stability"
as a part of the
SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS09),
May 17-21, 2009, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah.
4. Invited to present a talk at the International Workshop on PDEs
at Seoul National University, Korea, June 18-20, 2009.
5. Invited to present a talk at the Special Session on Partial Differential Equations at
The First PRIMA Congress,
The University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia, July 6-10, 2009.
7. Presented a lecture
at the IMA Seminar, IMA, University of
Minnesota, December 3, 2008.
8. Presented a colloquium at Department of Mathematics, Iowa State
University, November 21, 2008.
9. Presented a lecture at the Postdoc Seminar at Mathematical Biosciences Institute,
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, October 23, 2008.
10. Presented a lecture at the PDE Seminar at Department of Mathematics,
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, October 15, 2008.
11. Presented a lecture at Department of Mathematics, Capital Normal University,
Beijing, China, October 7, 2008.
12. Presented a lecture at Department of Mathematics,
Xi'An Jiaotong University, Xi'An, China, October 8, 2008.
13. Presented a colloquium lecture at Department of Mathematics,
Seoul National University, Korea, October 2, 2008.
14. Presented a colloquium lecture at Department of Mathematics,
Pusan National University, Korea, September 29, 2008.
15. Presented a colloquium
lecture at Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, September 25, 2008.
16. Attended the Conference on Non-linear Phenomena in Mathematical Physics:
Dedicated to Cathleen Synge Morawetz on her 85th birthday, September 18-20, 2008,
Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada. Served as a session chair.
17. Attended the 2008 Workshop for Young Researchers in Math Biology,
Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University, September 2-4, 2008.
18. 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.
19. Presented a lecture at
Department of Mathematics, Peking University, Beijing, China, June 20, 2008.
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,
July 25-27, 2008, 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-organized
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.