Math Dept 2013-2014
Newsletter 9
Monday, 18 November 2013
Newsletter is sent out when there is something
new.
Please send entries by the end of the
week --Ed
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
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Every Monday
1. Combinatorics
Seminar
The combinatorics
seminar will meet on Mondays at 3pm in room 201 ASB-B.
Alex Burstein will talk about pattern avoiding
permutations.
Those interested but unable to attend at that
hour should contact Alex Burstein or Lou Shapiro.
Organizers: Alex Burstein and Lou Shapiro
2. Geometry and
Topology Seminar
ASB-B 213 3.00 to 4pm
Speaker: Professor Roberto de Leo
Topic: Asymptotics of
planar sections of triply periodic surfaces
Stanley M. Einstein-Matthews
Coordinator
3.Math Team Meeting
Monday at 5:10 in room 213.
If you have strong students with an interest in
problem solving urge them to attend.
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Every Tuesday
The Seminar on Topological Semigroups
and Ramsey Theory
Tuesdays at 11:10 a.m
in room 231 of Annex III
Dev Phulara will be speaking in the Seminar on Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory. His topic will be
"A generalized Central Sets Theorem".
Organizer: Neil Hindman
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Every Friday
Math Department Colloquium
Room 213, 4.10 to 5pm, ASB-B
Friday Nov. 22
Michelle Lee, UMCP
Title TBA
Fluid dynamics seminar
Follows Colloquium.,
Starts at 4.30 if no colloquium is scheduled
Abstract: (by Neil Hindman)
The "Fluid" refers to soda and
beer. The "Dynamics" refers to the topics of conversation,
which is as likely as anything to deal with RGIII and the Washington Football
Club. Pizza, including a vegetarian option, and wings are provided.
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TALKS AND EVENTS OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT
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2. Calabi-Yau
Varieties Workshop:
Hodge Theory in String Theory, to be held
November 18-22, 2013 at the Fields Institute:
http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/13-14/calabi-yau/
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. We welcome back Toka
Diagana to the department.
2. (From Toka Diagana) I would like to announce that on De Gruyter/Versita request, I have
agreed to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of
the
following new journal: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/msds
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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (from various
sources)
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1. Summer UG intern Programs at ICERM,
Brown University (Thanks to Louise Raphael)
Details at http://icerm.brown.edu/summerug_2014
Deadline to apply feb 7.
2. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) 2014 HS-STEM Summer Internships (Thanks to Muhammad Mahmood)
Application deadline: January 6, 2014
Undergraduate students receive a $5,000
stipend plus travel expenses.
U.S. citizenship required
Detailed information about the internships can be
found at:http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/
3. The USAID Payne
International Development Program is Now Accepting Applications for the 2014
Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship
The Payne Graduate Fellowship
Program welcomes applications from young people interested in careers in
international development. Fellows can use the fellowship to attend two-year
master's programs in U.S. institutions to study any area of relevance to the
USAID Foreign Service, including international development, international
relations, public policy, business administration, foreign languages,
economics, agriculture, environmental sciences, health, or urban planning.
Applicants must be college seniors or
graduates looking to start a two-year graduate program in fall 2014, must have
a GPA of at least 3.2 and must be U.S. citizens. The program welcomes any
undergraduate major and encourages applications from members of minority groups
historically underrepresented in USAID Foreign Service and those with financial
need. Information and application materials can be found at www.paynefellows.org. The application deadline
is Jan. 27, 2014.
4. The
Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program is now accepting applications for
Summer 2014.
Visit http://orise.orau.gov/doescholars for
more information or to apply - deadline is January 12, 2014!
5. From NOAA:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
pleased to announce the availability of scholarships (includes
internships) to college sophomore students majoring in STEM disciplines
related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research, or technology, and
supportive of the purposes of NOAA's programs and mission, e.g., biological,
social and physical sciences; mathematics; engineering; and computer and
information sciences.
á Educational
Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship: http://www.epp.noaa.gov/ssp_undergrad_page.html
Application
Deadline: January 31, 2014
á Ernest
F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html
Application
Deadline: January 31, 2014
6. Support
to Attend a Workshop ÒMathematics of Planet Earth: Challenges and
OpportunitiesÓ
(Thanks to
Aziz Yakubu)
A workshop
ÒMathematics of Planet Earth: Challenges and OpportunitiesÓ will be held at
Arizona State University January 7-10, 2014. The workshop aims to expose
students and junior researchers to the challenges facing our planet, the role
of the mathematical sciences in addressing those challenges, and the
opportunities to get involved in the effort. Funds are available to support
participants to attend this workshop and to participate in follow-up
activities. Workshop speakers include Carlos
Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
The workshop will
provide introductions to the role of the mathematical sciences in addressing
problems of the planet. There will be an introduction to the five major
workshop themes of MPE 2013+ through expository lectures and discussions. All
participants will be invited to participate in one of the following workshops,
which could include the Education for the Planet Earth of Tomorrow.
An application form can be found athttp://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/MPE2013PreWorkshop/.
It will include both an application to attend and an application
for financial support. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2013, and
will continue until all slots are filled.
For more
information about Challenges and Opportunities workshop as well as the MPE2013+
program, please contact Dr. Eugene Fiorini at mpe2013-plus@dimacs.rutgers.edu.
7. From
Oak Ridge Labs (Thanks to Louise Raphael)
Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (ORNL) has a long history and interest in providing
hands-on research experiences to students at all academic levels.
Please
visit http://www.orau.org/ornl and click on
your academic level to learn more about educational programs at Oak Ridge
National Laboratory. Complete your profile in the Talent and Opportunity System
(TOppS) system and then apply to one or all of the
program postings. Applications must be submitted visa the TOppS
system. See the programs web sites for suggested deadline dates.
8. (via Aziz Yakubu) From
SIAM: Undergraduates can submit to SIAM online journal
Do your
undergraduates conduct exceptional research in applied or computational
mathematics? Please encourage them to submit their work to
SIUROÜSIAM Undergraduate Research Online.
Students who
submit papers to SIURO experience a full review process tailored for
undergraduate authors.
More on the
submission process, the editorial board, and viewable published papers can be
accessed at
http://www.siam.org/students/siuro.
9. (Thanks to
Aziz Yakubu) Volunteer Opportunities in Africa
One HeartSource, a grassroots, non-profit organization founded
by university students is accepting applications for 2014 Volunteer
Programs from both graduate and undergraduate students, especially at Howard University . Since 2008, over 700 international
volunteers have joined One Heart Source in the pursuit of providing
high-quality education and care for vulnerable children in Sub-Saharan Africa.This year we are also offering a 2-week program for
working professionals!
If you or
your students have any questions regarding our programs or organization, please
contact Gabriela Weigel at eastcoast.region@oneheartsource.org
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INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. (From Aziz
Yakubu) Improving minority participation in STEM
education
Stereotypes are dangerous—they
hurt, they mislead and they ultimately diminish us all. When whole groups are stereotyped,
prejudices that damage the social and educational fabric
result. This problem is evident when women and minorities are
stereotyped in the science, technology, engineering and math fields known as
STEM. The challenge of enrolling and graduating more women and minorities in
STEM fields has drawn national attention. The College Board has undertaken an
initiative to enroll more young women and minority students in STEM advanced
placement courses and the American Association of University Women has a large
outreach program for young women wishing to enter STEM fields.
As part of this national
conversation, AIRÕs Center for STEM Education and Innovation<http://www.air.org/focus-area/education/?id=10>
held a two-day symposium in late September on using research to inform policies
and practices<http://www.air.org/focus-area/education/index.cfm?fa=viewContent&content_id=2305&id=10>
in STEM education, particularly in higher education.
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