Math Dept 2013-2014
Newsletter 11
Monday, 2 December 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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Monday, Dec 2, 2013
SPECIAL COLLOQUIUM
ASB-B 213, 4.10 to 5pm
Martin Flashman, Humbolt U.
Functions, Duality, and Mapping Diagrams
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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 Joseph Yeager
Topic: SYMPLECTIC
AND CONTACT GEOMETRY.
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 Dec 6
TBA
Fluid dynamics seminar
No fluid dynamics for the rest of semester.
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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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Free e-book trial
Howard UniversityÕs library has a free trial
access to the e-book titles from World Scientific Publishing Company and
Imperial College Press, until 07 December 2013 including many interesting
titles from Mathematics. Please log on to the campus network before
browsing these e-books.
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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
Opportunities (Thanks to Muhammad Mahmood)
(DHS) 2014 HS-STEM Summer Internships
Application deadline: January 6, 2014
Undergraduate students receive a $5,000
stipend plus travel expenses.
Detailed information about the internships can be
found at:http
://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/
Faculty
research opportunities with future research
funding possibility also available:
See
http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/faculty/index.html for
additional details
U.S.
citizenship required
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) Opportunities
The
DOE Mickey Leland fellowship and DOE Scholars Program are
now accepting applications for Summer 2014.
Visit http://orise.orau.gov/doescholars
or http://orise.orau.gov/mlef 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
10.
(From Aziz Yakubu) Opportunities at the Navy
HBCU
Undergradute Program:
http://www.onr.navy.mil/Education-Outreach/HBCU-MI-Historically-Black-Colleges/NRL-HBCU-MI-Undergraduate-Internship.aspx
NREIP
Program:
http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Education-Outreach/undergraduate-graduate/NREIP-naval-internship.aspx
Summer
Faculty Program:
http://www.onr.navy.mil/Education-Outreach/Summer-Faculty-Research-Sabbatical.aspx
11.
(From Aziz Yakubu) Opportunities at NASA
Spring
2014 throug spring of 2015 NASA will have workshops,
research projects and internship opportunities for undergrads in STEM programs.
Howard
students are especially encouraged to apply.
More
information at http://DCSpaceGrant.org/STEM
12.
Mathematics Research Funding Opportunity (thanks to Constance Ellison)
Development of
Mathematical Cognition and Reasoning and the Prevention of Math Learning
Disabilities (R03)
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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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