Math Dept 2013-2014 Newsletter 16
Monday, 10 February 2014
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
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Every Monday
1. Combinatorics Seminar
Details TBA.
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
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Every Tuesday
The Seminar on Topological Semigroups and Ramsey
Theory
Tuesdays at 11:10 a.m in room 233 of Annex III
Neil Hindman will be speaking on separating
subrings of the rationals by partition regular matrices.
Organizer: Neil Hindman
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Friday Feb 14
Mathematics Department Colloquium
4.10 to 5 pm, ASB-B 213
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Jane Hawkins, University of North Carolina
& NSF Title: ÒTopological and dynamical properties of
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Fluid dynamics seminar
Seminar will take place after colloquium, and at
4.30 if there is no colloquium.
Abstract: (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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(Talitha Washington) Advanced Computational
Biology Symposium will take place at Howard on March 26, 2014.
Topics include Molecular Simulation & Design,
Systems Biology, Genomics and Big Data.
See http://CompBioSymposium.com for further
details.
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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (from
various sources)
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1. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
SunShot Postdoctoral Research Awards
The SunShot Postdoctoral Research Awards support
innovative solar research by offering recent Ph.D. recipients the opportunity
to conduct applied R&D at universities, national laboratories, and other
research facilities.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2014
For more information and to apply, visit:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/postdoctoral
2. (Aziz Yakubu) AMS-Simons Travel Grants
Applications are now being accepted, with support
provided by the Simons Foundation. The grant provides an early-career
mathematician with $2,000 per year for two years to be used for
research-related travel.
The application period for 2014 is February 1,
2014 through 11:59 pm eastern time on March 31, 2014.
To learn more about eligibility and how to apply,
visit
http://www.ams.org/programs/travel-grants/AMS-SimonsTG
3. 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 at http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/MPE2013PreWorkshop/.
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.
4. 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.
Among opportunities available: Higher Education
Research Experiences (HERE) and Nuclear Engineering (NESLS)
5. (From Aziz Yakubu) Opportunities at the
Navy
HBCU Undergradute Program:
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
6. (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
7. NebraskaÕs Summer Research Program
NebraskaÕs summer program offers research
opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields
in addition to a new interdisciplinary Minority Health Disparities program
doing research in and around the social sciences. A complete listing of faculty
mentors and research project descriptions can be found on our website at http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram.
8. Opportunity in China for graduate
students and post-docs. OTS and the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical
(XTBG: Chinese Academy of Sciences) are offering a new course on ÒThe
Ecology of Climate Change in the Tropics and Sub-TropicsÓ. The course
dates are June 16-July 16, 2014.
More information: Go to http://ots.ac.cr/
and look under ÒGraduate Programs.Ó
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INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. (Louise Raphael) A free pdf link to the National
Academy of Sciences report on Math Sciences in 2025 is here:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=15269
2. (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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