Math Dept 2016-2017 Newsletter 14
Monday, 27
February 2017
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Past newsletters can now be reached via the department website.
[Click on ÒRead the NewsletterÓ in the
bottom].
Newsletter is sent out when there is
something new.
Please send entries by the end of the
workweek --Ed
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE
DEPARTMENT
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Mondays
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Geometry &
Topology Seminar
Speaker: Joseph
Yeager.
Title: Compact Riemann Surfaces.
Time: 3:10PM-4:00PM
Place: ASB-B 213.
Coordinator: Stanley M.
Einstein-Matthews
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Tuesdays
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Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory Seminar
The Seminar on Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory will meet
tuesdays from
11:10--12:00 in Annex III, room 231.
Dennis
Davenport speaking on "A Combinatorial Characterization of Strongly
Central Sets".
Coordinator: Neil Hindman
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Wednesdays
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Evolution Equations
& Dynamical Systems seminar
1:10-2:00, in ROOM 213 OF ASB-B.
The seminar will cover all areas and
subareas
of evolution equations and dynamical systems
as well as their applications.
Organizer: Toka
Diagana
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Graduate Student Seminar
3.10 to 4pm, Graduate Student Office
Organizer: Kendra Pleasant
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Fridays
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Analysis, PDE and Applied Math Seminar.
Speaker: Louise
Raphael
Friday, March 3, 2017,
from 12:10pm - 1:00pm, ASB–B # 213
Title:K-Top
Scoring Pair Methods for Cancer Classification of D. Geman
et al
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Mathematics
Department Colloquium
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Friday, March 3
Dev Phulara, DoD
(Ph.D from Howard University)
Title: The
Combinatorial Data Fusion Problem
4.10 to 5 pm, ASB-B 213
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Fluid dynamics seminar
Seminar usually takes place after
colloquium, and at 4.30 if there is no colloquium.
Abstract: (Neil Hindman)
Fluid Dynamics will be meeting as
usual.
The "Fluid" refers to soda and
beer.
The "Dynamics" refers to
the topics of conversation, which is as likely as anything to deal with
the Washington Football Club.
Pizza, including a vegetarian option, and
wings are provided.
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TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE
DEPARTMENT
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1. Data-Driven Modeling of Collective
Behavior and Emergent Phenomena in Biology (DDM-Bio): June 5-7, 2017 - SAMSI
Apply
at https://goo.gl/hmCNe9 by April 17
Description:
Collective behavior and emergent phenomena often arise in complex adaptive
systems.
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In
past newsletters:
The Georgetown
Undergraduate Research Conference, Thursday 4/20/17:
Abstract submission deadline March 25
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. (thanks to
Aziz Yakubu) Open
positions at Howard Math Department
We are seeking candidates for tenure
track positions in Analysis and Statistics.
More details at http://coas.howard.edu/mathematics
2. (thanks to
Dan Williams) Mathematica and WolframAlpha
online access
There
are two simple steps: If you havenÕt already done so, you have
to register with Wolfram and
You have to fill out a form for a login to the
online software you want to use.
Detailed instructions for both students and
faculty are given in the link below.
https://oas.howard.edu/mathematica/?
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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
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1. (from
Louise Raphael)
Humboldt Research
Fellowships for faculty
For experienced
researchers looking to further your career abroad this program provides
support on a stipend of EUR 3,150/month to conduct long-term
research in Germany.
Details at https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-experienced.html
THE
IACMI (Institute for Advanced Composite Materials) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
To be eligible for the 2017 Internship Program,
an undergraduate or graduate student must:
be a
United States citizen and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2
Applications and supporting materials are being
accepted online until March 17, 2017.
For more information visit www.orau.org/IACMI or email Julie Malicoat at julie.malicoat@orau.org.
AMS program for early
career mathematicians
Mathematics Research Communities (MRC), an AMS program for early-career mathematicians helps
them to get their research off to a good start by fostering the formation of
ongoing research collaborations. People who are in the interval [Ph.D. -
2 years, Ph.D. + 5 years] can apply to participate in a one-week conference
this June in Snowbird, Utah; Special Sessions at the Joint Mathematics Meetings
in San Diego in January 2018; and follow-up collaborations. The topics
for the conferences in the summer of 2017 are:
¥ Homotopy Type Theory
¥ Beyond
Planarity: Crossing Numbers of Graphs
¥ Dynamical
Systems: Smooth, Symbolic, and Measurable
Support for travel, meals, and lodging is provided by the AMS
and by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
For more information, hit http://www.ams.org/programs/research-communities/mrc-17.
The application deadline is March 1, 2017.
2.
Opportunities at various federal agencies
Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (ORNL) :
Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) Program
Experience innovative research or technical
projects at a cutting edge national laboratory and network with prestigious
scientists, researchers, engineers, and laboratory staff
Visit
http://www.orau.org/ornl/hereatornl/
Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis Programs (NESLS)
Program
Summer 2017
Must apply by Feb 28 at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2649
Department of Energy (DOE) summer
internships
Available at all six national
labs. Details at at: http://orise.orau.gov/msipp
In previous newsletters:
RECONNECT 2017
Deadline
: March 15, 2017
Budapest
Semesters in Mathematics Education (BSME)
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INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. Great article about BEAM program to spot math talent in underserved
public schools
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/nyregion/new-york-math-camp.html
This is organized by mathematicians who want to
fill the gap in the talent building process among minority students in public
schools.
Here is a fun problem from a screening test given
to the students:
Is there a 10 digit
number N such that the i-th digit gives the number of
digits in N with i-1 in them?
For example, it is not possible to have a 2 digit number N in which the first digit gives the number
of zeroes in N
And the second digit gives the number of 1Õs in
N.
The first digit of N cannot be 0 because if it is
zero then the number of zeroes is at least 1 and so the first digit should be
at
least 1. It cannot be 1 because then the lone zero will have to go in the
second place but on the other hand
because the
first digit is 1 the number of 1Õs is at least 1. These are the only two
possibilities.
In previous newsletters:
Financial advice for students (and perhaps faculty as
well)