Math Dept 2018-2019
Newsletter 8
Monday, 11 February 2019
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[Click on ÒDepartmental NewslettersÓ in the
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workweek --Ed
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MEETINGS AND
SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
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Mondays
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Combinatorics Seminar
Those interested should
get in touch with Lou Shapiro or Alex Burstein.
Coordinator: Louis Shapiro
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Geometry
& Topology Seminar
Xinting Wang is talking about Quantum Invariant Theory
Time: Mondays, 3:10pm-4:00pm,
Place: ASB-B 213.
Coordinator: Stanley M. Einstein-Matthews
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TUESDAYS
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Seminar On
Topological Semigroups
Tuesdays, in the Annex III computer
lab (room 210) at 11:00 am.
Topic: ÒAlgebra on the Stone-Cech
Compactification"
Coordinator Dennis Davenport
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Wednesdays
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Graduate
Student Seminar
Annex III Computer Lab,
12-1pm
on every other Wednesday.
Coordinator: Matthew Cavallo
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Math
team/Math Club meetings
Wednesdays at 5pm, room 213.
Wednesday, Feb 13 will be math team meeting,
discussing competition level problems.
The meetings are meant to help in preparing students
for math competitions, inspiring videos about math, talks about careers.
Please tell your students.
Organizers: Jill McGowan (math club), Lou Shapiro
(math team)
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Fridays
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Analysis and
Differential Equations On Separable Banach Spaces
(New Seminar Series)
3 TO 4 PM, ROOM 213, ASB-B.
About the series: This series will discuss a new
constructive approach to analysis on separable Banach
spaces.
The key idea is to first show that any separable Banach space can be continuously embedded in a separable
Hilbert space.
Organizers: Tepper Gill, Dan
Williams, Tim Myers.
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Mathematics
Department Colloquium
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Fridays 4.10 to 5 pm, Room 213, ASB-B
Friday, Feb 15.
Sean
Lawton, George Mason University
The hidden non-commutative structure of representations.
Last lecture was on Friday, Feb 8.
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Timothy Myers of our Department spoke about "An Ordered Tuple Construction of Geometric
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Fluid dynamics
seminar
Seminar takes place after colloquium and does
not take place if there is no colloquium.
Abstract:
ÒFluid Dynamics SeminarÓ is also known as the
departmental happy hour.
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TALKS AND
WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
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1.
Howard University Annual Research Week April 8-12, 2019.
We encourage
students, faculty, and research staff to submit an abstract for the research
symposium at http://researchweek.howard.edu/. Abstract submission has been implemented as of January 2, 2019. Abstracts
for poster or oral presentations must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2019.
2.
(Thanks to Aziz Yakubu) USTARS Symposium
The Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra
Research Symposium, USTARS, is hosting its 9th annual conference at Iowa State
University, April 26th - 28th, 2019. USTARS seeks to broaden the
participation in the mathematical sciences by cultivating research and
mentoring networks.
The deadline to apply is February 18, 2019. For more information and
the application, please refer to our website.
3.
(Thanks
to Aziz Yakubu) Reconnect Workshop 2019
Cryptography Reconnect will expose faculty teaching
undergraduates to current applications of mathematical and computational
sciences and provide an opportunity for government or industry professionals to
learn about recent research in related areas. The topic will be presented over
the course of 3.5 days in a series of lectures and activities; participants
will be involved in research activities that they and their students can
continue with after the workshop.
The workshop will provide background in basic
cryptographic techniques from ciphers to codes, the basics of RSA,
stegonography, and quantum cryptography. It will address the current
status of the above referenced questions.
Deadline for Applications is April 2,
2019 or until all slots are filled.
A link to the online application will be available by Feb 1, 2019 under the
Call for Participation on the workshop webpage http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/events/details?eID=1093.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1.
Talitha Washington received
the 2019 BEYA STEM Innovator Award on
February 7 at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference in
Washington, D.C. This award is presented to individuals who have made
significant advancements in research at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs).
In previous newsletters:
HU Bridge to Doctorate Program.
Contact Katharine Gurski
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SCHOLARSHIP
AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (from various sources)
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1.
(Thanks to Muhammad Mahmood) DOE Programs
Scholarships at ARPA-E for
undergraduates and graduate students
Stipends starting at $600 per week
for undergraduates and $650 per week for graduate students and post graduates ; Direct exposure to and participation in projects
and activities related to defining commercialization pathways for high-impact
technology development programs ; Development of professional networks with
leading scientists and subject matter experts
Applicants must have U.S. citizenship.
More
information and Applications
2. (Thanks to Tristan Hubsch,
Physics)
Mathematician
- NSF Program Director position
The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidate for
a Mathematician (Program Director) position within the Division of Mathematical
Sciences (DMS), Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), in
Alexandria, VA.
For more information and instructions on how to apply, please see the vacancy announcement
(DMS-2019-0002) for this position.
3. Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP)
As a division of Goucher College, GPEP
offers college courses to students incarcerated in two prisons in Jessup, MD.
In addition to these courses and recognizing the fact that many of our
students have not had consistent access to quality education, GPEP also offers
college preparatory courses in mathematics and writing. GPEP frequently
has both volunteer and paid opportunities available. This spring, we have
the opportunity to offer a section of GoucherÕs PreCalculus course and are thus currently looking for
candidates with advanced degrees and demonstrated experience leading college
courses to apply. To apply, prospective faculty should send a current CV
or resume, as well as a list of courses for which they have been the lead
instructor (including school names and dates). We also have some openings
for volunteer mathematics tutors. Our tutoring corps is comprised of
undergraduate students to adult professionals, who each have expertise in
mathematics and tutoring pedagogy. If you arenÕt able to teach or tutor
this spring but want to stay in touch so you can hear about future
opportunities, please send an email with your name and mailing address to
Jennifer Munt,
Assistant Director for College Operation at gpep.contacts@goucher.edu
4. (Thanks to Muhammad Mahmood)
2019 EERE Robotics Summer Internships
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Robotics Internship Program is
a 10-week summer internship program for students majoring in a field related to
robotics, manufacturing, or engineering. The program provides opportunities for
high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students and postgraduates to
intern at federal national
laboratories and private sector organizations throughout the United States. Must be a U.S. citizen
Apply by March 5, 2019 5:00 PM EST
https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EERE-Robotics-2019
5. University
of Nebraska Summer Research Program
Programs
in various fields in Biology, Chemistry and Sustainability.
Apply by March 1 at https://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/apply
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INTERESTING
ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. Michael Atiyah (1929-1919)
From the AMS:
ÒSir Michael Francis Atiyah, a
renowned mathematician who received the Fields Medal in 1966 and the Abel Prize
in 2004, which he shared with Isadore M. Singer, has
died at the age of 89. He did a great deal of significant work, including creating
topological K-theory with Friedrich Hirzebruch and
formulating the Atiyah-Singer index theorem with
Singer.Ó