Math Dept 2021-2022 Newsletter 7
Monday, 13 December 2021
Past newsletters can now be reached via the department website.
[Click on “About” and then “News and Events”].
Newsletter is sent out when there is something new.
Please send entries by the end of the workweek–Ed.
Newsletter will resume in Spring. Happy Holidays! – Ed.
MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
TUESDAYS
Seminar on Topological Semigroups
The seminar will include applications to Ramsey theory.
Seminar will resume in spring 2022.
Tuesdays, 10:10 am
Contact coordinator for zoom invite.
Coordinator Dennis Davenport
Combinatorics Seminar
Meeting at 3pm on Tuesdays this semester.
Seminar will resume in spring 2022.
Contact coordinator Lou Shapiro for zoom link
WEDNESDAYS
Applied Math Reading Seminar
Wednesdays online from 12 to 1pm.
Seminar will resume in spring 2022.
Students will get to practice studying papers and working on research problems. This semester the topic is Machine Learning. Session 2 to N will be recorded.
Please write the coordinator for original handouts or for the recording link.
Contact coordinator for zoom link as well.
Coordinator: Katie Gurski
Math team/Math Club meetings
Organizers: Jill McGowan (math club), Lou Shapiro (math team)
Number Theory Seminar
Select Wednesdays, 4-5pm, on zoom
Seminar will resume in spring 2022.
(If departmental meeting is scheduled for that time, seminar will be moved to following Wednesday).
Topic: Artin’s Primitive Roots Conjecture
The first few talks will be introductory. In general the talks will be accessible to graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
Coordinator: Sankar Sitaraman
Thursdays
Graduate Student Seminar
TBA
Coordinator: Noel Bourne
Fridays
Mathematics Department Colloquium
Colloquium will resume in spring 2022.
Fridays, 4.10 to 5pm.
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
1. Internship Opportunities at DOE -- Webinar
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 15, at 1:00 p.m. ET to talk about internship and other research opportunities at the DOE for students attending Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
This Webinar will be led by Leslie Fox, ORISE STEM Workforce Development Section Manager, Outreach and Engagement, and Igrid Gregory, ORISE STEM Workforce Development Group Manager, DOE Programs.
In previous newsletters:
COMAP’S Mathematical Contest in Modeling
Fall 2021 chicago symposium series on excellence in teaching
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. (Thanks to Aziz Yakubu) Deadlines approaching for summer internships
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
PathwaysToScience.org has a searchable database of 600+ summer research programs in all STEM disciplines. These are all FULLY FUNDED opportunities including programs sponsored by NSF, NASA, NIH, etc.
2. Call for papers and competition
JSPG-Sigma Xi special issue focused on STEM Education and Workforce Development invites submissions: More information
Deadline: January 23, 2022
3. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) The Passing of Dr. Shirley McBay
The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network recognizes the life of Dr. Shirley McBay, founder and first President of QEM. In her passing, we seek to acknowledge the legacy she established through QEM, but also that which she has woven into the lives of so many in the STEM community. Dr. McBay was a renowned researcher, having created a pathway for equity research in STEM. She was a trail blazer, having been the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. of any kind from University of Georgia, and the first in Mathematics. She was a mentor, having shaped the careers of thousands of faculty and researchers by providing authentic mentoring and feedback on how to improve the quality of their work to make an impact in STEM and STEM Education. Of all things, Dr. McBay was an advocate, and through her voice and actions she advocated for equity in STEM and education.
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
1. (Thanks to Muhammad Mahmood) DOE Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship
This program is now accepting applications for Summer 2022 and is open to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in STEM fields.
Deadline: January 10, 2022.
Under the mentorship of DOE (Department of Energy) scientists and engineers, students will complete a cutting-edge research project at one of DOE's national laboratories or at DOE headquarters. Participants will receive a stipend, along with travel and housing assistance, and will contribute to the Department’s mission of minimizing the environmental impacts of fossil fuels while working toward net-zero emissions.
The application deadline is January 10, 2022. There will be information sessions on Dec 21 and January 2. More information and registration
2. . EERE Robotics Internship Program
Application and recommendations are due January 25, 2022, 11:59 PM EST.
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. The program provides opportunities for high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students and postgraduates to intern at federal national laboratories throughout the United States.
More information and applications
3. (Thanks to Aziz Yakubu) University of Michigan Big Data Summer Institute in Biostatistics
This is a six-week in-person program, June 20 - July 29, 2022
The BDSI application opens on Wednesday, December 1
Please visit this website for more information.
4. Opportunities from Brookhaven National Laboratory.
The following research opportunities maybe of interest:
Science Undergraduate University Internship ( SULI)
Visiting Faculty Program (VFP)
Mini Semester Program
5. DOE Fellowships
Office of Technology Transitions Entrepreneurship Program
Program gives students the opportunity to participate in research, technical or policy-related projects under the mentorship of technology transfer specialists and OTT staff. They will come away with a better understanding of how technology transitions from the lab into practice, and gain insight into how this is influenced by the policies created and implemented by our federal government. This is a fantastic opportunity for students who see themselves as entrepreneurs as well as scientists or engineers to expand their skills outside the classroom and beyond pure science and engineering....and get paid $700/week to do it.
6. DHS Student Workforce to Experience Research Program (HS-POWER)
Science and Technology Directorate
7. (Thanks to Henok Mawi)
Tenure-track position in Applied Math / OR / Statistics at USNA
Position at the US naval academy, Annapolis, MD, starting July 2022.
2022 Summer Internship at UCSD/Scripps Institution
Opportunity at the Institute of Oceanography/Marine Physical Laboratory
Application deadline January 2.
8. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) Postdoctoral opportunity at Cancer Reseach Center
Opportunities to pivot to biomedical data science: viral evolution and immunology.
Interested in leveraging your skills to advance understanding of viral evolution & immunology?
The research group at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle is full of ex-math and ex-physics researchers. Some current projects:
Reconstructing evolutionary histories in the densely-sampled regime (e.g. SARS-CoV-2)
Integrating predictions of protein function into models of antibody affinity maturation
Developing modern machine-learning approaches to Bayesian phylogenetic inference
In previous newsletters:
The AMS Congressional Fellowships.
The NIH-Wide Stadtman investigator search
Solar Energy Innovators Program
Seeking volunteer math tutors
Hertz Foundation fellowship for graduate students
INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
1. Why e is the best
This article talks about how e comes up in many situations involving optimality.