Math Dept 2022-2023 Newsletter 9
Monday, 6 February 2023
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
TUESDAYS
Seminar on Topological Semigroups
The seminar will include applications to Ramsey theory.
Dilip Raghavan of National University of Singapore continues.
Time 11 am.
Contact coordinator for zoom invite.
Coordinator Dennis Davenport
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Statistics Seminar
Tuesdays 2pm, on zoom.
Contact coordinator Saraleesan Nadarajah for zoom link.
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Combinatorics Seminar
TBA
Contact coordinator Lou Shapiro for zoom link.
WEDNESDAYS
Graduate Student Seminar
1pm, wednesday.
Contact Shakuan Frankson for more information.
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Applied Math Reading Seminar
TBA
Students will get to practice studying papers and working on research problems.
Please write the coordinator for original handouts or for the recording link.
Contact coordinator for zoom link as well.
Coordinator: Katie Gurski, Yeona Kang
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Math team/Math Club meetings
Organizer: Jill McGowan
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FRIDAYS
Mathematics Department Colloquium
Fridays, 4.10 to 5pm.
Friday, 10 February
William Dunham, Bryn Mawr College, PA.
Title : An afternoon with Euler.
Talk will be accessible to undergraduate students.
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
1. (Thanks to Talitha Washington) Atlanta Data Science Consortium (AUC) Lecture
DS^3: Love, Data and Algorithms
Dr. Melissa Ngamini
Can data science help us in finding love?
Feb 10 (Friday), 12pm online.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Talitha Washington elected 2022 AAAS Fellow
Our former colleague Talitha Washington has been elected as a 2022 AAAS fellow for her “distinguished contributions to diversity in mathematics and the sciences and service to the mathematics profession.”
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
1. NSF records and management fellowship
Fellow with the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) you will learn NCSES records and information management and assist NCSES’s transition from paper to digital records. Deadline March 5.
2. Florida Institute of Technology Summer REU in Geosciences
In the Summer of 2023 Department of Mathematical Sciences and Ocean Engineering & Marine Sciences will host undergraduate students from around the US. For 8 weeks these students will participate in Statistical Models with Applications to Geoscience research program and learn the skills necessary for a successful scientific career. Deadline March 10.
3. NIEHS Scholars Connect Program
The NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) is designed to provide a unique opportunity for highly motivated science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) focused undergraduate students to solidly connect with NIEHS and receive frontier-level training in biomedical research. The Scholars Connect Program invites applications from students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), as well as students from all other academic institutions within the commuting area. Deadline for application is feb 10.
4. NSF REM meeting call for poster judges
The Research Experience and Mentoring Grantees meeting will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on feb 11 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Lunch provided for Judges. If interested, write to Kay-Marie Lamar of NSF at klamar at nsf.gov.
5. (Thanks to Yeona Kang) HBCU STEM-US Research Center Faculty Program
The HBCU STEM Undergraduate Success program is funded by NSF and run from Morehouse College. They seek applications from faculty interested in research on HBCU STEM programs.
6. COMAP's mathematics modeling contest
COMAP’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) are international contests open to undergraduate students of all disciplines. The MCM/ICM contest problems are designed to provide students with the opportunity to work as team members to engage in and improve their modeling, problem-solving, and writing skills. The contest takes place February 16-20, 2023.
https://www.contest.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/index.html
7. EERE Fellowships
1. Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship
The program seeks recent graduates and undergraduates interested in research on clean energy transition. Applications deadline feb 23.
2. (Thanks to Louise Raphael)
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Summer Internship
Deadline extended to Feb 10. Ten week programs in Energy Storage, High Performance Computing and Robotics.
INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
1.(Thanks to Sam Hopkins) Do some students learn faster? Maybe not!
This research paper concludes that students learn at same rate regardless of preparation. Sam Hopkins writes: “It's encouraging to be able to tell your students that as long as they put in the effort, they can all take away a lot from your class!”