Math Dept 2022-2023 Newsletter 13
Monday, 10 April 2023
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Please send entries by the end of the workweek–Ed.
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
TUESDAYS
Seminar on Topological Semigroups
The seminar will include applications to Ramsey theory.
John Johnson of The Ohio State University is talking about “Some Properties of Sets with Positive Relative Density.”
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, 14 April
Stefan Steinerberger, University of Washington.
Title : How curved is a combinatorial graph?
On friday, April 7, Tim Myers of our department spoke about a constructive definition of the Riemann Integral on a separable Banach space.
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
1. (Thanks to Bourama Toni) Responsible AI in the Natural Sciences
Monday, May 8, 1 to 5.30pm, at Carnegie Mellon University and online.
2. Graduate Student Conference at Temple University
The 8th annual Temple University Graduate Student Conference in Algebra, Geometry and Topology will take place in Philadelphia, PA from May 26-28.
3. Research Month at Howard
The Research Month activities started on April 3 and are ongoing. Next week there will be a celebration of Advance -IT on the 12th and a presentation on STEM opportunities in the Department of Energy national labs on the 14th.
Poster and Oral presentations by students and faculty will take place in the Interdisciplinary Research Building and Blackburn Center on the 28th and 27th of this month.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Aaliyah Bratcher receives SMART scholarship
Congratulations to our Ph. D student Aaliyah who has received the SMART scholarship award that provides funding for up to five years and will be working at Headquarters Air Force Studies Analysis and Assessments after graduation. She is studying Quantum Computing in her Ph. D program and is looking forward to working on problems that directly impact our national security and the safety of our soldiers.
In past newsletters
HU SIAM chapter reactivated
Nominations open for J. Ernest Wilkins lecture (NAM)
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
1. (Thanks to Joon Ha) Potential sabbatical position in data science at NIH
Data and Technology Advancement Scholar position invites applications.
Application due by April 15.
2. Opportunities at Federal labs
a) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Office Fellowship
For scientists and engineers with a strong background and preferably experience in industry.
b) University Training and Research Webinar at DOE's Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Office
Learn about the research and development opportunities at this Department of Energy FECM office.
c) Office of Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization (EERE) Fellowship
For scientists and engineers with a strong background and preferably experience in industry.
Also at the EERE, they are inviting applications in the office of Economic Justice and Clean Energy.
d) FBI Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG)
Position at the Quantico, VA office of the FBI
In previous newsletters:
RAY Fellowship Program
Wolfram Summer School program
HBCU STEM-US Research Center Faculty Program
INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
1. Two New Orleans High School Students give new proof of Pythagoras' theorem
Calcea Johnson and Ne'kiya Jackson have produced a stunning proof of the Pythagorean theorem using only trigonometric facts (that don't rely on Pythagoras' theorem). While their proof that was presented at an AMS sectional conference is unpublished, a youtube video explaining how it might work is linked below.