Math Dept 2023-24 Newsletter 10
Monday, 4 March 2024
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
AMS Eastern Sectional Meetings, April 6-7, 2024
Our department will host this spring's AMS sectional meetings.
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NAM Faculty Conference on Research , April 12-13, 2024
Dennis Davenport writes: NAM's 2024 Faculty Conference on Research and Teaching Excellence (FCRTE) will be held at HU on April 12 to 13 in Blackburn Digital Auditorium. We are working on the schedule.
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MONDAYS
Seminar on Topological Semigroups
Starts Monday Feb 19, 2-3pm on zoom.
The seminars will include applications to Ramsey theory.
Sohail Farhangi of the University of Adam Mickiewicz will be the speaker.
Topic: Central Sets in Ramsey Theory
Contact coordinator for zoom invite.
Coordinator Neil Hindman (for the rest of this semester)
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TUESDAYS
Combinatorics Seminar
Contact coordinator Lou Shapiro for zoom link.
Graduate Student Seminar
3pm, friday, room 213 and on zoom.
Contact Shakuan Frankson for more information.
WEDNESDAYS
Applied Math Reading Seminar
Coordinator: Katie Gursky, Yeona Kang
Number Theory Seminar
Wednesdays at 3.30pm, on zoom.
Contact coordinators for zoom link.
In the fall, Francois Ramaroson talked about Holm curves (a type of elliptic curve).
Coordinators: Francois Ramaroson and Sankar Sitaraman
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Math team/Math Club meetings
Organizer: Jill McGowan
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FRIDAYS
Undergraduate Math Seminar
Fridays, 2:45 -3pm, room 210, Annex 3. Seminars will resume soon.
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Mathematics Department Colloquium
Fridays, 4.10 to 5pm. Room 213 and zoom.
Friday 15 March
Dave Anderson, Ohio State University
Title: TBA
The colloquium schedule and videos are available at this website: https://deleo.website/HU/colloquium.html
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
1. (Thanks to Louise Raphael) (ICERM) Empowering a Diverse Computational Mathematics Research Community
Jul 22 - Aug 2, 2024, Brown University, Providence, RI
The goal of this two-week research and professional development workshop is to support the retention and success of junior and mid-career computational mathematicians who are from groups that are underrepresented in the field. Participants will forge strong collaborations in mentored research groups and engage in professional development via no-lead learning communities. The larger goal of the workshop is to form a positive, diverse community of researchers who are committed to supporting each other’s professional and scholarly growth.
2. MAA Mathfest Aug 7-10, Indianapolis
Early Bird Registration is now open for MAA MathFest 2024, the premier mathematics event presenting the latest in pedagogy and research.
In previous newsletters
VADSTI 3.0 (DATA SCIENCE TRAINING)
55th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory & Computing March 4-8, 2024.
Infinite Possibilities Conference, April 18-20, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Passing of Prof. Ahmad Harvey
Bourama Toni writes: “With great sadness and a heavy heart, we were just informed of the passing of Professor Ahmad Harvey, faculty in the math department, unexpectedly.” Prof. Harvey was a beloved teacher and colleague. Many of us will always remember his kindness and friendship. The department sends its heartfelt condolences to his family.
2. Mohammad Mahmood writes: “Our paper Structural diversity of molecular nitrogen on approach to polymeric states has been published in Physical Review B 109, 064109 (2024).”
3. (Thanks to Roberto De Leo) WRLC Open Education Network open source textbook adoption prize
The $2,000 OER Adoption stipend is intended to support faculty who wish to replace a commercial textbook with OER. Those who adopt a resource will be using existing resource(s) as-is or with minimal editorial changes. Selected faculty will be expected to adopt the selected material during the 2024-2025 academic year. Final submissions are due Monday, March 4, 2024 11:59 (EST).
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
1. Community Energy Fellowship Program (US DOE)
The Community Energy Fellowship Program (CEFP) sponsors candidates from diverse backgrounds to spend 18 months embedded in state, local, and tribal governments (Hosts) learning about and assisting in the implementation of clean energy projects and programs. Fellows will be matched with one or more local or tribal governments to apply their knowledge and experiences to the Host’s current activities. Open for undergraduates, graduates and faculty with competitive salaries. Deadline March 31.
2. Industrial Decarbonization Fellowship
One year fellowship with Department of Energy , energy efficiency and decarbonization program office. Undergraduates and graduates can apply.
3. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) SPIRAL REU at Georgetown University
The program remains at Georgetown under a new director, Dr. Mark Meyer, and Drs. Leon Woodson and Will Howell continue to lead projects. Our own math major Jordan Green participated in this program last summer, doing research on Riordan arrays.
Submission deadline is March 15, 2024.
In previous newsletters:
Summer Internships in Ocean Science at Univ. of Washington
The Minority Educational Institution Student Partnership Program (MEISPP)
Michigan Summer Program in Data Science
DOE scholarships for STEM students
Undergraduate Internships at Atomic Physics Lab
INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
1. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) Mathematically Gifted and Black
Many of our friends and colleagues are listed here, among the latest being our former colleague Prof. Toka Diagana.