Math Dept 2025-26 Newsletter 12
Monday, 30 March 2026
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
MONDAYS
Seminar on Topological Semigroups
Mondays at 9am on zoom
On March 23 Sourav Kanti Patra of Kishori Sinha Mahila College spoke about “Dynamical characterization of central sets in adequate partial semigroups”
Contact coordinator for zoom invite.
Coordinator Dennis Davenport
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Data Science Seminar
Faculty and Graduate Students are invited to present their research at the Data Science Seminar. This includes research in other areas that involves data science.
Contact coordinator for more information.
Co-ordinator: Edmund Ameyaw
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TUESDAYS
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Math 300: Mathematics Graduate Seminar
This is a series of talks on research topics by faculty aimed at Graduate Students.
On March 24 and 26, Minh-Tam Trinh talked about representation theory and knots and links coming from Braid groups. On March 17, Nathan Alexander of the Center for Applied Data Science and Analytics at Howard spoke about “Statistical Classes and Social Context.”
Co-ordinator Dennis Davenport
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Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar
Combinatorics & Algebra Seminar which had been running for a number of years at George Washington University will now be a joint venture between the GW and Howard math departments. The organizers of the seminar are Joel Lewis & Robert Won (GW) and Sam Hopkins & Minh-Tam Trinh (Howard). The talks will take place 4-5pm on Tuesdays, at GWU.
WEDNESDAYS
Math team/Math Club meetings
TBA
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Math Biology Seminar
Wednesdays
Coordinators: Katie Gurski, Yeona Kang, Joon Ha, Sayomi Kamimoto, Chris Kim
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SIAM undergraduate research seminar
On March 25 Ramyla Dahmer spoke.
Title: Predictors of Improvement in Autistic Adults Following a Remote Mindfulness-Based Intervention
More information : Contact Jillian Alexander
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THURSDAYS
Number Theory Seminar
Seminars are on Thursdays, 2 to 3pm.
On March 26, Larry Washington of University of Maryland talked about Iwasawa theory and p-adic L functions from the point of view of finding analogs for the Riemann Hypothesis.
Contact coordinators for zoom link.
Coordinators: Angelica Babei, Daniel Mamo and Sankar Sitaraman
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FRIDAYS
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Graduate Students Seminar
Seminar meets fridays 2.30 to 3.30pm.
Denmarc Elisma was the speaker on February 6th and he talked about how Quantum Game Strategies Intersect Quantum Networks.
Dennis Davenport spoke on February 20th about the candidacy application process.
Contact person: Toni Smith
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Mathematics Department Colloquium
Fridays, 4.10 to 5pm. Room 213 and zoom.
The next talk will be on April 10, by Daniel Mamo of our department.
On friday, March 20, Roberto de Leo of our department spoke about using AI to explore qualitative dynamics of iterated function systems.
On friday, March 27, Raunak Singh Chabra of Montgomery College spoke about the technical foundations of AI code generation.
The colloquium schedule and videos are available at this website: https://deleo.website/HU/colloquium.html
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
1. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport)
a) Fifth International Conference on Enumerative Combinatorics and Applications (ICECA 2026) on August 17-19, 2026. Conference website
b) Morgan State workshop on Data Science “Introducing Data Science in PreCalculus: Applications in Health and General Sciences”
In the Mathematics Department ; workshop sponsored by NSF. On Saturday April 1, from 9:00 am -3:00 pm at Morgan State University.
c) Summer school on interface between PDE and Probability
June 15-19, 2026, Carnegie Mellon University. More information
In previous newsletters:
2026 NAM Faculty Conference on Research and Teaching Excellence (FCRTE). (April 10)
2026 Roots of Unity workshop (June 22-26)
Various conferences in Analysis
Workshop to bridge the Lean theorem prover and LMFDB
Online Course on Computer Simulation and Artificial Intelligence
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. (Thanks to Sam Hopkins)
(a) Math Colloquium inspires student in work on cancer screening
Last fall, Dr. Joseph Hogan, chair of the Brown University biostatistics department, gave a colloquium talk in the Howard mathematics department about his research on HIV treatment in Kenya. Dr. Hogan developed a machine learning model to predict when patients would be likely to miss their appointments, allowing clinicians to reach out to those most at risk of missing their treatments before any lapses.
One of the audience members for that talk was sophomore biology major Emma Foster. This spring, Emma started an internship at the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention, a nonprofit initiative focused on reducing cancer healthcare disparities in underserved communities, which provides free yearly cancer screenings for uninsured people in Washington, DC. More from our department website about how she worked with Dr. Hogan to develop models to improve cancer screenings.
(b) Scholarship Day on April 1
This year we will celebrate outstanding undergraduates on April 1. Please send nominations and letters of recommendations to Sam Hopkins. Kanahl Kendrick of Healthcare Business Consulting will be giving a keynote speech and there will be a reception.
2. (Thanks to Bourama Toni) Open House April 2nd for new BS in Data Science program
Open House for our new BS in Data Science, showcasing our dual BS programs in Mathematics and Data Science will be held on Thursday, April 2, 8:30-7pm at the Blackburn center. There will be talks by experts Kanahl Kendrick, Khadem Badiyan and Padmanabhan Seshaiyer , panel discussions, and networking opportunities. All are invited.
3. Roberto De Leo writes: “My manuscript "Wandering Flows on the Plane", joint work with Joseph Auslander, has been recently published on "Qualitative Theory of Dynamical System." In short, we give a classification of planar flows that have no recurrent points. One ingredient of this classification is the "Auslander stream" of the flow. In particular, this shows that streams (recently introduced in literature by Jim Yorke and myself) are a deeper invariant than recurrence.This article is particularly dear to me because it gave me the opportunity to work with Joe Auslander, a brilliant mathematician that passed away last May at the age of 95, before seeing the end of our work.Our paths crossed often over the last 30 years in unexpected ways, starting from when I came in the US for my PhD in Math and got my first apartment right next to his home. He was a truly wonderful person and working with him on this article was a beautiful experience.”
4. Ahmet Yildirim writes: We are pleased to announce that our proposal for the AMS Special Session entitled “Advancing Health Through Mathematics-Enhanced AI for Medicine” has been officially accepted for the 2026 AMS Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting, to be held on October 3–4, 2026. We would like to warmly invite you to participate in this special session as a speaker.
5. Calling all soccer fans: The newsletter editor has been a fan of the Arsenal team in the English Premier League for the past few years, more so this season. He has been alerted to the existence of serious long time Arsenal fans in the department. Whether you are an Arsenal fan or a fan of any other team, please let the editor know so we can maybe have a watch party sometime, especially with the World Cup coming up. We could also get our soccer shoes out of storage and kick around a soccer ball at our field. We used to have soccer games in the department, in bygone days.
In previous newsletters
HU Research Month 2026
Videos from “Journeys of Black Mathematicians”
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
1. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport)
a) Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowships
Support for research faculty in STEM areas bringing expertise to new area : one year of mentored training and up to $1.5 million for five years of research in new area in mathematics or the natural sciences. Deadline May 14.
b) Karen EDGE fellowship for mid-career mathematicians
The Karen EDGE Fellowship Program seeks to support and enhance the research programs of mathematicians from underrepresented racial groups. The award consists of $8,000 per year for three years.
c) 2026 Summer College Internship – SFO (Airport)
Deadline April 7. Application website
d) U. Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science
2. Reducetarian Foundation Fellowship one year program
A program to help students have an impact on the food system. It includes workshops, mentorship, networking, and a $ 5000 stipend. Deadline March 31. Application
3. (Thanks to Talitha Washington) Amazon training program in Machine learning
Amazon Web Services Machine Learning University has programs for educators and administrators who wish to learn how to use AI in their fields.
4. The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is hiring instructors and teaching assistants for this upcoming summer. CTY offers advanced academic programs for gifted elementary, middle, and high school students. Positions are available at residential colleges on the East and West coasts. More Information
In previous newsletters
Erdos Institute Summer 2026 Programs
2026 SLMath Summer Graduate Schools.
Generation Teach summer teaching fellowship
MSRI-UP 2026.
Robert Moses scholarship.
and several internship opportunities.
INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
1. How the World’s Most Famous Code Was Cracked
Uncovering the CIA’s Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing