Math Dept 2012-2013 Newsletter 13
Monday, 19 November 2012
Please send entries by the end of the week --Ed
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Meetings and Seminars
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Every Monday
Geometry and Topology Seminar
Room 213 ASB-B , 3:10PM-4:00PM
The next topic is:
MAPPING CLASS GROUPS & APPLICATIONS:
Dr. Todd Drumm will be conducting this seminar
following Dr. Adeniran AdeboyeÕs talks.
Stanley M. Einstein-Matthews
Coordinator
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Number Theory Seminar
Room 219 ASB-B , 4:10PM-5:00PM
Sankar Sitaraman will be talking about mean values of a
multiplicative function and inertial degrees of a prime.
Francois Ramaroson & Sankar Sitaraman
Coordinators
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Math Team Meeting
5pm, room 213 ASB-B
Math team practice will resume at 5.
The next contest is the Putnam coming December 1.
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Every Tuesday
Seminar on Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory
For the remaining two meetings of the semester,
Neil Hindman will speak in the Seminar on
Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory on the topic
"Infinite partition regular matrices".
Tuesdays at 1:10 p.m in room 233 of Annex III
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Every Wednesday
"P-adic Functional Analysis" SEMINAR
LOCATION: ASB-B, Room 201
TIME: 10:00-11:00
REQUIRED BACKGROUND: Basic functional analysis & operator theory
DESCRIPTION: In this Seminar introductory notions on nonarchimedean
Banach and Hilbert spaces will be discussed. Next, discussions will be on the
spectral theory of linear operators upon nonarchimedean Banach spaces.
ORGANIZER: Toka Diagana
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"Evolution Equations and Their Applications" SEMINAR
LOCATION: ASB-B, Room 201
TIME: 1:00-2:00
STARTING DATE: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
REQUIRED BACKGROUND: Basic functional analysis
DESCRIPTION: Our discussions will mainly be upon the stability,
existence, and uniqueness of solutions to evolution equations on Banach spaces
and their applications to partial differential equations.
ORGANIZER: Toka Diagana
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EVERY FRIDAY
Combinatorics Seminar
Every Friday at 1.10 pm in room ASB_B 201
Current topic: Analytic Combinatorics
Organizer: Lou Shapiro
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Applied Math Seminar
Fridays 2-3 ASB-B room 201
We invite all faculty and graduate students to join (we will find a
bigger room if needed).
We'll be discussing papers, any applied math topics of interest, and
working on new results.
Organizers: Katie Gurski and Talitha Washington
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Mathematics Departmental Colloquium
No more seminars this semester.
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Fluid dynamics seminar
For those who are new, this is a social gathering in the department
usually after the Friday colloquium (or 4.30 pm if no colloquium).
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Announcements
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From Aziz Yakubu
Article in SIAM news about research by Avner Friedman and Aziz Yakubu
http://connect.siam.org/?p=2755
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From Jill McGowan
Any faculty who would like to support the math club by buying
T-shirts for yourselves or your family (we'd love to see all the little math
children and grandchildren in these shirts!), please let me know
today. We are going to place the orders today. $15 each.
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From University of Nebraska
Office of Graduate Studies
I am writing to request your help in identifying undergraduate
students who are interested in a summer research experience. I hope you will
encourage them to consider applying to the 2013 Nebraska Summer Research
Program.
Nebraska's summer program offers research opportunities in the
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. A complete listing of
faculty mentors and research project descriptions can be found on our website.
Students can also find information about program benefits including a
competitive stipend, room and board, travel expenses, and more.
Summer 2013 programs include:
¥ Applied
Mathematics
¥ Bioenergy
Systems
¥ Biomedical
Engineering
¥ Chemistry
¥ Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences
¥ Nanomaterials
and Nanoscience
¥ Optics and
Laser Physics
¥ Redox
Biology
¥ Virology
During the Nebraska Summer Research Program, students receive
first-hand exposure to research and the experience of graduate school. They
work closely with faculty mentors and research teams of graduate students and
other summer scholars. Students also have opportunities to participate in
meaningful social and professional development activities outside of the
laboratory.
Our online application makes it easy for students to apply. Priority
review begins Friday, February 1 and all applications are due Friday, February
15. Students historically underrepresented in graduate education and students
from academic institutions where research programs are limited are especially
encouraged to apply.
Please feel free to forward this to your students or to download our
flyer to post. If you or your students have questions, please feel free to
contact me directly.
Sincerely,
Justina Clark
Director of Graduate Recruitment
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Office of Graduate Studies
(800)742-8800 in the U.S. & Canada; (402)472-2875 International
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From NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pleased
to announce the availability of scholarships (includes internships) to students
majoring in disciplines related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research,
or technology, and supportive of the purposes of NOAA's programs and mission,
e.g., biological, social and physical sciences; mathematics; engineering; and
computer and information sciences.
Undergraduate Scholarships (for students who are currently
sophomores):
¥ Educational
Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship: http://www.epp.noaa.gov
Application Deadline: February 15, 2013
¥ Ernest F.
Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html
Application Deadline: January 31, 2013
Eligibility requirements are:
¥ US
Citizenship
¥ 3.0 GPA
¥ Studying a
NOAA science: atmospheric science, biology, cartography, chemistry, computer
science, engineering, environmental science, geodesy, geography, marine
science, mathematics, meteorology, oceanography, physical science,
photogrammetry, physics, etc.
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From Oak Ridge National Labs
Interested in a summer appointment?
Consider the Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL)!
We are now accepting application for the 2013 Summer Program.
The deadline to apply is January 10 - apply online now at
http://science.energy.gov/wdts/vfp/how-to-apply/!
ORNL is the largest science and energy laboratory in the Department
of Energy system. Scientific programs focus of materials, neutron
sciences, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology and national
security. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSCdUJ8cavw to
discover some exciting reasons why ORNL offers a great internship
experience!
For selected faculty/students, benefits of the summer VFP program
include:
¥ spend 10
weeks (June 3-August 9) engaged in a research project under the direction of a
laboratory scientist
¥ build
collaborative relationships with scientists, become familiar with DOE-sponsored
programs, scientific user facility and potential funding opportunities
¥ participate
in enrichment activities (workshops, laboratory tours, seminars)
¥ faculty
receive a total stipend of $13000 during the internship period –
undergraduate students receive $500 per week during the internship period
¥ faculty, undergraduate,
and graduate students receive travel reimbursement and housing allowance (for
those who qualify)
Contact Julie Malicoat at Julie.Malicoat@orau.org for additional
information!