Math Dept 2015-2016 Newsletter 6
Monday, 19 October 2015
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Past newsletters can now be
reached via the department website.
Click on ÒRead the NewsletterÓ in the bottom.
Newsletter is sent out when there is something
new.
Please send entries by the end of the
workweek --Ed
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
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Mondays
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Combinatorics Seminar
The Combinatorics Seminar will meet on
Mondays at 2:10 in Chemistry G-06.
Coordinator: Lou Shapiro
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Geometry & Topology Seminar
The speaker will be: Professor David James:
He will be giving a series of
talks on:
THE TOPIC: SURGERY ON SIMPLY-CONNECTED MANIFOLDS: THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM.
TIME : 3:10PM-4:00PM,
PLACE; MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM: 0213.
ABSTRACT: He will
develop the techniques for constructing normal cobordisms
and prove the fundamental theorem.
Along the way he will try to give the main
ideas and results of surgery on simply-connected
manifolds.
Coordinator: Stanley M. Einstein-Matthews
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Tuesdays
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Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory Seminar
The
Seminar on Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory will meet Tuesdays from
12:10 -- 1:00 in Annex III, room 231.
Neil
Hindman is speaking on "preserving integer images of matrices".
Coordinator: Neil Hindman
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Wednesdays
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Evolution Equations & Dynamical
Systems seminar
2:10-3:00, in the Lounge Room of the
Math Dept.
The seminar
will cover all areas and subareas of evolution equations and dynamical systems
as well as their applications.
Organizer: Toka Diagana
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Graduate Student Seminar
3.10 to 4pm Annex bldg. Graduate student office
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Fridays
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Algebra-Number
Theory Seminar (notice move to Friday)
3.10 to 4pm, Room 201
The theme will be to study ÒFourier Analysis on
Number FieldsÓ by D. Ramakrishnan and
find out how it can
be useful in our research.
The first few
talks are being given by me (Sankar Sitaraman).
I am
surveying recent results on asymptotic distribution of number fields with
specified properties and then discuss my research.
All are welcome.
Talks will be accessible to graduate students.
Co-coordinators: Sankar Sitaraman and Dani Szpruch
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Mathematics Department Colloquium
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Friday, October 23.
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John
Loftin, Rutgers U. at Newark An
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4.10 to 5 pm, ASB-B 213
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Fluid dynamics seminar
Seminar will take place after colloquium,
and at 4.30 if there is no colloquium.
Abstract: (Neil Hindman)
The "Fluid" refers to soda and
beer. The "Dynamics" refers to the topics of conversation,
which is as likely as anything to deal with RGIII and the Washington Football
Club. Pizza, including a vegetarian option, and wings are provided.
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TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
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1. (via
Talitha Washington) SACNAS (Society
for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science)
Conference will be held in Washington, DC on October 29-31. Dr. Talitha
Washington is on the Local Organizing Committee. See: http://sacnas.org/events/national-conf
Prior to this conference, there will be a Modern Math Workshop (MMW) [see http://tinyurl.com/2015SACNAS)] on October 28-29 -- from noon on
Wednesday to noon on Thursday – in the Washington, DC area at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center(201
Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD). The Workshop is free and is
intended to assist minority undergrads, graduate students and recent PhDÕs in
building their research networks.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. (via Francois
Ramaroson)
A) Toka Diagana has been asked to
serve in the following committees:
a) Two for Habilitations (HDR) in France
1) Denis
PENNEQUIN of l'Universite Paris 1, in December 2014 in
Paris. ( http://samm.univ-paris1.fr/IMG/pdf/hdr_Pennequin.pdf)
2) Philippe CIEUTAT of l'Universte de Versailles,
in February 2015 in Paris (http://www.uvsq.fr/contributions-aux-oscillations-presque-periodiques-d-equations-d-evolution-par-philippe-cieutat-345116.kjsp)
NOTE: In France, HDR is more than a doctoral thesis
defense. One cannot direct doctoral research unless one has passed the HDR.
Moreover, the HDR is required for promotion to Professeur.
b) four Doctoral theses defenses
1) Two theses at Universite de Cadi Ayyad,
Marrakech, Maroc (2015)
2) One thesis at Universite de Gaston Berger,
Saint-Louis, Senegal (2015)
3) One thesis at Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe, France (2015)
c) one Doctoral thesis defense
coming soon, at Universite de Bamako, Mali
B) Toka Diagana
and Francois RamarosonÕs book
"Non-archiimedean operator theory" has been accepted for
publication by Springer (2015)
2. (via Talitha
Washington) The NAM Newsletter
can be found online: http://nam-newsletter.org/
3. (via Aziz
Yakubu) PICMath
PICMath, short for ÒPreparation for Industrial Careers in
the Mathematical Sciences,Ó is an NSF-funded project to prepare math science
students for industrial careers by engaging them in research problems that come
directly from industry. A series of case study videos has been released, each
in two parts to cover both the career and the technical background needed.
Research problems featured include:
Improving Marketing Strategies
Creating More Realistic Animation for Movies
Building a Better Filter
Finding the Safest Place to Store Nuclear Waste
See the Industrial Math Case Studies videos at
http://www.maa.org/programs/faculty-and-departments/pic-math/solving-real-world-problems
The strong focus of this project is
increasing awareness about career options.
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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
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1. Opportunities at
various federal agencies
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From the Oak Ridge National Lab: a. Become a part of the Higher Education
Research Experiences (HERE) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Opportunities for qualified students,
alumni, and faculty to participate in hands-on research in a real-world
setting.
Visit http://www.orau.org/ornl/hereatornl/
b. The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program provides
students with an opportunity to gain and develop research skills with the
Department of EnergyÕs Office of Fossil Energy for 10 weeks over the summer.
For more information, visit http://orise.orau.gov/mlef/. c. The Department of Energy Office of International
Climate and Clean Energy engages counterparts in major economies around the
world on cooperative actions to accelerate the development and deployment of
clean energy technologies. The office is seeking a talented and committed
Fellow to pursue a range of activities related to clean energy technology
innovation and deployment, and development of related enabling policies. For
more information on the Clean Energy Ministerial and its initiatives, please
see http://www.cleanenergyministerial.org d. The Building Technologies Office (BTO) within the
Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking graduate students interested in
exploring building-grid integration research and development (R&D)
technology concepts that can improve the operating efficiency of buildings
and increase penetration of distributed renewable energy generation, leading
to more efficient buildings and cleaner generation of electricity. Additional information about the program
and access to the online application system may be found at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/1385 e. Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory
Synthesis Programs (NESLS) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
– Spring or Summer 2016 Must apply at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/1438 by December 31, 2015 for Spring term
; Must apply at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/1464 by February 28, 2016 for Summer term 2. (via Louise Raphael) US Army open house The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) will be hosting an Open
Campus Open House at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD on November 3 & 4, 2015,
and you're invited to register
now! More info:
www.arlopencampus2015.com |
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3. (via Aziz Yakubu) AIM
opportunities AIM, the American Institute of Mathematics, is one of the
NSF-funded mathematics research institutes in the US. Located in San Jose, California, AIM has been hosting fully-funded, week-long workshops in all areas of the
mathematical sciences since 2002. A list of upcoming workshops for which applications are sought can
be found at: http://www.aimath.org/research They also encourage proposals for new workshops. The deadline is
November 1, 2015 for workshops that begin after June 1, 2016. For more
information, please refer to the web page: http://www.aimath.org/research
or contact us at: workshops@aimath.org AIM is also accepting applications for our SQuaREs
program. SQuaREs are groups of 4-6 researchers who gather at AIM
for a week of focused work with the opportunity of returning
for 2 or 3 consecutive years. |
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INTERSTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. NYTimes
article on the importance of the Lecture (click on this title)
This
is really for the humanities, but I thought it has some relevance to the
sciences as well—Ed.