Math Dept 2015-2016
Newsletter 7
Monday, 2 November 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.
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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Nicholas Holtgrewe,
Howard University
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.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. (via Toka Diagana) Tepper
Gill and Woodford W. ZacharyÕs book "Functional Analysis
and the Feynman Operator Calculus" has just been accepted for publication
by SPRINGER.
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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 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 c. 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 From Department of Homeland Security (DHS): 2016 HS-STEM Summer
Internships: Undergraduate students receive a $6,000
stipend plus travel expenses. Graduate students receive a $7,000
stipend plus travel expenses. 10-week research
experiences at various centers. U.S. citizenship
required. Application deadline: December 16, 2015,
11:59PM EST Applications and supporting materials must be submitted at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/1468 Program Information: Detailed
information about the internships can be found at http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/ The National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has scholarships for
undergraduate students majoring in disciplines related to oceanic and
atmospheric science, research, or technology, and supportive of the purposes
of NOAAÕs programs and mission. Over 100 students are selected each year for
participation in the Ernest
F. Hollings (Hollings) and Educational Partnership Program (EPP) scholarship
programs. Educational Partnership Program
Undergraduate Scholarship: http://www.epp.noaa.gov/ssp_undergrad_page.html ◦
Application Deadline: January 29, 2016 ¥ Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html Application Deadline: January 29, 2016 2. (via Aziz Yakubu)
Mathematica Policy Research Mathematica Policy Research
(MPR), a social policy and research firm headquartered in Princeton, NJ
continues to recruit for great talent. We are interested in recruiting
undergraduates from your school for our Research Assistant/Programmer (RAP) entry level position in our office locations (Princeton,
NJ; Washington, DC; Ann Arbor, MI; Cambridge, MA; Oakland, CA and Chicago,
IL). In addition to
the RAP position, we also have an Analytic Developer Associate open within
our Data Analytics department. For more information and application go to http://mathematica-mpr.com/Employment/ |
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INTERSTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. NYTimes article on the importance of the Lecture
(click on the title
above)
This
is really for the humanities, but I thought it has some relevance to the
sciences as well—Ed.