Math Dept 2015-2016
Newsletter 4
Monday, 28 September 2015
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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: Dr. Joseph Yeager:
He will be giving a series of talks
on:
SPECTRAL
SEQUENCES IN GENERAL, AND SERRE SPECTRAL SEQUENCE IN PARTICULAR, WITH AN EXAMPLE
FROM HIS THESIS.
TIME :
3:10PM-4:00PM,
PLACE;
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM: 0213
ABSTRACT:
I plan to approach the subject from the point of view of differential
groups and exact couples, a la Massey.
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.
Currently
Kendra Pleasant is speaking on "preserving integer images of
matrices".
Coordinator: Neil Hindman
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Wednesdays
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.
The first three talks of the seminar
(On September 16, 23, and 30) will be given by our new graduate student Mr.
Eric Ngang Che
who will be talking about
a (thesis) work which he had done some years ago --- when he was a graduate
student at the University of Buea (Cameroon).
Title:
Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for
the Helmholtz Equation in Domains with Geometric Singularities
Organizer: Toka
Diagana
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Algebra-Number
Theory Seminar
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. Seminar will start on Wednesday, Sep 30.
The first few
talks will be given by me (Sankar Sitaraman). I will survey 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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Graduate Student Seminar
TBA
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Fridays
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Applied Mathematics Working Seminar
TBA
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Mathematics Department Colloquium
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Friday, October 2.
Steven Cummer, Duke University
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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. Informational
Session about NSF grant opportunity for Graduate Students
On Wednesday, 30 September, Dr. Betsy Von Holle,
Program Director in the Division of Environmental Biology, Population and
Community Ecology Cluster at the National Science Foundation, will be available
in 142 EJH from 1-2 pm to talk about NSF DDIG (DDRIG, too) grants. This
funding opportunity is open to graduate students in a variety of STEM
areas. Please encourage your graduate students to attend!
Funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral
Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG) provides doctoral students in the fields
of social, behavioral and economic sciences and selected areas of the
biological sciences the opportunity to undertake data-gathering projects and to
conduct field and archival research. DDIG provides support for doctoral
candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in
specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation
research.
If you'd be interested in talking with Dr. Von Holle about other NSF funding, please contact Prof. George Middendorf of Biology dept at gmiddendorf@howard.edu or 806-7289.
And, btw, Dr. Von Holle will also be giving a seminar
from 12:10-1:00 pm in from 320 EJH on invasion biology and landscape
ecology.
2. (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
3. (via Louise Raphael) Isaac Newton Institute Workshop on Stochastic
Dynamical Systems in
Biology: Numerical Methods and Applications
Opening Workshop (SDBW01), Cambridge UK, 18-22 Jan 2016
The programme will focus on
¥ Analysis of stochastic dynamical systems and
applications in
molecular and cellular biology.
¥ Development of efficient computational methods for
simulating
stochastic equations over various scales.
¥ Identifying new research areas.
The aim of this opening workshop is to introduce participants to the
different subject areas of the programme. In particular, this workshop
will include a number of mini-courses aimed at
senior graduate and
postgraduate students,
together with high level overview talks, given by
world experts, which will highlight some of the major
open problems in
the field.
Limited funding is available to partially cover the costs of junior
participants from the U.S.
and the U.K. Please see the workshop website
for details.
Further workshop details: http://http://www.newton.ac.uk/event/sdbw01
Deadline for applications: 11th October 2016
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. (via Aziz Yakubu)
Last call to submit proposals for the 2017 programme of the Banff International Research Station for
Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS). The deadline for 5-day
Workshop and Summer School proposals is Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
Full information and guidelines are available on the BIRS website: http://www.birs.ca/applicants/guidelines/
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
Through the Oak Ridge Institute for
Science and Education (ORISE), motivated post-graduates
(M.S. and/or PhD) in computational
physics, chemistry and other areas are
sought by
research teams at NETL . Currently they seek a post-doctoral researcher or a
faculty member
who is
interested in participating as part of the
geologic and
environmental sciences focus area research team at NETL.
NETL is a multi-disciplinary, scientific
and technical-oriented national laboratory.
For more information, please visit http://orau.gov/netl/open-projects/projects.html
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The
Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program is now accepting applications for
Summer 2016. Visit http://orise.orau.gov/doescholars for more
information or to apply - deadline is December 15, 2015! |
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2. (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. 3. (via Talitha Washington) Apple Scholarships The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Apple have embarked on a major effort to Òre-engineer diversityÓ
in tech. Application process for the inaugural cohort of Apple HBCU Scholars
has started. For additional information, visit http://tm.cf/zx or contact BernŽe E. Long at 202.888.1647 or bernee.long@tmcf.org.
Program Benefits: ¥ Up to $25,000
scholarship for senior year of study ¥ A summer
internship with Apple in Cupertino, California ¥ Year-round
development program to prepare for post-graduation careers ¥ Paired with
an Apple employee mentor during their senior year ¥ Serve as
Ambassadors on their HBCU campuses to build awareness for the Apple/TMCF
Diversity Initiative ¥ Attend the
TMCF Annual Leadership Institute in Washington, DC in November 2015 ¥ Participate
in the Apple HBCU Immersion experience in Cupertino, California during the
spring of 2016 |
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INTERSTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. (via Louise Raphael) NYTimes article on
Terry Tao
An interesting article about Terence Tao —