Math Dept 2016-2017 Newsletter 8
Monday, 21
November 2016
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workweek --Ed
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE
DEPARTMENT
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Mondays
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Combinatorics Seminar
Mondays at 2pm, in room 203.
Coordinator: Lou Shapiro
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Geometry & Topology
Seminar
This week the speaker will be Joseph Yeager.
Title: Compact Riemann Surfaces.
Time: 3:10PM-4:00PM
Place: ASB-B 213.
Coordinator: Stanley M.
Einstein-Matthews
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Tuesdays
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Tuesday,
November 22, 2016
Ph.D Thesis defense by Timothy Myers
Title: Foundations for Analysis on
Banach Spaces
Advisors: Tepper Gill and Daniel Williams
External Examiner: Dr. Roman Sznajder (Associate Professor of Bowie State University).
Chair of the Dissertation Committee:
Dr. Amir Maleki
Other Committee Members: Dr. Roberto De Leo and Dr. Louise Raphael
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Room 250 in the graduate school
building (Annex III)
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Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory Seminar
The Seminar on Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory will meet
tuesdays from 2:10--3:00 in Annex III, room
231.
Neil Hindman
will be talking about "A new result in finite additive and multiplicative Ramsey Theory "
Coordinator: Neil Hindman
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Wednesdays
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Evolution Equations
& Dynamical Systems seminar
1:10-2:00, in ROOM 213 OF ASB-B.
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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Fridays
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Mathematics
Department Colloquium
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Friday, November 25
Thanksgiving Holiday
4.10 to 5 pm, ASB-B 213
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Fluid dynamics seminar
Thanksgiving Holiday
Seminar usually takes place after
colloquium, and at 4.30 if there is no colloquium.
Abstract: (Neil Hindman)
Fluid Dynamics will be meeting as
usual.
The "Fluid" refers to soda and
beer.
The "Dynamics" refers to
the topics of conversation, which is as likely as anything to deal with
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. (from Aziz Yakubu) Workshop on infectious
diseases at Howard university
December 3, 2016. Participation
in this workshop is free and lunch will be provided.
For more information, please
see the website at: http://humathbio.weebly.com.
To register, go to: http://tinyurl.com/humathbio
In previous newsletters:
(from Aziz Yakubu)
The 2017 Building Future
Faculty (BFF) program
SAMSI's Undergraduate Workshop: February 27-28, 2017
The Duke University workshop on Applications of Mathematics to
Physiology and Medicine: May 21-31 2017
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. (from Talitha Washington) Project
showcasing the contributions
of African-American Mathematicians
There is interest from the AMS and the new Education and Diversity
Office, to run a "Lathisms (http://lathisms.org)-type"
project
for Black History Month, of
Black mathematicians.
2. Howard
University Research Centers in Minority Institutions Pilot Project Program
(RCMI-P3)
Objective: To provide pilot seed
grant awards for collaborative research projects in the investigation of those
diseases that disproportionately impact minority and disadvantaged populations.
Letter of Intent: A Letter of Intent is
due by Monday, November 21, 2016 to the Grant Administrator, Ms. Kisha Riddick, and should be submitted electronically to kisha.riddick@howard.edu. Letter of Intent
should include the following:
á
Applicant
Name
á
Contact
Information (email address and telephone number) for Applicant (PI) and
Collaborators
á
Department
Affiliation
á
Academic
Rank
á
Proposed
Title of Proposal
á
Disease of
Investigation
á
Brief
Abstract (100 words max.)
For further information, inquiries should be
addressed to the program director, Dr. Georges E. Haddad by e-mail at ghaddad@howard.edu .
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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
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1. (from
Dennis Davenport) 2017 Summer
Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology at the Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health
Digital
brochure can be found online
Bridge to PhD at U Penn
The
goal of this program is to increase the number of PhDŐs awarded in mathematics
at Penn to members of groups that are traditionally underrepresented. This
program is different than typical MasterŐs programs as students will be fully
funded and prepared for entry into our PhD program. Therefore, we are seeking
students with the persistence and passion to pursue the training they need to
be ready for a PhD in mathematics.
For
more details, see http://bridge.math.upenn.edu.
2. Listing
of internship and other career opportunities for undergraduates
Relevant entry-level job, internship and scholarship
opportunities curated for students of Howard University Department of
Mathematics:
https://www.aftercollege.com/career-networks/howard-university/department-of-mathematics/
(via Aziz yakubu) 584
different paid summer research programs for undergraduates:
355 different graduate
programs in STEM:
http://pathwaystoscience.org/programs.aspx?u=Grad_Graduate+Students&submit=y
3.
(via Aziz Yakubu) York UniversityŐs York Science Fellows program
A
postdoctoral fellowship program that has been made possible by a generous gift
by Marilyn and Jim Simons (Simons
Foundation)
See http://science.yorku.ca/research/research-info-for-postdoctoral-fellows/york-science-fellows/
4. Opportunities
at various federal agencies
Sandia National Labs MasterŐs Fellowship
The MasterŐs Fellowship Program is open to
students who have graduated within the past 2 years or are finishing an
undergrad degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer
science, computer engineering, cybersecurity or
mathematics with a 3.2 or higher GPA, and are planning on enrolling in a
MasterŐs program next fall.
If accepted into this program, students will be
hired into a position in Albuquerque, NM, or Livermore, CA (Bay Area). They
will enter their graduate technical program as a full-time student with paid
tuition and a stipend from Sandia. Students will then continue their career
development with Sandia upon completion of their degree.
For more information and to apply online, check
out our Master's Fellowship Program.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
2017 HS-STEM Summer Internships
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Science and Technology Directorate Office of University Programs
sponsors a
10-week summer internship program for students majoring in homeland security
related science,
technology,
engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) disciplines.
Application deadline: December 7, 2016, 11:59PM
EST
Applications and supporting materials must be
submitted at
https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2595
Detailed information about the internships can be
found at
http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/
EPA is looking for Computational Biologist with the Office of Research and Development
at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.
The
Biologist will assist the Bioinformatics team in the integration of datasets
relevant to human genetic susceptibility.
For the full position description and to apply,
visit our website: https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2689
In previous newsletters:
(from
Aziz Yakubu) 2017 ONR Summer Faculty
Fellowship
(from Dennis
Davenport) Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education (BSME) program
(from Dennis
Davenport) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(GRFP)
(from Aziz Yakubu) Student Recruitment Visit for Harvard MD and PhD
programs
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INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. (From Aziz Yakubu)
Role of Math in Biology today
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37630414