Math
Dept 2019-2020 Newsletter 7
Monday,
18 November 2019
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE
DEPARTMENT
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Mondays
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Combinatorics Seminar
Mondays at Noon in room 213.
In the beginning there will some introductory talks on Combinatorics and research here in our department.
Coordinator: Louis Shapiro
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TUESDAYS
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Seminar On Topological Semigroups
2.10 pm, Annex III Lab
Professor Hindman will continue lecturing on different
notions of large sets.
Coordinator Dennis
Davenport
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Wednesdays
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Graduate Student Seminar
12.10 to 1pm ASB-B 213
Coordinator: Matthew Cavallo
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Clifford Algebras Seminar
4 pm, Annex III, 200
Speaker: Tim Myers
Coordinators: Dennis Davenport and Tim Myers
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Math team/Math Club meetings
Wednesdays at 5pm, room 213.
This Wednesday Nov 20 the math
team will meet at 4pm, and go over some
interesting problems in preparation for the Putnam exam scheduled for Dec 7.
Please
note new timing for this week. This will be the last meeting for
the math club/team this semester.
Organizers: Jill McGowan (math
club), Sankar Sitaraman (math team)
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Fridays
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Analysis and Differential Equations On
Separable Banach Spaces
(New Seminar Series)
TBA
This series will discuss a new constructive approach to analysis on
separable Banach spaces.
The key idea is to first show that any separable Banach
space can be continuously embedded in a separable Hilbert space.
Organizers: Tepper Gill, Dan Williams, Tim Myers.
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Mathematics Department Colloquium
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Fridays 12.10 to 1 pm, Room 213, ASB-B
Colloquia will resume in the spring semester.
The speaker for last week (Nov 15) was Scott Wolpert,
Univ. of MD, on
ÒCounting Closed
Geodesics on Surfaces.Ó
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TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
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1. SAMSI Undergraduate Research
Workshop, Feb 24-25, 2020.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. Mohammad
Mahmood writes:
Our paper of interdisciplinary nature entitled ÒA Spectroscopic
Study of the Insulator-Metal Transition in
Liquid Hydrogen and Deuterium by Shuking
Jiang, Nicholas Holtgrewe*,Zachary M. Gebaile, Sergey S Lobanov,
Mohammad F. Mahmood, R. Stewart McWilliams *,
Alexander F. Goncharov has been accepted on
11/05/2019 for publication in Advanced Science which has Impact Factor (2019
Journal Citation Reports) 15.804.
* Former postdocs who worked on my DoD
funded project.
2. Roberto De Leo writes:
S.P. Novikov, R. De
Leo, I.A. Dynnikov and A.Ya.
Maltsev, "Theory of dynamical systems and
transport phenomena in normal metals", Journal
of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 156:4, pp. 761-774, 2019
http://www.jetp.ac.ru/cgi-bin/r/index/r/156/4/p761?a=list (in Russian)
https://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/11447 (English translation, to appear)
This invited article reviews the latest
advances in the theory of conduction in normal metals under a strong magnetic
field, whose mathematical counterpart belongs to the theory of quasiperiodic functions. I am particularly fond of this
article because it is the first one I am publishing jointly with my PhD
advisor, besides with my dear colleagues and friends A. Maltsev
and I. Dynnikov. This is the second paper published
within my NSF grant DMS-1832126.
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In past newsletters:
Spring 2020 Research based Course in Mathematical Biology
NAM
Golden Anniversary Campaign
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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
(from various
sources)
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1. The DOE Scholars Program introduces
students and recent college graduates to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
mission and operations.
(Thanks to Mohammad Mahmood).
Benefits: $600 to $650 stipends, travel
reimbursement, exposure to DOE research, networking opportunities. Must have
U.S. citizenship
Applications and supporting materials must be
submitted at https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-Scholars-2020
Application deadline
For more information: Visit https://orise.orau.gov/doescholars
2. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Summer Faculty Research Program
(Thanks to Aziz Yakubu)
December 12, 2019 is the deadline for applying. It is
advisable to contact a lab prior to application, but not required.
ONR sponsors the Summer Faculty Research Program for
U.S. citizens who hold teaching or research appointments at U.S. colleges and
universities. This program provides an opportunity for faculty members to
participate in research of mutual interest to the faculty member and
professional peers at U.S. Navy Laboratories.
The Summer Faculty Research Program awards
qualified faculty from Majority and Minority Serving Institutions (MIÕs)
- (HBCUÕs, TCUÕs, HSIÕs) - the opportunity to conduct research for
10-weeks at one of 20 participating ONR facilities. A travel and housing allowance
and competitive stipend are provided for awardees. All work must be completed
on site at the sponsoring U.S. Navy Laboratory. Information and
application materials at: http://onroutreach-summer-faculty-research-sabbatical.com
4.
The Broad Summer Research Program (BSRP)
(Thanks to Talitha Washington)
BSRP participants spend the
summer performing original computational or experimental-based research in labs
across the Broad InstituteÕs research areas, from cancer to infectious disease
to computational biology. In addition, the program features a rich curriculum
outside the lab that emphasizes career development, personal development, and
teamwork in a small cohort.
Broad Biomedical Postbaccalaureate Scholars Program - broad.io/bbps
An innovative, two-year
program, BCGS offers participants a comprehensive, structured and immersive
experience that includes groundbreaking research and academic and career
guidance. For seniors or recent graduates who majored in the biological,
physical or computer sciences, engineering or mathematics, and are interested
in pursuing a graduate degree.
For additional opportunities
for Spring 2020 graduates visit our website,
https://www.broadinstitute.org/careers/recent-grads
3. Opportunities at various federal agencies
a) Postdoctoral Research
Opportunity in Fusion Energy Sciences
Application Deadline: December
16, 2019 4:00 PM EST
https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-FES-2020
b) NSF Statistics Research,
Analysis, and Data Visualization
Deadline: Open until filed
https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NSF-NCSES-2019-0001
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In
previous newsletters
NOAA scholarships, DHS programs, Europa
Clipper Mission
U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Free
MBI Course on Topological Data Analysis (TDA) & Neuroscience
NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Internship/Fellowship
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INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. Transforming
Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics (TPSE Math)
(Thanks to Louise Raphael)
TPSE (https://www.tpsemath.org) sponsored
by Carnegie Corporation of New York,
the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
and the National Science Foundation,
aims to effect constructive change in mathematics education at U.S. community
colleges, 4-year colleges and research universities.
You can read about their latest activities on their website, especially
their magazine (click on ÒMAGÓ). The latest issue has information about their
recent meeting in which they discussed ways to enrich graduate education and
also an upcoming data science webinar.