Modern Mathematics Workshop

Wednesday, October 10, 2012: 1:00 PM-3:45 PM
612 (WSCC)
Chairs:
Suzanne Lenhart, PhD, Associate Director for Education, Outreach, and Diversity, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) , Kelly Sturner, MS, Education & Outreach Coordinator, NIMBioS: National Insitute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis , Ricardo Cortez, PhD, Professor, Tulane University , Ivelisse Rubio, PhD, Math Alliance Mentor, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras , Ruth Crane, PhD, Assistant Director, ICERM: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics and Jeff Brock, PhD, Deputy Director, ICERM: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics

Description: Nine National Science Foundation institutes band together to present this workshop on the latest in cutting-edge mathematics. The workshop features presentations from speakers on behalf of each institute, a keynote lecture, and informational panels describing upcoming programs, how to participate in them, and career opportunities.

Sponsored by: Mathematical Sciences Collaborative Diversity Initiative of the Mathematical Sciences Institutes



1:00 PM
Large Scale Scientific Computing Problems in Medical Imaging
James Nagy, PhD , Professor , Emory University
1:30 PM
Immune-Pathogen Dynamics & Modelling Simple Multispecies Interactions
Paul Hurtado, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , MBI: Mathematical Biosciences Institute
2:00 PM
TBA
Micah Warren, PhD , Assistant Professor , Princeton University
2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
TBA
Gabriella Martinez Lopez, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , IMA: Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
3:15 PM
Modern Mathematics Workshop
Jessica Purcell, PhD , Assistant Professor , Brigham Young University