Chicanos and Native Americans in the Mathematics Sciences

Saturday, October 31, 2015: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM
Chesapeake 1 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)
Chairs:
Alejandra Alvarado, PhD, Dr., Eastern Illinois University and Edray Goins, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Purdue University

Description: This session will showcase Chicanos and Native Americans in the mathematical sciences, from new Ph.D.'s to respected members of the mathematical community.  The speakers will discuss their most recent work in the areas of analysis, methods, and models.



10:45 AM
A Method for Exact Solutions to Integrable Evolution Equations in 2 + 1 Dimensions
Alicia Machuca, PhD , Visiting Assistant Professor , University of St. Thomas
11:05 AM
Weyl Asymptotics for the Fractional Laplacian
Rodrigo Banuelos, PhD , Professor of Mathematics , Purdue University
11:25 AM
Numerical Methods for Interface Problems
Johnny Guzman, PhD , Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics , Brown University
11:45 AM
Statistical Analysis of Tangential Velocity Estimation in Vortex Models
Lynn Greenleaf, PhD , Assistant Professor , Stephen F. Austin State University