On Whitney numbers of the first and second kind, or is it the other way around? Dr. Rafael S. González D'León Assistant Professor Loyola University Chicago Algebraic combinatorics is centered on the idea that a variety of algebraic objects can …
PDE Problems in Thin Filament Hydrodynamics Prof. Laurel Ohm Assistant Professor of Mathematics University of Wisconsin-Madison Many fundamental biophysical processes, from cell division to cellular motility, involve dynamics of thin structures immersed in a very viscous fluid. Various popular models …
Ion Channels, the Ultimate Multiscale Device Prof. Bob Eisenberg Professor of Biomathematics and Physiology Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Rush University, Chicago IL Proteins called ion channels are the ultimate multiscale device, the ‘nanovalves of life’ controlling most biological functions …
Parabolic System of Aggregation Formation in Bacterial Colonies Dr. Zhaosheng Feng Endowed Chair Professor of Mathematics University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The goal of this talk is to study a fourth-order nonlinear parabolic system with dispersion for describing bacterial …
Baby Mandelbrot Sets for Maximally Generalized McMullen Maps Dr. Daniel Stoertz Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics St. Olaf College In Complex Dynamics, we study the iteration of holomorphic or meromorphic functions on the complex plane or the Riemann sphere. Of …
Long-Time Behaviors of Stochastic Linear-Quadratic Optimal Control Problems Prof. Qingshuo Song Associate professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute In this talk, we will discuss the asymptotic behavior of the solution to a linear-quadratic stochastic optimal control problems. By establishing a connection between …
A graphical approach to the Fibonacci sequence (Fn) n≥0 modulo m extended to the Lucas sequences (Un(p,q))n≥0 and (Vn(P,q))n≥0 aBa Mbirika & Morgan Fiebig University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire The goal of this talk is twofold: (1) extend theory …
Unified Tail Dependence Measures and Its Applications in High-Frequency Financial Data Dr. Lei Hua Associate Professor, Director of Statistical Consulting Service Northern Illinois University In this presentation, I will first motivate the necessity for a unified tail dependence measure, followed …
Well-Behaved Kohnert Posets Dr. Nicholas Mayers Postdoctoral Research Scholar North Carolina State University Kohnert polynomials form a family of polynomials indexed by diagrams that consist of unit cells arranged in the first quadrant. Many families of well-known polynomials have …
Studying Successful Doctoral Students from Underrepresented Groups Dr. Sarah Sword Principal Research Scientist Education Development Center, Inc. In this talk, we will share early findings from an NSF study of 75 doctoral students and recent PhDs in mathematics from underrepresented …