BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mathematical Sciences - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/math X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mathematical Sciences REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T163441 CREATED:20250421T131317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T131317Z UID:10016222-1746118800-1746126000@uwm.edu SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Mr. Kyle Piontek DESCRIPTION:Mathematical Modeling Prompts in the Illustrative Mathematics Algebra 2 Course\nKyle Piontek\nGraduate Student\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \nAn analysis of the mathematical modeling in the modeling prompts from the Illustrative Mathematics Algebra 2 curriculum. In this presentation we will discuss how well the mathematical modeling process is represented by the tasks provided by the curriculum. \nAdvisor:\nDr. Kevin McLeod \nCommittee Members:\nDr. Kevin McLeod\, Dr. Gabriella Pinter\, and Dr. Jeb Willenbring URL:/math/event/ms-thesis-defense-mr-kyle-piontek/ LOCATION:EMS Building\, W109 CATEGORIES:Graduate Student Defenses ORGANIZER;CN="The Department of Mathematical Sciences":MAILTO:math-staff@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T163441 CREATED:20250421T130321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T130321Z UID:10016221-1746194400-1746198000@uwm.edu SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Mr. Luis Hasenauer DESCRIPTION:Bootstrap-Based Robustness Analysis of Parameter Optimization in Climate Models Using QuadTune\nLuis Hasenauer\nGraduate Student\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \nTuning the parameters of climate models is essential for improving their performance\, but this process is often complicated by structural limitations\, overfitting\, and trade-offs between different regions or variables. In my thesis\, I combined the QuadTune optimization framework with nonparametric bootstrap resampling to analyze parameter uncertainty and identify tuning conflicts. \nAdvisor:\nVincent Larson \nCommittee Members:\nDavid Spade\, Daniel Gervini URL:/math/event/ms-thesis-defense-mr-luis-hasenauer/ LOCATION:EMS Building\, Room E408\, E408; 3200 N Cramer St.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Graduate Student Defenses ORGANIZER;CN="The Department of Mathematical Sciences":MAILTO:math-staff@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0758771;-87.8858312 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=EMS Building Room E408 E408; 3200 N Cramer St. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=E408; 3200 N Cramer St.:geo:-87.8858312,43.0758771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250502T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T163441 CREATED:20250429T195832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T200112Z UID:10016225-1746194400-1746198000@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Colloquium: Prof. Yangjin Kim DESCRIPTION:Cytokine Shield Formation in Tumor Growth by Blocking Chemotactic Migration of T Cells in Response to CXCL12 from Senescent Tumor Cells\nProf. Yangjin Kim\nProfessor\nBrown University \nCellular senescence can induce dual effects (promotion or inhibition) on cancer progression. While immune cells naturally respond and migrate toward various chemotactic sources from the tumor mass\, various factors including senescent tumor cells (STCs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) may affect this chemotactic movement. In this work\, we investigate the mutual interactions between the tumor cells and the immune cells (T cells and macrophages) that either inhibit or facilitate tumor growth by developing a mathematical model that consists of taxis-reaction-diffusion equations and receptor kinetics for the key players in the interaction network. We first apply a mathematical model to a transwell Boyden chamber invasion assay used in the experiments to illustrate that STCs can play a pivotal role in negating immune attack through tight regulation of intra- and extra-cellular signaling molecules. The mathematical model consists of a system of parabolic-hyperbolic PDEs with two separate model domains based on experimental setting empirical data. Neuman B.C. on the outer boundary and Interface B.C. from homogenization of holes of various sizes on porous membrane are assigned. In particular\, we show that senescent tumor cells in cell cycle arrest can block intratumoral infiltration of CD8+ T cells by secreting a high level of CXCL12\, which leads to significant reduction its receptors\, CXCR4\, on T cells\, and thus impaired chemotaxis. Macrophages also play an important role in mediating or inhibiting given signaling pathways between different cells in TME. The predictions of nonlinear responses to CXCL12 were in good agreement with experimental data. We tested several hypotheses on immune-tumor interactions under various biophysical- and biochemical- conditions in the tumor microenvironment and developed new concepts for anti-tumor strategies targeting senescence induced immune impairment. \n  URL:/math/event/colloquium-yaangjin-kim/ LOCATION:EMS Building\, E495\, 3200 N Cramer St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, United States CATEGORIES:Colloquia X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T163441 CREATED:20250423T134414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T134414Z UID:10016224-1746266400-1746270000@uwm.edu SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Mrs. Jennifer Hartzheim DESCRIPTION:A Mini History of Geometry with an Emphasis on Transformational Geometry and an Analysis of Illustrative Mathematics Geometry Curriculum\nMrs. Jennifer Hartzheim\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \nA brief look at the history of geometry\, with special attention to transformational geometry. Followed by a discussion of my analysis of Illustrative Mathematics to determine if the curriculum uses a transformational approach to teaching geometry. \nAdvisor:\nDr. Kevin McLeod \nCommittee Members:\nDr. Kevin McLeod\, Dr. Suzanne Boyd\, and Dr. Jeb Willenbring URL:/math/event/ms-thesis-defense-mrs-jennifer/ LOCATION:EMS Building\, Room E495\, E495; 3200 N Cramer St.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Graduate Student Defenses ORGANIZER;CN="The Department of Mathematical Sciences":MAILTO:math-staff@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0758771;-87.8858312 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=EMS Building Room E495 E495; 3200 N Cramer St. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=E495; 3200 N Cramer St.:geo:-87.8858312,43.0758771 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR