Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 29, 2012

Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Robert ConnellyCornell University
Robust polygons

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Probability Seminar
Guglielmo PaolettiUniversité Paris Sud
Emerging patterns in the Abelian sandpile model

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Number Theory Seminar
Ravi RamakrishnaCornell University
Introduction to Hida theory II

4:00 PM
Malott 230
Math Club
Alexander VladimirskyCornell University
Mathematical models: the good, the bad, and the ugly

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Logic Seminar
Maryanthe MalliarisUniversity of Chicago
Comparing the complexity of unstable theories

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Olivetti Club
Valente Ramirez Garcia LunaCornell University
Differential equations on the complex plane
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

AWM Tea Time Tiny Talk
Tara HolmCornell University
Topology and trousers

3:00 PM
Malott 532
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Kristine JonesCornell University
Generic initial ideals of locally Cohen-Macaulay space curves

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Statistics Seminar
John BungeCornell University
Statistical analysis of microbial diversity

4:15 PM
Biotech G01
Teaching Seminar
Kathryn LindseyCornell University
Sharing tantalizing glimpses of the great (mathematical) beyond

5:25 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Piotr PrzytyckiPolish Academy of Sciences
Separability of embedded surfaces in 3-manifolds

1:30 PM
Malott 206
Book Signing
Steven StrogatzCornell University
The Joy of X talk and book signing

4:00 PM
Cornell Store
Friday, November 2, 2012

Analysis Seminar
Luis SilvestreUniversity of Chicago
On the continuity of solutions to drift-diffusion equations

1:30 PM
Malott 532
CAM Colloquium
Amit SingerPrinceton University
Determining 3D structure from network of 2D images
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 253
Monday, November 5, 2012

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Steve MarschnerCornell University
Manifold exploration: a Markov chain Monte Carlo technique for rendering scenes with difficult specular transport
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Karola MeszarosCornell University
Flow polytopes and the Kostant partition function

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Analysis Seminar
Alex KiselevUniversity of Wisconsin at Madison
Nonlocal maximum principles for active scalars

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Probability Seminar
Jun MasamunePennsylvania State University at Altoona
Conservation property and recurrence of Dirichlet forms

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Raghu MekaInstitute for Advanced Study
Constructive discrepancy minimization by walking on the edges

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Bradley ForrestRichard Stockton College of New Jersey
A Thompson group for the Basilica

1:30 PM
Malott 206
Logic Seminar
Rod DowneyVictoria University of Wellington
Recent progress in parameterized upper and lower bounds

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Olivetti Club
Balazs ElekCornell University
Semisimple Lie groups and their Bott-Samelson and flag manifolds
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

AWM Tea Time Tiny Talk
Michael StillmanCornell University
Computations with cubic curves

3:00 PM
Malott 532
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Laura EscobarCornell University
A combinatorial strategy to solve the F-conjecture

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Rod DowneyVictoria University of Wellington
The computability theory of the finite intersection principle

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Statistics Seminar
Patrick PerryNew York University
Point process modeling for directed interaction networks

4:15 PM
Biotech G01
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Oliver Club
Gang TianPrinceton University
Conic Kahler-Einstein metrics
Refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge.

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Friday, November 9, 2012

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Raluca TanaseCornell University
Hyperbolic and semi-parabolic Hénon maps II

2:15 PM
Malott 205
Geometric Analysis Seminar
Peng WuCornell University
On four-dimensional anti-self-dual gradient Ricci solitons (by Chen-Wang)

2:30 PM
Malott 206
CAM Colloquium
Ricardo DazianoCornell University
Statistical inference on consumers’ preferences and willingness-to-pay
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 253