Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Upcoming Events

Monday, September 17, 2012

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
John GuckenheimerCornell University
Mixed mode oscillations of the BZ reaction
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Mohammad Farajzadeh TehraniCornell University
Degeneration methods in symplectic geometry

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Clinton ConleyCornell University
Measurable chromatic numbers

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Probability Seminar
Ben SteinhurstCornell University
Bond percolation on fractals: the trivial and the frustrating

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Number Theory Seminar
Ling LongIowa State and Cornell University
The arithmetic of modular forms for noncongruence subgroups

4:00 PM
Malott 230
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Thompson’s group is amenable

1:30 PM
Malott 532
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Idempotent measures on binary systems
Please note change of location.

2:55 PM
Malott 532
Statistics Seminar
Hans FöllmerHumboldt Universität zu Berlin and Cornell University
Risk, model risk, and Knightian uncertainty: on the role of probability in finance

4:15 PM
Biotech G01
Olivetti Club
Daniel WongCornell University
A leisurely stroll on nilpotent orbits
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

AWM Tea Time Tiny Talk
Kathryn LindseyCornell University
The joy of julia sets

3:00 PM
Malott 532
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Michael StillmanCornell University
Applications of Groebner bases to computations in commutative and homological algebra

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Iian SmytheCornell University
Omitting types (sec. 6)

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Saeed AlaeiCornell University
Title TBA

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Teaching Seminar
Voula CollinsCornell University
Grading and rubrics

5:25 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, September 20, 2012

ORIE Colloquium
Stephen BoydStanford University
Convex optimization: from embedded real-time to large-scale distributed
Refreshments at 4:00 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

3:00 PM
Upson B17
Oliver Club
Justin MooreCornell University
A postmodern perspective on the continuum hypothesis
Refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge.

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Friday, September 21, 2012

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Anton GorodetskiUniversity of California at Irvine
Dynamics of the trace map and spectral properties of quasicrystals

2:15 PM
Malott 205
Geometric Analysis Seminar
Peng WuCornell University
Rigidity of Einstein 4-manifolds with positive curvature (by Dagang Yang)

2:30 PM
Malott 206
CAM Colloquium
Hans FöllmerHumboldt Universität zu Berlin and Cornell University
Some Martingale aspects of financial bubbles
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 253
Lie Groups Seminar
Andrei RapinchukUniversity of Virginia
Weakly commensurable groups with applications to differential geometry

3:30 PM
Malott 406
Monday, September 24, 2012

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Petros DrineasRennselaer Polytechnic Institute
Leverage scores, the column subset selection problem, and least-squares problems
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Lionel LevineCornell University
Chip-firing and a devil’s staircase

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Analysis Seminar
Xuan DuongMacquarie University
Some recent progress on boundedness of singular integrals and function spaces

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Probability Seminar
Paul JungUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Random walks at random times

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Swastik KoppartyRutgers University
Title TBA

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Math Club
Reyer Sjamaar, Richard Rand, and Melanie StamCornell University
Panel for graduate school in math

4:30 PM
Malott 532
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Logic Seminar
Thomas KernCornell University
Parametrized complexity: an introduction

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Michael FerrisUniversity of Wisconsin
The price of energy storage
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Theodore HuiCornell University
The dynamics of the w function
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

AWM Tea Time Tiny Talk
Ana Rita PiresCornell University
There’s some math in my origami

3:00 PM
Malott 532
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Anna BertigerCornell University
Using the Fomin-Kirilov algebra to multiply classes in $H^*(\mathcal{F}l \mathbb{C}^n)$: a non-commutative solution to a commutative problem?

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Statistics Seminar
Scott HolanUniversity of Missouri
Hierarchical time-frequency functional data models

4:15 PM
Biotech G01
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Moon DuchinTufts University
Measures on Teichmüller space

1:30 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Avi MandelbaumTechnion
Data-based service networks: a research framework for asymptotic inference, analysis and control of service systems
Refreshments at 4:00 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

3:00 PM
Rhodes 253
Oliver Club
Moon DuchinTufts University
The geometry of numbers: variations on a theme
Refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge.

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Friday, September 28, 2012

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Richard RandCornell University
Disappearing resonance tongues

2:15 PM
Malott 205
Geometric Analysis Seminar
Mijia LaiUniversity of Rochester
Convergence of general inverse sigma_k flow

2:30 PM
Malott 206
CAM Colloquium
Soumyadip GhoshWatson Research Center, IBM
An applied mathematics perspective on the smart grid
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 253
Lie Groups Seminar
Dan BarbaschCornell University
Hermitian forms for Iwahori-Hecke algebras

3:30 PM
Malott 406