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Multi-discipline undergraduate research conference
The 5th State of NC Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS, pronounced "snickers") will be held on Saturday, November 21 at UNC-Wilmington. All undergraduate researchers and creative artists are invited to present their scholarly work among others from the 110 institutions of higher learning in North Carolina.
It is free for students and their mentors. NC State will be arranging for bus transportation so students need not worry about getting to Wilmington and back. As noted at the link provided, students may present a poster or oral presentation. Once students have registered I will make contact with them about travel arrangements.
This is a great opportunity to showcase any research you have done and a great thing to add to your resume. A book of abstracts is printed and food is provided.
The SNCURCS website is: http://www.sncurcs.org/ and a flier for distribution is at: http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/Images/sncurcs-flier.pdf The registration deadline in October 27th at midnight.
Posted at 12:01PM Oct 06, 2009 by mafenn2 in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
Research conference at UNC-G
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will host the 5th Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference on Saturday, November 7th, 2009. We would like to invite your students to come and share their research experience with other students from other regional institutions.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Mathematical Biology” and Professor James Selgrade from The North Carolina State University will give the plenary talk on this topic.
The talks are given by undergraduate students at this conference. Therefore students willing to give a 15-minute presentation on the research topic of their choice are strongly encouraged to attend. A modest support to cover transportation and local expenses is available for participants. Preference will be given to those who give talk at the conference.
For more information about the conference please visit the website http://www.uncg.edu/mat/rumc/ or email Jan Rychtar at rychtar@uncg.edu. Interested students/faculty should fill out the on-line registration form by October 23, 2009. The website also has links to our past conferences.
Director's note to NCSU undergraduates -- Dr. Fenn is a good person to contact regarding research projects.
Posted at 01:00PM Aug 29, 2009 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
SUMS COnference, Oct 3, 2009 (Sept 18 reg. deadline)
FIRST CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PAPERS AND POSTERS
SUMS Conference
October 3, 2009
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia (about two hours west of D.C.)
The fifth annual Shenandoah Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics (SUMS) Conference at James Madison University is a one-day undergraduate research conference that will feature:
* undergraduate contributed talks on their mathematical research
* undergraduate and high school poster sessions on research and expository topics
* panel sessions on REU programs, graduate school, and industry
* a special AMC workshop for high school students and faculty
OPENING ADDRESS
Dr. Doron Zeilberger, Board of Governors Professor of Mathematics at Rutgers University
Title: SUMS. Summary: Some Sums sum, some do not seem to sum. Why?
CLOSING ADDRESS
Michael Starbird, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin
Title: The Fourth Dimension
Registration and lunch are free. Limited travel funds are available on a rolling application basis. The deadline for registration with lunch and abstract submission is September 18.
For more information, please see the conference web site, www.math.jmu.edu/SUMS, or contact either of the SUMS Directors at the email addresses below. A poster for the conference will be sent with the second conference announcment. Visit www.math.jmu.edu/SUMS for registration and scheduling information as it becomes available.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Brown (brownet@math.jmu.edu)
Laura Taalman (taal@math.jmu.edu)
SUMS Directors
Posted at 03:08PM Jul 06, 2009 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
Undergrad Research Conference at Francis Marion U.
The Department of Mathematics at
Registration and updated information are available online at
http://acsweb.fmarion.edu/math/conference/homepage.htm
FYI -- Francis Marion University is about 2 1/2 hours from NCSU.
Posted at 10:16AM Feb 17, 2009 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
Talk--Economist William Easterly: The Poor Have a Dream: Freedom for All and the Escape from Global Poverty
Topic: The Poor Have a Dream: Freedom for All and the Escape from Global Poverty
Note: A post-lecture reception will be held in the Nelson Hall Student Commons (second floor).
William A. Easterly is professor of economics at New York University and co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute. He also is a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
mgt.ncsu.edu/pope-lecture
Posted at 02:17PM Feb 14, 2009 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
SUM Series, Thursday, Feb. 12: The Mechanics of Tissue Dynamics, Sharon R. Lubkin
The Mechanics of Tissue Dynamics
Sharon R. Lubkin
Thursday, February 12, 2009
3:00--3:50 p.m.
Harrelson 330
Tissues grow, change shape, and differentiate, function normally or abnormally, get diseased or injured, repair themselves, and sometimes atrophy. This complex suite of behaviors is governed by a complex suite of controls. Nonetheless, we can identify some general principles at work in the dynamics of tissues. Our goal is to understand how a tissue’s mechanics and biology regulate each other.
Our models use biologically-based continuum mechanics to track the component cells, fluids, signaling molecules, and extracellular matrix materials. The presentation will describe our modeling approach, reveal some of the general principles we have identified, and discuss some of the questions our findings have raised about specific developmental systems.
Check out the SUM Series website for more information on the SUM Series.
Posted at 09:36AM Feb 11, 2009 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
SAMSI/CRSC Undergraduate Workshop
2008-2009 Education and Outreach Program
SAMSI/CRSC Undergraduate Workshop, May 18 - 22, 2009 at North Carolina State University
GENERAL INFORMATION
http://www.samsi.info/workshops/2008ug-workshop200905.shtml#general_info
SAMSI will host a one week undergraduate workshop intended for college
juniors and seniors focused on SAMSI research activities related to the
statistical and applied mathematical modeling and analysis of
experimental data. During the first day, a summary of research
activities in the 2008-2009 programs on Sequential Monte Carlo Methods, and Algebraic Methods in
Systems Biology and Statistics
will be presented. During days two through five, participants will be
involved in a hands-on experience. They will use mathematical and
statistical models to analyze experimental data they collect in the
CRSC/Math Instructional Research Lab on the NC State University campus.
Applications will be considered beginning February 10, 2009 and continuing until April 3, 2009, but registration will likely be closed before that date, as workshop capacity is reached. Successful applicants will be notified of their acceptance as soon as a decision on their application is reached.
REGISTRATION
Applicants should use the on-line application form (http://www.samsi.info/200809/ug/ug-application200905.html) and also have one letter of recommendation sent to ugworkshop200905@samsi.info. Participants are expected to arrive for the workshop on Sunday, May 17, 2009 and remain in continuous attendance until 12:00 pm on Friday, May 22, 2009.
Please direct questions concerning the workshop to ugworkshop200905@samsi.info.
Posted at 09:35AM Feb 11, 2009 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
Wachovia Executive Lecture Series
Nov. 10 Wachovia Executive Lecture Series Presents Ursula Burns, President of Xerox
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Nelson Auditorium (3400 Nelson Hall)
Topic: Lessons of Leadership: Bold Bets and Back to Basics.
Includes a Question/Answer session - Students encouraged to participate
Nov. 19 Wachovia Executive Lecture Series Presents William J. Amelio, President & CEO, Lenovo
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Nelson Auditorium (3400 Nelson Hall)
Topic: New World, New Winning Strategies
Includes a Question/Answer session - Students encouraged to participate
For additional information, contact Anna Rzewnicki, director of communications, NC State College of Management: phone, 919.513.4478; email, anna_rzewnicki@ncsu.edu
Posted at 04:32PM Nov 06, 2008 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
Thursday, 10/23: Mathematics and Pizza!
Come enjoy pizza while you listen to this week's SUM Series talk!
A Modeling Study of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Jesse Stimpson
Thursday, October 23, 2008
3:00--3:50 p.m.
Harrelson 107
**Note the unusual location**
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of unknown cause characterized by abnormally high pressures of the fluid that surrounds the brain, known as cerebrospinal fluid.
In an attempt to better understand IIH, mathematical models display the behavior of the brain's sinuses when introduced to changes in transmural pressure.
The definite causes and proper treatment of IIH escape doctors and scientists.
Disturbances of the brain's blood flow system, such as sudden pressure changes, may be the origin of this disorder.
We consider two simple compartmental differential equation models, which describe the dynamics of pressure changes on the brains sinuses and surrounding regions.
Such changes may cause a partial collapse of the sinus, thus causing increased resistance to natural blood flow.
This project started out as an undergraduate research project here at NCSU.
The talk will be accessible to undergraduates.
Check out the SUM Series website for more information on the SUM Series.
Upcoming topics include:
Ranking sports teams with Google's PageRank.
The mathematics of voting.
Math movie nite (afternoon)
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Posted at 03:35PM Oct 17, 2008 by nreadin in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
SIAM/SEAS in April 2009
SIAM-SEAS 2009 Announcement
The thirty-third annual meeting of Southeast Atlantic Section of the
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM-SEAS 2009) will
be held on Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, 2009 at University
of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. For further information,
please visit http://www.math.sc.edu/~siamseas/.
The principal speakers of the SIAM-SEAS 2009 are
Wolfgang Dahmen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
M. Gregory Forest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Max Gunzburger, Florida State University
Mary Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin
Posted at 05:39PM Oct 10, 2008 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
Sequential Monte Carlo Methods workshop (local)
As part of its Education and Outreach Program for 2008-2009, the
Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) will
offer a two-day undergraduate workshop on topics of current interest in
statistics and applied mathematics. In addition to an overview of
current and planned SAMSI Research Programs, the program topic
*Sequential Monte Carlo Methods
will be covered in some depth.
This workshop will be held on October 31 - November 1, 2008 at SAMSI.
The program
will begin at 9:30 AM on Friday, October 31st, and will be completed by
12 noon on Saturday, November 1st. Participants are urged to arrive on
Thursday evening and will be able to begin their return home by 12 noon
on Saturday. Applications received by Friday, September 25th, will
receive
full consideration.
Please call this program to the attention of interested undergraduates
and encourage them to apply. More program information and registration
details can be found at
http://www.samsi.info/workshops/2008ug-workshop200810.shtml
Please send any questions to
ugworkshop200810@samsi.info
The SAMSI Directorate
(James Berger, Pierre Gremaud, Nell Sedransk
Michael Minion)
Posted at 05:21PM Sep 19, 2008 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]
SUMS Conference, October 18, James Madison U., VA
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PAPERS AND POSTERS
SUMS Conference
October 18, 2008
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia (about two hours west of D.C.)
The fourth annual Shenandoah Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics
(SUMS) Conference at James Madison University is a one-day undergraduate
research conference that will feature:
* undergraduate contributed talks on their mathematical research
* undergraduate and high school poster sessions on research and expository
topics
* panel sessions on REU programs, graduate school, and industry
* an opening address by Michael Mossinghoff, University of South Carolina
and Davidson College
* a closing address by Robin Wilson, Cal Poly Pomona
* a special AMC workshop for high school students and faculty
Last year, SUMS hosted 237 conference participants from 32 colleges and
universities and 14 high schools, and featured 28 student talks and 32
student posters.
Registration and lunch are free. Limited travel funds are available on a
rolling application basis. The deadline for registration and abstract
submission is October 3.
For more information, please contact either of the SUMS Directors at the
email addresses below. A poster for the conference is attached to this
email. Abstracts for the invited addresses are listed below. Visit
www.math.jmu.edu/SUMS for registration and scheduling information.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Brown (brownet@math.jmu.edu)
Laura Taalman (taal@math.jmu.edu)
SUMS Directors
Posted at 02:23PM Sep 05, 2008 by scroggs in Conferences and Meetings | Comments[0]