Vaughn Climenhaga, a geometer at the University of Houston, wrote to invite you to a workshop there May 15-17, with a preparatory pre-workshop event for graduate students May 13-14. The theme of the workshop is hyperbolicity in dynamical systems, including thermodynamic formalism, statistical properties, partial and non-uniform hyperbolicity, cocycles and rigidity, connections to geometry, and dimension theory.…
Category: Conferences
Graduate Student Conference in Topology in April
The organizers wrote to invite you to the 2020 Conference for Graduate Students in Topology and Geometry, if you are a PhD student doing research in topology/geometry or considering these areas as a research direction. They have funding! Please check it out below, and apply directly to the conference using the instructions they provide. Note that…
Macaulay Workshop in May
You are invited to apply to a Macaulay2 workshop at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH from Monday, May 11, 2020 through Friday, May 15, 2020 (with Sunday, May 10 and Saturday, May 16 serving as travel dates). Macaulay2 is the main computer algebra package used by researchers in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Using…
Workshop for Early Stage PhD for you and/or your students
The University of Utah chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics is organizing a workshop for early-career grad students and advanced undergradsin pure mathematics. The goals of this workshop are to expose students to potential research areas through a series of lectures and problem sessions and to to foster a sense of community amongst…
Two Math Conferences this weekend in Ann Arbor!
So much research activity! Come check out the two conferences being held in our department this weekend October 18, 19, 20! Both run mostly Saturday, although some special talks for students will run Friday in the “Facets of Algebraic Geometry” conference. Click links for details. Midwest Homotopy Type Theory (opening talk: current UM PhD student…
MAA Math Fest
The Mathematical Association of America is the primary professional organization of mathematicians in teaching-focused academic positions. They hold an annual conference called Math-Fest which features outstanding expository talks by leading researchers, invited paper sessions, workshops on research and teaching, minicourses, and more, including popular math events. This is an especially valuable conference for those planning…
LG&TBQ: a conference celebrating LGBTQ mathematicians in geometry, topology, and dynamics
You are invited to the conference “LG&TBQ: a conference celebrating LGBTQ mathematicians in geometry, topology, and dynamics” this week in East Hall. In particular, this Thursday June 13 at 3:00pm, there will be a panel featuring LGBTQ individuals who followed nontraditional career paths after a mathematics degree. Everyone is invited! The tea/coffee/snack break preceding the…
Interested in becoming a better non-technical mathematical expositor?
The 2019 Michigan ConSciCom is an effective program for teaching young mathematicians and scientists to better communicate their work. First begun at Harvard in 2013, this 2 day workshop promises to be fun and helpful for all math PhD students, whether they just want to become better speakers and writers for the purpose of improving…
Congrats to Mark Greenfield
Mark was awarded a Rackham Travel Grant! Congrats to Mark!
Data Science and AI Careers
The explosion of Big Data means tremendous opportunities for math PhDs. Many alums from the past decade are enjoying lucrative and rewarding careers in various aspects of data science and machine learning, from fighting credit card fraud for Chase Manhattan to computer vision at Amazon to handling logistics for small businesses. The severe shortage of “deep analytical talent”…