Putnam Competition
234 Gordon Palmer Hall AL, United StatesThe William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is the preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate college students in the United States and Canada. The Putnam Competition takes place annually on the first
Applied Math Seminar – Evie A. Malaia, Communicative Disorders, University of Alabama
302 Gordon Palmer HallTitle: Mathematical models in cognitive neuroscience: advances and opportunities Abstract: High prevalence of neurodegenerative (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s) and neurodevelopmental (Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD) disorders in modern population increased the demand for
Applied Math Seminar – Di Liu, Michigan State University
302 Gordon Palmer HallTitle: Multiscale Modeling and Computation of Optically Manipulated Nano Devices Abstract: We present a multiscale modeling and computational scheme for optical-mechanical responses of nanostructures. The multi-physical nature of the problem is
Undergraduate Math Tea
302 Gordon Palmer HallApplied Math Seminar – Shibin Dai, University of Alabama
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: Mean field models for thin film droplet coarsening Abstract: A thin liquid film coating a solid substrate is unstable and the late stage morphology is essentially quasiequilibrium droplets connected
Applied Math Seminar – Brendan Ames, University of Alabama
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: Exact clustering by semidefinite programming under the heterogeneous planted cluster model. Abstract: Clustering, or the sorting of data into groups of similar items, is a fundamental task in machine
Applied Math Seminar – Yuhui Chen, University of Alabama
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: Bayesian Nonparametric Models and Its Applications Abstract: Polya tree priors are random probability measures that are easily centered at standard parametric families, such as the normal. As such, they
Analysis Seminar – Christoph Fischbacher, University of Alabama at Birmingham
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: Area Laws for the Entanglement in the XXZ spin chain Abstract: The question on how to rigorously define and prove Many-Body-Localization (MBL) phenomena has attracted significant interest over the recent years. In