Colloquia are held on selected Mondays throughout the term from 3:45-4:45 pm in Roop 103. Refreshments will be served at 3:30, also in 103. Occasional colloquia may be held at other times and/or locations.

Date Speaker Home Institution Title, with link to abstract and bio Sept. 12 Brian Utter JMU (Dept. of Physics) Jamming, Shaking and Mixing in a Granular "Fluid" Sept. 19 Nagaraj Neerchal University of Maryland, Baltimore County Overdispersion Models for the Violation of Nitrate Concentration Limits in Mid-Atlantic Region Watersheds Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Deirdre Smeltzer Eastern Mennonite University Spherical Inversions and Their Applications to Geometry Oct. 10 Stephen Lucas JMU So You Think You Can Divide? Oct. 17 James Sochacki JMU Now That You Can Divide... Oct. 22 Sat. Ruth Charney and Colin Adams Brandeis University and Williams College Invited Presentations at SUMS Conference Oct. 31 Alissa Crans Loyola Marymount University Mathematical Disguises Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Dec. 5

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