Colloquia are held on selected Mondays throughout the term starting at 3:50 PM in Roop 103 (unless otherwise noted). Talks generally last about 50 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions at the end. Refreshments will be served beginning at 3:30 PM, also in Roop 103. Students, faculty, staff, and the mathematical public are all cordially invited to attend. Speakers, titles, and abstracts are updated throughout the semester as details become available.

Date Speaker Home Institution Title (with link to abstract and bio) Tues. Jan 16 3:30 PM Statistics Candidate -- A Gamma-Frailty Proportional Hazards Model for Bivariate Interval-Censored Data Thurs. Jan 18 3:30 PM Statistics Candidate -- Multivariate Space-Time Functional Model for Hurricane Tracks and Intensity Wed. Jan 24 Mathematics Candidate -- Interval Orders, Semiorders, and Ascent Sequences Jan 29 Mathematics Candidate -- Gauge Theory: Using PDEs to Study Manifolds Thurs. Feb 1 Mathematics Candidate -- Predicting Neural Network Dynamics via Graphical Analysis Feb 5 Ashley Wheeler James Madison University Principal Minor Ideals Feb 12 Megan Wawro Virginia Tech Student Reasoning About Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues Feb 19 Jim Sochacki James Madison University A Visual Demonstration of Linear Versus Nonlinear Feb 26 Shyam Ranganathan Virginia Tech Statistics in Space, Time, and Society: Three Problems with Spatio-Temporal Models with Strong Policy Applications Mar 12 Juan Durán Nico Formanek University of Stuttgart Understanding the Role of Computational Methods in Science Mar 19 John P. Nolan American University visiting scholar Computing with and on Shapes Tues. Mar 20 7 PM Miller 1101 John P. Nolan American University visiting scholar Extreme Math! Mar 26 Zachary Scherr Bucknell University Effectiveness of Coppersmith's Attack on RSA Cryptography Wed. Apr 4 Maria Annone National Security Agency JMU alumna Secret Lives of Mathematicians Apr 9 Major Amy Chapman Virginia Military Institute A Fair Mathematical Approach to Disaster Relief Planning Apr 16 Abbey Bourdon Wake Forest University Torsion Points of Elliptic Curves Apr 23 Brendan Armani Garrett Fuselier Rachel Koch MacLean Koslowski Andrew Levy Cameron Stopak Andrew Tomassone James Madison University current students Student Research Presentations

Colloquia Schedules from Previous Terms

Pictures from Student Colloquia