Colloquia are held on selected Mondays throughout the term, starting at 3:30 PM, via Zoom (unless otherwise noted). Talks generally last about 40 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions at the end. 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/Video Link Speaker Home Institution Title (with link to abstract) Monday, Jan. 25th Pye Aung James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Homological Dimensions in Commutative Algebra Monday, Feb. 8th William Ingham James Madison University - Department of Physics and Astronomy Johannes Kepler, Planetary Laws, and Special Tiles Monday, Mar. 1st Hala Nelson James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Artificial Intelligence: Our AI Agent Only Understands Numbers Monday, Mar. 22nd Anderson Norton Rachel Arnold Virginia Tech - Department of Mathematics The Cognitive Gap in Mathematical Induction Monday, Apr. 5th Federico Galetto Cleveland State University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Jets of Graphs Monday, Apr. 19th Prayat Poudel Centre College - Department of Mathematics Knot Theory for Proteins Monday, Apr. 26th Rachel Hosig Gus Horkan Natalia Johansen Shane Daveler Jake Crim American Statistical Association: JMU Student Chapter James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Visualizing Covid Racial Disparities in the United States Fixed Points on the Character Variety of the Punctured Genus 2 Surface Expository Presentation on the Volume Conjecture

Colloquia Schedules from Previous Terms