COLLOQUIA 2011 -- 2012
Colloquia are held on Fridays in Parker Hall, Room 250, from 4:00-4:50 (unless otherwise advised).
Refreshments are served in Parker Hall, Room 244, beginning at 3:30.
April 13, 2012
THURSDAY April 19, 2012 5:15 pm in Sciences Center Classroom 115
(refreshments served 4:30 - 5:00 in Parker 244)
Speaker: Dr. Doran Lubinski (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Title: From Orthogonal Polynomials to Random Matrices
Abstract available here
Faculty host: Narendra Kumar Govil
APRIL 27, 2012
Speaker: Charles Micchelli (State University of New York, Albany)
Title: On an asymptotic analysis of polynomial approximation to halfband filters
Abstract available here
Faculty host: Yangzhao Cao
MONDAY April 9, 2012
Speaker: Alex Clark (University of Leicester, UK)
Title: Matchbox manifolds and beyond
Abstract available here
Host: Krystyna Kuperberg
March 23, 2012 PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGED TO 5:00 PM
Speaker: Fuzhen Zhang (Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Title: The Schur Complement
Abstract: Auburn is the birthplace of the mathematical term "Schur complement." This talk will present the historical connection of Auburn and the term, review classical results, and show some new results on the topic.
Faculty host: T. Y. Tam
A brief bio: Fuzhen Zhang has about 50 research articles. He authored two books (Linear Algebra: Challenging Problems for Students, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996; 2nd edition 2009. Matrix Theory: Basic Results and Techniques, Springer, 1999; 2nd edition 2011) and edited the book The Schur Complement and Its Applications, Springer 2005). He is an associate editor of several journals, including Linear and Multilinear Algebra, International Journal of Information and Systems Sciences, Banach Journal of Mathematical Analysis (BJMA). He is also a collaborating editor for the American Mathematical Monthly.
SPECIAL Joint Colloquium and Graduate Student Seminar
SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE: 3:00 pm, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Parker 250
Refreshment at 2:30 pm in 244
Speaker: Dr. Anotida Madzvamuse (Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Sussex, UK)
Title: "Pattern Formation on Evolving Biological Surfaces: Theory, Numerics, and Applications"
Faculty host: Georg Hetzer
Note: Dr. Madzvamuse, a graduate of Oxford University, UK, was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Auburn University from 2003 through 2006, before returning to the UK. He will be visiting our department this week and has kindly agreed to deliver a colloquium talk, which will also serve as this week's Graduate Student Seminar presentation..
March 9, 2012
Speaker: Xiaoming Wang (Florida State University)
Title: Contaminant Transport in Karst Aquifer: Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation
Abstract available here
Faculty host: Yanzhao Cao
February 23, 2012
Speaker: Anthony J. W. Hilton (University of Reading, UK and
Queen Mary University of London, UK)
Title: Some theorems and conjectures related to the Erdős-Ko-Rado Theorem
Abstract: available here
Faculty host: Peter Johnson
February 17, 2012
Speaker: Matthew Ragland (Auburn University, Montgomery)
Title: Finite groups in which normality is a transitive relation and their generalizations
Abstract available here
Faculty host: T. Y. Tam
January 27, 2012
Speaker: Sure Mataramvura (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Title: Completion of markets by ith variation processes
Abstract available here
Dr. Mataramvura will also give a talk in the Probability Seminar on January 25
Faculty host: Erkan Nane
December 2, 2011
Speaker: Madhuri S. Mulekar (University of South Alabama)
Title: Assessing practical usefulness of approximations to mean and variance of index of dissimilarity
Abstract available here
Faculty host: Mark Carpenter
About the Speaker: Dr. Madhuri S. Mulekar is a Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Ph.D. in Statistics in 1988. After graduation she worked for a statistical consulting firm and in 1990 she joined the University of South Alabama. Her research areas of interest are selection and ranking procedures, sequential testing procedures, and classical inference. She is recipient of several National Science Foundation, USARC, and Alabama EPSCoR awards and has worked as a Co-PI for many externally funded research projects from other disciplines. She directed the NSF funded undergraduate research program (REU) in statistics. She has published over 50 articles, two book, and three book chapters. She is a recipient of Scholar of the Year Award by Phi Kappa Phi.
SPECIAL DAY: MONDAY, November 14, 2011
Speaker: Roberto Rubalcaba (National Security Agency)
Title: Experimental Domination in Graphs
Abstract available here
Faculty host: Peter Johnson
Note: Because Monday is not a regular colloquium day, room 250 is subject to change.
November 4, 2011
Speaker: Yimin Xiao (Michigan State University)
Title: Gaussian Random Fields: Spectral Measures and Fine Properties
Abstract available here
Faculty host: Erkan Nane
October 28, 2011
Speaker: Wei Zhu (University of Alabama)
Title: Modeling and Simulation of Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Abstract available here
Faculty host: Yanzhao Cao