NEWS in the Mathematics Department

The Fall MAA RMS 2009 newsletter is ready. Please see the link shown below.

http://clem.mscd.edu/~sundbyel/maanews/fall2009news.htm

In it you will find information about our upcoming section meeting to be hosted by CSU. They have a great line-up of speakers. Please let the organizers know if you are willing to facilitate a session. Also please note that the deadline to submit abstracts is fairly early, so start thinking
about what you might want to share.

Spring section meeting
April 16-17, 2010
Colorado State Universithy

For more information, visit the meeting website: http://www.math.colostate.edu/~hulpke/MAA

Below please find the Provost's Office information regarding student absences due to flu-like symptoms. Students must use the self-reporting webpage at: https://wsnet.colostate.edu/cwis24/FluReporting/Default.aspx

 

NISS Parameters Autumn Newletter
National Institute of Statistical Sciences

To view go to:
http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=preview_message&fn=Link&t=1&ssid=9793&id=2ycovnjm6fpuxrmvprriwqh2uieoy&id2=akuf55cd4tgez55x8bw5d4h2oiy9y

 

Lori Ziegelmeier -MS final examination
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009
Place: Weber, 117
Time: 12:30 p.m.


Title:    A COLORFUL WORLD:  TECHNIQUES FOR QUANTIZING COLOR SPACE IN NATURAL IMAGERY

Advisor: Dr. Michael Kirby
Co-Advisor:  Dr. Chris Peterson

Committee:
Dr. Heidi Steltzer


Abstract:
The ability to characterize the color content of natural imagery is an important problem in image processing.  In Landscape Ecology, for example, one may be interested in determining the plant cover or number of species of an ecosystem from digital photographs.  The color content of images may be viewed naturally as clusters of pixels in color space, and the inherent structure and distribution of these clusters affords a quantization of the information in the image.  In this paper, we explore topologically driven clustering algorithms that permit segmentation of the features in the image.  We present three complementary algorithms including Locally Linear Embedding (LLE), Vector Quantization, and a variant of this approach that we refer to as the True Color Algorithm (TCA).  It is observed that these techniques permit a significant reduction in color resolution while maintaining the gross features of the image.  Geometric structure associated with variations in the color distribution of the image are also revealed.  We apply these algorithms to several images including landscape imagery from the Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow near Crested Butte, Colorado.

 

NSF - National Science Foundation
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
2010 APPLICATION NOW OPEN - closes December 8, 2009

(Link: www.nsfsi.org )
  
The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next
generation of globally-engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to
increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.

The 2010 application is now open and will close December 8, 2009. Application instructions are available online at www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.

AMS - Mathematical Moments
Available on line

A series of over 75 posters that describe the role mathematics plays in science, nature, technology, and human culture. Read translated versions in Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Russian, and Arabic. New posters include:

Increase the number of kidney transplants from living donors
Understand the climate
Analyze data
Solve a mystery about a Beatles' song
Track the prgress of disease
Break a record for the New York subway system

For information, go to: http://www.ams.org/mathmoments

 

ISSNLA - International Summer School on Numerical Linear Algebra
1st Gene Golub g2s3 SIAM Summer School
Selva di Fasano -Brindisi, Italy
June 7 - 18, 2010

For details: http://www.ba.cnr.it/ISSNLA2010

 

NSF - National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Since 1952, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program has recognized and supported future leaders in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Each year, NSF awards over 1,000 fellowships to outstanding students in these fields.

Program Cycle
August: For official information: http://www.nsf.gov/grfp
For application assistance: http://www.nsfgrfp.org
Online application available at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp
November: Application deadlines -they vary by field
April: NSF annunces the fellowship awards

Tutorial on Modeling at the 2010 JMM (Joint Mathematical Meeting)
San Francisco - January 2010
Tutorial on Modeling:   An Introduction to Numerical and Statistical Modeling
Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University and Wei Zhu, SUNY Stony Brook

Monday, January 11 and Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone Center West

This tutorial will be an introduction to both numerical and statistical modeling for those who are not currently studying computational science.  It is especially designed for individuals who are considering non-academic employment.

The tutorial will be divided into two sessions.  During the session on Monday, January 11, Professor Chi-Wang Shu of the Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, will present an introduction to numerical modeling.  During the session on Tuesday, January 12, Professor Wei Zhu, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, State University of New
York at Stony Brook, will give an introduction to statistical modeling. More information on the individual presentations can be found at
http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2124_tutorial.html.  The fee for this two-day tutorial is US$25. It is not necessary to register for the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) in order to participate in the tutorial.  Please register using the online registration form found at https://www.ams.org/meetreg?meetnum=2124. 
If you have additional questions or concerns about the tutorial, please contact Ellen Maycock at 1-800-321-4267, Ext. 4101 or ejm@ams.org.



The American Mathematical Society would like to remind you of a special service we offer, Headlines & Deadlines for Students, providing email notification of mathematics news and of upcoming deadlines that are of special interest to both graduate and undergraduate students. These email notifications will be issued about once a month, and when there's special news. Imminent deadlines will be included in these emails, which will link to a web page that's a centralized source for information relevant to students and faculty advisors, at http://www.ams.org/news-for-students/.

We hope that you will share this email with the appropriate individuals in your department.  It's not necessary to be a member of the AMS to sign up for this email service, at http://www.ams.org/news-for-students/signup.

 

National Security Agency (NSA) - The Mathematics Research Group
The Graduate Mathematics Program
Cryptologic Mathematics For Exceptional Graduate Students in Mathematics

The Graduate Mathematics Program provides an opportunity for exceptional mathematics graduate students to work directly with NSA mathematicians on mission-critical problems and experience the excitement of the NSA mathematics community. Admission to the 12 week program is highly competitive. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled in a mathematics graduate program.

Applicants should have demonstrated superior mathematical aptitude and problem-solving skills. Evidence of successful work on independent project in pure or applied mathematics or computer science is desirable. Applicants may be at any stage in their graduate careers and working, or intending to work, in any area of mathematics. Computer programming experience, especially C or C++, is desirable.

Application deadline: October 15, 2009
For additional information about the GMP, call Mrs. Tonya Viola, Program Manager, at 301-688-0983 or send email to math@nsa.gov. More information about career opportunities can be found at http://www.nsa.gov.

 

National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship Program

For information go to: <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09603/nsf09603.htm?govDel=USNSF_25>

Available Formats:
HTML: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09603/nsf09603.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
PDF: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09603/nsf09603.pdf?govDel=USNSF_25
TXT: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09603/nsf09603.txt?govDel=USNSF_25

Document Number: nsf09603

 

MSRI - Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Summer Graduate Workshops
Summer 2010

Sage Days 22: Elliptic Curves
June 21-July 2, 2010 at MSRI in Berkely, CA

Algebraic Methods of Optimization
August 2-August 13, 2010 at MSRI in Berkeley, CA

2010 PIMS Summer School in Probability
June 21-July 10, 2010 at University of Washington and Microsoft research

2010 Climate Change Summer School
July 12- July 23, 2010 at NCAR

2010 IAS/PCMI Research Summer School
June 27-July 17, 2010 at Park City, Utah

For additional information go to: http://www.msri.org

 

 

7th Annual Pikes Peak Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference
Colorado State University, Pueblo campus
Saturday, February 27, 2010

The focus of this annual conference is to give undergraduates mathematics students an opportunity to present their research and expository projects in a professional setting. Students throughout the Pikes Peak region and beyond are strongly encouraged to present in the areas of mathematics, mathematics education, and the history of mathematics.

Students who do not present are also encouraged to attend, and learn more about graduate school, career, and research opportunities in mathematics.

Registration is free for all participants, and includes lunch. Limited travel funds are available for students residing within the Rocky Mountain Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

Funding for the conference is provided by NSF grant DMS-0846477 through the MAA Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference Program, https://www.maa.org/RUMC

 

 

H1N1 Self-Reporting Link

Below please find the Provost's Office information regarding student absences due to flu-like symptoms. Students must use the self-reporting webpage at: https://wsnet.colostate.edu/cwis24/FluReporting/Default.aspx

 

IMMERSE - Intensive Mathematics: A Mentoring, Education and Research Summer Experience
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
June 14 - July 23, 2010

This is an NSF funded research and mentoring experience in algebra and analysis for beginning graduate students in mathematics.

Qualifications: US citizen or permanent resident; Intent to enroll in a graduate program in Mathematics (in which a PhD degree is offered) for Fall 2010 semester

Stipend includes $3,400 plus travel. Room and board provided on campus. 20-pre-graduate students are selected.

Deadline: March 15, 2010

For more information: http://www.math.unl.edu/immerse

For previous undergraduate listings, go to: http://www.math.colostate.edu/programs/undergraduate/

 

 

Rocky Mountain Algebraic Combinatorics Seminar (in memoriam Bob Liebler)
Colorado State University
Friday, November 13, 2009
223 Weber - Talks from 4:00-6:00pm
Refreshments at 3:30 in Weber 117

Speaker #1: Ellen Ziliak, CSU
Title/Topic: TBA

 

Speaker #2: Ken Smith
Title/Topic: TBA

Upcoming events/speaker opportunities:
 Dec 4 Cayla McBee-Norm Johnson

 

Algebra Seminar - F. R. A. GME. N. T.
Host: Renzo Cavelieri
Thursday, November 12, 2009
117 Weber

Speaker #1: Yusuf Mustopa, University of Michigan

Title/Topic: Subordinate Loci on Symmetric Products and Syzygies of Points

Speaker #2: Philipp Rostalski, Berkeley

Title: TBA

 

Algebra Seminar - F. R. A. GME. N. T.
Host: Renzo Cavelieri
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
CU Boulder: MATH 350 from 3:00-5:00pm

Speaker: Aaron Bertram, Utah

Title: The joys and woes of a powerful  math department chairman.

 

Inverse Problems Seminar
Host: Jennifer Mueller

Thursday, November 12, 2009
117 Weber at 1:00pm

Speaker: TBA

Topic/Title: TBA

Abstract: TBA

 

Applied Math Seminar - Note different day and time
Hosts: Yongcheng Zhou
Tuesday,, November 10th, 2009 at 3-4:00pm
117 Weber

Speaker: Jingmei Qiu, Department of Mathematics, Colorado School of Mines

Title: High order semi-Lagrangian finite difference methods for advection in incompressible flow

Abstract:

 

Applied Math Seminar
Hosts: Yongcheng Zhou
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 10-11:00pm
117 Weber

Speaker: Weishi Liu, Department of Mathematics, University of Kansas

Title:  We propose a novel semi-Lagrangian finite difference formulation for approximating conservative form of advection equations with general variable coefficients. Compared with the traditional semi-Lagrangian finite difference schemes, which are designed by approximating the advective form of equation via direct characteristics tracing, the scheme we proposed approximates the conservative form of equation. This essential difference makes the proposed scheme conservative by nature, and extendable to equations with variable coefficients. The proposed semi-Lagrangian finite difference framework is coupled with high order essentially non-oscillatory (ENO) or weighted ENO (WENO) reconstructions to achieve high order accuracy in smooth parts of the solution and capture sharp interfaces without introducing oscillations. The scheme is extended to high dimensional problem by Strang splitting.
   The performance of the proposed schemes is demonstrated by linear advection, several challenging examples of rigid body rotation and swirling deformation in multi-dimensions. As the information is propagating along characteristics, the semi-Lagrangian scheme does not have CFL time step restriction, allowing for a cheaper and more flexible numerical realization than the regular finite difference scheme for some problems. 

Greenslopes - Special Edition
Hosts: Eric Nelson
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:00pm
117 Weber

Greenslopes
Hosts: Ellen Ziliak and Cayla McBee
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:00pm
117 Weber

Speaker: Olivia Dumitrescu

Upcoming events:
November 19 - Cayla McBee
November 26 - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 3 - Bethany Springer

 

CSU Math Faculty Research Seminar
Hosts: Dan Bates
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
117 Weber from 4:00-5:00pm

Speaker: Dr. Tim Penttila, CSU

 

 

Where Food Comes From: The Origins of the Plants on Your Plate
Sunday, November 15, 2009
2-4:30 p.m., LSC -- Main Ballroom
The 10th Annual Thornton-Massa Lecture

"Where Food Comes From: The Origins of the Plants on your Plate", is 10 days away. We hope you will join us for this great event featuring Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger, an expert on small grains from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Baenziger, along with a panel of six Colorado State experts, will discuss the origins and seed preservation of several common foods, such as wheat, corn, potato, tomatoes, beans, and grapes. A reception will follow, highlighting the foods discussed in the lecture.  Menu items will include chorizo and potato empanadas with cilantro lime sour cream and grilled tomato and basil flatbread pizza.

We hope join us for this FREE lecture and reception. To RSVP please visit this link <http://www.natsci.colostate.edu/TMlecture/rsvp.cfm> or call (970) 491-7013 for more information.

 

 

Number Theory and Representation Theory
Conference in Honor of the 60th Birthday of Benedict Gross
June 2 - 5, 2010
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

For details: http://www.harvard.edu/conferences/gross_10/

 

DSPDEs'10
SIAM, RSME, SCM, SEMA
May 31 - June 4, 2010
Barcelona, Spain

Title: Emerging Topics in Dynamical Systems and Partial Differential Equations

Description: This conference is devoted to fostering the interaction between the SIAM Activity Groups in Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) and in Dynamical Systems and Applications (DS) with the Catalan and Spanish mathematical societies and RSME, SCM, and SEMA and the European applied mathematical community in general. The conference will put special emphasis in stimulating new promising research lines in PDEs and DS, encouraging bridges between academia and industry. Modelling, theoretical analysis, numerical analysis and simulation are the methodological core of these fields. Minisymposia and contributions in all these strategies are welcome, particularly those who use them in a unifying way.

For details: http://www.siam.org/meetings/dspdes/index.php

The BIOT-2009 Symposium will showcase research and development activities in bioinformatics and computational biology and biotechnology, promoting future interdisciplinary activity and research in these areaas.

 

AIM, the American Institute of Mathematics, is one of the seven NSF-funded mathematics research institutes in the US.  Located in Palo Alto, California, AIM has been hosting fully-funded, week-long workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences since 2002.

Being relatively new, we would like to introduce you to our programs and research opportunities:

1.  AIM, through its conference center, ARCC, runs focused workshops for groups of 28 mathematicians with the goal of establishing productive and lasting collaborations. We especially encourage participation from junior mathematicians, women, under-represented minorities, and mathematicians from primarily undergraduate institutions.  To this end, each of our workshops reserves seven spots for open application. All participants receive full funding to attend the 5 day workshop.

A list of upcoming workshops for which applications are sought can be found at: http://www.aimath.org/research

2.  We also encourage proposals for new workshops. The deadline is Nov 1, 2009 for workshops that begin after June 1, 2010. We are happy to offer assistance in all aspects of the proposal preparation.

For more information, please refer to the web page: http://www.aimath.org/research or contact us at: workshops@aimath.org

3.  We are also accepting applications for our new SQuaREs program. SQuaREs are groups of 4 to 6 researchers, who have not previously collaborated, who meet at AIM for a week of intense work. Typically the group meets at AIM up to three times over a 2 or 3 year period, and the first week includes the development of a long-term plan.

SIAM 2009 Conferences
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Further information can be found on the conference web site: http://www.siam.org/meetings/

 

SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
Hilton Miami Downtown - Miami, Florida
December 7-9, 2009

The primary goal of this conference is to bring together scientists and mathematicians working in partial differential equations and related fields. Contemporary challenges raised by recent advances in engineering, industry, and bio-technology, will be confronted with state-of-the-art mathematical and computational tools in PDE.

For more details: www.siamorg/meetings/pd09

 

The 3rd Workshop on Industrial Applications
December 7-11, 2009
Liu Bie Ju Centre of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Mathematics (LBJ)
City University of Hong, Kong
In Collaboration with Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada

The 5-day workshop aims to stimulate collaboration between industry and universities. Industry representatives will present problems on the first day of the workshop followed by small group discussion on the next three days. The result will then be presented on the final day.

This event will enocurage the greater use of mathematical modeling and analysis in industry and provide a unique opportunity for academic researchers to be exposed to industrial problems.

Further information can be found on the conference web site: http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/rcms/WIA2009

 

 

 

2010 Jefferson Science Fellowships
United States Department of Defense
Washington, D.C.

Tenured academic scientist and engineers from U.S. institutions of higher learing are eligible for selection to be Jefferson Science Fellows. Each Fellow will spend one year at the United States Department of State in Washington D. C., in either the regional or functional bureau. The assignments may be corrdinated with the relevant U.S. embassy overseas. The assignments may be coordinated with the relevant U.S. embassy overseas. All JSF assignments will be designed through a consultation that considers both the interests and expertise of the Fellow and the needs of the hosting office. Following the fellowship year, the Jefferson Science Fellow will return to his/her academic career, but will remain available to the U. S. government as an experienced consultant for short-term projects.

For nominations and applications: http://www.national-academies.org/jsf or see 117 Weber for the brochure.

 

Judy R. Brobst, M.Ed.
Career Center Liaison
College of Natural Sciences
Colorado State University
117 Statistics Building

We have employers who are hiring and we need students to fill the schedules! Students have received this information – please share with them and encourage them to apply for these opportunities!! Let me know how I can assist you.


CS/ACT/Math/Physics Internships in CareerRAM
Job #
67092 – Progressive IT
66996 – Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
66995 – Rocky Mountain Instrumental Labs – GREAT for MATH majors – Fort Collins
66882 – CSU web developer in Ag sciences
66880 – Datasplice – Fort Collins
66881 – Datasplice – Fort Collins
66927 – Management Systems Inc – Fort Collins

  On Campus Job Interviews through CareerRAM

Pelco by Schneider Electric seeking CS  bachelor’s and master’s for Firmware Engineer positions – this is a local Fort Collins Company. Resume submission through CareerRAM is 10/16/09

Raytheon seeking CS/Math/Physics at bachelor’s or master’s level graduating by 5/10. MUST be US Citizen to apply. Meet the employer session 10/21 5:00 pm CS building room 425.  Resume submission deadline is 10/9/09 through CareerRAM

 Lockheed Martin Leadership program, Software Engineer and Various Technical Positions resume submission is open in CareerRAM

  Federal Reserve Bank – Full-time Analyst positions – GREAT for MATH Majors

  Career Center drop in hours Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm we’re there
on Wednesday until 6:00 pm. 

  Did you meet with people at the Career Fair and you have follow up items to tend to? Let us know how we can assist you.

 

Annoucing the publication of: Introduction to Derivative-Free Optimization
by Andrew R. Conn, Katya Scheinberg, and Luis N. Vicente
Instructors and request an exam copy

Learn how sampling and model techniques are used in derivative-free methods and how these methods are designed to efficiently and rigorouly solve optimization problems. Although readily accessible to readers with a modest background in computational mathematics, this book is also intended to be of interest to researchers in the field. It is the first contemporary comprehensive treatment of optimization without derivatives.

Order your instructor copy today direct from SIAM at: http://my.siam.org/forms/exam.htm

 

SIAM - New Careers Brochures
20-page publication available

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has published its latest brochure on applied mathematics and computational science careers outside of academia. The 20-page publication includes information on emerging career fields, examples of companies and organizations that hire applied mathematicians and computational scientists, and profiles of professionals working in these fields today.

The SIAM Careers Brochure answers many of the questions that high school and college-aged students may be asking with regard to career opportunities in the mathematical sciences, including:

What's out there for someone with my interests and background?
Where can I work?
Where are the up-and-coming job opportunities?
How should I pursue my studies?
Who are the people working in industry today?

Profiles highlight professionals at Google, IBM, IDA, Merck, Michelin, NSA, and many other organizations and companies.

The FREE PDF version of the new brochure and a link-request for one free hardcopy can be found at: http://www.siam.org/careers/thinking/php or http://www.siam.org/careers/
Multiple of bulk copies are available at cost. SIAM wil also custom print the brochure for any interested corporation or institution sponsor with quotes based on quantity requested. For this information, please contact stephenson@siam.org.