Seminars and Colloquia by Series

Bloch groups, algebraic K-theory and units

Series
Other Talks
Time
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 16:05 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 006
Speaker
Don Zagier – Max Planck Institute for Mathematics Bonn –
We will describe an etale version of Bloch groups and regulators which for the case of number fields that take values in quotients of units of their rings of integers. Joint work with Frank Calegari and Stavros Garoufalidis

Reading group in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics.

Series
Other Talks
Time
Monday, September 12, 2016 - 16:30 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 006
Speaker
Rafel de la Llave – Georgia Tech
The goal of this group is to read carefully the book "Introduction to Chaos in non-equilibrium stat. Mechanics". There will be several speakers. AThe first lecture will be a quick introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics for mathematicians. We hope to explain the physical basis of the problems to mathematicians who have no background in physics and also cover some of the mathematical subtleties that are often overlooked in physiscs courses.

The Beginning of the Year Meeting

Series
Other Talks
Time
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 11:05 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 005
Speaker
Prasad Tetali – School of Mathematics, Georgia Tech
All School of Mathematics faculty, staff and postdocs are invited to attend this welcome event which will open with a short presentation and introducing new members to the School. Lunch will be provided.

Final presentations for 2016 IMPACT REU

Series
Other Talks
Time
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 10:00 for 2 hours
Location
Skiles ground floor atrium
Speaker
IMPACT REU – Georgia Tech
Poster presentations by Ibrahim Apata (Morehouse), Chelsea Huston (Spelman), Jason Kolbush (Georgia Tech), Isabella Nang (Georgia State), Taylor Strickland (Agnes Scott), and Ida De Vierno (Georgia Tech).

What is the Shortest Distance between Two Points? Well, Maybe That's Not the Right Question.

Series
Other Talks
Time
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 11:00 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 005
Speaker
Kaye Husbands Fealing, Chair and Professor – School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech
At a recent leadership training workshop, where chairs, deans and provosts engaged in "Vegas Rules" discussions about how to develop talent in staff and ourselves, I was asked the question-What was the thing that I enjoyed most during my childhood? Of course I responded: Solving math problems fast! But how does that relate to my research on pricing strategies in the automotive industry, technological aspirations in the developing-country context, earnings and employment differentials by race/ethnicity and gender in various market sectors, and return on investment in food safety research? The answers to this question will be the focus of this talk. The key takeaways will be that pathways meander, enjoy scientific explorations, and the quickest pathway to the crown of one's career is not necessarily the most fulfilling.

Georgia Scientific Computing Symposium

Series
Other Talks
Time
Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 09:00 for 8 hours (full day)
Location
Mathematics and Science Center, Emory University
Speaker
various – various
The Georgia Scientific Computing Symposium (GSCS) is a forum for professors, postdocs, graduate students and other researchers in Georgia to meet in an informal setting, to exchange ideas, and to highlight local scientific computing research. The symposium has been held every year since 2009 and is open to the entire research community. This year, the symposium will be held at Emory University. The format of the day-long symposium is a set of invited presentations, poster sessions and a poster blitz, and plenty of time to network with other attendees. Invited speakers include: Michele Benzi, Mathematics and Computer Science, Emory University; Steven Hamilton, Radiation Transport Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Alexandra Smirnova, Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State University; Phanish Suryanarayana, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Molei Tao, Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology; Qing Zhang, Mathematics, University of Georgia. Poster sessions will be held during the lunch and afternoon breaks.

The Driverless Car Revolution

Series
Other Talks
Time
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 13:30 for 1.5 hours (actually 80 minutes)
Location
John and Joyce Caddell Building Flex Space
Speaker
S. Rutt Bridges – Georgia Tech, Geosciences, Alumni

Convergence of gradient flows and scaling limit for particle systems

Series
Other Talks
Time
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 13:05 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 006
Speaker
Max Fathi – Department of Mathematics, UC Berkeley
In this talk, I will explain how the gradient flow structure of reversible Markov chains (that was discovered by Maas and Mielke independently in 2011) and the Sandier-Serfaty approach to convergence of gradient flows can be combined to study scaling limits for interacting particle systems on lattices. The exposition will be focused on the case of the simple exclusion process on the discrete torus. Joint work with Marielle Simon (INRIA Lille).

Oral exam

Series
Other Talks
Time
Monday, February 15, 2016 - 14:00 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 270
Speaker
John Dever – Ga. Tech
Topics: local Hausdorff dimension, local Hausdorff measure, diffusion on compact metric spaces, prospective further research.

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