Mathematics Department Weekly Reader

Calendar

Up-to-date information is posted in the Mathematics extended calendar. If you have information to put on the calendar, please contact Sue Ellen.

Week of May 4, 2009 xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Sprague UG Resource Room dedication

 

Catherine Klein (Richard Sprague's niece) and her husband, James, visit with undergraduate mathematics majors Amelia Tuel and Kevin Moss. Tuel and Moss spent several hours helping paint and prepare the Richard Sprague UG Resource Room for opening.

Robert Sprage (Richard Sprague's brother) shares family photographs with Wolfgang Kliemann and Jan Nyhus while Catherine Klein smiles at family stories.

Faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, staff and other guests celebrated the opening of the newly relocated Richard Sprague Undergraduate Mathematics Majors Resource Room to 400 Carver on Friday, May 1.

 

Finals week

 

Students will take their final exams during the week of May 4-8.

 

PhD final defenses and prelims

Tuesday, May 5: Chris Kurth (above, left) PhD Final Defense 2:15 p.m. in 390 Carver Hall. Modular Forms and Modular Symbols For Noncongruence Groups. Major Professor: Ling Long.

Wednesday, May 6: Ju Ming PhD Final Defense 3 p.m. in 390 Carver Hall. Optimal control of stochastic flow. Major Professor: Steve Hou.

Thursday, May 7: Ji-Hyeok Choi (above, right) PhD Preliminary Exam 10 a.m. in 390 Carver Hall. Major Professor: Maria Axenovich.

 

Mathematics Advisory Board activities

A small group of faculty members will welcome members of our Mathematics Advisory Board on Thursday evening. The Board will meet on Friday morning and participate in the Awards ceremony on Friday afternoon.

 

Honors and Awards program

Please join us on F riday, May 8 in Carver 101 at 2:15 p.m. to celebrate departmental honors and awards. There will be a reception following in Auditorium Lobby.

MORE 2009

 

The MORE team travels to Bettendorf on May 18 for the next Mathematics On the Road Experience.

 

Deadlines this week

 

Remember to check the departmental calendar for deadlines. de

 

Transitions

Graduate student birthdays this week:

Atilla Sit 5/6; Maksym Pryporov 5/9

Transitions features announcements regarding life transitions, i.e., family, job, etc. of those associated with the Department may be published at the request of the individual. Send submissions to tuttle@iastate.edu