Northwestern University to Host Mathematics Meeting

October 15, 2004

Providence, RI—Northwestern University will host the Fall Central Section Meeting of the American Mathematical Society October 23-24. Over 500 mathematicians from 37 states and 18 countries will gather at the university for the meeting.

Mathematics Department participation in the meeting : 

• Yuri Manin will be giving an invited address titled Fractional dimensions in geometry and algebra, on Saturday October 24, from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Manin's address is one of four to take place during the meeting.
• Six faculty members from the department will be giving talks at special sessions during the meeting. Those speakers are: Keith Burns, George Gasper, Mark Mahowald, Andrew Mauer-Oats, Ionel Popescu, and Andras Vasy.
• Six mathematics department faculty members are organizing sessions at the meeting. Session organizers are: Gui-Qiang Chen (organizer of two sessions), Eric Friedlander, George Gasper, Paul Goerss, Kari Vilonen, and Jared Wunsch.

Participation in the meeting by university personnel from outside the Mathematics Department :

• Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics: Moshe Matalon and Mary Silber are both giving talks at the meeting.
• Mechanical Engineering: Kevin Lynch is giving a talk at the meeting.

The meeting program has more information.

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Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the 29,000-member American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life.