Georgia Institute of Technology to Host Mathematics Meetings

February 22, 2002

Providence, RI: Georgia Institute of Technology will host the 2002 American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America Spring Southeastern Section Meetings March 8-10. More than 500 mathematicians from 36 states and 12 countries will gather at Georgia Tech either to learn about the latest research or present results of what they've done.

Among the presentations will be 15 by members of the faculty of the School of Mathematics and three by graduate students in the School of Mathematics. In addition, there will five talks given by Georgia Tech faculty from the School of Physics, the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, the College of Computing and the School of Chemical Engineering. There are also five faculty members who are co-authors of presented papers.

Most talks at the meetings are given in gatherings called special sessions. Fifteen members of the School of Mathematics will be serving as organizers of nine of the special sessions at the meetings.

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Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the 30,000-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.