AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:09:39

Associate secretaries:
Susan J Friedlander, AMS susan@math.northwestern.edu

Friday May 2, 1997, 3:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
Special Session on C*-Algebras, I
Room 116, State Hall Building
Organizers:
Jerry Kaminker, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis kaminker@math.iupui.edu
Claude L. Schochet, Wayne State University claude@math.wayne.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  On a certain class of simple $C^*$-algebras
  Xinhui Jiang*, The Fields Institute
  (922-46-76)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Finite group actions on AF algebras
  Marius D. Dadarlat*, Purdue University, West Lafayette
  (922-46-127)
- 4:00 p.m.
  The Natural Topology on the Kasparov Groups
  Claude L. Schochet*, Wayne State University
  (922-46-212)
- 4:30 p.m.
  K-Theory of certain simple C*-algebras
  Shuang Zhang*, University of Cincinnati
  (922-46-236)
- 5:00 p.m.
  Commutators of free random variables
  Alexandru M. Nica*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  Roland Speicher, Universitat Heidelberg, Germany
  (922-47-242)
- 5:30 p.m.
  Hilbert C*-modules : A Useful Tool
  Sze-kai Jack Tsui*, Oakland University
  (922-46-74)

Saturday May 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Special Session on C*-Algebras, II
Room 116, State Hall Building
Organizers:
Jerry Kaminker, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis kaminker@math.iupui.edu
Claude L. Schochet, Wayne State University claude@math.wayne.edu
- 9:00 a.m.
  C*-algebras associated with expansive automorphisms of solenoids
  Berndt A. Brenken*, University of Calgary
  (922-46-217)
- 9:25 a.m.
  Duality for expansive automorphisms
  Jack Spielberg*, Arizona State University
  Jerry Kaminker, IUPUI
  Ian Putnam, University of Victoria
  (922-46-202)
- 9:50 a.m.
  Harmonic Analysis of Fractal Processes via $C^{*}$-Algebras
  Palle E.T. Jorgensen*, The University of Iowa
  (922-42-215)
- 10:15 a.m.
  Ergodic quantum maps
  Slawomir Klimek*, IUPU
  (922-47-209)
- 10:40 a.m.
  Index map on compact contact manifolds
  Pradeep Alwis*, The Fields Institute
  (922-46-206)

Saturday May 3, 1997, 3:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
Special Session on C*-Algebras, III
Room 116, State Hall Building
Organizers:
Jerry Kaminker, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis kaminker@math.iupui.edu
Claude L. Schochet, Wayne State University claude@math.wayne.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  The groupoid analytic index as a KK-element.
  Alan L.T. Paterson*,
  Jerry Kaminker, IUPUI
  (922-46-24)
- 3:25 p.m.
  Toeplitz algebras associated to isometric flows
  Efton Park*, Texas Christian University
  (922-58-43)
- 3:50 p.m.
  Kasparov theory for Riemannian foliations.
  James F. Glazebrook*, Eastern Illinois University and University of Illinois
  James L. Heitsch, University of Illinois
  Steven E. Hurder, University of Illinois
  Franz W. Kamber, University of Illinois
  (922-58-14)
- 4:15 p.m.
  Cyclic homology and crossed product $C^*$-algebras
  Ronghui Ji*, Indiana University-Purdue University
  (922-46-122)
- 4:40 p.m.
  $A_{\infty}$-structures in cyclic homology
  Masoud Khalkhali*, University of Western Ontario
  (922-18-27)
- 5:05 p.m.
  K-theory of compact quantum simple Lie groups
  Gabriel Nagy*, Kansas State University
  (922-47-205)
- 5:30 p.m.
  K-Theory with R/Z coefficients and Von Neumann algebras
  Devraj Basu*, Indiana University, Bloomington
  (922-46-163)

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