Joint Mathematics Meetings Special Sessions

Current as of Thursday, January 15, 2009 00:44:15

Joint Mathematics Meetings
Washington, DC, January 5-8, 2009 (Monday - Thursday)
Meeting #1046

Special Sessions

• AMS Special Session on Algebraic Cryptography and Generic Complexity
  • Vladimir Shpilrain, The City College of New York
  • Yesem Kurt, Randolph College ykurt@randolphcollege.edu
• AMS Special Session on Algebraic Structures in Knot Theory
  • Sam Nelson, Claremont McKenna College knots@esotericka.org
  • Alissa S. Crans, Loyola Marymount University
• AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Geometric Analysis
  • Alexander E. Litvak, University of Alberta alexandr@math.ualberta.ca
  • Dmitry Ryabogin, Kent State University
  • Artem Zvavitch, Kent State University
• AMS-SIAM Special Session on Asymptotic Methods in Analysis with Applications
  • Diego Dominici, SUNY New Paltz dominicd@newpaltz.edu
  • Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
• AMS Special Session on Automorphic and Modular Forms in Number Theory
  • Ken Ono, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Amanda Folsom, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Sharon A. Garthwaite, Bucknell University Sharon.Garthwaite@bucknell.edu
• AMS Special Session on Categorification and Link Homology
  • Aaron Lauda, Columbia University lauda@math.columbia.edu
  • Mikhail Khovanov, Columbia University
• AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings
  • Jay A. Shapiro, George Mason University jshapiro@gmu.edu
  • David E. Dobbs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Shane P. Redmond, Eastern Kentucky University
  • Joe A. Stickles, Millikin University
• AMS Special Session on Complex Dynamics and Complex Function Theory
  • Stephanie Edwards, Hope College sedwards@hope.edu
  • Rich L. Stankewitz, Ball State University
• AMS Special Session on Computational Algebra and Convexity
  • Dan Bates, Colorado State University dbates1@nd.edu
  • Tsung-Lin Lee, Michigan State University leetsung@msu.edu
  • Sonja Petrovic, University of Illinois at Chicago petrovic@math.uic.edu
  • Zach Teitler, Texas A&M University zteitler@tamu.edu
• AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for Low-dimensional Varieties
  • Mika K. Seppälä, Florida State University seppala@mail.math.fsu.edu
  • Tanush Shaska, Oakland University shaska@oakland.edu
  • Emil J. Volcheck, Association for Computing Machinery volcheck@acm.org
• AMS Special Session on Conformal Geometry, Twistor Theory, and Integrable Systems
  • Dana Mihai, Carnegie Mellon University dmihai@andrew.cmu.edu
  • George Sparling, University of Pittsburgh
• AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions
  • James G. McLaughlin, West Chester University
  • Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College nancy.wyshinski@trincoll.edu
• AMS Special Session on Convex and Discrete Geometry
  • Wlodzimierz Kuperberg, Auburn University
  • Valeriu Soltan, George Mason University vsoltan@gmu.edu
• AMS Special Session on Difference Equations
  • Michael Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology michael.radin@rit.edu
• AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamical Systems in Periodic Environments
  • M. R. S. Kulenović, University of Rhode Island kulenm@math.uri.edu
  • Orlando Merino, University of Rhode Island
  • Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
• AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations: Theory and Applications
  • Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall College annalisa.crannell@fandm.edu
  • Suzanne Sindi, Brown University
• AMS Special Session on Experimental Mathematics
  • Tewodros Amdeberhan, Tulane University
  • Luis A. Medina, Tulane University
  • Victor H. Moll, Tulane University vhm@math.tulane.edu
• AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematics
  • Erhan Bayraktar, University of Michigan
  • Tim Siu-Tang Leung, Johns Hopkins University timleung@jhu.edu
  • Birgit Rudloff, Princeton University
• AMS Special Session on Function Theoretic Operator Theory
  • John B. Conway, George Washington University conway@gwu.edu
  • Sherwin Kouchekian, University of South Florida
  • William T. Ross, University of Richmond
• AMS Special Session on Geometry, Algebra, and Topology of Character Varieties
  • Sean Lawton, Instituto Superior Tecnico slawton@math.ist.utl.pt
  • Elisha Peterson, United States Military Academy
• AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Curves
  • Darren Glass, Gettysburg College dglass@gettysburg.edu
  • Amy E. Ksir, United States Naval Academy
• AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Homogeneous Spaces and Applications
  • Dmitry Y. Kleinbock, Brandeis University kleinboc@brandeis.edu
  • Gregory A. Margulis, Yale University
  • Hee Oh, Brown University
• AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis
  • Paul A. Hagelstein, Baylor University paul_hagelstein@baylor.edu
  • Alexander M. Stokolos, DePaul University
• AMS Special Session on Heavy-Tailed Behavior: Theory and Applications
  • Thomas B. Fowler, Noblis Incorporated tfowler@noblis.org
  • Marty Fischer, Noblis Incorporated
  • Denise Masi, Noblis Incorporated
  • John F. Shortle, George Mason University
• AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics
  • Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College jdauben@att.net
  • Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  • Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  • Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College
• AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory and Higher Categories
  • Thomas M. Fiore, University of Chicago
  • Mark W. Johnson, Penn State Altoona mwj3@psu.edu
  • James M. Turner, Calvin College
  • W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Hopkins University
  • Donald Yau, Ohio State University at Newark
• AMS Special Session on Infinite Dimensional Analysis, Path Integrals and Related Fields
  • Tepper L. Gill, Howard University tgill@access4less.net
  • Lance W. Nielsen, Creighton University
  • Woodford W. Zachary, Howard University
• AMS-MAA Special Session on Inquiry-Based Learning
  • William B. Jacob, University of California Santa Barbara
  • Paul J. Sally, University of Chicago
  • Ralf J. Spatzier, University of Michigan
  • Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin starbird@math.utexas.edu
• AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and Dynamical Systems
  • Stephen G. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University simpson@math.psu.edu
• AMS Special Session on Mathematical Models of Biological Structures and Function
  • Chandrajit Bajaj, University of Texas at Austin
  • Andrew K. Gillette, University of Texas at Austin agillette@math.utexas.edu
• AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform
  • William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
  • William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  • Bonnie S. Saunders, University of Illinois at Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
• AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Mathematics Education in Fiber Arts
  • Sarah-Marie Belcastro, The Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics smbelcas@toroidalsnark.net
  • Carolyn A. Yackel, Mercer University
• AMS Special Session on Mathematics of Computation
  • Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University brenner@math.lsu.edu
  • Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University
• AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Information and Knowledge
  • Ronald R. Coifman, Yale University
  • James G. Glimm, SUNY at Stony Brook
  • Peter W. Jones, Yale University jones@math.yale.edu
  • Stephen Smale, Toyota Institute
• AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theoretic Methods in Finite Combinatorics
  • Martin Grohe, Humboldt University
  • Johann A. Makowsky, Technion Israel Institute of Technology janos@cs.technion.ac.il
• AMS Special Session on New Connections Between Topology, Combinatorics, and Physics
  • Paul Fendley, University of Virginia
  • Slava Krushkal, University of Virginia krushkal@virginia.edu
• AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Algebra
  • Greg Marks, St. Louis University marks@slu.edu
  • Ashish K. Srivastava, St. Louis University
• AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Their Applications
  • Gaston N'Guerekata, Morgan State University
  • Alexander A. Pankov, Morgan State University
  • Guoping Zhang, Morgan State University hyzgp73@yahoo.com
  • Xuming Xie, Morgan State University
  • Zhijun Qiao, University of Texas Pan American
• AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Applications
  • Gui-Qiang G. Chen, Northwestern University
  • Cleopatra C. Christoforou, University of Houston cleopatra@math.uh.edu
• AMS Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis in Inverse and Variational Problems
  • M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
  • Otmar Scherzer, University of Innsbruck
• AMS Special Session on Orderings in Logic and Topology
  • Valentina S. Harizanov, George Washington University
  • Jozef H. Przytycki, George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
• AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Mathematical Modeling in Medicine
  • David Chan, Virginia Commonwealth University dmchan@vcu.edu
  • John W. Cain, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Rebecca A. Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University
• AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Coding Theory
  • Gretchen L. Matthews, Clemson University gmatthe@clemson.edu
  • Judy L. Walker, University of Nebraska
• AMS Special Session on The Redistricting Problem
  • Daniel Goroff, Harvey Mudd College dgoroff@mac.com
  • Daniel Ullman, George Washington University
• AMS Special Session on Representation Theory of Lie Algebras and Algebraic Groups
  • David G. Taylor, Roanoke College taylor@roanoke.edu
  • Terrell L. Hodge, Western Michigan University
  • Daniel K. Nakano, University of Georgia
• AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates
  • Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  • Jacqueline A. Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  • Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  • Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
• AMS Special Session on the Role of Generalized Maximal Monotonicity Frameworks in Optimization and Control Theory with Applications
  • Ram U. Verma, International Publications rverma@internationalpubls.com
• AMS Special Session on SAGE and Mathematical Research Using Open Source Software
  • David Saunders, University of Delaware
  • David Harvey, Harvard University
  • David Joyner, U.S. Naval Academy wdjoyner@gmail.com
• AMS-MAA Special Session on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola Marymount University cbennett@lmu.edu
  • Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola Marymount University
• AMS Special Session on Scientific Computing and Advanced Computation
  • Edward Castillo, Jr, University of California Irvine ecastill@math.uci.edu
  • James M. Rath, University of Texas at Austin organism@ices.utexas.edu
  • Sarah A. Williams, University of California Davis saw@email.unc.edu
• AMS Special Session on Spectra of Matrix Patterns and Applications to Dynamical Systems
  • Bryan L. Shader, University of Wyoming bshader@uwyo.edu
  • Luz M. DeAlba, Drake University
  • Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University
  • In-Jae Kim, Minnesota State University
• AMS Special Session on Stochastic, Large-Scale, and Hybrid Systems with Applications
  • Aghalaya S. Vatsala, University of Louisiana at Lafayette vatsala@louisiana.edu
  • G. S. Ladde, University of South Florida
  • K. Ramachandran, University of South Florida
• AMS Special Session on Teichmüller Theory and Low-Dimensional Topology
  • Richard P. Kent, Brown University rpkfour@gmail.com
  • Madlena Tomova, University of Iowa mtomova@math.uiowa.edu
• AMS Special Session on Topological Methods in Applied Mathematics
  • Yongwu Rong, George Washington University rong@gwu.edu
• AMS Special Session on Tracking Moving Interfaces in Complex Phenomena
  • James A. Sethian, University of California Berkeley sethian@math.berkeley.edu
• AMS Special Session on Von Neumann Algebras
  • Pinhas Grossman, Vanderbilt University pinhas.grossman@vanderbilt.edu
  • Remus Nicoara, University of Tennessee