Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by AMS Special Session

Current as of Saturday, January 23, 2010 00:39:26

Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Francisco, CA, January 13-16, 2010 (Wednesday - Saturday)
Meeting #1056

• Friday January 15, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, I
  Room 2024, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology darren.narayan@rit.edu
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Jacqueline Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Configurations of extremal type II lattices and codes.
    Scott Kominers*, Harvard University
    (1056-06-2154)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Modular forms arising from Q(n) and Dyson's rank.
    Maria Monks*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1056-11-2153)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Efficient simulation of fluid flow.
    David Alexander Hannasch*, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Monika Neda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    (1056-65-165)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Image Denoising Via Feature-Based Sparse and Redundant Dictionaries.
    Josh Koslosky*, Duquesne University
    Stacey Levine, Duquesne University
    (1056-49-173)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Analytic Properties of Unitary Equivalence to Constant Diagonal Matrices.
    Daniel E Poore*, Pomona College
    (1056-15-185)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Complete Growth and Graph Products of Groups.
    Daniel Allen, University of Maine at Farmington
    Meghan Cream, Wake Forest University
    Kate Finlay, Lafayette College
    Ranjan Rohatgi*, Northwestern University
    (1056-20-274)
• Friday January 15, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, II
  Room 2000, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology darren.narayan@rit.edu
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Jacqueline Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Analyzing Hyperspectral Images.
    Brian Allen*, Messiah College
    Kristen Bretney, Loyola Marymount University
    (1056-94-145)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Coexistence of Stable ECM Solutions in the Lang-Kobayashi System.
    Ericka Mochan*, Western New England College
    C. Davis Buenger, Rice University
    (1056-34-144)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Greedy Algorithms for Generlized $k$-rankings of graphs.
    Sandra James*, Concordia University - St. Paul
    Andrew Zemke, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (1056-05-142)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Finding Ramsey Numbers.
    Kevin Black*, Harvey Mudd College
    Daniel Leven, Rutgers Unviersity
    (1056-05-143)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Mathematics Models of Mancala.
    Reginald Ford*, James Madison University
    M. Vergara, James Madison University
    J. C. Ortega, James Madison University
    D. Melendez, James Madison University
    Z. Pena, James Madison University
    (1056-91-2094)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Comparison of Homogenous cyclic expressions.
    B. Sriram*, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
    (1056-08-26)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Strong Symmetric Genus of Small $D$-type Generalized Symmetric Groups.
    Michelle Bowser*, Grove City College
    Trevor Partridge, Grove City College
    Kirsten Rodgers, Grove City College
    (1056-20-77)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The Energy of Graphs and Matrices.
    Duy D Nguyen*, Texas Christian University
    Katelyn L McCall, University of Rochester
    Laura J Buggy, College of St. Benedict
    Amalia V Culiuc, Mount Holyoke College
    Sivaram K Narayan, Central Michigan University
    (1056-15-78)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Subgraph Summability Number.
    Kassandra A Johnston*, University of New Mexico
    Philip R Zerull, Central Michigan University
    Sivaram K Narayan, Central Michigan University
    Jordan D Webster, Central Michigan University
    (1056-05-79)
• Saturday January 16, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III
  Room 2000, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology darren.narayan@rit.edu
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Jacqueline Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Knots, Sticks, and Indicatrix.
    Bena Tshishiku*, Washington and Lee University
    Dan Collins, Cornell University
    Charmaine Sia, MIT
    Rob Silversmith, Williams College
    Katherine Hawkins, Williams College
    Colin Adams, Williams College
    (1056-57-966)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Planar and Spherical Stick Indices of Torus Knots.
    Colin Adams, Williams College
    Dan Collins, Cornell University
    Katherine Hawkins, Williams College
    Charmaine Sia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Rob Silversmith*, Williams College
    Bena Tshishiku, Washington and Lee University
    (1056-57-422)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Symplectic Volumes and Ribbon Graphs.
    Julia C Bennett*, Bard College
    David V Cochran, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Kaitlin Woskoff, Hartwick College
    (1056-53-82)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Modulation Frames and Infinite Symmetric Matrices.
    Robert G. Fraser*, Case Western Reserve University
    Andrew Dugowson, Pomona College
    Yeonhyang Kim, Central Michigan University
    (1056-46-88)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Continuous Frames on Manifolds.
    Daniel Freeman, Texas A&M University
    Daniel Poore, Pomona College
    A. Rebecca Wei*, Case Western Reserve University
    Madeline Wyse, Pomona College
    (1056-58-92)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Isoperimetric Problem in Sectors with Disk Density.
    Alexander Diaz*, Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus
    Nate Harman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    Sean Howe, University of Arizona, Tucson
    David Thompson, Williams College
    (1056-53-99)
• Saturday January 16, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV
  Room 2000, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology darren.narayan@rit.edu
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Jacqueline Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Computer-Created Human-Comprehensible Logic Games.
    Corneliu A. Bodea, University of Richmond
    Arthur Charlesworth, University of Richmond
    Diana A. Iovan, University of Richmond
    Andrew D. Jones*, University of Richmond
    (1056-03-105)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Spread of A Rumor.
    Nick C Fedewa*, Central Michigan University
    Emily E Krause, Central Michigan University
    Alexandra M Sisson, Central Michigan University
    James R Angelos, Central Michigan University
    (1056-00-106)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Structural Adaptation of Microvascular Networks.
    Rachel S Nancollas*, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    Benjamin Y Small, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    (1056-92-132)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Relative Gain Array of Cayley Graphs.
    Sara D. Townsend*, Sam Houston State University
    Suzi Gearheart, Sam Houston State University
    John Owen, Sam Houston State University
    (1056-05-134)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Analysis of the Repackaging of Risk in the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis.
    Angela King*, McGill University
    Adam Biesenbach, University of Rochester
    Kuni Natsuki, Brown University
    (1056-91-138)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Matroids, Geometry, Symmetry and the 4th Dimension.
    Chencong Bao, Lafayette College
    Camila Friedman-Gerlicz, Claremont McKenna
    Peter McGrath*, Lafayette College
    Jessica Vega, Loyola Marymount
    (1056-05-146)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Classical and Virtual Pseudodiagram Theory and New Bounds on the Unknotting Numbers and Genus of Knots.
    Allison Henrich, Seattle University
    Noël MacNaughton, Williams College
    Sneha Narayan, Oberlin College
    Oliver Pechenik, Oberlin College
    Jennifer Townsend*, Scripps College
    (1056-57-148)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Excellent Local Rings with Semi-Local Formal Fibers.
    R. Karpman*, Scripps College
    N. Arnosti, Williams College
    C. Leverson, Wellesley College
    J. Levinson, Williams College
    S. Loepp, Williams College
    (1056-13-179)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Time to Failure: A Stochastic Model of the Formation and Development of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
    Jeremy E Brooks*, East Tennessee State University
    (1056-92-325)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    A Knot or Not a Knot?
    Karleigh Frederick, Sam Houston State University
    Samantha Hilker, Sam Houston State University
    Megan Savage*, Sam Houston State University
    (1056-55-1201)