Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

Current as of Saturday, January 14, 2012 00:29:10

Joint Mathematics Meetings
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston Marriott Hotel, and Boston Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA
January 4-7, 2012 (Wednesday - Saturday)
Meeting #1077

Associate secretaries:

Michel L Lapidus, AMS lapidus@math.ucr.edu, lapidus@mathserv.ucr.edu
Gerard A Venema, MAA venema@calvin.edu

Thursday January 5, 2012

• Thursday January 5, 2012, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
  2nd Floor Corridor, opposite Hall C, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Classical Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations, III
  Room 104, Hynes
  Organizers:
  William O. Bray, University of Maine bray@math.umaine.edu
  Mark A. Pinsky, Northwestern University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Stationary Navier-Stokes equations with singular external forces.
    Cong Phuc Nguyen, Louisiana State University
    Tuoc Van Phan*, University of Tennessee
    (1077-35-510)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The critical density property and Harnack's inequality in spaces of homogeneous type.
    Sharad Deep Silwal*, Kansas State University
    Diego Maldonado, Kansas State University
    Sapto Indratno, Bandung Institute of Technology
    (1077-35-74)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Exponential Operator Splitting for the generalized Kawahara equation.
    Pablo U Suarez*, Delaware State University
    (1077-35-183)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Dispersive estimates for Schrödinger operators in dimension two with obstructions at zero energy.
    M Burak Erdo\smash{ğ}an, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    William R Green*, Eastern Illinois University
    (1077-35-64)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The regularity problem for the Lamé system on curvilinear polygons in two dimensions.
    Katharine Ott*, University of Kentucky
    Irina Mitrea, Temple University
    (1077-35-1836)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A proof of a Theorem of Boutet de Monvel.
    Matthew B. Stenzel*, Ohio State University at Newark
    (1077-58-1928)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Unimodular Fourier Multipliers On Modulation Spaces.
    Jiecheng Chen, Zhejiang University, P.R.China
    Dashan Fan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Lijing Sun*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    (1077-35-526)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    The Muckenhoupt-type estimations for the best constants in multidimensional modular inequalities over spherical cones.
    Chang-pao Chen*, Hsuan Chuang University
    Jin-Wen Lan, National Tsing Hua University
    Dah-Chin Luor, I-Shou University
    (1077-42-1056)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Climate Modeling and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, I
  Suffolk, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Qingshan Chen, Florida State University
  Nathan Glatt-Holtz, Indiana University negh@indiana.edu
  Mickael Chekroun, University of California, Los Angeles
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Impact of Non-Gaussian Random Boundary Conditions on a Burgers-Boussinesq System.
    Jinqiao Duan*, Institute for Pure and Applied Math, Los Angeles & Dept of Applied Math, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
    (1077-60-2529)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Parameter estimation for energy balance models with memory.
    Mickael D. Chekroun*, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences and IGPP, UCLA
    Lionel Roques, UR 546 Biostatistique et Processus Spatiaux, INRA
    Michel Cristofol, Université Aix-Marseille, LATP
    Samuel Soubeyrand, UR 546 Biostatistique et Processus Spatiaux, INRA
    Michael Ghil, Geosciences Department and Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (CNRS and IPSL)
    (1077-35-2575)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Uncertainty quantification in the simulation of quasi-one-dimensional nozzle flow.
    Yanyan He*, Florida State University
    Yousuff Hussaini, Florida State University
    Jonghoon Bin, Florida State University
    (1077-60-2126)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Correcting flow estimates in Chesapeake Bay using data assimilation.
    Matthew J Hoffman*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (1077-86-2741)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    A stochastic model for tropical rainfall and extreme events.
    Samuel N Stechmann*, Department of Mathematics, and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    J David Neelin, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA
    (1077-60-2405)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Geometry of Polytopes, I
  Room 102, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Egon Schulte, Northeastern University schulte@neu.edu
  Asia Ivic Weiss, York University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Semiregular Polytopes and Amalgamated C-Groups.
    Egon Schulte*, Northeastern University
    (1077-05-801)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Resent developments about Colorful Polytopes.
    Deborah Oliveros*, UNAM
    Gabriela Araujo, UNAM.
    Hubard Isabel, UNAM.
    Egon Schulte, Northeastern University
    (1077-51-1483)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Theory and examples of ghost symmetry.
    David Richter*, Western Michigan University
    (1077-51-544)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Strengthening Fary's Theorem: Convex and Star-Shaped Realizations of Polyhedral Complexes.
    Stedman M. Wilson*, University of California, Los Angeles
    Igor Pak, University of California, Los Angeles
    (1077-52-878)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Constructing self-Petrie and self-dual covers of regular polyhedra.
    Gabe Cunningham*, Northeastern University
    (1077-52-814)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The width of 4-prismatoids.
    Francisco Santos, Universidad de Cantabria
    Tamon Stephen*, Simon Fraser University
    Hugh Thomas, University of New Brunswick
    (1077-52-1301)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Two-Orbit Polytopes with Two Facet Types.
    Ilanit Helfand*, Northeastern University
    (1077-05-811)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Discussion
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computational and Applied Topology (Mathematics Research Communities session), I
  Exeter, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Radmila Sazdanovic, University of Pennsylvania
  Daniel Muellner, Stanford University
  Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, University of St. Andrews mikael@johanssons.org
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Oscillatory solutions of fourth order conservative systems via the Conley index.
    Miroslav Kramar*, Rutgers
    J Van den Berg, Free University Amsterdam
    R. Van der Vorst, Free University Amsterdam
    (1077-55-1002)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Quantifying Patterns in a Coupled-Patch Population Model.
    Sarah Day*, The College of William and Mary
    Benjamin Holman, University of Arizona
    (1077-37-1362)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Homology and Robustness of Level and Interlevel Sets.
    Paul Bendich, Duke University
    Herbert Edelsbrunner, IST Austria
    Dmitriy Morozov*, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
    Amit Patel, Rutgers University
    (1077-55-2265)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A spectral sequence for parallelized persistence.
    Primoz Skraba*, Jozef Stefan Institute
    (1077-68-2114)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Obstruction-Theoretic Sensing.
    Justin Michael Curry*, University of Pennsylvania
    (1077-55-1709)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Evasion Paths in Mobile Sensor Networks.
    Henry Adams*, Stanford University
    (1077-55-1678)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Persistent homology and statistical inference.
    Peter Bubenik*, Cleveland State University
    (1077-55-2042)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Finite Coverage Processes and Homology of Random Sets.
    Rafal Komendarczyk, Tulane University
    Jeffrey Pullen*, Tulane University
    (1077-57-985)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Differential Algebraic Geometry and Galois Theory (in memory of Jerald Kovacic), I
  Room 103, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Phyllis Joan Cassidy, Smith College and the City University of New York
  Richard Churchill, Hunter College and Graduate Center at CUNY
  Claude Mitschi, Université de Strasbourg, France
  Michael Singer, North Carolina State University singer@math.ncsu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Automorphisms of Hurwitz series.
    William F. Keigher*, Rutgers University, Newark Campus
    V. Ravi Srinivasan, Catholic University of America
    (1077-13-1231)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Cohomology of Differential Schemes.
    Raymond T Hoobler*, City College of New York and Graduate Center, CUNY
    (1077-14-511)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Classification of Algebraic Subgroups of Lower Order Unipotent Algebraic Groups.
    V. Ravi Srinivasan*, Catholic University of America
    (1077-12-530)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Higher variationnal equations between Kolchin solvability and virtual Abelianity.
    Guillaume Duval*, INSA de Rouen (France)
    (1077-20-394)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Descent for differential Galois theory of difference equations. Confluence and q-dependency.
    Lucia Di Vizio*, Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Versailles
    Charlotte Hardouin, Institut de mathématiques de Toulouse
    (1077-39-968)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Solvability of difference Riccati equations.
    Seiji Nishioka*, Aoyama Gakuin University
    (1077-12-299)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Galois theory of strongly normal differential and difference extensions.
    Michael Wibmer*, RWTH Aachen
    (1077-12-600)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    The ring of global sections of a differential scheme.
    Dmitry Trushin*, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    (1077-12-596)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Fractal Geometry in Pure and Applied Mathematics (in memory of Benoit Mandelbrot), II
  Room 200, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Michael L. Lapidus, University of California, Riverside
  Erin Pearse, University of Oklahoma ep@ou.edu
  Machiel van Frankenhuijsen, Utah Valley University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The algebraic geometry of Harper operators.
    Dan Li*, Florida State University
    (1077-70-1960)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Extreme risk and fractal regularity in finance.
    Laurent E Calvet*, Department of Finance, HEC Paris
    (1077-91-2303)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Weierstrass function and Fractional Brownian motion.
    Murad S. Taqqu*, Boston University
    (1077-60-898)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Magic fractal distribution trees in living systems: 1-Implication for evolution theory 2-Role of randomness.
    Bernard Sapoval*, Physique de la Matière Condensée,Ecole Polytechnique-CNRS
    (1077-92-1494)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The landscape of Anderson localization in a disordered medium.
    Marcel Filoche*, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS
    Svitlana Mayboroda, University of Minnesota
    (1077-35-2011)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Fractal Antennas, Resonators, and Invisibility Cloaks: Nuggets from the Tortuous Path.
    Nathan Cohen*, Fractal Antenna Systems,Inc.
    (1077-94-2760)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Fractal geometry: a pathway to understanding biodiversity.
    Mark E Ritchie*, Syracuse University
    (1077-92-2516)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Physical Analogues of Peano Curves: from genome folding to new symmetries.
    Adrian Sanborn, Harvard University
    Jian Li, Harvard University
    Erez Lieberman Aiden*, Harvard Society of Fellows
    (1077-92-2339)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Groups, Algorithms, Complexity, and Theory of Security, III
  Room 101, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Maggie Habeeb, City University of New York
  Delaram Kahrobaei, City University of New York dkahrobaei@gc.cuny.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A More Efficient Approach to Bayesian Variable Selection.
    Eric R Ruggieri*, Duquesne University
    (1077-62-1198)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Schreier graphs and Schreier dynamical system of the action of Thompson's group $F$ on the Cantor set.
    Dmytro M Savchuk*, Binghamton University
    (1077-20-1887)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Some Observations Involving the Baumslag groups $G(m,n)$.
    Anthony E Clement*, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
    (1077-20-1297)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    From indexed languages to generating functions.
    Jared Adams, Southern Utah University
    Eric M Freden*, Southern Utah University
    Marni Mishna, Simon Fraser University
    (1077-05-864)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Abelian extensions of orthogonal Lie algebras in $E_6$ and $E_8$.
    Andrew Douglas*, City University of New York
    Delaram Kahrobaei, City University of New York
    Joe Repka, University of Toronto
    (1077-17-1454)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Twin Towers of Hanoi: diameters of coupled graphs.
    Zoran Sunic*, Texas A&M University
    (1077-20-2767)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Permutational isomorphism of permutation groups.
    László Babai, The University of Chicago
    Paolo Codenotti*, IMA, University of Minnesota
    Youming Qiao, Tsinghua University
    (1077-68-1334)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Quantum Algorithms for Fixed Points and Invariant Subgroups.
    Stephen Majewicz*, Kingsborough Community College
    (1077-20-902)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Hyperbolicity in Manifolds and Groups, III
  Berkeley, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  David Futer, Temple University dfuter@temple.edu
  Genevieve Walsh, Tufts University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    How do you build examples?
    David Ben McReynolds*, Purdue University
    (1077-20-1826)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Hyperbolicity and measure in Teichmüller space.
    Spencer Dowdall, UIUC
    Moon Duchin*, Tufts University
    Howard Masur, University of Chicago
    (1077-51-1685)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Dynamics of non-classical interval exchanges.
    Vaibhav Gadre*, Harvard University
    (1077-51-933)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On convex and non-convex Fuchsian polyhedral realizations of hyperbolic surfaces with a single conical singularity.
    Jaejeong Lee, Seoul, South Korea
    Kei Nakamura*, Temple University
    (1077-57-2910)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Hyperbolic directions in Teichmuller space equipped with the Lipschitz metric.
    Jing Tao*, University of Utah
    (1077-51-1007)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Embeddability between Right-Angled Artin Groups.
    Sang-hyun Kim*, KAIST
    Thomas Koberda, Harvard University
    (1077-20-1209)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The geometry of right-angled Artin subgroups of mapping class groups.
    Matt T. Clay, Allegheny College
    Christopher J. Leininger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Johanna Mangahas*, Brown University
    (1077-57-1331)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Invariant random subgroups of Lie groups.
    Ian P Biringer*, New Haven
    (1077-51-2347)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, I
  Provincetown, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Tim Cochran, Rice University cochran@rice.edu
  Shelly Harvey, Rice University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Virtual Knot Theory - State Sum Invariants.
    Louis H Kauffman*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1077-57-699)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Virtual knots and Khovanov Homology.
    Heather A Dye*, McKendree University
    Louis Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Aaron Kaestner, North Park University
    (1077-57-508)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A new generalization of the Khovanov Homology.
    Ik Jae Lee*, Kansas State University
    (1077-18-114)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Strong L-Spaces and Left Orderability.
    Adam Simon Levine*, Brandeis University
    Sam Lewallen, Princeton University
    (1077-57-1801)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A relationship between categorified braid invariants from representation theory and Floer theory.
    Denis Auroux, University of California, Berkeley
    J. Elisenda Grigsby*, Boston College
    Stephan M. Wehrli, Syracuse University
    (1077-57-1882)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A new filtration of the Magnus kernel of the Torelli group.
    R. Taylor McNeill*, Rice University
    (1077-57-1343)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Embeddings of contact solid tori and Legendrian cable knots.
    Douglas J LaFountain*, Aarhus University
    John B Etnyre, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bülent Tosun, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1077-57-749)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Unstable Vassiliev theory.
    Chad D Giusti*, Willamette University
    (1077-55-98)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Natural Resource Modeling, III
  Simmons, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Catherine Roberts, College of the Holy Cross croberts@holycross.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The environmental impact on sustainable forest management.
    Natali Hritonenko*, Prairie View A&M University
    Yuri Yatsenko, HBU
    Renan Goetz, University of Girona
    (1077-92-608)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Optimally Fragmenting Graphs Against Stochastically-located Threats: Balancing Preventative and Real-time Actions in Wildfire Containment.
    Gwen Spencer*, Cornell University
    David Shmoys, Cornell University
    (1077-90-1978)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Effect of Gravity in Diffusive Thermal Instabilities of Diffusion Flames.
    Joseph E Hibdon, Jr*, Northeastern Illinois University
    Moshe Matalon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1077-76-1864)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Multiscale methods for seismic imaging.
    Susan E. Minkoff*, University of Maryland Baltimore County
    (1077-86-2488)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Bayesian Model Identifying Locations At Risk From Human-Transported Exotic Pathogens.
    Steven C McKelvey*, St. Olaf College
    Frank H Koch, USDA Forest Service
    William D Smith, USDA Forest Service
    Kelly R Hawley, Best Buy, Inc.
    (1077-60-648)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Temporally variable dispersal and demography can accelerate the spread of invading species.
    Stephen P. Ellner, Cornell University
    Sebastian J. Schreiber*, University of California, Davis
    (1077-92-1571)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Mathematical modeling for the improvement of sustainable pest management: a trap cropping example.
    Matthew H. Holden*, Cornell University
    Stephen P Ellner, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology/Cornell University
    Doo-Hyung Lee, Entomology/Cornell University
    Jan P Nyrop, Entomology/Cornell University
    John P Sanderson, Entomology/Cornell University
    (1077-92-690)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    To eradicate or not to eradicate: Economic optima for spatial immunizing infections.
    Petra Klepac*, Princeton University
    (1077-92-1871)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on New Perspectives in Multiplicative Number Theory (Mathematics Research Communities session), I
  Fairfield, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Leo Goldmakher, University of Toronto
  Jonathan Kish, University of Colorado at Boulder
  Micah Milinovich, University of Mississippi
  Paul Pollack, University of British Columbia/Simon Fraser University pollack@math.ubc.ca
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Weighted Selberg Sieve.
    C S Franze*, Central Michigan University
    (1077-11-2445)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On the maximum number of consecutive integers on which a character is constant.
    Enrique Trevino*, Swarthmore
    (1077-11-1736)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The distribution of character sums.
    Jonathan W Bober*, University of Washington
    Leo Goldmakher, University of Toronto
    (1077-11-2214)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On the divisors of $x^n-1$.
    Lola Thompson*, Dartmouth College
    (1077-11-2093)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Large odd order character sums.
    Youness Lamzouri*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Leo Goldmakher, University of Toronto
    (1077-11-1742)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    When is a multiplicative function small on average?
    Dimitris Koukoulopoulos*, CRM, Universite de Montreal
    (1077-11-2166)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The latest pretensions.
    Andrew Granville*, University of Montreal
    (1077-11-1619)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Optimal Control in Applied Mathematical Modeling, II
  Clarendon, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M University nahritonenko@pvamu.edu
  Yuri Yatsenko, Houston Baptist University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Two-dimensional interaction of weakly nonlinear solitary waves in shallow water: Mach reflection for the Benney-Luke equation and the KP equation.
    Kenichi Maruno*, The University of Texas - Pan American
    Yuji Kodama, Ohio State University
    Hidekazu Tsuji, Kyushu University
    Bao-Feng Feng, The University of Texas - Pan American
    (1077-76-1190)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Nonlinear parametric Neumann problems with bifurcation and control properties.
    Dumitru Motreanu*, University of Perpignan, France
    (1077-35-515)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Optimization under Uncertainty and Algorithmic Correlation of Random Variables - Practice.
    Thomas R Fielden*, Portland, Oregon
    Steven A Bleiler, Portland State University
    (1077-60-1659)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Optimization under Uncertainty and Algorithmic Correlation of Random Variables: Theory.
    Steven A Bleiler*, Portland State University
    Thomas R Fielden, Portland, Oregon
    (1077-60-1105)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Optimal Control of Variational Inequalities.
    Janos Turi*, University of Texas at Dallas
    Alain Bensoussan, University of Texas at Dallas
    (1077-49-936)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Time-and-age distributed controls in economic and management applications.
    Natali Hritonenko*, Prairie View A&M University
    Yuri Yatsenko, Houston Baptist University
    (1077-90-721)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Optimal R & D Spending and Competition Between Firms.
    Jannett Highfill, Bradley University
    Michael McAsey*, Bradley University
    (1077-49-365)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Stochastic Multi-scale Modeling Suggests the Molecular Basis of Calcium-Entrained Cardiac Arrhythmia.
    M. Saleet Jafri*, George Mason University
    Minh Tuan Hoang-Trong, George Mason University
    George S. B. Williams, University of Maryland Baltimore
    W. Jonathan Lederer, University of Maryland Baltimore
    (1077-92-2345)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Progress in Free Analysis, I
  Room 108, Hynes
  Organizers:
  J. William Helton, University of California, San Diego
  Paul S. Muhly, University of Iowa paul-muhly@uiowa.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Convex Positivstellensatz, linear matrix inequalities and complete positivity.
    Igor Klep*, Univerza v Ljubljani
    J. William Helton, University of California at San Diego
    Scott McCullough, University of Florida, Gainesville
    Markus Schweighofer, University of Konstanz
    (1077-46-1227)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Free Biholomorphic Functions and Operator Model Theory.
    Gelu F Popescu*, University of Texas at San Antonio
    (1077-47-509)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Some Applications of Non-Commutative Functions in Free Analysis.
    Mihai Popa*, Queen's Unversity
    (1077-46-1791)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    What are the eigenvalues of the sum of two Hermitian matrices? A quantum information inspired answer.
    Alan Edelman*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1077-60-2170)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Rational Points on Varieties, I
  Arlington, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Balakrishnan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Bjorn Poonen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Bianca Viray, Brown University bviray@math.brown.edu
  Kirsten Wickelgren, Harvard University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The rational points on a recalcitrant genus 12 curve.
    Ralph Greenberg, University of Washington
    Karl Rubin, UCI
    Michael Stoll, Universitat Bayreuth
    Alice Silverberg*, University of California, Irvine
    (1077-11-777)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Twists of Shimura Curves.
    James Henry Stankewicz*, University of Georgia
    (1077-11-1155)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A descent map for curves with totally degenerate semi-stable reduction.
    Shahed Sharif*, CSU San Marcos
    (1077-11-1592)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Siegel's Theorem and the Shafarevich Conjecture.
    Aaron Levin*, Michigan State University
    (1077-11-1753)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Hilbert's Tenth Problem for function fields of positive characteristic.
    Kirsten Eisentraeger*, The Pennsylvania State University
    (1077-11-1200)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Integral points on elliptic curves and explicit valuations of division polynomials.
    Katherine E Stange*, Stanford University
    (1077-11-1233)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The Distribution of 2-Selmer Ranks of Quadratic Twists of Elliptic Curves.
    Zev Klagsbrun*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    (1077-11-1268)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Elliptic division and unramified correspondence.
    Fedor A. Bogomolov*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
    (1077-11-1884)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Theory and Applications of Stochastic Differential and Partial Differential Equations, I
  Room 107, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Edward Allen, Texas Tech University
  Mahmoud Anabtawi, American University of Sharjah
  Armando Arciniega, University of Texas at San Antonio armando.arciniega@utsa.edu
  Gangaram S. Ladde, University of South Florida
  Sivapragasam Sathananthan, Tennessee State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Energy/Lyapunov Function Method for Solving Stochastic Differential Equations.
    Gangaram S. Ladde*, University of South Florida at Tampa
    (1077-34-1092)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Qualitative Analysis of Stochastic Theta Methods for SDEs.
    Henri Schurz*, Southern Illinois University
    (1077-60-1065)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Stochastic Differential Equations of the Wick Type.
    Fariborz Asadian*, Fort Valley State University
    (1077-60-915)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Stability properties of stochastic logistic models.
    Janusz S Golec*, Fordham University
    (1077-60-1003)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Hybrid Impulsive Control of Stochastic Systems with Multiplicative Noise under Markovian Switching.
    S. Sathananthan, Tennessee State University
    N. Jordan Jameson*, Tennessee State University
    M. J. Knap, Tennessee State University
    (1077-93-325)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Pathwise Convergence Rate for Numerical Solutions of Stochastic Differential Equations.
    Son Luu Nguyen*, Carleton University
    George Yin, Wayne State University
    (1077-60-1797)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Asymptotic Properties of Consensus-Type Algorithms for Networked Systems with Regime-Switching Topologies.
    G. Yin, Wayne State University
    Yu Sun*, Wayne State University
    Le Yi Wang, Wayne State University
    (1077-60-330)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Existence Results for Some Higher-Order Nonautonomous Differential Equations in Hilbert Space.
    Toka Diagana*, Howard University - Washington DC
    (1077-34-681)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on the Geometry of Real Projective Structures (Mathematics Research Communities session), I
  Dartmouth, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jeffrey Danciger, Stanford University jeffdanciger@gmail.com
  Kelly Delp, Buffalo State College
  Sean Lawton, University of Texas, Pan American
  Kathryn Mann, University of Chicago
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Open problems in real projective structures on low-dimensional orbifolds.
    Suhyoung Choi*, KAIST
    (1077-57-970)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On Embedded Spheres of Closed Affine Manifolds.
    Weiqiang Wu*, University of Maryland - College Park
    (1077-51-408)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Bi-Lipschitz Extension from Boundaries of Certain Gromov Hypebolic Spaces.
    Anton Lukyanenko*, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    (1077-51-371)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Two-holed cross surfaces and their affine deformations.
    Todd A. Drumm*, Howard University
    Virginie Charette, University of Sherbrooke
    William M. Goldman, University of Maryland, College Park
    (1077-51-1456)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The Simple $S^2$-branched Cover Area of a Surface.
    Aldo-Hilario Cruz-Cota*, Grand Valley State University
    Teresita Ramirez-Rosas, Grand Valley State University
    (1077-57-309)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Volumes of Complex Hyperbolic Orbifolds.
    Ilesanmi Adeboye*, Wesleyan University
    (1077-57-621)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on the History of Mathematics, III
  Back Bay Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Sloan Despeaux, Western Carolina University despeaux@wcu.edu
  Craig Fraser, University of Toronto
  Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Genius in Mathematics.
    Anjing Qu*, Northwest University, Xian, China
    (1077-01-1459)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Analogies between algebra and number theory: Some uses of congruences in France between 1801 and 1850.
    Jenny Boucard*, Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu (Paris)
    (1077-01-1816)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The teaching of Algebra in France (1809-1914).
    Caroline Ehrhardt*, ENS-Lyon/Institut français de l'éducation, Service d'histoire de l'éducation
    (1077-01-2033)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Linear groups in Galois fields between France and the U.S.A. at the turn of the 20th century.
    Frédéric Brechenmacher*, University of Lille-North of France (U. Artois). Laboratoire de mathématiques de Lens.
    (1077-01-1248)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Hans Frederik Blichfeldt.
    Sebastien Gauthier*, Institut Camille Jordan, Université Lyon 1 - Claude Bernard
    (1077-01-1514)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Cambridge mathematics in the north: Peter Guthrie Tait, Philip Kelland and the local nature of mathematics in Edinburgh, 1858-1865.
    Josipa Petrunic*, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto
    (1077-01-1532)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Mathematics for Public Consumption: Augustus De Morgan's Anonymous Reviews for the Athenaeum.
    Sloan Evans Despeaux*, Western Carolina University
    (1077-01-1530)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Rhetorics of international communication and cooperation: Mittag-Leffler and Swedish mathematics, 1880-1920.
    Laura E. Turner*, University of Artois
    (1077-01-2385)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on the Life and Legacy of Alan Turing, III
  Room 207, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Damir Dzhafarov, University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame
  Jeff Hirst, Appalachian State University jlh@cs.appstate.edu
  Carl Mummert, Marshall University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    E-Recursion Theory.
    Gerald E. Sacks*, Harvard University, MIT
    (1077-03-1686)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The universal Turing machine, and Turing operators.
    Julia F. Knight*, University of Notre Dame
    (1077-03-449)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Turing's Influence on Computational Complexity.
    Lance Fortnow*, Northwestern University
    (1077-68-398)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A small step beyond the Turing degrees.
    Joseph S. Miller*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    (1077-03-2897)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Ordinal logics and proof theory.
    Grigori Mints*, Stanford University
    (1077-03-388)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The Mathematics of Relative Definability.
    Theodore A Slaman*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1077-03-2706)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on the Mathematics of Computation: Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Applications, II
  Room 109, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University shu@dam.brown.edu
  Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University brenner@math.lsu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A balanced finite element method for singularly perturbed reaction-diffusion problems.
    Runchang Lin*, Texas A&M International University
    Martin Stynes, National University of Ireland
    (1077-65-635)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Finite Element Methods for the Displacement Obstacle Problem of Clamped Plates.
    Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University
    Li-yeng Sung, Louisiana State University
    Hongchao Zhang, Louisiana State University
    Yi Zhang*, Louisiana State University
    (1077-65-1754)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Finite dimensional approximations of nonlocal diffusion and peridynamic models.
    Qiang Du*, Penn State University
    (1077-65-2140)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Domain decomposition preconditioners for the discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin method.
    Andrew T. Barker*, Louisiana State University
    Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University
    Li-Yeng Sung, Louisiana State University
    (1077-65-1579)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    HDG Methods for the Vorticity-Velocity-Pressure Formulation of the Stokes Problem.
    Bernardo Cockburn, University of Minnesota
    Jintao Cui*, University of Minnesota
    (1077-65-528)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Analysis of HDG methods for the Navier-Stokes equations.
    Aycil Cesmelioglu*, University of Minnesota
    Bernardo Cockburn, University of Minnesota
    Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Jaime Peraire, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1077-65-1583)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    A non-conforming Generalized Finite Element Method for Transmission Problems.
    Anna L. Mazzucato, Penn State University
    Victor Nistor, Penn State University
    Qingqin Qu*, Penn State University
    (1077-65-2220)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    A Two-grid Method for Semilinear Interface Problems.
    Holst Michael, University of California at San Diego
    Ryan Szypowski, University of California at San Diego
    Yunrong Zhu*, University of California at San Diego
    (1077-65-1482)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Arts and Mathematics, Together Again, II
  Room 311, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Douglas E. Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
  

  • 8:20 a.m.
    Semigroups, L-Systems, and Algorithmic Composition.
    Marcus Pendergrass*, Hampden-Sydney College
    (1077-B1-2954)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Exploring the Mathematics of Tuning a Musical Instrument using Straws.
    Christine von Renesse*, Westfield State University, MA
    (1077-B1-698)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Composing with Mathematics: Final Projects in a Math and Music Course.
    Gareth E Roberts*, College of the Holy Cross
    (1077-B1-2572)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Three stories from the math-art frontier.
    Luke Wolcott*, University of Washington
    (1077-B1-894)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Math/Art: Collaborative Practices.
    William Kronholm*, Whittier College
    Aaron Bocanegra, SCI-Arc
    (1077-B1-559)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Creative Variations.
    Jennifer Wilson*, Eugene Lang College the New School for Liberal Arts
    (1077-B1-2825)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Fostering Artistic Explorations with Geometer's Sketchpad.
    Debra L. Hydorn*, University of Mary Washington
    (1077-B1-2486)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Improv Techniques for the Mathematics Classroom.
    Andrea N Young*, Ripon College
    (1077-B1-229)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Mathematics in Literature and Cinema.
    Mark Kozek*, Whittier College
    (1077-B1-2296)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Artists Respond to the Enigma of Alan Turing.
    Michael Olinick, Middlebury College
    Robert P. Martin*, Middlebury College
    (1077-B1-219)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Calculus of Variations, Optimal Control, and Optimization
  Room 303, Hynes
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Optimal Control of Projectile Motion with Sensitivity-Based Optimization.
    David C. Szurley*, Francis Marion University
    (1077-49-2448)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A Comparison of Derivative-Free Optimization Methods with Constraint Methods.
    Ahmad R Almomani*, Clarkson University
    Katie R. Fowler, Clarkson University
    (1077-49-1734)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Existence of isoperimetric regions in $R^n$ with density.
    Frank Morgan*, Williams College
    Aldo Pratelli, Universita di Pavia
    (1077-49-224)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Solution of optimal control problems via combined block-pulse functions and polynomial series.
    Mohsen Razzaghi*, Mississippi State University
    (1077-49-634)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:15 a.m.
    A variational characterization of the effective yield set for ionic polycrystals.
    Farhod Abdullayev*, North Dakota State University
    (1077-49-1034)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Identification of Nerves in Ultrasound Scans Using a Modified Mumford-Shah Functional and Prior Information.
    Jung-Ha An*, California State University, Stanislaus
    Paul Bigeleisen, Department of Anesthesiology/University of Maryland
    Steven Damelin, Georgia Southern University
    (1077-49-1645)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, III
  Room 111, Hynes
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On the Permanent Rank of Matrices.
    Keivan Hassani Monfared*, Graduate Student / University of Wyoming
    (1077-05-2438)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Zero Forcing Numbers and Graph Powers.
    Carolyn Kim*, Harvard University
    (1077-05-2793)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Weak Discrepancy of Grids.
    Katherine V. Johnson*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    A. J. Radcliffe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1077-05-2425)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Spectral properties of complex unit gain graphs.
    Nathan H Reff*, Binghamton University
    (1077-05-2387)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Fair Duels, Bad Shots, and Thue-Morse.
    Joshua N Cooper, University of South Carolina
    Aaron M Dutle*, University of South Carolina
    (1077-05-2473)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Counting Large Distances in Convex Polygons: A Computational Approach.
    Filip Morić, EPFL
    David Pritchard*, EPFL
    (1077-05-2386)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Some Results on Permutation Patterns.
    Taylor F Allison*, North Carolina State University
    (1077-05-2372)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Maximizing the number of edges in optimal $k$-rankings.
    Rigoberto Florez, University of South Carolina Sumter
    Darren A Narayan*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (1077-05-2358)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Degree Matrices of $k$-edge Colored Graphs.
    Kathleen M. Ryan*, Lehigh University
    Garth Isaak, Lehigh University
    (1077-05-2351)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Generating Differential Equations for Multi-restricted Stirling numbers.
    Ji Young Choi*, Shippensburg University of PA
    (1077-05-2348)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    The negative $q$-Binomial.
    Shishuo Fu*, KAIST, Republic of Korea
    Victor Reiner, University of Minnesota
    Dennis Stanton, University of Minnesota
    Nathaniel Thiem, University of Colorado at Boulder
    (1077-05-2310)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Modular-Distance Labelings of Graphs.
    Joshua Hanes*, Mississippi University for Women
    Tristan Denley, Austin Peay State University
    (1077-05-2548)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Strong Circuit Double Cover Conjecture in Special Cubic Graphs.
    Wenliang Tang*, West Virginia University
    Erling Wei, Renmin University of China
    Cunquan Zhang, West Virginia University
    (1077-05-2284)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry and Differential Geometry, I
  Room 105, Hynes
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Large autotopism groups on translation planes.
    Oscar Vega*, California State University, Fresno
    N. L. Johnson, University of Iowa
    Vikram Jha, Glasgow United Kingdom.
    (1077-51-1591)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A note on a topological geometrical interpretation of Bell's inequality and Hardy's quantum entanglement.
    S. I. Nada*, University of Qatar
    El-naschie, Alexandrie university,Egypt
    (1077-51-1211)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Tetrahedron Discovers Itself : Frequency & Scale Change.
    John Arden Hiigli*, Le Jardin a l'Ouest
    (1077-51-1162)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The Chen-type of some isoparametric hypersurfaces in the unit sphere.
    Ivko M Dimitric*, Pennsylvania State University Fayette, The Eberly Campus
    (1077-53-2899)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Complete geometry on a Riemannian $\mathcal{A}$-module. Sylvester's theorem.
    Adaeze Christiana Anyaegbunam*, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    (1077-51-65)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Tiling a triangle with congruent triangles.
    Michael Beeson*, San Jose State University
    (1077-51-488)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Differential forms on contact quotients.
    Fatima Mahmood*, Cornell University
    (1077-53-2485)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Analysis
  Room 201, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Beineke, Western New England College jbeineke@wne.edu
  Lynette Boos, Providence College lboos@providence.edu
  Aliza Steurer, Dominican University asteurer@dom.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Minimizing the Jacobian Integral.
    Colin Carroll*, Rice University
    (1077-VJ-2942)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The Poisson Geometry of SU(1,1).
    McKenzie R Lamb*, Ripon College
    Philip Foth, University of Arizona
    (1077-VJ-2736)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Looking for a few good means.
    Bruce R. Ebanks*, Mississippi State University
    (1077-VJ-1335)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    a CLT for independent non-identical processes.
    Yuping Yang*, Texas A&M University
    (1077-VJ-2869)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Benford's Law and Dependent Random Variables.
    Thealexa G Becker*, Smith College
    Alec Greaves-Tunnell, Williams College
    Ryan Ronan, Cooper Union
    Steven J Miller, Williams College
    (1077-VJ-2495)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    The Necessary Condition For $\bar{\partial}$-equation in Hölder space in $\mathbb{C}^3$.
    Young Hwan You*, Indiana University East
    (1077-VJ-2578)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Dynamical deltoids.
    Joshua P. Bowman*, Stony Brook University
    (1077-VJ-1360)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Existence of Solutions for Nonconvex $n^{th}$ Order Differential Inclusions.
    Michael Fulkerson, University of Central Oklahoma
    Kristi Karber*, University of Central Oklahoma
    (1077-VJ-1077)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Bifurcations of Inverse Functions: A Story of Undergraduate Research.
    Jody M Sorensen*, Augsburg College
    (1077-VJ-2559)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Proof of the density hypothesis.
    Yuanyou F. Cheng*, Waltham, MA
    (1077-VJ-949)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On quasi-diagonality of continuous fields.
    Jose L. Lugo*, Purdue University
    (1077-VJ-1706)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    How Fast does a Sequence of Positive Integers Grow? An Elementary Perspective based on Multiplication.
    Michael A Brilleslyper*, U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
    Bradley A Warner, U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
    (1077-VJ-845)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    A tail of two series.
    Johann A Thiel*, United States Military Academy
    (1077-VJ-2564)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Low-lying zeros of cuspidal Maass forms.
    Liyang Zhang*, Williams College
    Steven J Miller, Williams College
    Oleg Lazarev, Princeton University
    Geoffrey Iyer, University of Michigan
    Nadine Amersi, University College London
    (1077-VJ-740)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Quantitative Approximation by Fractional Smooth General Singular Operators.
    George A Anastassiou, University of Memphis
    Razvan A. Mezei*, Lander University
    (1077-VJ-450)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    On the Linear Generating Function for the Charlier Polynomials.
    Daniel Joseph Galiffa*, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
    (1077-VJ-2638)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Statistics
  Back Bay Ballroom D, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Beineke, Western New England College jbeineke@wne.edu
  Lynette Boos, Providence College lboos@providence.edu
  Aliza Steurer, Dominican University asteurer@dom.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Estimation of eigenvalues and their multiplicities of a covariance operator.
    Krishna Kaphle*, Illinois Wesleyan University
    Frits H. Ruymgaart, Texas Tech University
    George Gaines, Texas Tech University
    (1077-VE-2346)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Linear Tests of Uniformity for Data Defined on Distance Transitive Graphs.
    Connor Ahlbach, Harvey Mudd College
    John Choi, Harvey Mudd College
    Michael Orrison, Harvey Mudd College
    Laura Passarelli, Scripps College
    Shujing Xu*, Claremont Graduate University
    (1077-VE-2286)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Approximation to the Generalized Gamma Distribution.
    Salam Md. Mahbubush Khan*, Alabama A&M University
    (1077-VE-2009)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Detection of slightly expressed changes in random environment.
    Veera Holdai*, Salisbury University
    (1077-VE-1317)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Bounded influence nonlinear signed-rank regression.
    Huybrechts Bindele*, Auburn University
    Asheber Abebe, Auburn University
    (1077-VE-954)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Rank-based estimation for generalized linear models.
    Guy-vanie M Miakonkana*, Auburn University
    Ashere Abebe, Auburn University
    (1077-VE-478)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A Robust Dispersion Estimator and its Applications.
    Jianfeng Zhang*, Chattanooga TN
    David Olive, Southern Illinois Univeristy Carbondale
    Ping Ye, Quincy University
    (1077-VE-293)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Exact Confidence Intervals for the Ratio of Two Proportions.
    Paul R. Coe*, Dominican University
    (1077-VE-2753)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Using Mixed Distributions to Model Count Data with Application.
    Mehdi Razzaghi*, Bloomsburg University
    (1077-VE-2947)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Break.
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Census at School: An Outreach Program to Teach Statistical Problem Solving in Grades 4-12 Using Real Student Data.
    Rebecca Nichols*, American Statistical Association
    (1077-VE-2627)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Teaching Statistics through the years: What works? What doesn't? What's next?
    Barbara A. Wainwright*, Salisbury University
    (1077-VE-1422)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Introducing The Idea of Fitting a Distribution to Data in a Probability Course.
    Christopher J Lacke*, Rowan University
    (1077-VE-2948)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Manifolds, Cell Complexes, and Global Analysis, I
  Room 305, Hynes
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Paths in the pants complex and bridge splittings of knots.
    Alexander M Zupan*, University of Iowa
    (1077-57-2952)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The sl(3) skein module.
    Jeffrey Boerner*, Westminster College
    (1077-57-2806)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The asymptotic expansion of the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants.
    Benjamin Himpel*, Aarhus University, Denmark
    Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen, Aarhus University, Denmark
    (1077-57-2374)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Knots in handlebodies with handlebody surgeries.
    R. Sean Bowman*, University of Texas, Austin
    (1077-57-2123)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Squarepegs and Inscribed Polygons.
    Jason Cantarella, University of Georgia, Athens
    Elizabeth Denne*, Smith College
    John McCleary, Vassar College
    (1077-57-1536)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Mapping Cylinder Neighborhoods in Manifold Stratified Pairs.
    Stacy L. Hoehn*, Vanderbilt University
    C. Bruce Hughes, Vanderbilt University
    (1077-57-2116)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Genus 2 mutation of knots.
    Allison H Moore*, The University of Texas at Austin
    (1077-57-2235)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Algebras Counting Minimal Intersection and Self-Intersection Numbers of Loops on a Surface.
    Patricia Cahn*, Dartmouth College
    (1077-57-2121)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The adjoint action on homotopy-associative H-spaces.
    Nicholas D. Nguyen*, University of California San Diego
    (1077-57-1401)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Circle Valued Generating Families and Legendrian Link Invariants.
    Christopher A Micklewright*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1077-57-860)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On the rotation class of knotted Legendrian tori in $\mathbb{R}^5$.
    Ben McCarty*, Louisiana State University
    Scott Baldridge, Louisiana State University
    (1077-57-760)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
  Room 203, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Carla D. Martin, James Madison University carlam@math.jmu.edu
  Phil Gustafson, Mesa State College
  Michael Monticino, University of North Texas
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Reduction of the operation cost via optimal control of an industrial wastewater biotreatment process.
    Ellina V. Grigorieva*, Texas Woman's University
    Evgenii N. Khailov, Lomonosov Moscow State Univeristy, Russia
    Andrei Korobeinikov, University of Limerick, Ireland
    (1077-G5-1378)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Tires, Insurance and Clutches: Applications of Undergraduate Consulting.
    John R Ramsay*, The College of Wooster
    (1077-G5-2780)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Visualizing semantic data through the use of partially ordered sets.
    Emilie Hogan*, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Cliff Joslyn, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    (1077-G5-2674)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Cubic Splines, Local Extrema, and the Harmonic Mean: An Application to Graph Editors.
    James H. Fife*, Educational Testing Service
    (1077-G5-324)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Optimization in Fourier imaging for laser remote sensing.
    Thomas Höft*, Tufts University
    (1077-G5-1922)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Modeling GPS Interference.
    Joseph J. Rushanan*, The MITRE Corporation
    (1077-G5-2112)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Using Regression to Determine Cost Estimating Relationships for Costing of FAA Software.
    William S. Barfield*, Quantech Services, Inc.
    (1077-G5-2293)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    New Metrics to Detect Suicide Bombers.
    William P. Fox*, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
    (1077-G5-520)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Math in the City.
    Ananthnarayan Hariharan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Lauren Keough*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1077-G5-775)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    "Careers in Mathematics" speakers series.
    Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young University
    (1077-G5-2397)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on My Most Successful Math Club Activity
  Back Bay Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Jacqueline Jensen, Slippery Rock University Jacqueline.jensen@sru.edu
  Deanna Haunsberger, Carleton College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Math Club Bingo.
    Jacqueline A. Jensen-Vallin*, Slippery Rock University
    (1077-J5-658)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    The Calculus Bowl: A Fundraising Activity for the Mathematics Club.
    H. Smith Risser, Montana Tech
    Casey Clark*, Montana Tech
    Jay Rosencrantz, Montana Tech
    JoAnne McAllister, Montana Tech
    Jeff Winter, Montana Tech
    Stuart Fortier, Montana Tech
    (1077-J5-2111)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    The Amazing Mathematical Race.
    Brooke E Buckley*, Northern Kentucky University
    Bethany A Noblitt, Northern Kentucky University
    (1077-J5-755)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Bringing Down The House?
    Kathryn Behrend Andrist*, Utah Valley University
    (1077-J5-1099)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Solidly Platonic: Hood College's Math Tea Love Affair with Vi Hart.
    Jill Bigley Dunham*, Hood College
    Ann Stewart, Hood College
    (1077-J5-2030)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Origami for Math Clubs.
    Dale K Hathaway*, Olivet Nazarene University
    (1077-J5-1386)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Celebrating Pi-Day with a Piathlon!
    Daniel M. Look*, St. Lawrence University
    (1077-J5-732)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    University of Rochester's Annual Pi-Day Festival.
    Alicia M Cornelia*, University of Rochester
    (1077-J5-1723)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Interdisciplinary Lecture Series.
    Jennifer McLoud-Mann*, The University of Texas at Tyler
    Christina Graves, The University of Texas at Tyler
    (1077-J5-1397)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Art Museum Field Trip.
    Kathi Crow*, Salem State University
    (1077-J5-2043)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Beautiful Minds: Getting hooked on Math through Literature.
    Maria Falidas*, American Community Schools of Athens
    (1077-J5-2267)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Math Awareness Week: Students Engaging Students.
    Monika Kiss, Saint Leo University
    Jacci White*, Saint Leo University
    (1077-J5-871)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, and Statistics, III
  Room 209, Hynes
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Beta-cauchy distribution and its applications.
    Etaf Alshawarbeh*, Central Michigan University
    Felix Famoye, Central Michigan University
    Carl Lee, Central Michigan University
    (1077-62-1436)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Invariant Theory for Hypothesis Testing on Graphs.
    Andrey Rukhin*, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
    (1077-62-428)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Investigation of a Random Graph Model for Neuronal Connectivity.
    David J. Marchette*, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA
    Carey E. Priebe, Johns Hopkins University
    Rebecca F. Goldin, George Mason University
    Giorgio A. Ascoli, George Mason University
    (1077-62-424)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Solving Tolerance Optimization Problems for Complex Manufacturing Systems.
    Paul L. Goethals*, United States Military Academy
    Gregory L. Boylan, Clemson University
    Byung Rae Cho, Clemson University
    (1077-62-269)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Identifying Gene Set Differences Between B-cell and T-cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.
    Jacob A Gagnon*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    (1077-62-112)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On a hybrid method for variable selection.
    Daniel Vasiliu*, Christopher Newport University
    (1077-62-2870)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A Study on Tests of Symmetry with Ordered Alternatives in Higher Dimensional Contingency Tables.
    Ping Ye*, Quincy University
    Bhaskar Bhattacharya, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
    (1077-62-138)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Law of the iterated logarithm for the $L_2$ error of the wavelet density estimator.
    Lu Lu*, University of Connecticut
    (1077-62-119)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Multivariate Nonparametric Ranking and Selection.
    Jeremy Entner*, Syracuse University
    (1077-62-144)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Combinatorics and statistical issues related to the Kruskal-Wallis statistic.
    Raymond N. Greenwell*, Hofstra University
    Anna E. Bargagliotti, Loyola Marymount University
    (1077-62-53)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
  MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, I
  Room 202, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Sean Larsen, Portland State University slarsen@pdx.edu
  Stacy Brown, Pitzer College
  Karen Marrongelle, Portland State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Students' Understanding of Two-Variable Functions and Rates of Change.
    Eric David Weber*, Arizona State University
    (1077-M1-33)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    A circle of radius one: Pre-service teachers' notions of the unit circle.
    Kevin C. Moore*, University of Georgia
    Kevin R. LaForest, University of Georgia
    Hee Jung Kim, University of Georgia
    (1077-M1-142)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Introducing the Concept of Derivative via the Calculus Triangle.
    Michael A. Tallman*, Arizona State University
    Eric Weber, Arizona State University
    (1077-M1-292)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Proof is in the Practice? Graduate Teaching Assistants and Future Teachers.
    Kimberly Cervello Rogers*, Michigan State University
    (1077-M1-796)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Authority dynamics in mathematics discussions.
    Rebecca A. Dibbs, University of Northern Colorado
    David M. Glassmeyer*, University of Northern Colorado
    Michael C. Oehrtman, University of Northern Colorado
    (1077-M1-922)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Building Symbolic Meaning Through Dynamically-Connected Representations in Abstract Algebra.
    Douglas A. Lapp*, Central Michigan University
    (1077-M1-1004)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Experts' Reification of Complex Variables Concepts: The Role of Metaphor.
    Hortensia Soto-Johnson*, University of Northern Colorado
    Michael Oehrtman, University of Northern Colorado
    Kristin Noblet, University of Northern Colorado
    Lee Roberson, University of Northern Colorado
    Sarah Rozner, University of Northern Colorado
    (1077-M1-1586)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Reaching for the Familiar: Example Generation in the Proving Process.
    James T Sandefur*, Georgetown University
    John Mason, Oxford University
    Gabriel J. Stylianides, Oxford University
    Anne Watson, Oxford University
    (1077-M1-1714)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    A Model of Students' Combinatorial Thinking.
    Elise N Lockwood*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    (1077-M1-1241)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
  MAA Session on Touch It, Feel It, Learn It: Tactile learning Activities in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, III
  Room 313, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jessica Mikhaylov, U.S. Military Academy jessica.mikhaylov@usma.edu
  Julie Barnes, Western Carolina University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Riding the Ferris Wheel: A Sinusoidal Model.
    Kathleen Cage Mittag*, The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Sharon Taylor, Georgia Southern University
    (1077-O1-1351)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Building Art Galleries for Geometric Proofs.
    B. Carrigan*, Auburn University
    (1077-O1-1420)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Learning Through Re-Arrangement of Patterns.
    John C Mayer*, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    William O Bond, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    (1077-O1-2442)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Geometric Models in Many Classrooms.
    Teresa E. Moore*, Ithaca College
    L. Christine Kinsey, Canisius College
    (1077-O1-2553)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Building Mathematics Understanding with Toys.
    Mike Long*, Shippensburg University
    (1077-O1-2554)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Investigating Polytopes of the Fourth Dimension by Building Models.
    John F Putz*, Alma College
    (1077-O1-1426)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Tearing Plastic: A laboratory exercise on fractals and hyperbolic geometry.
    Ron Taylor*, Berry College
    Todd Timberlake, Berry College
    (1077-O1-2597)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Traffic Jam: Teaching Critical Thinking through Games.
    Melissa A Stoner*, Salisbury University
    (1077-O1-1689)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Hands-on Activity for Mutually Orthogonal Latin Squares.
    Julie F Rogers*, Auburn University
    (1077-O1-2343)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Hands-On SET$^\circledR$.
    Ellizabeth McMahon*, Lafayette College
    Rebecca Gordon, Queen Margaret College, Wellington NZ
    (1077-O1-2843)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
  AMS Session on Undergraduate Research, III
  Room 110, Hynes
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Diagram vectors of frames and the tight frame scaling problem.
    Martin S. Copenhaver*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cortney Logan, Stonehill College
    Kyanne Mayfield, University of Portland
    Jonathan Sheperd, University of Notre Dame
    (1077-15-118)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Pondering and Posing Problems and Proofs Pertaining to Perfect Order Subset Groups.
    Ashley R. Taylor*, Univeristy of Central Oklahoma
    Devin C Smith, University of Central Oklahoma
    (1077-20-2020)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Ecological Systems, Nonlinear Boundary Conditions, and $\Sigma$-Shaped Bifurcation Curves.
    Kathryn Lois Ashley*, Clemson University
    Jerome Goddard II, Auburn University Montgomery
    Victoria Sincavage, Clemson University
    (1077-34-1293)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    An Analytical Approach to Solving Green Oxidation Processes.
    Diego Torrejon*, George Mason University
    (1077-34-1156)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Tear-film dehydration of a soft contact lens.
    Mihail Sharov*, George Mason University
    (1077-35-1888)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Modeling the Effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Meltdown on the Marine Environment.
    Bernard R Lipat*, New Jersey City University
    Rusty Laracuenti, New Jersey City University
    (1077-35-2065)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On Li-Yorke Measurable Sensitivity.
    Lucas Manuelli, Princeton University
    Jared Hallett*, Williams College
    Cesar E. Silva, Williams College
    (1077-37-2394)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Global Dynamics of Pulse-Coupled Oscillators.
    Allison L. Corish*, College of William & Mary
    Sarah Day, College of William & Mary
    M. Drew LaMar, College of William & Mary
    (1077-37-2591)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Nabla Discrete Fractional Calculus.
    Kevin Ahrendt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Lucas Castle*, Lamar University
    Holm Michael, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Kathryn Yochman, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1077-39-1406)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Tilings with nonconvex pentagons.
    Ping Ngai Chung*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Niralee K. Shah, Williams College
    Luis A. Sordo Vieira, Wayne State University
    Miguel A. Fernandez, Truman State University
    (1077-51-1486)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Minimal Pentagonal Tilings.
    Niralee Shah*, Williams College
    Luis Sordo Vieira, Wayne State University
    Ping Ngai Chung, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Miguel Fernandez, Truman State University
    (1077-51-2565)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Break.
  • 11:15 a.m.
    The Wecken Property for Random Maps on Surfaces with Boundary.
    Matthew Donovan Griisser*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Allison Miller, Pomona College
    Jacqueline Brimley, Fairfield University
    (1077-55-1936)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Computational Geometry
  Room 206, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Suresh Venkatasubramanian, University of Utah suresh@cs.utah.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Computing interesting topological features on surface embedded graphs.
    Erin Chambers*, Saint Louis University
    (1077-68-2460)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Optimal stochastic planarization.
    Anastasios Sidiropoulos*, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
    (1077-68-1790)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    An Introduction to Davenport-Schinzel Sequences, Forbidden 0-1 Matrices, and Their Geometric Applications.
    Seth Pettie*, University of Michigan
    (1077-05-2046)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Toward understanding complex data: graph Laplacians on singular manifolds.
    Mikhail Belkin, The Ohio State University
    Qichao Que, The Ohio State University
    Yusu Wang*, The Ohio State University
    Xuanyuan Zhou, University of Chicago
    (1077-68-1943)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Horoball Hulls and Extents in Positive Definite Space.
    P. Thomas Fletcher, University of Utah
    John Moeller, University of Utah
    Jeff M Phillips, University of Utah
    Suresh Venkatasubramanian*, University of Utah
    (1077-51-2840)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Computational Geometry on Uncertain Data.
    Jeff M Phillips*, University of Utah
    (1077-51-2277)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Geometric Aspects of Compressive Sensing.
    Eric Price*, MIT
    (1077-51-2732)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  Committee on Math Institutes
  Beacon H, 3rd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Susan Lenhart,
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
  Exhibit Hall C, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Enumerative and Algebraic Combinatorics, I
  Room 204, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Ira Gessel, Brandeis University
  Alexander Postnikov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Richard Stanley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology rstan@math.mit.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    On the bunkbed conjecture and related problems.
    Svante Linusson*, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
    (1077-05-2062)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Monotone Hurwitz numbers and the HCIZ integral.
    Jonathan Novak*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1077-05-1569)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Potts model on random lattices.
    Olivier Bernardi*, MIT
    (1077-05-1438)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Enumerations deciding the weak Lefschetz property.
    David W. Cook II*, University of Kentucky
    Uwe Nagel, University of Kentucky
    (1077-05-545)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Lifted generalized permutohedra and composition polynomials.
    Federico Ardila*, San Francisco State University
    Jeffrey Doker, University of California, Berkeley
    (1077-05-2311)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Flow polytopes and the Kostant partition function for signed graphs.
    Alejandro H. Morales*, MIT
    Karola Mészáros, University of Michigan
    (1077-05-1965)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Algebra based on real hyperplane arrangements.
    Marcelo Aguiar*, Texas A&M University
    Swapneel Mahajan, IIT Mumbai
    (1077-05-1574)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Some Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: Theory and Application, I
  Wellesley, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois, Chicago
  Laihan Luo, New York Institute of Technology lluo@nyit.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Concentration compactness and KdV-NLS solitary waves.
    John P Albert*, University of Oklahoma
    Santosh Bhattarai, University of Oklahoma
    (1077-35-2704)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Comparisons between Uni-directional and Bi-directional Models for Surface Water Waves.
    Jerry L Bona*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1077-35-2119)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions to the Liquid Crystals Systems in $\mathbb{R}^3$.
    Mimi Dai*, University of California, Santa Cruz
    Jie Qing, University of California, Santa Cruz
    Maria Schonbek, University of California, Santa Cruz
    (1077-35-1932)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Solutions to the Sine-Gordon Equation of Low Differentiability.
    Josef F Dorfmeister, Technische Universitat Munchen
    Ivan C Sterling*, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    (1077-53-2863)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Periodic Rippling in Hyperbolic Non-Euclidean Plates.
    John Gemmer*, University of Arizona
    Shankar Venkataramani, University of Arizona
    (1077-35-1729)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Global Well Posedness for a system of KdV-type Equations with Coupled Quadratic nonlinearities.
    Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois, Chicago
    Jonathan Cohen*, DePaul University
    Gang Wang, DePaul University
    (1077-35-2013)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Stability Analysis for Infinite Dimensional Hamiltonian Systems, III
  Room 300, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Wilhelm Schlag, University of Chicago schlag@math.uchicago.edu
  Gene Wayne, Boston University
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Global Stability Results for Relativistic Fluids in Expanding Spacetimes.
    Jared Speck*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1077-35-736)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On the modulational instability for the Benjamin-Ono equation.
    Vera Mikyoung Hur*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1077-35-2370)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Phase-driven interaction of widely separated nonlinear Schrödinger solitons.
    Justin Holmer*, Brown University
    Quanhui Lin, Brown University
    (1077-35-1701)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On the continuum limit for discrete NLS with long-range lattice interactions.
    Gigliola Staffilani*, MIT
    Kay Kirkpatrick, UIUC
    Enno Lenzmann, University of Basel
    (1077-35-1632)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Stability analysis via Backlund transform in completely integrable PDE.
    Aaron Hoffman*, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    (1077-35-1784)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Stability of Solitary Waves on Water of Finite Depth.
    Shu-Ming Sun*, Virginia Tech
    (1077-76-705)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 8:40 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, II
  Room 312, Hynes
  Organizers:
  David Strong, Pepperdine University David.Strong@pepperdine.edu
  Gil Strang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  David Lay, University of Maryland
  

  • 8:40 a.m.
    Web 2.0 for Linear Algebra Classes.
    Tom Edgar*, Pacific Lutheran University
    (1077-F1-2712)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On Generating Large Dimensional, Hand-Calculable Exercises and Applications.
    Jeff R. Knisley*, East Tennessee State University
    (1077-F1-1585)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Mobile Math Applications for the Second Course of Linear Algebra.
    Sang-Gu Lee*, Sungkyunkwan University
    (1077-F1-1813)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Full Sage Contents of Introductory Linear Algebra.
    Sang-Gu Lee, Sungkyunkwan University
    Kyung-Won Kim*, Sungkyunkwan University
    (1077-F1-1812)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Muggle Magic with Matrix Arithmetic.
    Tim Chartier*, Davidson College
    (1077-F1-1437)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 11:00 a.m.
    LINE (Linear Algebra in New Environments): Using Learning Theories to Design Linear Algebra Modules.
    William O. Martin*, North Dakota State University
    Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College
    Draga Vidakovic, Georgia State University
    Sergio Loch, Grand View University
    Laurel A Cooley, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
    Catalin Ciuperca, North Dakota State University
    Scott Dexter, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
    (1077-F1-1193)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    A Comparison of Different Pedagogical Approaches to Linear Algebra.
    Sukanya Basu*, Grand Valley State University
    (1077-F1-1242)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Connecting Linear Algebra Concepts.
    C. Ray Rosentrater*, Westmont College
    (1077-F1-421)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  The sound of geometry.
  Ballrooms A/B, 3rd floor, Hynes
  Carolyn Gordon*, Dartmouth College
  (1077-A0-03)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #4: Part A
  Elementary mathematics in architecture.
  Salon AB, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Presenters:
  Alexander J. Hahn, University of Notre Dame
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #13: Part A
  Interactive applets for calculus and differential equations.
  Salon HI, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Presenters:
  Haynes Miller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #1: Part A
  Mathematics and backgammon.
  Salon CD, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Presenters:
  Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
  Robert Koca, Community College of Baltimore County
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on the Beauty and Power of Number Theory
  Room 302, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Thomas Koshy, Framingham State University tkoshy@framingham.edu
  Shannon Lockard, Bridgewater State University
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Patterns in partitions.
    Amanda Folsom*, Yale University
    (1077-AC-1670)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    The beauty and power of some recent REU papers in number theory.
    Ken Ono*, Emory University
    (1077-AC-52)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Number Theory and Dynamical Systems.
    Joseph H. Silverman*, Brown University
    (1077-AC-176)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    $1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \cdots$.
    Frank H Thorne*, University of South Carolina
    (1077-AC-857)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
  MAA Session on Preparing College Students for Calculus
  Back Bay Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Andrew Bennett, Kansas State University bennett@math.ksu.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Making connections with Precalculus.
    Ramanjit K Sahi*, Austin Peay State University
    (1077-K5-903)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Tangent lines: a multifaceted concept.
    Peter J. Byers*, Boston University
    (1077-K5-2801)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Preparing students for proofs and deeper conceptual thinking by implementing collaborative learning projects in Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry.
    Alla Morgulis*, BMCC/CUNY
    Claire Wyn Wladis, BMCC/CUNY
    (1077-K5-2684)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Mathematical Reasoning in Calculus: Moving Between Representations.
    Mairead Greene*, Rockhurst University
    Paula Shorter, Rockhurst University
    (1077-K5-2721)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Identifying Crucial Concepts and Skills, and Preparing College Students for Success in Calculus.
    Alison Ahlgren*, University of Illinois
    Marc Harper, UCLA
    (1077-K5-1271)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Long-Term National Impact of the Calculus Reform Initiative.
    Susan L Ganter*, East Carolina University
    Jack Bookman, Duke University
    (1077-K5-2880)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Preparing your calculus students: An inquiry-based algebra review.
    Angie Hodge*, University of Nebraska at Omaha
    (1077-K5-1565)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Poster Session on Mathematical Outreach Programs for Underrepresented Populations
  Veteran's Auditorium, 2nd floor, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth Yanik, Emporia State University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Are we selling mathematics as a major?
  Room 309, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Steve Deckelman, University of Wisconsin Stout
  Mary Kay Abbey, Montgomery College
  Panelists:
  Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University
  Sandy Ganzell, St. Mary's College
  Daniel Kaplan, Macalester College
  Theresa Anderson, Brown University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Committee on Graduate Students/Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
  Graduate school: Choosing one, getting in, staying in.
  Room 306, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University
  Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College
  Panelists:
  Richard McGehee, University of Minnesota
  Kim Ruane, Tufts University
  Bogdan Vernescu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Session for Chairs
  Timely and timeless aspects of chairing a mathematical sciences department.
  Room 304, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Daniel Maki, Indiana University
  Catherine M. Murphy, Purdue University Calumet
  Panelists:
  Richard Cleary, Bentley University
  Dennis Luciano, Western New England College
  Catherine Roberts, College of the Holy Cross
  Sheryl Stump, Ball State University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Student Hospitality/Information Center
  2nd Floor Corridor by Veterans Auditorium, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:20 a.m.-11:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education
  Room 310, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  

  • 9:20 a.m.
    Deviation from the Norms -- Algebra, Trigonometry, & Calculus for the Aspiring Life Scientist.
    Mike Martin*, Johnson County Community College
    (1077-P1-352)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    So, why do you require Calculus?
    Carrie Diaz Eaton*, Unity College
    (1077-P1-728)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Undergraduate Research Projects in Mathematical Biology: Modeling and Simulation in MATLAB.
    Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine University
    (1077-P1-561)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Mathematical epidemiology without differential equations.
    Matthew Glomski*, Marist College
    (1077-P1-1288)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Modern Biology: Using Modern Discrete Models - A Book in Progress.
    Terrell L. Hodge*, Western Michigan University
    Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College
    (1077-P1-2849)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Undergraduate Research in Modeling the Response of Chaparral Plants to Wildfires.
    Timothy A Lucas*, Pepperdine University
    (1077-P1-2145)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Cross Disciplinary Research by Undergraduates in Mathematics and Biology to Examine Cellular Processes.
    Sepideh Khavari, Youngstown State University
    Tara Sansom, Youngstown State University
    Bradley Slabe, Youngstown State University
    Jonathan Caguiat, Youngstown State University
    George T Yates*, Youngstown State University
    (1077-P1-1860)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
  Exhibit Hall D, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AWM Emmy Noether Lecture
  Conservation Laws - Not Exactly a la Noether.
  Ballrooms A/B, 3rd floor, Hynes
  Barbara Lee Keyfitz*, The Ohio State University
  (1077-35-1665)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA Officers Meeting
  Room 308, Hynes
  Chairs:
  Amy Shell-Gelasch, Beloit College
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Presentation
  A conversation on nonacademic employment.
  Room 208, Hynes
  Moderators:
  C. Allen Butler, Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc.
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 10:35 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Improving college mathematics teaching through faculty development.
  Room 306, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jerry Kobylski, U. S. Military Academy
  Alex Heidenberg, U. S. Military Academy
  Hilary Fletcher, U. S. Military Academy
  Howard McInvale, U. S. Military Academy
  Panelists:
  Molli Jones, Immaculata College
  Laurice Garrett, Edison State College
  Cindy Soderstrom, Salt Lake Community College
  Philip Darcy, Dutchess Community College
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 10:35 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Workshop
  Proposal writing for grant applications to the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education.
  Room 304, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Richard Alo, National Science Foundation
  Ron Buckmire, National Science Foundation
  Lee Zia, National Science Foundation
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  SIAM Invited Address
  Navier-Stokes, Euler, and other relevant equations.
  Ballrooms A/B, 3rd floor, Hynes
  Edriss S. Titi*, University of California at Irvine, and the Weizmann Institute of Science
  (1077-35-2719)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  AMS Special Presentation
  Report on the findings of the 2010 CBMS survey of undergraduate mathematical and statistical sciences in the U.S.
  Room 209, Hynes
  Presenters:
  Ellen Kirkman, Wake Forest University
  Organizers:
  James W. Maxwell, American Mathematical Society
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II
  Langlands program, trace formulas, and their geometrization, II.
  Ballrooms A/B, 3rd floor, Hynes
  Edward Frenkel*, University of California Berkeley
  (1077-14-11)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #2: Part A
  A dynamical systems approach to the differential equations course.
  Salon AB, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Presenters:
  Paul Blanchard, Boston University
  Robert Devaney, Boston University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Classical Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations, IV
  Room 104, Hynes
  Organizers:
  William O. Bray, University of Maine bray@math.umaine.edu
  Mark A. Pinsky, Northwestern University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Problems related to the concentration of eigenfunctions.
    Christopher D Sogge*, Johns Hopkins University
    (1077-42-670)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Regularity properties of Green functions in non-smooth domains.
    Irina Mitrea*, Temple University
    (1077-35-2458)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Approximate reconstruction from circular mean data via classical summability.
    W. R. Madych*, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
    (1077-42-2041)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Applications of linear and multi-linear generalized Radon transforms.
    Alex Iosevich*, University of Rochester
    (1077-42-2959)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Clever Counting or Beautiful Bijection?
  Room 302, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Quinn, University of Washington, Tacoma jjquinn@u.washington.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Counting on Students: Combinatorial Proofs with Undergraduates.
    Arthur T. Benjamin*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1077-AD-286)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Beautiful Bijections for Permutation Patterns.
    Lara K. Pudwell*, Valparaiso University
    (1077-AD-1760)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Beautiful Bijection that Counts and Does More: The Robinson-Schensted-Knuth Correspondence.
    Tom Roby*, UConn/MIT
    (1077-AD-2904)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Beautiful Bijections and Clever Counting in Representations.
    Georgia Benkart*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1077-AD-2139)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Benefits of Bijections.
    David M. Bressoud*, Macalester College
    (1077-AD-238)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Descriptive derangements for a sum of spheres.
    Bridget Eileen Tenner*, DePaul University
    (1077-AD-1478)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A not-quite-bijective enumeration of domino tilings of Aztec diamonds.
    James G. Propp*, UMass Lowell and UC Berkeley
    (1077-AD-345)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Climate Modeling and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, II
  Suffolk, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Qingshan Chen, Florida State University
  Nathan Glatt-Holtz, Indiana University negh@indiana.edu
  Mickael Chekroun, University of California, Los Angeles
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Dynamic Transition Theory for Thermohaline Circulation.
    Shouhong Wang*, IN
    (1077-86-2929)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Dynamic Transitions and Hexagonal Patterns in Surface Tension Driven Convection.
    M Taylan Sengul*, Indiana University
    Shouhong Wang, Indiana University
    Henk Dijkstra, Utrecht University
    (1077-76-1969)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Suppression of chaos at slow variables by rapidly mixing fast dynamics.
    Rafail V. Abramov*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1077-37-2019)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Stochastic perturbations to dynamical systems: a response theory approach.
    Valerio Lucarini*, Klimacampus, University of Hamburg
    (1077-82-2454)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Discrete Dynamical Systems Model to Study the Interaction Between Arctic Sea-Surface Temperature and Sea-Ice Cover.
    Sukanya Basu*, Grand Valley State University
    Auroop R. Ganguly, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University
    Evan Kodra, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University
    (1077-39-2240)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Geometry of Polytopes, II
  Room 101, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Egon Schulte, Northeastern University schulte@neu.edu
  Asia Ivic Weiss, York University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Euler flag enumeration of Whitney stratified spaces.
    Richard Ehrenborg, University of Kentucky
    Mark Goresky, Institute for Advanced Study
    Margaret Readdy*, University of Kentucky
    (1077-05-896)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Combinatorial constructions of polytopes.
    T. Bisztriczky*, University of Calgary
    (1077-52-917)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Matrices associated with polar dual pairs of polytopes.
    Jim Lawrence*, George Mason University
    (1077-52-1841)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Deformations of surfaces and convex polytopes.
    Satyan L Devadoss*, Williams College
    (1077-52-284)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Minkowski length of 2D and 3D lattice polytopes.
    Olivia Beckwith, Harvey Mudd College
    Matthew Grimm, UCSD
    Jenya Soprunova*, Kent State University
    Bradley Weaver, Grove City College
    (1077-52-945)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Graphs of Polytopes.
    Margaret M Bayer*, University of Kansas
    William Espenschied, University of Kansas
    (1077-05-2099)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computational and Applied Topology (Mathematics Research Communities session), II
  Exeter, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Radmila Sazdanovic, University of Pennsylvania Radmilas@math.upenn.edu
  Daniel Muellner, Stanford University muellner@math.stanford.edu
  Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, University of St. Andrews mikael@johanssons.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    $\Phi$-somap: Estimating Intrinsic Distance Using Persistent Homology.
    Paul Louis Bendich*, Duke University
    Jacob Harer, North Carolina State University
    (1077-55-986)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Stratification Learning through Local Homology Transfer.
    Paul Bendich, Duke University
    Bei Wang*, SCI Institute, University of Utah
    Sayan Mukherjee, Duke University
    (1077-55-2288)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Topological dimensionality reduction.
    Vin de Silva*, Pomona College
    (1077-68-461)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Sheaf invariants for temporal logic.
    Michael Robinson*, University of Pennsylvania
    (1077-94-225)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Directed sheaf homology and information.
    Sanjeevi Krishnan*, University of Pennsylvania
    (1077-55-2262)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Topology of Spaces of Micro-Images and Applications.
    Jose Perea*, Duke University
    Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University
    (1077-00-1013)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Control Theory and Inverse Problems for Partial Differential Equations, I
  Clarendon, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Shitao Liu, University of Helsinki shitao.liu@helsinki.fi
  Ting Zhou, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Optimal control of PDE population models involving resources.
    Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Tennessee
    (1077-35-926)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On the linearization of a fluid-nonlinear elasticity interaction.
    Lorena Bociu*, North Carolina State University
    (1077-35-2355)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Uniform decays of energy and blow up of steady states in unstable systems arising in fluid structure interactions.
    Irena Lasiecka, University of Virginia
    Yongjin Lu*, University of Virginia
    (1077-35-666)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Structural decomposition, spectral analysis, and exponential stability for a third order PDE arising in high-intensity ultrasound.
    Richard J. Marchand*, U.S. Air Force Academy/Slippery Rock University
    Timothy J. McDevitt, Elizabethtown College
    Roberto Triggiani, University of Virginia
    (1077-35-1725)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Attractor for a non-dissipative von Karman plate with damping in free boundary conditions.
    Lorena Bociu, North Carolina State University
    Daniel Toundykov*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1077-35-1630)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Decoding Geometry
  Room 203, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Carolyn S. Gordon, Dartmouth College carolyn.s.gordon@dartmouth.edu
  David Webb, Dartmouth College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The music of triangles.
    Christopher M. Judge*, 47405
    Luc Hillairet, Universite de Nantes
    (1077-AI-862)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    On the distribution of simple geodesics.
    Peter Buser*, Ecole Polytechnique Federale, Lausanne
    Hugo Parlier, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
    (1077-AI-2471)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Building Polygons from Spectral Data.
    Emily B Dryden*, Bucknell University
    Victor Guillemin, MIT
    Rosa Sena-Dias, Instituto Superior Tecnico
    (1077-AI-2161)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Isospectral noncompact surfaces.
    Pierre Albin*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1077-AI-1911)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A nodal domain count mystery.
    Gregory Berkolaiko, Texas A&M University
    Peter Kuchment*, Texas A&M University
    Uzy Smilansky, Weizmann Institute of Science and Cardiff University
    (1077-AI-988)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Distances between Riemannian Manifolds.
    Sajjad Lakzian, CUNY GC
    Christina Sormani*, CUNY GC and Lehman College
    (1077-AI-1435)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems in Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry, III
  Room 200, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Patrick Ingram, University of Waterloo, Canada
  Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
  Clayton Petsche, Hunter College (CUNY) cjpetsche@gmail.com
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Recent results in arithmetic dynamics.
    Michael E. Zieve*, University of Michigan
    (1077-11-2550)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Prime Divisors of Certain Polynomial Orbits.
    Kalyani K. Madhu*, State University of New York at Brockport
    (1077-11-2313)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Bounding the Height of a Postcritically Finite Map.
    Alon Levy*, Brown University
    (1077-11-2307)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Computing small canonical heights in arithmetic dynamics.
    Robert L. Benedetto*, Amherst College
    (1077-11-597)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Equidistribution of Preimages in Berkovich Projective Space.
    William Gignac*, University of Michigan
    (1077-37-2229)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Ergodic theory of $p$-adic rational maps.
    Juan Rivera-Letelier*, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
    (1077-37-1540)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Enumerative and Algebraic Combinatorics, II
  Room 204, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Ira Gessel, Brandeis University
  Alexander Postnikov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Richard Stanley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology rstan@math.mit.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Stable multivariate Eulerian polynomials and generalized Stirling permutations.
    J. Haglund*, University of Pennsylvania
    M. Visontai, University of Pennsylvania
    (1077-05-1950)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The negative q-binomial.
    Dennis Stanton*, University of Minnesota
    (1077-05-1880)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Matrices with restricted entries and $q$-analogues of permutations.
    Joel Brewster Lewis*, MIT
    Ricky Ini Liu, University of Michigan
    Alejandro H. Morales, MIT
    Greta Panova, UCLA
    Steven V Sam, MIT
    Yan X Zhang, MIT
    (1077-05-1935)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Major Index for 01-Fillings of Moon Polyominoes.
    Catherine Yan*, Texas A&M University
    William Chen, Nankai University, China
    Svetlana Poznanovik, Goergia Institute of Technology
    Arthur Yang, Nankai University, China
    (1077-05-1328)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Bijections between k-triangulations, k-fans of Dyck paths, and certain pipe dreams.
    Luis G Serrano*, Universite du Quebec a Montreal
    Christian Stump, Universite du Quebec a Montreal
    (1077-05-1636)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Möbius function of generalized subword order.
    Peter R. W. McNamara*, Bucknell University
    Bruce E. Sagan, Michigan State University
    (1077-06-1135)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Frontiers in Geomathematics, I
  Commonwealth, 3rd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Willi Freeden, University of Kaiserslautern Freeden@mathematik.uni-kl.de
  Volker Michel, University of Siegen
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida
  Thomas Sonar, Technical University of Braunschweig
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Approximation based on integral formulas for star-shaped surfaces.
    Willi Freeden*, Geomathematics Group, University of Kaiserslautern
    (1077-41-1163)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Integration and approximation on the sphere.
    Ian H Sloan*, University of New South Wales
    (1077-65-1730)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Spherical Multiscale Methods and Applications in Geomagnetic Modeling.
    Christian Gerhards*, TU Kaiserslautern
    (1077-41-2300)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Modern Meteorology: An Overview over the Methods used in Numerical Weather Prediction and its Application to Hurricane Irene.
    Martin J. Fengler*, St. Gallen, Switzerland
    (1077-86-1986)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #10: Part A
  Geometry and art: A liberal arts mathematics course.
  Salon HI, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Presenters:
  Anneke Bart, Saint Louis University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, II
  Provincetown, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Tim Cochran, Rice University cochran@rice.edu
  Shelly Harvey, Rice University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Knot Floer homology and Murasugi sum.
    Matthew Hedden*, Michigan State University
    Sucharit Sarkar, Columbia University
    (1077-57-1793)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A categorification of the Tutte polynomial.
    Moshe Cohen, Bar-Ilan University
    Adam M Lowrance*, University of Iowa
    (1077-57-1333)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Graph Floer homology.
    Shelly Harvey, Rice University
    Danielle O'Donnol*, Smith College
    (1077-57-1413)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Why you should infect your knots with links.
    John R. Burke*, Rhode Island College
    (1077-57-2018)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Classification of 0-solvable links.
    Taylor E Martin*, Rice University
    (1077-57-2148)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Cosmetic crossing changes on knots.
    Effie Kalfagianni*, Michigan State University
    (1077-57-1253)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Linear Algebraic Groups: Their Arithmetic, Geometry, and Representations, I
  Berkeley, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  R. Skip Garibaldi, Emory University
  George McNinch, Tufts University mcninchg@member.ams.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Unified Solution to Some Linear Preserver Problems.
    Hernando Bermudez*, Emory University
    Skip Garibaldi, Emory University
    Victor Larsen, Emory University
    (1077-20-751)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The gamma filtration on projective homogeneous varieties.
    Kirill Zainoulline*, University of Ottawa
    (1077-14-1368)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Parity Sheaves and Tilting Modules.
    Daniel Juteau, Uni. de Caen/CNRS
    Carl Mautner*, Harvard Univ./NSF
    Geordie Williamson, MPIM Bonn
    (1077-22-2027)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Unipotent Classes in Disconnected Algebraic Groups.
    Robert M Guralnick*, University of Southern California
    Jason Fulman, University of Southern California
    (1077-20-123)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Weakly commensurable $S$-arithmetic subgroups in simple algebraic groups of types $B_n$ and $C_n$.
    Andrei Rapinchuk*, University of Virginia
    (1077-11-217)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Cohomology for Finite Groups of Lie Type.
    Daniel K. Nakano*, University of Georgia
    (1077-20-774)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Industry, II
  Room 109, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Kirk E. Jordan, IBM T. J. Watson Research
  Donald Schwendeman, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
  Burt S. Tilley, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  Suzanne L. Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute sweekes@wpi.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Impact of Modeling and Simulation on Decision-Making: Infectious Diseases.
    Sara Y Del Valle*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (1077-92-873)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Mathematical Problems in Metal Processing.
    Bogdan Vernescu*, WPI
    (1077-35-2814)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Design of radar and communication signals with perfect correlation properties.
    Andrzej K Brodzik*, The MITRE Corporation
    (1077-05-584)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Optimization Algorithms on a Quantum Computer.
    Richard H. Warren*, Lockheed Martin Corporation, King of Prussia, PA
    (1077-81-646)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Panel discussion on doing mathematics outside of academia moderated by Suzanne L. Weekes.
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Natural Resource Modeling, IV
  Simmons, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Catherine Roberts, College of the Holy Cross croberts@holycross.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On the Complexity of Competition.
    Roland H Lamberson*, Humboldt State University
    (1077-92-411)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Co-viability modelling for the sustainable management of biodiversity.
    Luc Doyen*, CNRS, Paris, France
    (1077-93-643)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The math and algorithms of mapping and valuing ecosystem services.
    Erik J Nelson*, Department of Economics, Bowdoin College
    (1077-92-1152)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A Mathematical Model of Harbor Seal Haul-out.
    Jonathan D Cowles, Department of Biology, Andrews University
    Shandelle M. Henson*, Andrews University
    James L Hayward, Department of Biology, Andrews University
    (1077-92-2562)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Model of Marine Iguana Haulout on Fernandina, Galapagos.
    Brianna G Payne*, Department of Biology, Andrews University
    James L Hayward, Department of Biology, Andrews University
    Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews University
    Libby C Megna, Department of Biology, Andrews University
    Susana del Rocio Velastegui Chavez, Colegio Adventista del Ecuador
    (1077-92-1349)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The NW Power Conservation Council's Regional Portfolio Model and the R-tic PHOX computation environment: Overview.
    Steven A Bleiler*, Portland State University
    Thomas R Fielden, Portland, Oregon
    (1077-60-1103)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS-AWM Special Session on Nonlinear Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations, I
  Room 300, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Barbara Lee Keyfitz, Ohio State University bkeyfitz@math.ohio-state.edu
  Charis Tsikkou, Ohio State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On the size of the Navier - Stokes singular set.
    Walter Craig*, McMaster University
    (1077-35-1222)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Global well-posedness and decay for the viscous surface wave problem without surface tension.
    Ian T Tice*, Universite Paris-Est Creteil, LAMA
    (1077-35-1589)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Nonrelativistic Euler-Maxwell systems.
    Michael Sever*, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
    (1077-35-141)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Broad Band Solitons in a Periodic and Nonlinear Maxwell System.
    Dmitry Pelinovsky*, McMaster University
    (1077-35-277)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Blow Up of Solutions to the Generalized Proudman Johnson Equation.
    Alejandro Sarria, University of New Orleans
    Ralph Saxton*, University of New Orleans
    (1077-35-2274)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Two Phase Flow in Porous Media: the Saffman-Taylor Instability Revisited.
    Michael Shearer*, NC State University
    Kim Spayd, NC State University
    Zhengzheng Hu, NC State University
    (1077-35-1037)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Rational Points on Varieties, II
  Arlington, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Balakrishnan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Bjorn Poonen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Bianca Viray, Brown University bviray@math.brown.edu
  Kirsten Wickelgren, Harvard University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Failure of the Hasse principle on general K3 surfaces.
    Brendan Hassett, Rice University
    Anthony Varilly-Alvarado*, Rice University
    (1077-11-797)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Density of rational points on Del Pezzo surfaces of degree one.
    Ronald van Luijk*, Universiteit Leiden
    Cecilia Salgado, Max Planck Institute, Bonn
    (1077-14-2153)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Manin's Conjecture and Balanced line bundles.
    Sho Tanimoto*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
    (1077-14-1139)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Some Explicit Moduli Spaces of Elliptic Curves and Generalizations.
    Wei Ho*, Columbia University
    (1077-11-1295)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Rational elliptic surfaces with Mordell-Weil lattice $E_8$ and multiplicative reduction.
    Abhinav Kumar*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Tetsuji Shioda, Rikkyo University
    (1077-11-2430)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Abelian varieties with homotheties.
    Yuri Zarhin*, Pennsylvania State University
    (1077-14-386)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Reaction Diffusion Equations and Applications, I
  Wellesley, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jerome Goddard II, Auburn University Montgomery jgoddard@aum.edu
  Junping Shi, College of William and Mary
  Ratnasingham Shivaji, University of North Carolina Greensboro
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Steady-states for a chemotaxis system.
    Marcello Lucia*, City University of New York, CSI
    Dirk Horstmann, University of Cologne
    (1077-35-1283)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Alternate Stable States in Ecosystems.
    Sarath Sasi*, Mississippi State University
    (1077-35-1101)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic properties of perturbed parabolic equations.
    Juraj Foldes*, Vanderbilt University
    (1077-35-655)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A Nonlinear Stability Analysis of Vegetative Turing Pattern Formation for an Interaction-Diffusion Plant-Surface Water Model System in an Arid Flat Environment.
    Bonni J Kealy*, Washington State University
    David J Wollkind, Washington State University
    (1077-35-55)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Analysis of classes of elliptic equations with nonlinear boundary conditions arising in combustion theory.
    Eunkyung Ko*, Mississippi State University
    (1077-35-305)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Existence of Multiple Positive Solutions to Some Semipositone Systems.
    Maya Chhetri, University of North Carolina--Greensboro
    Sarah Raynor*, Wake Forest University
    Stephen Robinson, Wake Forest University
    (1077-35-2737)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #9: Part A
  Reading original sources in Latin for the historian and mathematician.
  Salon CD, 4th Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Amy Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College
  Dominic Klyve, Central Washington University
  Presenters:
  Kim Plofker, Union College
  Stacy Langton, University of San Diego
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Several Complex Variables and Multivariable Operator Theory, III
  Room 108, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Ronald Douglas, Texas A&M University
  John McCarthy, Washington University mccarthy@math.wustl.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Metric from a Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space.
    Richard Rochberg*, Washington University, St. Louis
    (1077-47-876)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Function algebras invariant under group actions.
    Alexander J. Izzo*, Bowling Green State University
    (1077-32-415)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Schroeder's Equation in Several Variables.
    Robert A Bridges*, Purdue University
    (1077-32-439)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    On a pair of commuting isometries.
    Rongwei Yang*, SUNY at Albany
    (1077-47-572)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Rational inner functions and the Nevanlinna-Pick problem on $D^n$.
    David Scheinker*, Drexel University
    (1077-32-959)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Polynomial Hulls of Certain Compact Manifolds.
    John Wermer*, Providence, RI
    (1077-30-1015)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis (in honor of Hui-Hsiung Kuo), III
  Room 107, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Julius Esunge, University of Mary Washington jesunge@umw.edu
  Aurel Stan, Ohio State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Stationary Solutions of Parabolic Equations in Gauss-Sobolev Space.
    Pao-Liu Chow*, Wayne State University
    (1077-60-414)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    On the 2D Navier-Stokes and Euler equations: A statistical study.
    Fernanda Cipriano*, FCT-UNL and GFM-UL
    (1077-60-2101)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Ergodic control for two-dimensional stochastic Navier-Stokes equations.
    P. Sundar*, Louisiana State University
    (1077-60-1431)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Solvability of Forward-Backward Stochastic Partial Differential Equations.
    Hong Yin*, State University of New York, Brockport
    (1077-60-1425)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Stochastic Delay Model for Pricing Corporates Liabilities.
    Elisabeth Kemajou*, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    (1077-60-1446)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Portfolio Optimization under Convex Incentive Schemes.
    Maxim Bichuch, Princeton University, ORFE Department
    Stephan Sturm*, Princeton University, ORFE Department
    (1077-91-1728)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Topological Graph Theory: Structure and Symmetry, III
  Room 102, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jonathan L. Gross, Columbia University
  Thomas W. Tucker, Colgate University ttucker@colgate.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The distinguishing chromatic numbers of graphs on surfaces.
    Seiya Negami*, Yokohama National University
    (1077-05-748)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Distinguishability of Infinite Groups, Graphs, and Graph Products.
    Simon Mark Smith, Syracuse University
    Thomas W. Tucker, Colgate University
    Mark E. Watkins*, Syracuse University
    (1077-05-1229)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Vertex Transitive Infinite Median Graphs.
    Wilfried Imrich*, Montanuniversity Leoben, Austria
    (1077-05-1894)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Embeddability of infinite graphs.
    Robin Christian, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo
    R. Bruce Richter, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo
    Gelasio Salazar*, Instituto de Fisica. Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi (Mexico)
    (1077-05-1834)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Topological Models of 3-configurations.
    Arthur T. White*, Western Michigan University
    (1077-05-80)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    An orthogonal latin square construction for orientable hamiltonian embeddings of $K_{n,n,n}$.
    M. N. Ellingham, Vanderbilt University
    Justin Z. Schroeder*, Vanderbilt University
    (1077-05-1679)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Trends in Representation Theory, III
  Room 103, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Donald King, Northeastern University
  Alfred Noel, University of Massachusetts, Boston anoel1956@gmail.com
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On the adjoint representation of $\mathfrak{sl}_n$ and the Fibonacci numbers.
    Pamela E Harris*, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
    (1077-00-910)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Weights and Combinatorics Appearing in Certain Demazure Crystals.
    Julie Beier*, Mercer University
    (1077-17-1674)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Krein spaces and local deformation in representation theory of super Lie groups.
    Roland Knevel*, Bar-Ilan-University Ramat Gan, Israel
    (1077-43-1232)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Restriction to a maximal compact subgroup in the p-adic case.
    Monica Nevins*, University of Ottawa
    (1077-22-830)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Formal degrees of discrete series for classical affine Hecke algebras and p-adic groups.
    Dan Ciubotaru*, University of Utah
    Syu Kato, Kyoto University
    (1077-22-1380)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Geometric Structure in the Representation Theory of Reductive p-adic Groups.
    Paul Frank Baum*, Penn State University
    (1077-22-86)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on the Geometry of Real Projective Structures (Mathematics Research Communities session), II
  Dartmouth, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jeffrey Danciger, Stanford University jeffdanciger@gmail.com
  Kelly Delp, Buffalo State College
  Sean Lawton, University of Texas, Pan American
  Kathryn Mann, University of Chicago
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Immersed surfaces in the modular orbifold.
    Danny Calegari, California Institute of Technology
    Joel Louwsma*, The University of Oklahoma
    (1077-57-310)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Dynamics of the outer automorphism group on the $PSL(2,\mathbb{C})$ character variety of a 3-manifold.
    Aaron D Magid*, University of Maryland
    Richard D Canary, University of Michigan
    (1077-57-397)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Polynomial Pick forms for affine spheres and real projective polygons.
    Michael Wolf*, Rice University
    David Dumas, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1077-58-1138)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Cubic Differentials and Limits of $RP^2$ Structures.
    John C Loftin*, Rutgers Newark
    Michael Wolf, Rice University
    (1077-53-1785)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on the History of Mathematics, IV
  Back Bay Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Sloan Despeaux, Western Carolina University despeaux@wcu.edu
  Craig Fraser, University of Toronto
  Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mathematics in the Republic of China: A Centennial Overview.
    Yibao Xu*, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
    Wann-Sheng Horng, National Taiwan Normal University
    (1077-01-418)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    How to Assess Influence: Wu Wen-Tsun's Work in Measure, Number and Weight.
    Jiri Hudecek*, Needham Research Institute, Cambridge
    (1077-01-1508)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Elevating the ranking of American mathematics departments 1900-1940.
    David E Zitarelli*, Temple University
    (1077-01-1276)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    "It Is No Good Baking Cakes If Pies Are Wanted": The American Mathematics Community in the 1970s Job Market Crisis.
    Alma Steingart*, MIT
    (1077-01-1562)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Design of Intuition: Computing and Mathematical Proof.
    Stephanie Dick*, Harvard University, Department of History of Science
    (1077-01-2031)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on the Life and Legacy of Alan Turing, IV
  Room 207, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Damir Dzhafarov, University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame
  Jeff Hirst, Appalachian State University jlh@cs.appstate.edu
  Carl Mummert, Marshall University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Alan Turing and Voice Encryption.
    Craig Bauer*, NSA Scholar-in-Residence
    (1077-01-433)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Turing's work and Hilbert's Tenth Problem.
    Kirsten Eisentraeger*, The Pennsylvania State University
    (1077-11-1202)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Quantum Money from Knots.
    Peter W. Shor*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1077-68-2759)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Gödel's theorems, Turing's machines, and mathematical minds.
    Wilfried Sieg*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1077-03-983)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry, I
  Room 209, Hynes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Variety of Finitely Generated k-algebra Homomorphisms.
    Jon Yaggie*, University of Illinois Chicago
    (1077-14-2727)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Cyclic Breuil modules and Hopf orders in characteristic $p$.
    Alan Koch*, Agnes Scott College
    (1077-14-2378)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    On the Secant Defectivity of Classically Studied Varieties.
    Jia Wan*, University of Idaho
    (1077-14-2724)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Realizing Cubic Hypersurfaces in $\mathbb P^3$.
    Robert Edward Campbell*, University of California, Irvine
    (1077-14-2524)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean of genus 1 with Applications to genus 2 and 3.
    Eleanor S Farrington*, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
    (1077-14-2479)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Stable birational equivalence and geometric Chevalley-Warning.
    Xia Liao*, Florida State University
    (1077-14-2263)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Maximal rank conjecture for rational curves on hypersurfaces.
    Sara Gharahbeigi*, Washington University in St Louis
    (1077-14-671)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on Arts and Mathematics, Together Again, III
  Room 311, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Douglas E. Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
  

  • 3:40 a.m.
    On the geometry of music.
    Benjamin Himpel*, Aarhus University, Denmark
    (1077-B1-2365)
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Modular construction of knot and link patterns from simple tangles on $k$-uniform tessellations.
    David A Reimann*, Albion College
    (1077-B1-1280)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Braids, Cables, and Cells: An Interesting Intersection of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Art.
    Joshua Brandon Holden*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1077-B1-2731)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Building a Better Beaded Bracelet: Transformations, Tessellations, and Tori.
    Susan Goldstine*, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Ellie Baker, Lexington, MA
    (1077-B1-1776)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Using tiling theory to generate weaving patterns with beads.
    Gwen Laura Fisher*, beAd Infinitum, California
    Blake Mellor, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
    (1077-B1-633)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    A visual representation of the decomposition of the integers into prime factors.
    Margaret E. Kepner*, Washington, DC
    (1077-B1-2937)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The Projective Ornament of Claude Bragon.
    Susan McBurney*, Western Springs,IL
    (1077-B1-702)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Linear Iterative Systems and String Art.
    Samer S Habre*, Lebanese American University
    (1077-B1-412)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Diagrammatics: Art, Language, and Mathematics.
    Radmila Sazdanovic*, University of Pennsylvania
    (1077-B1-1792)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, IV
  Room 111, Hynes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A new method for comparing chains of order statistics.
    Corey M Manack*, Amherst College
    (1077-05-2264)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Cyclic Closures of Finitely Simple Pattern Classes.
    John D Berman*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1077-05-2257)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Smith Normal Form of the Incidence Matrix of Skew Lines in $PG(3,q)$.
    Josh Ducey*, James Madison University
    Andries Brouwer, T. U. Eindhoven
    Peter Sin, University of Florida
    (1077-05-2248)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Random Set Systems.
    William B Jamieson*, East Tennessee State University
    (1077-05-2210)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Graphic Degree Sequences and Graphs with a $k$-factor.
    Xiaofeng Gu*, West Virginia University
    (1077-05-2200)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    On real number labellings and graph invertibility.
    Jeong-Ok Choi, Trinity College
    John P. Georges, Trinity College
    David W. Mauro*, Trinity College
    Yan Wang, Millsaps College
    (1077-05-2215)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Universal Cycles Under Equivalence Relations.
    Melinda D. Lanius*, Wellesley College
    Andre Kuney, Oberlin College
    (1077-05-2176)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On the Classification of Stanley Sequences.
    David S Rolnick*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1077-05-2172)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Combinatorial Interpretations of the General Eulerian Numbers.
    Tingyao Xiong*, Radford University
    Hung-ping Tsao, Novato, CA
    Jonathan I. Hall, Michigan State University
    (1077-05-2137)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Cops and robbers location game.
    James Carraher*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Ilkyoo Choi, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
    Michelle Delcourt, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
    Lawrence Erickson, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
    (1077-05-2075)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Complexity of Tenacity Parameter in Networks.
    Dara Moazzami*, University of Tehran, School of Engineering
    Morteza Dadvand, University of Tehran, School of Engineering
    Ali Moeini, University of Tehran, School of Engineering
    (1077-05-364)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Commutative Rings and Algebras, I
  Room 105, Hynes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Core of a Strongly Stable Ideal.
    Bonnie Smith*, University of Kentucky
    (1077-13-2789)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Classifying annihilator-ideal graphs of finite commutative rings- Part I.
    Amanda R. Curtis*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Alexander J. Diesl, Wellesley College
    Jane C. Rieck, University of Wisconsin- Madison
    (1077-13-2622)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Classifying Annihilator-Ideal Graphs for Finite Commutative Rings: Part Two.
    Amanda R Curtis, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Alexander J Diesl, Wellesley College
    Jane C Rieck*, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    (1077-13-2728)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Prime avoidance avoidance.
    Brian Johnson*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1077-13-2650)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Group Actions on Arrangement Complements.
    Daniel R Moseley*, University of Oregon
    (1077-13-2424)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    A Generalization of Integer-valued Polynomials Rings.
    K. Alan Loper, Ohio State University Newark
    Nicholas J. Werner*, University of Evansville
    (1077-13-964)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Generalized Factorization in the Integers.
    Alina A Florescu*, University of Iowa
    (1077-13-861)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Normsets of almost Dedekind domains and atomicity.
    Richard Erwin Hasenauer*, North Dakota State University
    (1077-13-536)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Modeling and Applications of Mathematics, I
  Room 201, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Beineke, Western New England College jbeineke@wne.edu
  Lynette Boos, Providence College lboos@providence.edu
  Aliza Steurer, Dominican University asteurer@dom.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Lagrangian Transport Patterns for Radioactive Particles after Fukushima.
    Tim Lai*, Arizona State University
    (1077-VG-2157)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Skeletons of Lagrangian Transport in Hurricane Katrina.
    Chris G. Wake*, Arizona State University
    (1077-VG-2158)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Linear instability in a combustion problem.
    Laura K. Gross*, Bridgewater State University
    Yi Yang, Emory University
    Jun Yu, University of Vermont
    (1077-VG-304)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Study on freezing in cylindrical domain with convective cooling and energy generation.
    Sushil Kumar*, S. V. National Institute of Technology Surat, India
    (1077-VG-650)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Boundary Value Problem for a Doublet.
    Kenneth H Luther*, Valparaiso University
    (1077-VG-1098)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Laser propagation in biaxial liquid crystal polymers.
    Eric P Choate*, Naval Postgraduate School
    (1077-VG-2510)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Connections between bounded error parameter identification and confidence ellipsoids.
    Adam F Childers*, Roanoke, VA
    (1077-VG-527)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:15 p.m.
    A Posteriori Error Analysis of Finite Element Method for Linear Nonlocal Diffusion and Peridynamic Models.
    Qiang Du, Pennsylvania State University
    Lili Ju, University of South Carolina
    Li Tian*, Pennsylvania State University
    Kun Zhou, Pennsylvania State University
    (1077-VG-1691)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Computational Sensors As Mathematical Models.
    Emek Kose*, Saint Mary's College Of Maryland
    (1077-VG-2918)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Manifolds, Cell Complexes, and Global Analysis, II
  Room 305, Hynes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Unknotting Number of 3-Stranded Pretzel Knots.
    Eric Staron*, The University of Texas at Austin
    (1077-57-757)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    The finite group actions on prism manifolds.
    Ryo Ohashi*, King's College
    (1077-57-471)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Analogy between knots and primes: number fields ramified over two primes.
    Moshe Cohen*, Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
    Michael Friedman, Bar-Ilan University
    (1077-57-391)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Small volume link orbifolds.
    Christopher K Atkinson*, Temple University
    David Futer, Temple University
    (1077-57-2615)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:15 p.m.
    A combinatorial differential graded algebra for Legendrian knots from generating families.
    Michael Bradley Henry*, Siena College
    Daniel R Rutherford, University of Arkansas
    (1077-57-370)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A Lie-Algebraic Approach to the Local Index Theorem on a Flag Variety.
    Seunghun Hong*, Pennsylvania State University
    (1077-58-2005)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    $MU(BG_2)$, $CH(BG_2)$, and descent.
    Rebecca E Field*, James Madison University
    (1077-58-2850)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Cosymplectic Metrics on Flag Manifolds and Partial Differential Equations.
    Marlio Paredes*, Universidad del Turabo
    (1077-58-2931)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Projects, Demonstrations, and Activities that Engage Liberal Arts Mathematics Students, I
  Back Bay Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Sarah Mabrouk, Framingham State University smabrouk@framingham.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Real Cost of Home Ownership.
    Stan Perrine*, Charleston Southern University
    (1077-L1-214)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Beyond Formulas: A Collaboration Between Liberal Arts Underclassmen and Senior Math Majors.
    Alissa S. Crans*, Loyola Marymount University
    Robert J. Rovetti, Loyola Marymount University
    (1077-L1-2272)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Try Trisecting by Bisecting.
    Theresa Jorgensen*, University of Texas at Arlington
    Barbara Shipman, University of Texas at Arlington
    (1077-L1-1106)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Geometric Constructions in Contemporary Problem Solving.
    Jeffrey L. Poet*, Missouri Western State University
    (1077-L1-974)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Candy Bar Election.
    Ben Galluzzo*, Shippensburg University
    (1077-L1-2651)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Balancing structure and creativity in projects for liberal arts mathematics.
    Reva Kasman*, Salem State University
    (1077-L1-560)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Hexiclouds: Graph Theory Meets LEGO Bricks.
    Edward W. Welsh*, Westfield State University
    (1077-L1-2902)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Survey It! Using Surveys to Answer Student's Questions.
    Erin Smith*, Zayed University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    (1077-L1-1526)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Real and Complex Analysis
  Room 308, Hynes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Pointwise Convergence and Bessel Capacity.
    Javad Namazi*, FDU
    (1077-26-649)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Some Subclasses of the Real-Valued Honorary Baire Two Functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
    Michael J. Evans, Washington and Lee University
    Manuel J. Sanders III*, University of South Carolina Beaufort
    (1077-26-2795)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Generalized Fractional Integrals, Derivatives and their Mellin's transforms.
    Udita Nalin Katugampola*, Delaware State University
    (1077-26-957)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Polynomial Coefficients of Differential Operators which are Diagonal with respect to the Hermite Basis.
    Tamas Forgacs, California State University Fresno
    Andrzej Piotrowski*, University of Alaska Southeast
    (1077-30-2698)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Limit Behavior of Iterated Holomorphic Function Systems.
    Kourosh Tavakoli*, City University of New York
    (1077-30-2312)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Fourier multipliers and Dirac operators.
    G Wang*, Florida State University
    Craig Nolder, Florida State University
    (1077-30-1564)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Bohr's phenomenon for analytic functions into the exterior of a compact convex body.
    R M Ali*, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Y Abu-Muhanna, American University of Sharjah
    (1077-30-147)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Convolutions of Complex-Valued Harmonic Mappings.
    Stacey Muir*, University of Scranton
    (1077-30-2765)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Coefficient Estimates for Bi-univalent Ma-Minda Starlike and Convex Functions.
    See Keong Lee*, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    (1077-30-276)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Necessary Conditions for the Existence of Higher Order Extensions of Univalent Mappings from the Disk to the Ball.
    Jerry R. Muir*, University of Scranton
    (1077-32-2683)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Multiplier sequences for simple sets of polynomials.
    Tamas Forgacs*, California State University, Fresno
    (1077-30-58)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Recreational Mathematics: Miscellaneous Topics
  Room 303, Hynes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On Scaling Infinite Products and their Application in Operator Decomposition.
    Wei Zhang*, Sam Houston State University
    Jianzhong Wang, Sam Houston State University
    (1077-00-1953)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Finding Asymmetric Drumming Rhythms.
    Andrew P Maturo*, Gettysburg College
    Nick Robbins, Gettysburg College
    (1077-00-1539)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A fast finite difference method for fractional diffusion equations.
    Treena Basu*, University of South Carolina
    Dr.Hong Wang, University of South Carolina
    (1077-00-513)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Multisite phosphorylation with substrate sequestration can robustly generate bistability.
    Kanadpriya Basu*, University of South Carolina
    Dr. Xinfeng Liu, University of South Carolina
    (1077-00-512)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Integral Closures of number fields.
    Fidele F Ngwane*, University of South Carolina, Salkehatchie,
    (1077-00-503)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Assessment of Enhanced College Algebra at Virginia State University in its Second Year.
    Robert E. Wieman*, Virginia State University
    (1077-97-2797)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, II
  Room 202, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Sean Larsen, Portland State University slarsen@pdx.edu
  Stacy Brown, Pitzer College
  Karen Marrongelle, Portland State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Assessing Suitability of Grades and Course-Taking Patterns as Measures of Long-term Student Outcomes following Inquiry-Based Learning Experiences.
    Marina Kogan*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1077-M1-2034)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Definitions and Uses of Function Composition in Secondary and Early Collegiate Textbooks.
    Aladar K Horvath*, Michigan State University
    (1077-M1-2171)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    From intuition to rigor: Calculus students' reinvention of the definition of sequence convergence.
    Michael Oehrtman, University of Northern Colorado
    Craig Swinyard*, University of Portland
    Jason Martin, University of Central Kansas
    Catherine Hart-Weber, Arizona State University
    Kyeong Hah Roh, Arizona State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Students' Ways of Thinking about Enumerative Combinatorics Problems: Deletion and Equivalence Classes.
    Aviva Halani*, Arizona State University
    (1077-M1-2805)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Quantitative Reasoning During Definition Formation: The Case of Absolute Value.
    Jason Martin*, University of Central Arkansas
    Michael Oehrtman, University of Northern Colorado
    Craig Swinyard, University of Portland
    Beth Cory, Sam Houston State University
    (1077-M1-2546)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    A Controlled Study of Collaborative Learning in Intermediate Algebra.
    Claire Wyn Wladis*, BMCC/CUNY
    Alla Morgulis, BMCC/CUNY
    (1077-M1-2580)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Identifying Student Difficulties in Combinatorial Proof Production.
    Nicole Engelke*, California State University, Fullerton
    Todd CadwalladerOlsker, California State University, Fullerton
    (1077-M1-2679)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    A Guided Reinvention of the Definitions of Ring, Integral Domain, and Field.
    John Paul Cook*, University of Oklahoma
    (1077-M1-2693)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Student Conceptions and Misconceptions with Order of Operations in Calculus.
    Ian G. Caldwell*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Eric Stade, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Hortensia Soto-Johnson, University of Northern Colorado
    (1077-M1-2739)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Touch It, Feel It, Learn It: Tactile learning Activities in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, IV
  Room 313, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jessica Mikhaylov, U.S. Military Academy jessica.mikhaylov@usma.edu
  Julie Barnes, Western Carolina University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Euler Games for Differential Equations.
    Rodney X. Sturdivant*, United States Military Academy
    (1077-O1-599)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Does the Wave Equation Really Work?
    Donald C. Armstead, Ball State University
    Michael A. Karls*, Ball State University
    (1077-O1-1862)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Demonstrations That Work in the Mathematics Classroom.
    Elton Graves*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1077-O1-554)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Food for (Mathematical) Thought.
    Penelope H Dunham*, Muhlenberg College
    (1077-O1-897)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    How Many Mints Do I Have?
    Nathan Axvig*, Virginia Military Institute
    (1077-O1-1767)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The Candy-Coated Mathematics Classroom.
    Erin Elizabeth Bancroft*, Grove City College
    (1077-O1-2603)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Origami as Hands-on Math.
    Thomas C. Hull*, Western New England University
    (1077-O1-2197)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Cookies, Sidewalk-chalk, and Office Chairs: Hands-on Activities from Calculus to Comets.
    Jessica M Mikhaylov*, U.S. Military Academy, West Point
    (1077-O1-2669)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Using feather boas to teach students about functions in pre-calculus, calculus, and real analysis.
    Julie Barnes*, Western Carolina University
    (1077-O1-1726)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Undergraduate Research, IV
  Room 110, Hynes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On 2-fold graceful labelings of graphs.
    Megan Cornett*, Indiana State University
    Ellen Sparks, illinois State University
    (1077-05-2671)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Covering Graphs, Voltage Assignments, and Hamiltonicity.
    Sarah Alexander*, Barnard College
    Matthew Hughes, Bard College
    Miriam Kuzbary, The University of Texas at Dallas
    (1077-05-2463)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    On Calculations of $p$-Typical Formal Group Laws.
    Eddie Santiago Beck*, University of Georgia
    (1077-55-2774)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Minimal Degree Parameterization for the Trefoil and Figure Eight Knots.
    Samantha Pezzimenti*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    (1077-57-865)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Mean-reverting pricing models.
    Jody Trapier Shipp*, George Mason University
    (1077-60-1206)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Stochastic Reduction of an SIR Model.
    Iulia Hociota*, Arizona State University
    Bruno D Welfert, Arizona State University
    (1077-60-2105)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Black-Scholes Model with Markov Parameters.
    Mark Goldfarb*, Arizona State University
    Bruno Welfert, Arizona State University
    (1077-60-2152)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The resulting weighted ranking.
    Dmitry Andreevich Sumkin*, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia
    (1077-62-2957)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Modified Chambolle Method for Speckle Image Denoising.
    Ethan Wyatt Lockhart*, North Carolina State University
    Arundhati Bagchi Misra, Mississippi State University
    Hyeona Lim, Mississippi State University
    (1077-65-2184)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Relative Efficiencies of the Maximum Partial Likelihood Estimators Under Sampling Schemes.
    Nils S Nelson*, Utah State University
    Haimeng Zhang, Mississippi State University
    (1077-62-1802)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Proemial Disquisition of Cardinality.
    John Paul Jablonski*, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
    (1077-03-336)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on the Mathematics of Sudoku and Other Pencil Puzzles, II
  Room 312, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Laura Taalman, James Madison University taal@math.jmu.edu
  Jason Rosenhouse, James Madison University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Arrowgrams.
    Kenneth L Price*, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1077-H1-426)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Solitaire mancala games as pencil puzzles.
    Brant Jones*, James Madison University
    Laura Taalman, James Madison University
    Anthony Tongen, James Madison University
    (1077-H1-2665)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Quantitative Analysis of Crossword Puzzle Difficulty.
    John K McSweeney*, Concordia University
    (1077-H1-1408)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Finding closed knight's tours on annular chessboards.
    Gregory P. B. Dresden*, Washington & Lee University
    (1077-H1-148)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Radon-Kaczmarz Puzzles: CAT Scans Meet Sudoku.
    Julian F Fleron*, Westfield State University
    Volker Ecke, Westfield State University
    Christine von Renesse, Westfield State University
    Philip K Hotchkiss, Westfield State University
    (1077-H1-1603)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Mutually Orthogonal Sudoku Latin Squares.
    Nate L. Coursey*, Kennesaw State University
    (1077-H1-844)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Orthogonal Graph Colorings.
    Serge C. Ballif*, Penn State University
    (1077-H1-850)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Magic Squares and Sudoku.
    John Lorch*, Ball State University
    (1077-H1-505)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Sparsity in Inverse Problems and Signal Processing
  Room 206, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Otmar Scherzer, University of Vienna otmar.scherzer@univie.ac.at
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Statistical Multiscale Analysis: From Signal Detection to Nanoscale Photonic Imaging.
    Axel Munk*, U Goettingen and Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
    (1077-62-2927)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A symbol-based approach to bar code decoding.
    Mark Iwen, Duke University
    Fadil Santosa*, University of Minnesota
    Rachel A Ward, University of Texas
    (1077-94-2962)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A nonlinear sampling problem about signals with finite rate of innovation.
    Qiyu Sun*, University of Central Florida
    (1077-94-1865)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Recent Results and Open Problems in Sparse Regularisation.
    Markus Grasmair*, Computational Science Center, University of Vienna
    (1077-49-1818)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Expressions of smoothness in regularization.
    Bernd Hofmann*, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
    (1077-65-1315)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Hoelder Stability and Iterative Rconstruction in Inverse Problems.
    Otmar Scherzer*, University of Vienna
    Maarten de Hoop, Purdue University
    Lingyun Qiu, Purdue University
    (1077-46-1843)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA-Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
  Career options for undergraduate mathematics majors.
  Room 309, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Nyles Breecher, Hamline University
  Raluccca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School
  Panelists:
  Erin Corman, National Security Agency
  Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University
  Emily Kessler, Society of Actuaries
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  AMS Panel Discussion
  Summer math camps: The AMS (and mathematician's) role.
  Room 208, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Irwin Kra, SUNY at Stony Brook
  Glenn Stevens, Boston University
  Panelists:
  Moon Duchin, Tufts University
  Glenn Stevens, Boston University
  Max Warshauer, Texas State University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Committee on Minority Participation/MAA Office of Minority Participation Panel Discussion
  Summer research programs.
  Room 304, Hynes
  Organizers:
  William Hawkins, Jr, MAA and University of the District of Columbia
  Robert Megginson, University of Michigan
  Panelists:
  Min-Lin Lo, California State University, San Bernardino
  Asamoah Nkwanta, Morgan State University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  The College Board/MAA Committee on Mutual Concerns Panel Discussion
  What can colleges and universities do to increase student success in calculus?
  Room 306, Hynes
  Organizers:
  James R. Choike, Oklahoma State University
  Carl C. Cowen, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
  Panelists:
  Alison Ahlgren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  David M. Bressoud, Macalester College
  Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University
  Bernard Madison, University of Arkansas
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM) Reunion
  Back Bay Ballroom D, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  Murli M. Gupta, George Washington University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 1:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on New Perspectives in Multiplicative Number Theory (Mathematics Research Communities session), II
  Fairfield, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Leo Goldmakher, University of Toronto
  Jonathan Kish, University of Colorado at Boulder
  Micah Milinovich, University of Mississippi
  Paul Pollack, University of British Columbia/Simon Fraser University pollack@math.ubc.ca
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    On the Correlation of completely multiplicative functions.
    Himadri Ganguli*, Simon Fraser University
    (1077-11-640)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Discussion moderated by Kannan Soundararajan
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Resonance method for large character sums.
    Bob Hough*, Stanford University
    (1077-11-858)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Elliptic Carmichael numbers.
    Carl Pomerance*, Dartmouth College
    (1077-11-674)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
  Veteran's Auditorium, 2nd floor, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Jon Scott, Montgomery College jon.scott@montgomerycollege.edu
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    UTMOST: Undergraduate Teaching of Mathematics with Open Software and Textbooks.
    Robert Beezer, University of Puget Sound
    Jason Grout, Drake University
    Marja-Liisa Hassi, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Thomas Judson*, Stephen F. Austin State University
    Kiran Kedlaya, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado at Boulder
    William Stein, University of Washington, Seattle
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics (CATALST).
    Joan Garfield*, University of Minnesota
    Bob delMas, University of Minnesota
    Andy Zieffler, University of Minnesota
    Allan Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    Beth Chance, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    George Cobb, Mount Holyoke College
    John Holcomb, Cleveland State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Math in the City.
    Petronela Radu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Stephen Hartke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Lauren Keough*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Discovery Learning Projects in Introductory Statistics.
    Brad Bailey, North Georgia College & State University
    Dianna Spence*, North Georgia College & State University
    Sherry L Hix, North Georgia College & State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Research-Based Video for Teaching Undergraduate Proof.
    Jim Sandefur*, Georgetown University
    Connie Campbell, Millsaps College
    Kay Somers, Moravian College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Quantitative Reasoning in the Contemporary World.
    Stuart Boersma*, Central Washington University
    Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
    Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
    Shannon Dingman, University of Arkansas
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Using Research to Shape Instruction and Placement in Algebra and Precalculus.
    Bernard L. Madison*, University of Arkansas
    Michael Pearson, Mathematical Association of America
    Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
    Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Integrated Undergraduate Training in Mathematics and Life Sciences at NCSU.
    Hien Tran*, North Carolina State University
    Aloysius Helminck, North Carolina State University
    James Gilliam, North Carolina State University
    Alun Lloyd, North Carolina State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    College Ready in Mathematics and Physics Partnership.
    Bernard L. Madison*, University of Arkansas
    Gay Stewart, University of Arkansas
    Shannon Dingman, University of Arkansas
    John Jones, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
    Pete Joenks, Springdale High School
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Texas A&M UBM: Student Research Experience is the Key.
    May Boggess*, Texas A&M University
    Jay Walton, Texas A&M University
    Masami Fujiwara, Texas A&M University
    Kaibin Fu, Prairie View A&M University
    Harriette Block, Prairie View A&M University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    REU Site: Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics.
    Aloysius Helminck*, North Carolina State University
    Hien Tran, North Carolina State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Statistics Taught Using Resampling and Randomization (STURR) Project.
    Bob delMas*, University of Minnesota
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Evaluation and Assessment of Teaching and Learning About Statistics (e-ATLAS).
    Joan Garfield*, University of Minnesota
    Bob delMas, University of Minnesota
    Andy Zieffler, University of Minnesota
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Assessing Faculty Practice and Faculty Development on Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching in Undergraduate Mathematics.
    Sandra Laursen*, University of Colorado Boulder
    Marina Kogan, University of Colorado Boulder
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Poincare Institute: A Partnership for Mathematics Education.
    Montserrat Teixidor*, Tufts University
    Analucia Schliemann, Tufts University
    David Carraher, Tufts University
    Roger Tobin, Tufts University
    Caroline J. Hagen, Tufts University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership.
    John Mayer*, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Bernadette Mullins, Birmingham-Southern College
    Ruth Parker, Mathematics Education Collaborative
    Ann Dominick, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Tommy Smith, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Native American-based Mathematics Materials for Integration into Undergraduate Courses.
    Charles P. Funkhouser*, California State University Fullerton
    Scott A. Annin, California State University Fullerton
    Miles Pfahl, Turtle Mountain Community College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Pathways to Calculus: Disseminating and Scaling a Professional Development Model for Algebra Through Precalculus Teaching and Learning.
    Marilyn P. Carlson*, Arizona State University
    Wayne Raskind, Arizona State University
    Fabio Milner, Arizona State University
    Michael Oehrtman, Northern Colorado University
    Kevin Moore, University of Georgia
    Dawn Teuscher, Brigham Young University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Empowering Student Learning in Mathematical Analysis.
    Barbara Shipman*, The University of Texas at Arlington
  • 2:00 p.m.
    MathDL Books Online.
    David Smith*, Duke University
    Lang Moore, Duke University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    New Directions for MathDL.
    Lang Moore*, Duke University
    David Smith, Duke University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    STEM Real World Applications of Mathematics.
    Darren Narayan*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    William Basener, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • 2:00 p.m.
    PREP: MAA's Professional Development Program.
    J. Michael Pearson, Mathematical Association of America
    Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College
    Barbara Edwards, Oregon State University
    Nathaniel Dean, Texas State University San Marcos
    Virginia Buchanan, Hiram College
    Mike Brilleslyper, United States Air Force Academy
    Jon Scott*, Montgomery College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Dynamic Visualization Tools for Multivariable Calculus.
    Paul Seeburger*, Monroe Community College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Lurch, Educational Software for Writing Proofs.
    Kenneth G. Monks*, University of Scranton
    Nathan Carter, Bentley University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Flash Applets for WeBWorK Online Homework System.
    Barbara Margolius*, Cleveland State University
    Felipe Martins, Cleveland State University
    Dan Gries, Hopkins School
    Yuping Wu, Cleveland State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Maplets for Calculus.
    Douglas B. Meade*, University of South Carolina
    Philip B. Yasskin, Texas A & M University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Playing Games with a Purpose: A New Approach to Teaching and Learning Statistics.
    Shonda R. Kuiper, Grinnell College
    Rodney Sturdivant*, United States Military Academy
    Billy Kaczynski, United States Military Academy
    John Jackson, United States Military Academy
    Kevin Cummiskey, United States Military Academy
  • 2:00 p.m.
    UBM-Group: Collaborations on Riverine Ecology (CORE): Investigations into species invasion and disease transmission at the interface betwwen mathematics and biology.
    James Peirce*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    Gregory Sandland, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Texas Middle and Secondary Mathematics Project.
    Kimberly Childs*, Stephen F. Austin State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Texas Leadership Initiative: Mathematics Instruction Transformed (Texas LIMIT).
    Kimberly Childs*, Stephen F. Austin State University
    Deborah Pace, Stephen F. Austin State University
    Lesa Beverly, Stephen F. Austin State University
    Betty Alford, Stephen F. Austin State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Talented Teachers in Training for Texas (T4).
    Lesa Beverly*, Stephen F. Austin State University
    Keith Hubbard, Stephen F. Austin State University
    Karen Embry-Jenlink, Stephen F. Austin State University
    Dennis Gravatt, Stephen F. Austin State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Paradigms in Physics: Interactive Electromagnetism Curricular Materials.
    Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University
    Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State University
    Emily H. van Zee, Oregon State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Mathematical ACES: Algebraic Concepts for Elementary Students.
    Davida Fischman*, California State University-San Bernardino
    Shawn McMurran, California State University-San Bernardino
    Joseph Jesunathadas, California State University-San Bernardino
    Karla Wells, Ontario Montclair Elementary School District
    Carol Cronk, San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Learning Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science via Primary Historical Sources.
    Jerry Lodder*, New Mexico State University
    David Pengelley, New Mexico State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Linear Algebra in New Environments (LINE).
    Draga Vidakovic*, Georgia State University
    Sergio Loch, Grand View University
    William Martin, North Dakota State University
    Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Careers in Mathematics.
    Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Math Images.
    Eugene Klotz*, Math Forum
    Camilia Smith Barnes, Sweet Briar College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Illustrating Graph Theory Concepts in Real World Settings.
    Joan M. Lucas*, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
    Rebecca Smith, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Biology: Modeling cellular processes from bacteria to neurons.
    George Yates*, Youngstown State University
    Jonathan Caguiat, Youngstown State University
    Jozsi Jalics, Youngstown State University
    Gary Walker, Youngstown State University
    Mark Womble, Youngstown State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    University Scholars in STEM.
    Leah Gold*, Cleveland State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Improving the Learning Environment for Underrepresented Students in Mathematics through the S-STEM Program.
    Alexandra Kurepa*, North Carolina A&T State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Research, Dissemination, and Faculty Development of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) Methods in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics.
    Ralf Spatzier*, University of Michigan
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Distributome--An Interactive Web-based Resource for Probability Distributions.
    Kyle Siegrist*, University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Dennis Pearl, The Ohio State University
    Ivo Dinov, University of California Los Angeles
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Resources for Instructors Teaching "Elementary Mathematics for Teachers".
    Thomas H. Parker*, Louisiana State University
    Scott Baldridge, Louisiana State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Undergraduates Learning to Write Mathematics: The Math Images Project.
    K. A. Renninger*, Swarthmore College
    A. M. Phillips, Swarthmore College
    A. Lipman, Swarthmore College
    Gene Klotz, Swarthmore College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Productive Disposition: Of What Does It Consist? The Case of Preservice Mathematics Teachers and Virtual Fieldwork: The Math Forum's Virtual Fieldwork Sequence.
    K. A. Renninger*, Swarthmore College
    M. Chin, Swarthmore College
    D. Fan, Swarthmore College
    Wesley Shumar, Drexel University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Discovering the Art of Mathematics.
    Julian F. Fleron*, Westfield State University
    Volker Ecke, Westfield State University
    Philip K. Hotchkiss, Westfield State University
    Christine von Renesse, Westfield State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Introducing Statistical Techniques Through Guided Interdisciplinary Research Projects.
    Shonda Kuiper*, Grinnell College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Math for America Boston: Teaching Scholars Program.
    Eileen Lee*, Math for America Boston
    Steve Rosenberg, Boston University
    Suzanne Chapin, Boston University
    Glenn Stevens, Boston University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Focus on Mathematics: Creating Learning Cultures for High Student Achievement, A targeted Math and Science Partnership.
    Una MacDowell*, Education Development Center, Inc
    Steve Rosenberg, Boston University
    Glenn Stevens, Boston University
    Al Cuoco, Education Development Center, Inc
    Wayne Harvey, Education Development Center, Inc.
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Resequencing Calculus.
    Mark Gruenwald*, University of Evansville
    David Dwyer, University of Evansville
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Quantitative Skills in Biology through Scientific Inquiry at James Madison University.
    Brian Walton*, James Madison University
    Anthony Tongen, James Madison University
    Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University
    Reid Harris, James Madison University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Project MOSAIC: Integrating Modeling, Statistics, Computation and Calculus in the Undergraduate Curriculum.
    Daniel Kaplan*, Macalester College
    Randall Pruim, Calvin College
    Eric Marland, Appalachian State University
    Nicholas Horton, Smith College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Biology and Mathematics in Population Studies (BioMaPS) II.
    Donald Adongo*, Murray State University
    K. Renee Fister, Murray State University
    Terry Derting, Murray State University
    Chris Mecklin, Murray State University
    Claire Fuller, Murray State University
    Kate He, Murray State University
    Emily Croteau, Murray State University
    Maeve McCarthy, Murray State University
    Howard Whiteman, Murray State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    DIYModeling (Do It Yourself Modeling).
    Frank Wattenberg*, United States Military Academy
    Rod Sturdivant, United States Military Academy
    Chris Weld, United States Military Academy
    Jim Rolf, United States Air Force Academy
    Bill Bauldry, Appalachian State University
    Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
    Betsy Yanik, Emporia State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    WeBWorK: Improving Student Success in Mathematics.
    Arnold Pizer*, University of Rochester
    Mike Gage, University of Rochester
    Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
    Michael Pearson, Mathematical Association of America
    John Wyatt, Mathematical Association of America
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Impact of the PREP 2011 Workshops on Bioinformatics Research and Teaching Activities at Jacksonville State University.
    Monica Trifas*, Jacksonville State University
    Aaron Garrett, Jacksonville State University
    Jimmy Triplett, Jacksonville State University
    Chris Murdock, Jacksonville State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    An Integrative Analysis of Human Cancer: Exploiting the Synergy of Mathematical and Molecular Biological Approaches in Studying a Complex Problem.
    Jeffrey Forrester*, Dickinson College
    Michael P. Roberts, Dickinson College
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Invariant manifolds and dispersive Hamiltonian evolution equations.
  Ballrooms A/B, 3rd floor, Hynes
  Wilhelm Schlag*, University of Chicago
  (1077-35-02)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 2:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA/Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
  Hit the ground running! Interview like a pro and land the job.
  Room 309, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Kristine Roinestad, Georgetown College
  Nick Scoville, Ursinus College
  Panelists:
  David Cox, Amherst College
  Paul Dupuis, Brown University
  Eric Grinberg, University of Massachusetts, Boston
  Betty Mayfield, Hood College
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 2:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Publishing with the MAA.
  Room 306, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Zaven A. Karian, Denison University
  Panelists:
  Donald J. Albers, MAA
  Gerald J. Bryce, Hampden-Sydney College
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 2:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Subcommittee on Research by Undergraduates Panel Discussion
  Successful and diverse models for mentoring research by undergraduates.
  Room 304, Hynes
  Organizers:
  Sarah Spence Adams, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
  Angel R. Pineda, California State University, Fullerton
  Panelists:
  James Davis, University of Richmond
  Gary P. Gordon, Lafayette College
  Kathryn Leonard, California State University, Channel Islands
  Herbert A. Medina, Loyola Marymount University
  Alison A. Motsinger-Reif, North Carolina State University
  Suzanne L. Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Math Circles Demonstration for JMM Participants
  Come see and participate in this Math Circles experience.
  Back Bay Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Sheraton
  Organizers:
  James Tanton, St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics
  Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State University
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Retiring Presidential Address
  Our challenges.
  Ballrooms A/B, 3rd floor, Hynes
  George E. Andrews*, Penn State University
  (1077-00-14)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 4:25 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  Joint Prize Session
  Ballrooms A/B, 3rd floor, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Business Meeting
  Room 311, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  Joint Prize Session Reception
  Ballroom C, 3rd floor, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Business Meeting, Reception, and Guest Lecture
  Room 302, Hynes
  

  • 5:45 p.m.
    Business meeting.
  • 6:15 p.m.
    Why is it plausible?
    Barry Mazur*, Harvard University
    (1077-A0-44)
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business Meeting and Reception
  Room 201, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Two-Year College Reception
  Arlington, 3rd Floor, Marriott
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 6:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Mathematicians in Business, Industry, and Government Guest Lecture, Reception, and Business Meeting
  Room 203, Hynes
  

  • 6:00 p.m.
    Rational rationing in healthcare: Observations for organ allocation.
    Sommer Gentry*, U. S. Naval Academy
    (1077-A0-26)
  • 7:15 p.m.
    Reception.
  • 8:00 p.m.
    Business meeting.
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Business Meeting
  Room 202, Hynes
• Thursday January 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
  Young Mathematicians' Network Open Forum
  All meeting participants, including undergraduates and graduate students, are welcome to discuss topics and issues affecting young mathematicians.
  Berkeley, 3rd Floor, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Josh Laison, Williamette University JLaison@willamette.edu
  Thomas Wakefield, Youngstown State University tpwakefield@ysu.edu