JMM Press Room
If you are a member of the press interested in covering the JMM, we have resources for you.
Zoom press room
AMS communicators will be staffing a Zoom press room from 8:00 am - 10:00 am MST each day of the conference. During this time, you can stop by to ask questions, plan your day, or chat with other writers. Please register for the JMM as Press, email AMS Communications staff for the Zoom room information, and enter via the JMM platform.
- Wednesday, January 6, 8:00 - 10:00 am MST
- Thursday, January 7, 8:00 - 10:00 am MST
- Friday, January 8, 8:00 - 10:00 am MST
- Saturday, January 9, 8:00 - 10:00 am MST
Media contacts
Throughout the conference, you can reach AMS communicators at com-staff@ams.org. Email us if you need the password to the Zoom press room or have any other questions.
- Scott Hershberger, AMS Communications and Outreach Content Specialist
- Scott Turner, Director of AMS Communications
Events by topic
Do you have a particular topic you want to follow at the JMM? Below is a curated list of sessions, talks, and panels organized by subject area. Whatever your beat, the events highlighted here can help you find story ideas.
*Asterisk by name indicates contact person for that talk. Email addresses are in linked abstracts.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
- 8:00 am-8:20 am — Quasispecies and error catastrophe: some of the mathematics, history, and implications.
Chris McCarthy*, Johannes Familton, BMCC City University of New York - AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, I
- 10:30 am-10:50 am — Ecology and evolution in control and cure of metastatic cancers.
Robert Gatenby*, Moffitt Cancer Center — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, I
- 2:15 pm-2:35 pm — Improving RNA secondary structure prediction via state inference with machine learning and deep learning methods.
David Murrugarra*, University of Kentucky — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, II
- 4:15 pm-4:35 pm — Mathematical analysis of DNA packing in bacterial viruses.
Javier Arsuaga*, UC Davis — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, II
- 5:45 pm-6:05 pm — Gregor Mendel and Combinatorial Mathematics at the DNA Level.
Daniel J Fairbanks*, Bob Palais, Utah Valley University — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, II
- 5:45 pm-6:05 pm — Modeling and Parameter Inference in Biological Systems.
Suzanne Sindi*, University of California, Merced — AMS-AWM Special Session on Women of Color in Applied Math and Analysis, II
Friday, January 8, 2021
- 1:00 pm-1:20 pm — Modeling sperm motility in a complex fluid environment.
Lucia Carichino*, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sarah D Olson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute — SIAM Minisymposium on Complex Fluids in Living Systems
- 2:00 pm-2:20 pm — Sperm motility pattern formation study via a swimmer-obstacle-fluid interactions model.
Lorenzo Sala*, Pierre Degond, Imperial College London; Angelika Manhart, University College London; Sara Merino-Aceituno, University of Vienna; Diane Peurichard, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie — SIAM Minisymposium on Complex Fluids in Living Systems
- 5:30 pm-5:50 pm — Predicting biological age: Neural network and algorithmic models for high dimensional DNA methylation data.
Hannah Guan*, Basis San Antonio Shavano — AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
- 8:00 am-8:20 am — A Mean-Field Game Approach to Equilibrium Pricing in Renewable Energy Certificate Markets.
Sebastian Jaimungal*, Arvind Shrivats, University of Toronto; Dena Firoozi, University of Montreal — SIAM Minisymposium on Recent Advances in Financial Mathematics and Engineering
- 8:30 am-8:50 am — Optimal Electricity Distribution Pricing under Risk and High Photovoltaics Penetration.
Maxim Bichuch*, Benjamin Hobbs, Xinyue Song, Johns Hopkins University — SIAM Minisymposium on Recent Advances in Financial Mathematics and Engineering
- 10:00 am-10:20 am — A Generic Scheme for Cyber Security in Resource Constraint Network Using Incomplete Information Game.
Moirangthem Tiken Singh, Surajit Borkotokey*, Dibrugarh University, India; Rachid Lahcen, Ram N Mohapatra, University of Central Florida — AMS Special Session on Optimal Methods in Applicable Analysis Approximation & Optimization, Cyber Security & Geometric Function Theory, I
- 10:00 am-10:20 am — Portfolio Rebalancing with Illiquid Assets.
Lynesia R Taylor*, North Carolina State University — AMS-AWM Special Session on Women of Color in Applied Math and Analysis, I
- 2:15 pm-2:35 pm — Improving RNA secondary structure prediction via state inference with machine learning and deep learning methods.
David Murrugarra*, University of Kentucky — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, II
- 4:15 pm-4:35 pm — Assessment of Human Factors to Mitigate Insider Threat.
Rachid Ait Malem Lahcen*, R. N. Mohapatra, University of Central Florida — AMS Special Session on Optimal Methods in Applicable Analysis Approximation & Optimization, Cyber Security & Geometric Function Theory, II
Thursday, January 7, 2021
- 9:00 am-9:50 am — Codes from polynomials over finite fields.
Nathan Kaplan*, University of California, Irvine — MAA Invited Address
- 9:30 am-9:50 am — A-I-(don't)-C the Future: A New Class of Selection Criteria Geared Towards (Better) Prediction.
Javier E Flores*, Joseph E Cavanaugh, University of Iowa — AMS Special Session on If You Build It They Will Come: Presentations by Scholars in the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences, III
- 2:30 pm-2:50 pm — Quantum-safe E-Voting Schemes.
Delaram Kahrobaei*, University of York (UK), NYU (US) — AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Security & Defense, I
- 3:00 pm-3:20 pm — Password-Authenticated Key Establishment in the Advent of Scalable Quantum Computing.
María Isabel González Vasco, Ángel Pérez del Pozo, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; Rainer Steinwandt*, Florida Atlantic University; Adriana Suárez Corona, Universidad de León — AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Security & Defense, I
- 3:30 pm-3:50 pm — Challenges of using neural networks for encryption.
Lubjana Beshaj*, Army Cyber Institute; Gaurav Tyagi, Kevadiya Inc. — AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Security & Defense, I
- 5:00 pm-5:50 pm — Leveraging Data Science at HBCUs to Advance Innovation
Talitha Washington*, Clark Atlanta University and the Atlanta University Center — NAM Cox-Talbot Address
Friday, January 8, 2021
- 10:30 am-10:50 am — A Natural Disasters Index.
Thilini V Mahanama*, Abootaleb Shirvani, Texas Tech University — AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Applications in Finance, Actuarial Science and Related Fields, I
- 1:00 pm-1:20 pm — Infectious disease surveillance and modeling through spatial "big data".
Shweta Bansal*, Georgetown University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 2:00 pm-2:20 pm — Combating the COVID-19 pandemic with mathematical and statistical modeling tools.
Gerardo Chowell*, Georgia State University School of Public Health — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 3:00 pm-3:20 pm — Trustworthy Data Science in the Department of Defense.
JT Halbert*, Department of Defense — AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Security & Defense, II
- 3:00 pm-3:45 pm — Comparison of Financial Models for Stock Price Prediction.
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, University of Central Florida; Nguyet Nguyen*, Youngstown State University — AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Applications in Finance, Actuarial Science and Related Fields, II
- 4:00 pm-4:20 pm — Cyber Risk in Heterogeneous Networks and Implications for Cyber Insurance.
Yuanying Guan*, DePaul University; Jacob Jakubowicz, State Farm; Micah Pollak, Indiana University Northwest — AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Applications in Finance, Actuarial Science and Related Fields, II
- 5:00 pm-5:20 pm — On the Observability of Adversarial Swarm Dynamics.
Wei Kang*, US Naval Postgraduate School — AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Security & Defense, II
- 5:30 pm-5:50 pm — Threat Analytics: Establishing Measures for Security.
Paul L. Goethals*, Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy — AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Security & Defense, II
- 5:30 pm-5:50 pm — Predicting biological age: Neural network and algorithmic models for high dimensional DNA methylation data.
Hannah Guan*, Basis San Antonio Shavano — AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV
Saturday, January 9, 2021
- 11:00 am-11:50 am — Fully Homomorphic Encryption.
Anamaria Costache*, NTNU, RHUL — AMS Special Session on Mathematics of Cryptography, I
- 2:30 pm-2:50 pm — A Joint Variational Model for Atmospheric Distortion Correction.
Melissa Tong, Geffen Academy at UCLA; Jerome Gilles, San Diego State University; Luminita Aura Vese*, University of California Los Angeles — AMS Special Session on Interactions of Inverse Problems, Computational Harmonic Analysis, and Imaging, II
- 5:30 pm-5:50 pm — Understanding mitotic spatiotemporal trajectories with modeling and data science.
Christopher E Miles*, Courant Institute / New York University; Alex Mogilner, New York University — AMS Special Session on Modeling and Data Analytic Techniques for Biological Systems
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
- 8:00 am-8:20 am — Modelling and prediction of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Milan Stehlik*, Johannes Kepler University Linz — AMS Special Session on Analysis of Fractional, and Stochastic Dynamic Systems with Applications, I
- 9:00 am-9:20 am — Structure-Altering Mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 Frame Shifting RNA Element.
Tamar Schlick*, Department of Chemistry and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, U.S.A and NYU Shanghai — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, I
- 2:15 pm-2:35 pm — Staggered Release Policies for COVID-19 Control: Costs and Benefits of Relaxing Restrictions by Age and Risk.
Zhilan J. Feng*, NSF and Purdue University — SIAM Minisymposium on Using Mathematical Models in Epidemiology and Medicine to Outwit Diseases
- 2:40 pm-3:00 pm — How Mass Incarceration Affects Outbreaks of Infectious Disease.
Nina H Fefferman*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville — SIAM Minisymposium on Using Mathematical Models in Epidemiology and Medicine to Outwit Diseases
- 3:15 pm-3:35 pm — Nonstandard Finite Difference Models of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Salisu M Garba*, Jean M-S Lubuma, Berge Tsanou, University of Pretoria — AMS Special Session on Analysis of Fractional, and Stochastic Dynamic Systems with Applications, I
- 3:15 pm-3:35 pm — Transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Ecuador and age-dependent control strategies.
Joan Ponce*, Sheng Zhang, Purdue University — AMS-AWM Special Session on Women of Color in Applied Math and Analysis, II
- 3:55 pm-4:15 pm — The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19.
Calistus Ngonghala*, University of Florida — SIAM Minisymposium on Using Mathematical Models in Epidemiology and Medicine to Outwit Diseases
- 4:45 pm-5:05 pm — To isolate or not to isolate: The impact of changing behavior on COVID-19 transmission.
Folashade B. Agusto*, University of Kansas — AMS-AWM Special Session on Women of Color in Applied Math and Analysis, II
- 5:15 pm-5:35 pm — Math for rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 and other disease causing pathogens and mutations using high-resolution melting analysis.
Bob Palais*, Utah Valley University — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, II
Thursday, January 7, 2021
- 8:00 am-11:50 am — AMS Special Session on Understanding COVID-19: Mathematical Models to Address the Global Pandemic, I
- 8:00 am — Predicting the second wave of COVID-19 in Washtenaw County, MI.
Marissa Renardy*, University of Michigan Medical School; Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan School of Public Health; Denise Kirschner, University of Michigan Medical School
- 8:30 am — Hawkes process modeling of COVID-19 with mobility leading indicators and spatial covariates.
Wen-Hao Chiang, Xueying Liu, George Mohler*, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
- 9:00 am — Staggered Release Policies for COVID-19 Control: Costs and Benefits of Relaxing Restrictions by Age and Risk.
Henry Zhao, Princeton University; Zhilan Feng*, Purdue University
- 9:30 am — The Role of Testing in COVID-19 Outbreak Control.
Melody Walker*, Lauren M Childs, Virginia Tech
- 10:00 am — Individual-based modeling of COVID-19 in local community settings.
Qimin Huang*, David Gurarie, Anirban Mondal, Case Western Reserve University; Martial Ndeffo-Mbah, Texas A&M University
- 10:30 am — Interactions between social distancing and vaccination in an age-structured model of COVID-19.
Peter C Jentsch*, Chris T Bauch, University Of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Madhur Anand, University Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- 11:00 am — A long term mathematical model used to investigate the roles of masks, social distancing, self-quarantining and human behaviors in impeding the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Miranda Ijang Teboh-Ewungkem*, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA; Gideon Akumah Ngwa, University of Buea, Cameroon
- 11:30 am — Predicting immune response dynamics in COVID-19 through mathematical modeling.
Adrianne Jenner*, Université de Montréal; Sofia Alfonso, McGill University; Rosemary Aogo, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Courtney Davis, Pepperdine University; Penelope Morel, University of Pittsburgh; Amber Smith, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Morgan Craig, Université de Montréal and CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre
- 1:00 pm-3:50 pm — AMS Special Session on Understanding COVID-19: Mathematical Models to Address the Global Pandemic, II
- 1:00 pm — A modified Susceptible-Infected-Recovered model for observed under-reported incidence data.
Imelda Trejo*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- 1:30 pm — To open or not to open.
Maryann E Hohn*, Pomona College; Christina J Edholm, Scripps College; Ami E Radunskaya, Pomona College
- 2:00 pm — The Effects of Pre-symptomatic Spread on COVID-19 Mortality.
Keisha J Cook*, Tulane University; Sherry Scott, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kamal Barley, Stony Brook University
- 2:30 pm — Transmission Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: Inference and Projection.
Jeffrey Shaman*, Columbia University
- 3:00 pm — Management strategies in a SEIR-type model of COVID-19 community spread.
Anca Radulescu, Cassandra Williams*, Kieran Cavanagh, SUNY New Paltz
- 3:30 pm — Investigating the Role of "Silent Spreaders" in COVID-19 Dynamics.
Christina J Edholm*, Scripps College
Friday, January 8, 2021
- 1:00 pm-2:00 pm — Mathematics of the Dynamics and Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Abba Gumel*, Arizona State University — Current Events Bulletin
- 2:00 pm-2:20 pm — In silico drug discovery targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Frame Shifting RNA Element.
Tamar Schlick*, Department of Chemistry and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, U.S.A and NYU Shanghai — AMS Special Session on Advances in Computational Biomedicine, II
- 2:00 pm-2:20 pm — Combating the COVID-19 pandemic with mathematical and statistical modeling tools.
Gerardo Chowell*, Georgia State University School of Public Health — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 2:30 pm-2:50 pm — A coupled four-stage compartment model to understand the unusual spread of COVID-19 at Imperial Valley County.
Tingting Tang*, Naveen Vaidya, San Diego State University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 2:30 pm-4:00 pm — AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel: Mathematics and Science — the view of a pandemic through a science policy lens
Moderator: Suzanne Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Panelists: Edgar Fuller, Florida International University; Sara Del Valle, Los Alamos National Laboratories; Erin Heath, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Margaret Callahan, U.S. Department of State
Saturday, January 9, 2021
- 1:30 pm-1:50 pm — Investigations of the impact of contact patterns on disease transmissions.
Yanyu Xiao*, University of Cincinnati — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, II
- 2:00 pm-2:30 pm — Balancing the Protection of COVID-19 At-Risk Populations While Reopening Communities.
Victoria C. P. Chen*, Yuan Zhou, Jay M. Rosenberger, Alireza Fallahi, Amith Viswanatha, Jingmei Yang, Yasaman Ghasemi, Nilabh S. Ohol, Askhan A. Farahani, Dept. of Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington — AMS-INFORMS Special Session on Driving Transformation Through Advanced Analytics
- 3:00 pm-3:20 pm — Which infectious classes are the main drivers for COVID -19?
Sherry E Scott*, MSRI; K. Barley, Stonybrook; K. Cook, Tulane University; A. Gumel, Arizona State University — AMS Special Session on ADJOINT (African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop) Research Showcase, II
- 3:30 pm-3:50 pm — To mask or not to mask: that's the question for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abba Gumel*, Arizona State University; Enahoro Iboi, Spelman College; Calistus Ngonghala, University of Florida — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, II
- 4:30 pm-4:50 pm — Deterministic and stochastic models COVID-19 with vaccination.
Evan Milliken*, University of Louisville — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, II
- 5:00 pm-5:20 pm — Differential impacts of contact tracing and lockdowns on outbreak size in COVID-19 model applied to China.
Cameron Browne*, Hayriye Gulbudak, Joshua Macdonald, University of Louisiana at Lafayette — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, II
- 5:30 pm-5:50 pm — Predicting the Development of COVID-19 Epidemics from Reported Case Data.
Glenn F. Webb*, Vanderbilt University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, II
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
- 8:00 am-10:50 am — AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Ecological Modeling, I
- 8:00 am — Dynamics of Carbon Storage in Wood Products.
Eric Marland*, Gregg Marland, Appalachian State University
- 8:30 am — Modeling Lethal and Non-lethal Harvest of African Mahogany.
Tricia Phillips*, Birmingham-Southern College; Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; W. Christopher Strickland, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Orou Gaoue, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 9:00 am — Harvesting and Stocking in the Caughley Elephant-Forest System Model.
Suzanne Sumner*, Noah Carpenter, University of Mary Washington
- 9:30 am — Individual-Based Models in Wildlife Management: How we got here and where are we going.
René A. Salinas*, Appalachian State University
- 10:00 am — Simulation of an integrated tick management program with a tick-killing robot and guinea fowl.
Alexis L. White*, CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Geography; Holly D. Gaff, Old Dominion University
- 10:30 am — Ebola Outbreaks and International Travel Restrictions: Case Studies of Central and West Africa Regions.
Nourridine Siewe*, Rochester Institute of Technolog; Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee; Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
- 10:30 am-10:50 am — Ecology and evolution in control and cure of metastatic cancers.
Robert Gatenby*, Moffitt Cancer Center — AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of RNA and DNA, I
- 2:15 pm-6:05 pm — AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Ecological Modeling, II
- 2:15 pm — Complex bifurcations in fast-slow climate-ecosystem dynamics.
Ivan Sudakov*, University of Dayton, Department of Physics
- 2:45 pm — Adaptive specialization in multi-species predator-prey systems.
Oyita Udiani*, Virginia Commonwealth University
- 3:15 pm — Bridging between continuous and discrete disturbances in ecological models.
Katherine J. Meyer*, Carleton College
- 3:45 pm — Species coexistence in a temporally autocorrelated world.
Sebastian J Schreiber*, University of California, Davis
- 4:15 pm — Ideal Free Dispersal in Spatio-temporally Heterogeneous Habitats.
Robert Stephen Cantrell, Chris Cosner, Department of Mathematics, University of Miami; King-Yeung Lam*, Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University
- 4:45 pm — Extinction in a stage-structured population with fluctuating dispersal rates.
Leah B. Shaw*, William & Mary
- 5:15 pm — Image Analysis Approach to Understanding Spatial Patterns in Intertidal Oyster Reefs.
Sofya Zaytseva*, University of Georgia; Romuald Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Leah B Shaw, William & Mary; Donglai Gong, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- 5:45 pm — A topological data analysis approach to understanding critical transitions in spatially explicit populations.
Laura S Storch*, Oregon State University, William & Mary; Sarah L Day, William & Mary
- 3:15 pm-3:30 pm — Sequential Optimal Designs for Estimating Population Dynamics.
R E Bergee*, E L Boone, Virginia Commonwealth University; R A Ghanam, Virginia Commonwealth University - Qatar; B Stewart-Koster, Australian Rivers Institute — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Incorporating Realistic Applications of Mathematics Through Interdisciplinary Collaborations, II
- 4:15 pm-4:35 pm — Pattern formation in the Holling-Tanner predator-prey model with prey-taxis.
M Chapwanya*, University of Pretoria; H Banda, University of Zimbabwe — AMS Special Session on Advances in the Applications of Nonstandard Finite Difference Methods, II
- 4:45 pm-5:05 pm — Numerical study of microbial dormancy under environmental stress.
Phindile Dumani*, Michael Chapwanya, University of Pretoria — AMS Special Session on Advances in the Applications of Nonstandard Finite Difference Methods, II
Thursday, January 7, 2021
- 8:00 am-11:45 am — AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Reaction Diffusion Models with Applications in Spatial Ecology, I
- 8:00 am — Phytoplankton competition for nutrients and light in a stratified lake: a mathematical model connecting epilimnion and hypolimnion.
Jimin Zhang, Heilongjiang University; Jude Kong, York University; Junping Shi*, College of William & Mary; Hao Wang, University of Alberta
- 8:30 am — A fast-slow pattern formation model for investigating large-scale vegetation bands in drylands.
Mary Silber*, University of Chicago
- 9:00 am — Spectral Monotonicity of Perturbed Quasi-positive Matrices with Applications in Population Dynamics.
Shanshan Chen, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai; Junping Shi, William and Mary; Zhisheng Shuai, University of Central Florida; Yixiang Wu*, Middle Tennessee State University
- 9:30 am — Empirically assessing density-dependent emigration within fragmented environments using insects.
Rachel R. Harman*, Kansas Sate University; James T. Cronin, Louisiana State University
- 10:00 am — Modeling the effects of trait-mediated dispersal on coexistence of mutualists.
J. T. Cronin, Louisiana State University; J Goddard II, Auburn University Montgomery; A Muthunayake*, R Shivaji, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- 10:30 am — Can density dependent emigration enhance or even counteract a patch-level Allee effect?
Nalin Fonseka, Carolina University; James T. Cronin, Louisiana State University; Jerome Goddard II*, Auburn University Montgomery; Ratnasingham Shivaji, University of North Carolina Greensboro
- 11:00 am — Movement models with switching.
Chris Cosner*, University of Miami
- 1:00 pm-3:50 pm — AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Discrete-Time Ecological and Epidemiological Models, I
- 1:00 pm — Mathematical Models of the Evolution of Species.
Saber Elaydi*, Trinity University
- 1:30 pm — Global stability and bifurcation results for discrete-time predator-prey models.
Azmy S. Ackleh*, Paul Salceanu, Amy Veprauskas, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- 2:00 pm — Does evolution select against chaos?
Jim M Cushing*, University of Arizona
- 2:30 pm — A Discrete-Continuous ODE Hybrid Model for Interaction of Two Species.
Maia Martcheva*, University of Florida
Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
- 3:00 pm — Economic Modeling of Free-Roaming Cats in Knox County, TN.
Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 3:30 pm — Neimark-Sacker bifurcations in a host-parasitoid system with a host refuge.
Yunshyong Chow, Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica; Sophia Jang*, Texas Tech University
- 3:00 pm-3:45 pm — Population Dynamics in Moving Environments.
Mark Alun Lewis*, University of Alberta — AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Reaction Diffusion Models with Applications in Spatial Ecology, II
Friday, January 8, 2021
- 8:00 am-8:20 am — Vegetation effects on barrier island evolution.
David Chan*, Julie Zinnert, Greg Robson, Eric Schoen, Harold Reed Ogrosky, Virginia Commonwealth University — AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Discrete-Time Ecological and Epidemiological Models, II
- 9:00 am-9:20 am — Optimal control of harvest timing in difference equations.
Danielle Burton*, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee; Frank Hilker, Osnabruck University; Daniel Franco, Universidad Nacional de Education a Distancia — AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Discrete-Time Ecological and Epidemiological Models, II
Saturday, January 9, 2021
- 9:30 am-9:50 am — Emergent patterns in locust swarms using agent-based and continuous models.
Jasper Weinburd*, Andrew J Bernoff, Harvey Mudd College — AMS Special Session on Agent-Based Dynamics and Self-Organization in Biology
- 10:00 am-10:20 am — Using Agent-Based Models to Understand Drivers of Migration in Northern Pacific Blue Whales.
Stephanie Dodson*, University of California, Davis; Briana Abrahms, University of Washington; Steven J Bograd, National Oceanic and Atmpospheric Administration; Jerome Fiechter, University of California, Santa Cruz; Elliott L Hazen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — AMS Special Session on Agent-Based Dynamics and Self-Organization in Biology
- 10:00 am-10:20 am — Data Driven Models of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Impacts and Biological Control.
Hannah Thompson*, Gregory Wiggins, University of Tennessee Knoxville; Tom McAvoy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee Knoxville — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, I
- 11:00 am-11:20 am — Complex dynamics in a delay differential equation with two delays in tick growth with diapause.
Hongying Shu, Shaanxi Normal University; Wanxiao Xu, Tongji University; Xiang-Sheng Wang*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Jianhong Wu, York University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, I
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
- 9:00 am-9:20 am — Resources to Support Queer-Spectrum STEM students in Undergraduate Mathematics Programs.
Matthew K Voigt*, Clemson University — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Promoting Women in Mathematics, I
- 9:00 am-9:45 am — Anti-racism in mathematics: Who, what, when, where, why, and how?
Erica Graham*, Bryn Mawr — MAA-SIAM-AMS Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay Session: Lecture
- 9:20 am-9:40 am — Endeavors to Attract Women to Mathematics: The Obvious and The Covert.
Lyn McQuaid*, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Promoting Women in Mathematics, I
- 9:30 am-9:50 am — Increasing the Rate of Change: The Impact of Broadening the Visibility of Mathematicians of Color.
Candice R Price*, Smith College — AMS Special Session on Mathematical Outreach: Engagement Opportunities and Best Practices, I
- 9:50 am-10:30 am — Panel Discussion: Finding and Amplifying Our Voices: Mathematically Gifted and Black, Lathisms, and Pacific Islanders in Mathematics
Pamela Harris, Williams College; Erica Graham, Bryn Mawr; Kamuela Yong, University of Hawai'i — West O'ahu — MAA-SIAM-AMS Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay Panel
- 10:00 am-10:20 am — Using Mobile Apps to Enhance Learning in Differential Equations.
Krista L Lucas, Timothy A Lucas*, Pepperdine University — MAA Contributed Paper Session on The Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential Equations, in memory of William E. Boyce, I
- 10:30 am-10:50 am — Math Outreach in Panama During the Pandemic.
Jeanette Shakalli*, Panamanian Foundation for the Promotion of Mathematics (FUNDAPROMAT) — AMS Special Session on Mathematical Outreach: Engagement Opportunities and Best Practices, I
- 10:40 am-10:55 am — Factors Driving Women to Choose Math and Persist: A Review of the Research.
Adeli Hutton*, Washington University in St. Louis — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Promoting Women in Mathematics, I
- 2:55 pm-3:15 pm — Integrating Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology to Prepare Secondary Teachers.
Janet M Shiver*, Ian Quitadamo, Tim Sorey, Central Washington University — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Incorporating Realistic Applications of Mathematics Through Interdisciplinary Collaborations, II
- 3:15 pm-3:35 pm — Developing Statistical Knowledge for Teaching with an emphasis on Equity Literacy.
Andrew M. Ross*, Stephanie Casey, Eastern Michigan University; Melody Wilson, University of Michigan — AMS Special Session on Mathematics Courses Designed to Develop Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching High School, I
- 3:35 pm-3:55 pm — Equity in STEM at Hispanic Serving Institutions: Adaptive Case Studies as Catalysts for Change.
Guadalupe I Lozano*, Marla A Franco, Vignesh Subbian, The University of Arizona — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Promoting Women in Mathematics, II
- 3:55 pm-4:15 pm — Building the Bridge: Creating a new pathway for Underrepresented Minority Women into Calculus.
Tim McEldowney*, West Virginia University — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Promoting Women in Mathematics, II
Thursday, January 7, 2021
- 9:00 am-9:20 am — Multitasking and Its Effects on an Individual in Study Process.
Elina Gaile-Sarkane, Inese Suija-Markova*, Riga Technical University — AMS Special Session on Creative Teaching Methods That Lead to Student Learning, I
- 1:00 pm-2:30 pm — Association for Women in Mathematics Panel:
Equity, Ethics, and Bias in Mathematics Research
Moderator: Carla Cotwright-Williams, AWM Executive Committee
Panelists: Loretta Cheeks, DS Innovation & Strong TIES, CEO; Maria De-Arteaga, The University of Texas at Austin; Kristian Lum, University of Pennsylvania; Suresh Venkatasubramanian, University of Utah
- 1:40 pm-2:00 pm — Teaching Mathematics in a Community College During COVID-19 - Importance of Text Message Communication.
Tanvir Prince*, Hostos Community College, CUNY — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Combining Technological Tools and Innovative Practices to Improve Student Learning Outcomes, II
- 2:20 pm-2:40 pm — Biographical essays as an effective tool to engage International students in American College Mathematics.
Monica D. Morales-Hernandez*, Adelphi University; Sherli Koshy Chenthittayil, University of Connecticut Health; Nikeetha Farfan D'Souza, Indiana University — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching, II
- 2:40 pm-3:00 pm — Math in the Time of COVID-19: Survey Results from Mathematics Instructors on Their Experiences in Spring 2020.
Molly M Sutter*, William L Hall, Washington State University — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Combining Technological Tools and Innovative Practices to Improve Student Learning Outcomes, II
- 5:00 pm-5:50 pm — Leveraging Data Science at HBCUs to Advance Innovation
Talitha Washington*, Clark Atlanta University and the Atlanta University Center — NAM Cox-Talbot Address
Friday, January 8, 2021
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021
- 8:00 am-10:50 am — AMS Special Session on Advances in Computational Biomedicine, I
- 8:00 am — The impact of within-vector parasite development on the extrinsic incubation period.
Lauren M Childs*, Virginia Tech; Olivia F Prosper, University of Tennessee, Knoxille
- 8:30 am — Detection and segmentation of capillary structures in biomedical images based on a computational topology framework.
Rodrigo Rojas Moraleda*, Bénédicte Lenoir, National Center for Tumor Diseases - NCT Heidelberg; Wei Xiong, Institut für Theoretische Physik der Universität Heidelberg; Nektarios A. Valous, Niels Halama, National Center for Tumor Diseases - NCT Heidelberg
- 9:00 am — Computational modeling of pulse wave propagation: how mathematical model calibrated with pulse wave recording can be used to assess the state of patient's cardiovascular system.
Jan Poleszczuk*, Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering PAS
- 9:30 am — Semantic Segmentation of Cancerous Cells observed with Electron Microscopy: An Objective Comparison between one Image Processing Algorithm and Four Deep-Learning Architectures.
Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro*, City, University of London, UK; Cefa Karabag, City, University of London; Martin L Jones, Francis Crick Institute, UK
- 10:00 am — Coarse-graining DNA mechanics to study mesoscale chromatin geometries and interdigitation.
Nicole Pagane*, Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics, The Rockefeller University; Devany West, Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics, The Rockefeller University; Quinn MacPherson, College of the Sequoias; Bruno Beltran, Biophysics Graduate Program, Stanford University; Andrew J. Spakowitz, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University; Viviana I. Risca, Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics, The Rockefeller University
- 10:30 am — A Monte Carlo simulation framework for interpreting sub-kilobase chromatin folding data from RICC-seq.
Nicole Pagane, Devany West, Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics, The Rockefeller University; Quinn MacPherson, College of the Sequoias; Bruno Beltran, Biophysics Program, Stanford University; Andrew J Spakowitz, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University; Viviana I Risca*, Laboratory of Genome Architecture and Dynamics, The Rockefeller University
- 9:30 am-9:50 am — A Discrete-Time Risk Structured Model of Cholera Infections In Cameroon.
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Eric Ngang Che*, Howard University — AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Discrete-Time Ecological and Epidemiological Models, II
- 11:10 am-12:00 pm — Modeling of Viral Zoonotic Infectious Diseases from Wildlife to Humans.
Linda J. S. Allen*, Texas Tech University — AMS-MAA Invited Address
- 1:00 pm-5:50 pm — AMS Special Session on Women Advancing Mathematical Biology Through Computational and Analytical Techniques (Associated with MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Public Lecture Trachette Jackson)
- 1:00 pm — A cellular automaton model of the spatial and immune-related dynamics involved in a combination of oncolytic viral therapy and anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.
Kathleen M Storey*, Trachette L Jackson, University of Michigan
- 1:30 pm — Social Organization and its Effects on Disease Spread.
Shelby N. Wilson*, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- 2:00 pm — An HIV Model with Longterm Partnerships and Disease Progression.
Katharine Gurski, Howard University; Kathleen A Hoffman*, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- 2:30 pm — A Mathematical Framework to Augment the Q-MARSH Score in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease.
Cara Jill Sulyok*, Judy Day, Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 3:00 pm — Bayesian information-theoretic calibration of patient-specific radiotherapy sensitivity parameters for informing effective scanning protocols in cancer.
Heyrim Cho, University of California, Riverside; Allison L Lewis*, Lafayette College; Kathleen M Storey, University of Michigan
- 3:30 pm — Mining genomic data for patterns of adaptive mutations, genes, and pathways.
Lauren A Sugden*, Duquesne University
- 4:00 pm — Data-Driven Mathematical Modeling of the Dual Process Framework of Addiction Among Problem Drinkers.
Rebecca A Everett*, Haverford College; Alexis Kuerbis, Hunter College, CUNY
Allison Lewis, Lafayette College; Jing Li, California State University Northridge; Angela Peace, Texas Tech University
- 5:00 pm — Bifurcation and sensitivity analysis reveal key drivers of multistability in a model of macrophage polarization.
Anna S Frank, University of Bergen; Kamila Larripa, Humboldt State University; Hwayeon Ryu*, Elon University; Ryan G Snodgrass, Goethe-University; Susanna Roblitz, University of Bergen
- 5:30 pm — A Network Immuno-epidemiological HIV Model.
Churni Gupta*, University of Florida; Necibe Tuncer, Florida Atlantic University; Maia Martcheva, University of Florida
- 1:00 pm-1:20 pm — Infectious disease surveillance and modeling through spatial "big data".
Shweta Bansal*, Georgetown University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 1:30 pm-1:50 pm — Understanding how structural network change impacts infectious diseases.
Omar Saucedo*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 1:30 pm-1:50 pm — Using mass balance equations to quantify properties of red blood cell production and growth.
Brody H Foy*, John M Higgins, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital — AMS Special Session on Advances in Computational Biomedicine, II
- 2:30 pm-2:50 pm — Sex-Specific Effects of Shiftwork-Mediated Disruptions of Circadian Rhythms on the Inflammatory Response.
Stéphanie Abo*, Anita Layton, University of Waterloo — AMS Special Session on Advances in Computational Biomedicine, II
- 3:00 pm-3:20 pm — A Mathematical Model of Contact Tracing During the 2014-2016 West African Ebola Outbreak.
Christina Edholm*, Scripps College — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 3:00 pm-3:20 pm — Quantitative personalized radiation oncology.
Heiko Enderling*, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute — AMS Special Session on Advances in Computational Biomedicine, II
- 3:30 pm-3:50 pm — Exploring Reproduction Numbers of Two Malaria Models.
Margaret A Grogan*, Olivia Prosper, University of Tennessee, Knoxville — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 4:00 pm-4:20 pm — Modeling the Effect of HIV/AIDS Stigma on HIV Infection Dynamics in Kenya.
Benjamin A Levy*, Fitchburg State University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 4:30 pm-4:50 pm — Electrotherapy Impact on Neuronal Electrophysiology.
Edward T Dougherty*, Kaia R. Lindberg, Roger Williams University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Computational Biomedicine, II
- 5:00 pm-5:20 pm — The role of repeat infection in the dynamics of a simple model of waning and boosting immunity.
Laura F. Strube*, Maya Walton, Lauren M. Childs, Virginia Tech — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
- 5:00 pm-5:20 pm — Preclinical and clinical studies of mathematical modeling for individualizing therapeutic regimens in breast cancer.
Angela M. Jarrett*, David A. Hormuth, Guillermo Lorenzo, Julie C. DiCarlo, John Virostko, University of Texas at Austin; Anna G. Sorace, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Russell C. Rockne, City of Hope National Medical Center; Thomas E. Yankeelov, University of Texas at Austin — AMS Special Session on Advances in Computational Biomedicine, II
- 5:30 pm-5:50 pm — Coupling kinetic theory approaches for pedestrian dynamics with disease contagion model.
Daewa Kim*, West Virginia University; Annalisa Quaini, University of Houston — AMS Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Saturday, January 9, 2021
- 8:00 am-8:20 am — A Network Immuno-epidemiological Model of HIV and Opioid Epidemics.
Churni Gupta, University of Florida; Necibe Tuncer, Florida Atlantic University; Maia Martcheva*, University of Florida — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, I
- 8:30 am-8:50 am — A delay model for persistent viral infections in replicating cells.
Hayriye Gulbudak, Paul L. Salceanu, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Gail S.K. Wolkowicz*, McMaster University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, I
- 9:00 am-9:20 am — Using agent-based models to explore network dynamics in addiction epidemiology.
W. Christopher Strickland*, Owen Queen, Leigh Pearcy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Tricia Phillips, Birmingham-Southern College; Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville — AMS Special Session on Agent-Based Dynamics and Self-Organization in Biology
- 10:30 am-10:50 am — Evaluating the effect of immune system on the efficacy of phage therapy in combination with antibiotic for multi-drug resistant bacteria.
Selenne Baneulos, California State University Channel Islands; Hayriye Gulbudak, University of Louisiana Lafayette; Mary Ann Horn, Qimin Huang, Case Western Reserve University; Aadrita Nandi*, University of Michigan Ann Arbor; Hwayeon Rye, Elon University; Rebecca Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, I
- 1:30 pm-1:50 pm — Inoculum size, immune responses, and the nonlinear host-virus interactions.
Stanca M Ciupe*, Virginia Tech — AMS Special Session on Modeling and Data Analytic Techniques for Biological Systems
- 2:00 pm-2:20 pm — Two Critical Times for The SIR Model.
Terrance Pendleton*, Drake University; Ryan Hynd, University of Pennsylvania; Dennis Ikpe, Michigan State University — AMS Special Session on ADJOINT (African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop) Research Showcase, II
- 2:30 pm-2:50 pm — An eradication time problem for the SIR model.
Ryan Hynd, University of Pennsylvania; Dennis Ikpe*, Michigan State University; Terrance Pendleton, Drake University — AMS Special Session on ADJOINT (African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop) Research Showcase, II
- 2:30 pm-2:50 pm — Antimicrobial de-escalation: How mathematical models can infer the design of clinical studies.
Xi Huo*, University of Miami — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, II
- 3:00 pm-3:20 pm — Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control for Malaria Transmission Using Sterile Insect Technique and Insecticide-Treated Nets.
Liming Cai, Xinyang Normal University; Lanjing Bao, Georgia Gwinnett College; Logan Rose, Marshall University; Jeffery Summers, Wandi Ding*, Middle Tennessee State University — AMS Special Session on Advances in Mathematical Biology, II
- 3:00 pm-3:50 pm — Turning cancer discoveries into effective treatments with the aid of mathematical modeling.
Trachette Jackson*, University of Michigan — MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Public Lecture
Thursday, January 7, 2021
- 9:30 am-9:50 am — Mathematical Modeling to Forecast U.S. Elections.
William L. He*, Christopher M. Lee, Alexandria Volkening, Northwestern University — AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, I
Friday, January 8, 2021
- 8:20 am-10:35 am — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics and Music
- 8:20 am — The Hexachord Theorem and Some of its Consequences.
Larry G Blaine*, Plymouth State University
- 8:40 am — Internal Symmetries in Musical 12-Tone Rows.
Anil Venkatesh*, Viren Sachdev, Adelphi University
- 9:00 am — Categories, Color Gestures, and the "Souvenir Theorem": using Math to navigate the Complexity of Music and the Visual Arts.
Maria C. Mannone*, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Palermo; ECLT, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
- 9:20 am — The Inner Geometry of the Prelude op.74 no.1 by Skrjabin.
Federico Favali*, Independent Researcher
- 9:40 am — Estimating Jazz Standard Key and Form with Hidden Markov and Hidden Semi-Markov Models post EM Optimization.
Elijah Jarreau Bergevin*, Sooie-Hoe Loke, Central Washington University
- 10:00 am — Musical Instrument Classification Using a Hybrid Neural Network.
Landon H. Buell*, Kevin M. Short, University of New Hampshire
- 10:20 am — Bartók, Fibonacci, and the Golden Ratio: Fact or Fiction?
Gareth E Roberts*, College of the Holy Cross
- 9:00 am-9:50 am — Detecting anomalies in the 2020 election.
Stephanie Singer*, Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University and Verified Voting — MAA Invited Address
- 1:00 pm-3:35 pm — MAA Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics and Sports
- 1:00 pm — Football match forecasting project as mean to foster research opportunities during first two years of college.
Filippo Posta*, Estrella Mountain Community College
- 1:20 pm — Figure skating scores reveal a cold hard truth: Relationships between artistic and technical scores in the 2018-19 season.
Diana S Cheng*, Towson University; John B. Gonzalez, US Department of Defense
- 1:40 pm — Modeling the Influence of In-Match Dynamics on Tennis Outcomes.
Tim Zeitvogel*, Timothy A Lucas, Pepperdine University
- 2:00 pm — A Markov Chain Model For Predicting College Baseball.
Amanda Harsy*, Megan Vesta, Sheila Lesiak, Maria Rodriguez Del Corral, Lewis University
- 2:20 pm — Fuel Allocation and Nutrition Management for a Runner Competing in a Race.
Cameron C Cook*, University of Tennessee
- 2:40 pm — Effects on the Outcome of Points Following a Timeout in Volleyball - a Statistical Sport Analysis.
Jordan E Coomes*, Caleb L Adams, Radford University
- 3:00 pm — Soccermetrics: An Interdisciplinary Course on Soccer Analytics.
Mark Kozek*, Whittier College
- 3:20 pm — Model Analysis Techniques Applied to Shots in Roanoke College Basketball Games.
John Edward Vesterman*, John David, Virginia Military Institute
Saturday, January 9, 2021
- 11:30 am-11:50 am — Bounded-confidence models for media impact on online social networks.
Heather Zinn Brooks*, Harvey Mudd College; Franca Hoffmann, University of Bonn
Alexander Pan, California Institute of Technology; Mason A Porter, University of California, Los Angeles — AMS Special Session on Agent-Based Dynamics and Self-Organization in Biology
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
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