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OSU Mathematics faculty, students and alumni will be well represented at the 2016 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle January 6-9. Many of them are presenting at JMM, the largest mathematics meeting in the world. Attendance at this year’s conference is expected to exceed 5,600.

One notable alumnus is George E. Andrews, the Evan Pugh University Professor in Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University. A leading expert in the theory of integer partitions, he will present “A Re nement of the Alladi-Schur Theorem on Saturday, January 9 at 4 pm.

Dr. Andrews has published several monographs and more than 250 research and popular articles on q-series, special functions, combinatorics and applications. His book The Theory of Partitions is the standard reference on the subject of integer partitions. He is a past American Mathematical Society president and a member of the National Academies of Science.

ALUMNI and FRIENDS:  Join us at 2016 JMM for an OSU Math Alumni Reception on January 7!

The following OSU mathematics faculty, students and alumni are presenting at JMM this year.

January 6, 2016

AMS Special Session on Modular Forms, q-Series, and Mathematics Inspired by Ramanujan

Organizers:

Chris Jennings-Shaffer, University of Florida

Holly Swisher, Oregon State University

 

Hypergeometric functions over finite fields

Jenny Fuselier, High Point University

Ling Long, Louisiana State University

Ravi Ramakrishna, Cornell University

Holly Swisher, Oregon State University

Fang-Ting Tu, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taiwan

 

MAA Session on Professional Development for Mathematicians: A Session for MAA PREP

Organizers:

Jon Scott, Montgomery College

Barbara Edwards, Oregon State University

Nancy Hastings, Dickinson College

Stan Yoshinobu, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – See more at:

 

A Tale of Two Workshops

Tevian Dray, Oregon State University

Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State University (Physics)

 

Spatial scaling of sea ice deformation

Jennifer K Hutchings, Oregon State University (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences)

Andrew Roberts, Naval Postgraduate School

Cathleen A Geiger, University of Delaware

Jacqueline Richter-Menge, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

 

Sea ice dispersion and anomalous diffusion: patterns and paradigms

J V Lukovich, University of Manitoba, Centre for Earth Observation Science

J.K. Hutchings, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

 

January 7, 2016

Spike Time Dependent Plasticity in Spiking Neural Network

Anushaya Mohapatra, Oregon State University

Mike Field, Rice University

 

Kittitas Valley Math Circle, a program for students and their parents

Brandy S Wiegers, Central Washington University, National Association of Math Circles

Dominic Klyve, Central Washington University

Allyson Rogan-Klyve, Central Washington University, Oregon State University

Janet Shiver, Central Washington University

 

MAA Panel Discussion: Developing mathematical concepts with technology

Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State University

Panelists:

Wade Ellis, West Valley Community College

Tom Dick, Oregon State University

Andrew Bennett, University of Kansas

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University

 

Mixing Times for Markov Chains on Lattices via Weak Limits

Mathew Titus, Oregon State University

 

Paradigms in Physics: Representations of Partial Derivatives

Tevian Dray, Oregon State University

Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State University

Elizabeth Gire, Oregon State University

Emily H. van Zee, Oregon State University

David Roundy, Oregon State University

 

PREP: MAA’s Professional Development Program

Nancy 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

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

Jon Scott, Montgomery College

 

January 8, 2016

AMS Special Session on Equations of Fluid Motion

Organizers:

Elaine Cozzi, Oregon State University

Radu Dascaliuc, Oregon State University

James P. Kelliher, University of California, Riverside

 

On the distribution of orbits in affine varieties

Clayton Petsche*, Oregon State University

 

AMS Special Session on Equations of Fluid Motion

Organizers:

Elaine Cozzi, Oregon State University

Radu Dascaliuc, Oregon State University

James P. Kelliher, University of California, Riverside

 

Listing as a Potential Connection between Sets of Outcomes and Counting Processes

Sarah A. Erickson, Oregon State University

Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University

 

Transverse ray transform

David V Finch, Department of Mathematics, Oregon State University

Patcharee Wongsason, Department of Math, Statistics, Computer Science Ubon Ratchathani University

MAA/NCTM Joint Committee on Mutual Concerns Panel Discussion:

 

Instructional strategies that can make a difference

Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State University

Panelists:

Tom Dick, Oregon State University

Diane Briars, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Brian Hopkins, St. Peters University

Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd College

 

AMS Special Session on Equations of Fluid Motion, II

Organizers:

Elaine Cozzi, Oregon State University

Radu Dascaliuc, Oregon State University

James P. Kelliher, University of California, Riverside

 

Marine protected areas with mobile predator and prey

Patrick De Leenheer, Oregon State University

 

Quantum mock modular forms arising from eta-theta functions

Amanda Folsom, Amherst College

Sharon Garthwaite, Bucknell University

Soon-Yi Kang, Kangwon National University

Holly Swisher, Oregon State University

Stephanie Treneer, Western Washington University

 

Connections between hypergeometric series, hypergeometric algebraic varieties, and supercongruences

Alyson Deines, Center for Communications Research

Jenny G. Fuselier, High Point University

Ling Long, Louisiana State University

Holly Swisher, Oregon State University

Fang-Ting Tu, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taiwan

 

Student Interpretations of Textbook Statements of the Multiplication Principle

Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University

Branwen Schaub, University of Portland

 

Examining Student Generalizing Activity in an Accessible Combinatorial Task

Zackery K. Reed, Oregon State University

Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University

 

January 9, 2016

A Re nement of the Alladi-Schur Theorem

George E. Andrews, (OSU mathematics alumnus), Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University

 

Optimizing biodiversity in metagenomics via compressed sensing

David Koslicki, Oregon State University

Simon Foucart, Texas A&M University

 

Population Models with Partial Migration

Anushaya Mohapatra, Oregon State University

Haley Ohms, Oregon State University

Dave Lytle, Oregon State University

Patrick De Leenheer, Oregon State University

 

Reimagining Second-Year Calculus: The Vector Calculus Bridge Project

Tevian Dray, Oregon State University

Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State University (Physics)

 

Calculating Veech Groups of Translation Surfaces

Brandon Edwards, Oregon State University

 

Aligning Mathematics GTA Training with Research Findings

Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University

Emerald Stacy, Oregon State University (graduate student)

Jesse Andrews, Oregon State University

 

Marine protected areas with mobile predator and prey

Patrick De Leenheer, Oregon State University

 

Read the full schedule of session and workshops at 2016 JMM.