Join us for our first colloquium talk of the semester by Professor Colin Adams of Williams College on Tuesday October 3 at 4PM in Rocky 203. Blown Away: What Knot to do When Sailing Colin Adams Williams College Being a … Continue reading →

Colloquium Talk Professor Joe Kraisler, Amherst College Thursday October 26, 2023 at 3PM Rocky 300 Title: Topological Insulators and the SSH Model Abstract: Electronic band theory was one of the early 20th century achievements of quantum mechanics and placed solids … Continue reading →

Colloquium Talk Professor Karen Parshall, University of Virginia Thursday November 2nd, 2023 at 3PM Rocky 300 Title: Growing Research-Level Mathematics in 1930s America: An Historical Paradox Abstract: World War I had marked a break in business as usual within the American … Continue reading →

Colloquium Talk Katherine Brumberg, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School Monday November 6, 2023 at 4PM Rocky  312 Title: Optimal Stratification to Address Selection Bias in Observational Studies Abstract: Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for determining a treatment effect. … Continue reading →

Colloquium Talk Hung Tong, The University of Alabama Friday November 10, 2023 at 4PM Rocky  312 Title: Robust and Flexible Model-Based Clustering for Incomplete Data Abstract: Model-based clustering is an important class of cluster analysis that aims to produce smaller … Continue reading →