Entropy, Maximum Entropy, and the Maximum Entropy Method Jiu Ding University of Southern Mississippi Professor of Mathematics “We introduce the concepts of Shannon entropy and Boltzmann entropy, and we present Jaynes' maximum entropy principle. Then we apply this principle and... Read More

Divide and Conquer Algorithms for Large Hermitian Eigenvalue Problems Yousef Saad University of Minnesota Distinguished Professor of Computer Science “Divide-and-conquer paradigms can lead to efficient and flexible techniques for solving large Hermitian eigenvalue problems. This talk will discuss how these... Read More

Students’ Understandings of Introductory Calculus Concepts Ms. Caroline Merighi Tufts University PhD Candidate “Introductory calculus is a struggle for many students. Even those who are successful in calculus courses often hold weak understandings of concepts that underlie the procedures they... Read More

Predictive Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocyte Model of Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity Rosy Joshi-Mukherjee Aurora Research Institute / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Scientist of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells & Cardiomyocyte Biology “Progress in cancer therapeutics has improved survival rates for... Read More

Some Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Models for Complex Media: An Operator Theoretical Perspective Dr. Rainer Picard TU Dresden Senior Professor of Analysis “The study of Maxwell’s equations in complex media (metamaterials) has come to a considerable attention within the last fifteen... Read More

Chinese Remainder Theorem: Historical Account and Modern Significance Guangwu Xu University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Associate Professor of Computer Science “An early formulation of the Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) appeared in Sunzi Suanjing in the third century. It finds its culminating point... Read More

Effects of Atmospheric Pollution on Morbidity in the Metropolitan Areas of Monterrey and Guadalajara Rosa & Julia Céron University of Carmen, Mexico Professors of Chemical Engineering “The objective of this work was to estimate the association between atmospheric pollution and... Read More

Stochastic Representations for Nonlocal Bellman Equations Dr. Ruoting Gong Illinois Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics “Stochastic representation formulas establish natural connections between the study of stochastic processes and partial differential equations or integro-partial differential equations (integro-PDEs). In... Read More

Mathematics of Musical Sound Synthesis Georg Essl University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Visiting Research Professor “The synthesis of musical sound involves a wide range of methods ranging from the simulation of the physics of musical instruments to the use of abstract mathematics... Read More

Interactions between Microphysical and Dynamical Processes in Supercell Thunderstorms as Revealed through Observations and High-resolution Numerical Simulations Daniel Dawson Purdue University Assistant Professor “During the past few decades, two major developments in meteorology have revolutionized our understanding of supercell thunderstorms:... Read More