Is ax+b a Unimodular Group? Mrs. Jinchun Chen University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student - Dissertator “In this talk, we will answer this question by talking about Haar measure on a locally compact group. In the process, we will give... 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
Cayley Graphs of the Integers with Infinite Generating Sets Daniel Gulbrandsen University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student - Teaching Assistant “A question of Richard Schwartz asks: Are the metric spaces (Z,d_2) and (Z,d_3), where d_g denotes the word metric associated... Read More
Braid Groups Alex Heaton University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student – Dissertator “We will discuss the simplest examples of braid groups and try to figure out how they work.”
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
A Unified Proof For The Convergence Of Jacobi And Gauss-Seidel Methods Zhen Chao University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student – Fellow “We introduce a unified proof for the convergence of both the Jacobi and the Gauss–Seidel methods for solving systems... Read More
Stability Analysis for the Equilibria of a Monkeypox Model Rachel Elizabeth TeWinkel University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student - Dissertator “Monkeypox virus was first identified in 1958 and has since been an ongoing problem in Central and Western Africa. Although... Read More
Large Scale Geometry of Surfaces in 3-Manifolds Hoang Nguyen University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student – Dissertator “A compact, orientable, irreducible 3-manifold M with empty or toroidal boundary is called geometric if its interior admits a geometric structure in the... Read More
Boundaries of Generalized Baumslag-Solitar Groups Dr. Molly Moran Colorado College Assistant Professor of Mathematics “In Geometric Group Theory, we seek to understand algebraic properties of finitely generated groups by examining the topological and geometric properties of spaces that the group... Read More
Graded Multiplicity in Harmonic Polynomials from the Vinberg Setting Alexander Heaton University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student – Dissertator "We consider a family of examples falling into the following context (first considered by Vinberg): Let G be a connected reductive... Read More