On Whitney numbers of the first and second kind, or is it the other way around? Dr. Rafael S. González D'León Assistant Professor  Loyola University Chicago Algebraic combinatorics is centered on the idea that a variety of algebraic objects can... Read More

PDE Problems in Thin Filament Hydrodynamics Prof. Laurel Ohm Assistant Professor of Mathematics University of Wisconsin-Madison Many fundamental biophysical processes, from cell division to cellular motility, involve dynamics of thin structures immersed in a very viscous fluid. Various popular models... Read More

Ion Channels, the Ultimate Multiscale Device Prof. Bob Eisenberg Professor of Biomathematics and Physiology Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Rush University, Chicago IL Proteins called ion channels are the ultimate multiscale device, the ‘nanovalves of life’ controlling most biological functions... Read More

Parabolic System of Aggregation Formation in Bacterial Colonies Dr. Zhaosheng Feng Endowed Chair Professor of Mathematics University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The goal of this talk is to study a fourth-order nonlinear parabolic system with dispersion for describing bacterial... Read More