Summer REU Colloquia Series

The Mathematics Departments at Howard University and Purdue University, in cooperation with the Mathematical Biosciences Institute, will host a series of virtual seminars throughout the month of July of 2015. These seminars will provide an opportunity for all, especially for students in summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs), to gain exposure to various research topics in mathematics. These seminars will be held from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) via WebEx. You may either use the hyperlinks below to view the talks online, or call (415) 655-0003, or the toll-free number (855)-282-6330, then enter the meeting number as the access code in order to hear the audio. All talks are free and open to the public. For the flyer, click here.  

Seminars

Dr. Joyati Debnath
Friday, July 3 from 3 pm - 4 pm EDT

In Search of the Perpetrator:  Applications of Mathematics Using Graph Theory

Meeting Link:  http://tinyurl.com/oulsacy
Meeting Number/Access Code:  649 248 567
Meeting Password:  debnath
Dr. Joyati Debnath received both an M.S. in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Iowa State University
in Ames, IA. She is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Winona State University in Winona, MN. Dr. Debnath's
research interests include topological graph theory and coding theory. She is the main organizer of the Mathematical
Association of America (MAA) Undergraduate Student Poster Session for the 2016 Joint Mathematics Meetings.

Dr. Robert Hampshire
Friday, July 10 from 3 pm - 4 pm EDT

Modeling Bike Sharing Networks

Meeting Link:  http://tinyurl.com/q7ekp2x
Meeting Number/Access Code:  640 337 978
Meeting Password:  hampshire
Dr. Robert C. Hampshire received a Ph.D. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University
in Princeton, NJ in 2007. He is an Assistant Research Professor in the Human Factors Group at the University of Michigan's
Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Hampshire's research focuses on management, modeling, and
optimization of services. He is a longtime attendee of the Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical
Sciences (CAARMS).

Dr. Jennifer Johnson-Leung
Friday, July 17 from 3 pm - 4 pm EDT

Modularity of Surfaces

Meeting Link: http://tinyurl.com/pcb3d2s
Meeting Number/Access Code: 649 130 773
Meeting Password: leung
Dr. Jennifer Johnson-Leung earned her B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics from the College of William and Mary in
Williamsburg, VA in 1998, and her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA in 2005. She is an
Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID. Dr. Johnson-Leung's research interests include
arithmetic geometry and automorphic representation theory. She is an active member of Women in Number Theory (WIN).

Dr. Shari Wiley
Friday, July 24 from 3 pm - 4 pm EDT

Is Violence Contagious? Exploring the Relationship 
Between Environment and the Diffusion of Violence 
Using an Epidemic Modeling Approach

Meeting Link:  http://tinyurl.com/qxeuwox
Meeting Number/Access Code: 643 767 946
Meeting Password: wiley
Dr. Shari Wiley earned a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas at Pine Blu in 2002, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Howard University in Washington, DC in 2010. She is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Hampton University in Hampton, VA. Dr. Wiley's research interests include dynamical systems, ecological modeling, and curve fitting. She is a member of the Society of Mathematical Biology (SMB).

Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica
Friday, July 31 from 3 pm - 4 pm EDT

The Power of Mathematics:
How Discrete Models are Used 
to Understand the World

Meeting Link:  http://tinyurl.com/q3vswas
Meeting Number/Access Code: 648 889 206
Meeting Password: prieto
Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica received her B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas at Dallas, and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH. Dr. Prieto's research interests include the study of how cells move and
why they move. She is an active member of the Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).