Spring 1998
Colloquium Schedule
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Feb. 5: Kristin Lauter, University of Michigan
Coding theory and connections with algebraic geometry
Feb. 12: Lynn Erbe, University of Alberta
Structure theorems and uniqueness results for positive
radial solutions of semilinear elliptic equations
Feb. 18 (Wednesday!): Tapabrata Maiti, UNL Mathematics and
Statistics Department
Hierarchical bayesian analysis of longitudinal data
Burnett Hall 119, 11:30am, preceded by a reception at 11:15
in Oldfather Hall 807
Feb. 19: Christopher K. Wikle,
National Center for Atmospheric Research (Boulder)
Hierarchical space-time dynamic models: blending
tropical ocean surface wind fields
Oldfather Hall 208, 9:30am, preceded by a
reception at 9:10 in Oldfather Hall 807
Feb. 20 (Friday!): Michael D. Shapiro,
College of Staten Island, CUNY
Dehn's algorithm and the word problem
Feb. 26: Ken Davidson, University of Waterloo
Non-commutative toeplitz algebras
March 5: Deb Hughes-Hallett, Harvard University
Balancing skills and understanding
[Hughes-Hallett will also be a part of the Innovations in Math,
Science and Engineering Education Series (March 6 at 4:00 p.m.) that
is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences Math/Science
Education Area of Strength]
March 12: Robert G. Fuller, UNL Physics and Astronomy Department
Multimedia mathematics across the curriculum
March 19: reserved for job interview talk
March 26: No colloquium due to spring break
April 2: Mahesh C. Bhandari, Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur)
On the covering radius of optimum codes
April 9: David Pitts, UNL Mathematics and Statistics Department
Free semigroup algebras
April 15 (Wednesday!): Avner Friedman, University of Minnesota,
The Second Annual Howard Rowlee Lecture
What is industrial mathematics?
Burnett Hall 115, 4pm, preceded by a
reception at 3:15 in Burnett Hall 106
April 16: Avner Friedman, University of Minnesota
Free boundary problems in cell biology
April 23: Vern Paulsen, University of Houston
Von Neumann's inequality and complex geometry