SACNAS: Chicanos and Native Americans in the Mathematics Sciences

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Saturday, October 31, 2015: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Chesapeake 1 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)

Chairs:

Alejandra Alvarado, PhD, Dr., Eastern Illinois University and Edray Goins, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Purdue University

Description: This session will showcase Chicanos and Native Americans in the mathematical sciences, from new Ph.D.'s to respected members of the mathematical community. The speakers will discuss their most recent work in the areas of analysis, methods, and models.

 

 

10:45 AM

A Method for Exact Solutions to Integrable Evolution Equations in 2 + 1 Dimensions

Alicia Machuca, PhD , Visiting Assistant Professor , University of St. Thomas

11:05 AM

Weyl Asymptotics for the Fractional Laplacian

Rodrigo Banuelos, PhD , Professor of Mathematics , Purdue University

11:25 AM

Numerical Methods for Interface Problems

Johnny Guzman, PhD , Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics , Brown University

11:45 AM

Statistical Analysis of Tangential Velocity Estimation in Vortex Models

Lynn Greenleaf, PhD , Assistant Professor , Stephen F. Austin State University

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