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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Shriya Nagpal (Pitzer)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Shriya Nagpal (Pitzer)\n\n \nTitle: Synchronization in Erdős–Rényi Graphs with Kuramoto Dynamics: A Graphon Approach\n \nAbstract: Networks of coupled Kuramoto oscillators have been used to model a wide array of phenomena\, including circadian rhythms\, flashing fireflies\, and high-voltage electric grids. In many such applications\, synchronization is an emergent behavior of interest. Recent work has focused on understanding synchronization in random networks of Kuramoto oscillators. We contribute to this literature\, by considering interaction networks generated by a graphon model known as a $W$-random network\, and examine the dynamics of an infinite number of identical ​ Kuramoto oscillators. We show that with sufficient regularity on $W$\, the solution to the dynamical system over a $W$-random network of size $n$ converges to the solution of the infinite graphon system\, with high probability as $n\rightarrow\infty$. We leverage this convergence result to study synchronization for identical Kuramoto oscillators on Erd\H{o}s-R\’enyi random graphs.\n \nBio: Shriya V. Nagpal is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Pitzer College. In 2024\, she completed her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at Cornell University\, where she was co-advised by Francesca Parise and Lindsay Anderson. Prior to joining Cornell in 2018\, she received her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Trinity College. Her research leverages tools from network theory and dynamical systems to study emergent behavior in interconnected systems.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-shriya-nagpal-pitzer/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T121500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Robert Sanchez (HMC)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Robert Sanchez (HMC)\n\n \nTitle: Tides: Under the Sea and Under the Ice\n \nAbstract: Physical oceanography is the study of ocean fluid dynamics (e.g.\, waves\, currents\, plumes\, turbulence). This talk will introduce physical oceanography and the methods used to analyze ocean data such as time-series analysis and numerical solutions to differential equations. We will use these methods to investigate the tidally driven waves in a glacial fjord. Data analysis and numerical modeling of the system suggest a surprising origin for the waves with potential consequences for the melting of glaciers.\n \nBio: Robert Sanchez is a new Assistant Professor at Harvey Mudd College with a joint appointment between the Mathematics Department and the Hixon Center for the Climate and Environment. Prior to Harvey Mudd\, he was an NSF Postdoc Scholar at the University of Florida and he received his PhD in Physical Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-robert-sanchez-hmc/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T121500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Jemma Lorenat (Pitzer)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Jemma Lorenat (Pitzer)\n\n \nTitle: Recognizing data: statistical literacies around 1900\n \nAbstract: This talk centers on the first (and perhaps only) doctorate in the theory of correlations\, granted by University College London in 1899 to Alice Lee. The production and reception of Lee’s research sheds light on the varieties of statistical literacies around 1900.\n \nBio: Jemma Lorenat is a historian of mathematics at Pitzer College. She spends a great deal of time thinking about the history and future of statistical literacies. She also loves conic sections and (some) other algebraic curves.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-jemma-lorenat-pitzer/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T121500
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Anna Ma (UCI)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Anna Ma (UCI)\n\n \nTitle: Stochastic iterative methods for solving tensor linear systems\n \nAbstract: Solving linear systems is a crucial subroutine and challenge in data science and scientific computing. Classical approaches for solving linear systems assume that data is readily available and small enough to be stored in memory. However\, in the large-scale data setting\, data may be so large that only partitions (e.g.\, single rows/columns of the matrix/tensor) can be utilized at a time. In this presentation\, we discuss the advantages and role of randomization in iterative methods for approximating the solution to large-scale linear systems. Time permitting\, we will also discuss our recent work on applications to solving systems involving higher-dimensional arrays\, or tensors. Unlike previously proposed randomized iterative strategies\, such as the tensor randomized Kaczmarz method (row slice method) or the tensor Gauss-Seidel method (column slice method)\, which are natural extensions of their matrix counterparts\, our approach delves into a distinct scenario utilizing frontal slice sketching.\n \nBio: Dr. Anna Ma is an Assistant Professor at UC Irvine in the Department of Mathematics. Prior to her position at UCI\, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at UCI and a UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego in the Department of Mathematics. Her research interests are in randomized algorithms\, numerical linear algebra\, and the mathematics of data science. She is also interested in data visualization and unsupervised machine learning. Anna earned her BS in Mathematics at UC Los Angeles. She received her PhD in Computational Science from Claremont Graduate University and the Computational Science Research Center at San Diego State University\, where she studied the design and analysis of algorithms that solve problems involving large-scale data. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-anna-ma-uci/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T121500
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Braxton Osting (University of Utah)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Braxton Osting (University of Utah)\n\n \nTitle: Blood pressure monitoring with biophysics-informed machine learning models\n\n \nAbstract: Measurement of blood pressure (BP) is essential for early diagnosis and management of hypertension\, a condition that 45% of US adults have and a risk factor for development of heart failure\, the leading cause of death in the US. Wearable technologies have the potential to transform BP monitoring by providing continuous assessments of cardiovascular health metrics and guiding clinical management. However\, existing cuffless wearable devices for BP monitoring often rely on methods lacking theoretical foundations\, such as pulse wave analysis or pulse arrival time\, making them vulnerable to physiological and experimental confounders that undermine their accuracy and clinical utility. We developed a smartwatch device with real-time electrical bioimpedance (BioZ) sensing for cuffless hemodynamic monitoring. We elucidate the biophysical relationship between BioZ and BP via a multiscale analytical and computational modeling framework\, and identify physiological\, anatomical\, and experimental parameters that influence the pulsatile BioZ signal at the wrist. A signal-tagged physics-informed neural network incorporating fluid dynamics principles enables calibration-free estimation of BP and radial and axial blood velocity. We successfully tested our approach with healthy individuals at rest and after physical activity including physical and autonomic challenges\, and with patients with hypertension and cardiovascular disease in outpatient and intensive care settings. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of BioZ technology for cuffless BP and blood velocity monitoring\, addressing critical limitations of existing cuffless technologies.\n \nBio:  Braxton Osting is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Utah where he works on mathematical challenges in the natural and applied sciences. He has broad interests in analytical and computational methods for problems in applied mathematics\, especially in optimization\, partial differential equations\, computational geometry\, and machine learning. \nAfter attending the University of Washington for his undergraduate studies\, Braxton earned a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at Columbia University. Before moving to Utah\, he was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California\, Los Angeles. \nIn his free time\, Braxton enjoys biking\, skiing\, running\, hiking\, and generally spending time outdoors. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-selim-esedoglu-university-of-michigan/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Fall break Panel
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a career discussion with three great panelists: \nSireesh Vinnakota – Graduate Student at UCI \nLuke Trujillo – Senior Software Engineer at Operant AI \nMichelle Goodwin – Trader at Allspring Global Investments \n  \nThis will be a virtual meeting only. \nZoom link: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmc-its.zoom.us%2Fj%2F83719659422&data=05%7C02%7Cluisa.gianuca%40cgu.edu%7C46994ae71bc5453cc6a908de0a886a47%7C19afb2c85efd4718a107530ed963d11e%7C0%7C0%7C638959778224324835%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8pRyjqWBxWliFUf5ciI8doXyCYTzyIJ9NSrX6obEMwA%3D&reserved=0 \nMeeting ID: 837 1965 9422
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-fall-break-panel/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T110000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Sinai Robins (University of São Paulo - Brazil)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Sinai Robins (University of São Paulo – Brazil)\n\n \nTitle: An introduction to the geometry of numbers through the lens of analysis\n \n\nAbstract: We introduce the geometry of numbers\, beginning from the first principles\, and proceeding to modern research topics in the field. Our point of view includes Fourier analysis on compact sets and in particular on convex bodies. We give some recent extensions of previous results by C. L. Siegel\, and E. Bombieri\, both of whom extended Minkowski’s first theorem for convex\, centrally symmetric bodies. \nA discrete version of these results allows us to give some new formulations for finite sums of discrete covariograms\, for any finite set of integer points in Euclidean space. We’ll give visual examples\, with pictures\, of everything in dimension 2. On the other hand\, a continuous application of these results allows us to shed additional light on the enumeration of lattice points in polytopes in R^d\, and in particular some Ehrhart-type theory. This is joint work with Michel Faleiros. \n\n \nBio: Professor Sinai Robins completed his Ph.D. in Number Theory at UCLA. He has held tenured positions at Temple University and Nanyang Technological University and is currently a full professor at the University of São Paulo\, Brasil. Professor Robins enjoys tackling problems in Discrete Geometry\, Fourier Analysis\, Number Theory\, Combinatorial Optimization\, and Data Science. Some of his recent research is reflected in his new 2024 book\, called Fourier analysis on polytopes and the geometry of numbers: Part I\, a gentle introduction. This book offers a unique\, modern\, Fourier-analytic perspective on the geometry of numbers. It explores the relationship between geometric properties of a polytope and its Fourier transform\, provides new streamlined proofs of fundamental results\, and invites undergraduates to explore these important ideas.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-sinai-robins-university-of-sao-paulo-brazil/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T121500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Ruby Kim (University of Michigan)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Ruby Kim (University of Michigan) \nTitle: Mathematical Models of Circadian Rhythms and Seasonal Timing\n \nAbstract: The circadian clock shapes nearly 24-hour periodic rhythms throughout the body\, from the activity of individual cells to our daily sleep/wake cycles. These rhythms can be self-sustained (for example\, people still show circadian patterns even in total darkness)\, but they are also strongly influenced by the environment\, especially light. Mathematical models of circadian rhythms have provided insight into many intriguing phenomena\, including jet lag\, mid-afternoon fatigue\, and how animals sense the changing seasons. In this talk\, I will introduce how mathematical models of circadian rhythms are constructed and used. Then\, I will share recent work on seasonal timing in a large population of medical interns\, using data collected from wearable devices. Our results suggest that seasonal timing plays a key role in how people respond to shift work. Overall\, the goal of this talk is to introduce how mathematical modeling can be used to better understand biological rhythms and their impact on daily life.\n \nBio: I am originally from Koreatown\, Los Angeles. I did my undergraduate studies at Pomona College (Class of ’17)\, where I majored in math and completed a thesis under the mentorship of Dr. Ami Radunskaya. I enjoyed teaching mathematics and doing research\, so I decided to pursue graduate studies in math at Duke University. During my PhD\, I fell in love with biological rhythms and mathematical neuroscience. Currently\, I am a postdoc at the University of Michigan using mathematical modeling and data science to study biology and health. During my free time\, I enjoy playing pool\, hanging out with my dog\, and reading.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-ruby-kim-university-of-michigan/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250926T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250926T121500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T185920Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Robert Cass (CMC)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Assistant Professor of Mathematics Robert Cass of Claremont McKenna College:\n\n \nTitle: An introduction to the Langlands program\n \nAbstract: Class field theory\, which was established in the early 20th century\, has its origins in Gauss’s law of quadratic reciprocity. As such\, it allows one to determine whether certain integer polynomials have a root mod p. The Langlands program is a vast area of current research in number theory that can be viewed as a generalization of class field theory to all integer polynomials. In this talk\, I will give a leisurely introduction to this circle of ideas by way of some concrete examples. I will conclude with my own work\, which includes a result on the independence of the cohomology theory chosen in a geometric and categorical analogue of the Langlands program.\n \nBrief Bio: Robert Cass joined the Mathematical Sciences Department at CMC as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics this fall. He received his B.S. from the University of Kentucky and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. After that\, he was an NSF postdoctoral fellow at Caltech and the University of Michigan. He is interested in the Langlands program and arithmetic geometry\, as well as related problems in algebraic geometry and representation theory. He enjoys mathematical questions that are simple to state but whose solutions involve tools from multiple disciplines\, especially those with unexpected connections to geometry.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-robert-cass-cmc/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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SUMMARY:NO CCMS Colloquium this Friday!
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be back next week!
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250912T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250912T120000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Morse theory\, Floer homology\, and string topology (Ko Honda\, UCLA)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Professor Ko Honda\, Professor of Mathematics at UCLA. \nTitle: Morse theory\, Floer homology\, and string topology \nAbstract: One of the most important theories in geometry/topology is Floer homology\, which can be viewed as a Morse theory of a loop space of a manifold (a generalization of a surface to higher dimensions).  The aim of this talk is to give a gentle pictorial introduction to Morse theory for surfaces and then upgrade it in two steps: to Morse theory of loop spaces (e.g.\, of the 2-dimensional sphere) and then to “multiloops” (collections of many loops).  The last upgrade is intimately related to a mathematical model for string theory called “string topology”\, due to Chas-Sullivan\, and to quantum topology via the HOMFLY polynomial of knots/links. \nSpeaker Bio: Ko Honda is an entirely American-trained mathematician\, receiving his BA and MA from Harvard University in 1992 and PhD from Princeton University in 1997.  After postdocs/visiting positions at Duke\, the University of Georgia\, the American Institute of Mathematics\, and IHES\, he arrived in LA in 2001\, was a faculty member at USC for 12.5 years\, and then moved across town to UCLA\, where he has been for the last 11.5 years.  Sometime during his postdoc at Duke\, he discovered/invented an object called a “bypass” in contact geometry\, which allowed him to simplify the analysis of 3-dimensional contact manifolds and solve several open problems in that area\, some in joint work with Colin\, Etnyre\, and Giroux.  He has been working on contact and symplectic geometry ever since\, gradually branching out into adjacent areas (e.g.\, low-dimensional topology\, Floer theory\, and quantum topology) in the intervening years.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-presents-title-ko-honda/
LOCATION:Davidson Lecture Hall\, CMC\, 340 E 9th St\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
CREATED:20250131T235319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T165841Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium presents "Career Panel"
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-presents-career-panel/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T173000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium presents the Second Barbara Beechler Talk: Deanna Needell (UCLA)
DESCRIPTION:CCMS Colloquium invites you to the Second Barbara Beechler Lecture by Professor Deanna Needell\, Professor of Mathematics\, Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory\nExecutive Director\, Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE) at UCLA. \nTitle: Fairness and Foundations in Machine Learning \nAbstract: In this talk\, we will address areas of recent work centered around the themes of fairness and foundations in machine learning as well as highlight the challenges in this area. We will discuss recent results involving linear algebraic tools for learning\, such as methods in non-negative matrix factorization that include tailored approaches for fairness. We will showcase our approach as well as practical applications of those methods.  Then\, we will discuss new foundational results that theoretically justify phenomena like benign overfitting in neural networks.  Throughout the talk\, we will include example applications from collaborations with community partners\, using machine learning to help organizations with fairness and justice goals. This talk includes work joint with Erin George\, Kedar Karhadkar\, Lara Kassab\, and Guido Montufar. \nSpeaker Bio: Deanna Needell earned her PhD from UC Davis before working as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. She is currently a full professor of mathematics at UCLA\, the Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory\, and the Executive Director for UCLA’s Institute for Digital Research and Education. She has earned many awards including the Alfred P. Sloan fellowship\, an NSF CAREER and other awards\, the IMA prize in Applied Mathematics\, is a 2022 American Mathematical Society (AMS) Fellow and a 2024 Society for industrial and applied mathematics (SIAM) Fellow. She has been a research professor fellow at several top research institutes including the SLMath (formerly MSRI) and Simons Institute in Berkeley. She also serves as associate editor for several journals including Linear Algebra and its Applications and the SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences\, as well as on the organizing committee for SIAM sessions and the Association for Women in Mathematics. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-second-barbara-beechler-talk/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Agent-Based and Continuous Models of Locust Hopper Bands (Andrew J. Bernoff\, Harvey Mudd College\, CA)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Andrew J. Bernoff\, Professor of Mathematics\, Harvey Mudd College \nAbstract: An outstanding challenge in mathematical biology is using laboratory and/or field observations to tune a model’s functional form and parameter values. These problems lie at the intersection of dynamical systems and data science. In this talk I will discuss an ongoing project developing models of the Australian plague locust for which excellent field data is available. Under favorable environmental conditions flightless juveniles aggregate into coherent\, aligned swarms referred to as hopper bands. We develop two models of hopper bands in tandem; an agent-based model that tracks the position of individuals and a continuum model describing locust density. By examining 4.4 million parameter combinations\, we identify a set of parameters that reproduce field observations. \nI will then discuss ongoing efforts to improve these models. The first extends this work by modeling locust alignment via the Kuramoto model of oscillator synchronization. The second uses motion tracking of tens of thousands of locusts to shed light on how locust movement is influenced by social interactions. \n  \nBio: Andrew Bernoff is a Professor of Mathematics whose research focuses on applying dynamical systems to physical and biological phenomena\, with notable international recognition for his work on swarming. He earned degrees in math and physics from MIT and a  PhD from the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar. With over 50 published papers and multiple NSF and Simons Foundation grants\, his interdisciplinary collaborations span physics\, engineering\, chemistry\, and biology. \nA dedicated educator\, Bernoff has mentored over 60 undergraduate research projects at Harvey Mudd College\, with many students pursuing PhDs at top institutions. He has served in leadership roles including Director of the Claremont Center for Mathematical Sciences\, Chair of the SIAM Dynamical Systems Group\, and a co-author of the Putnam Exam (2019–2021).
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-shivkumar-chandrasekaran-uc-santa-barbara/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T161500
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: (Naneh Apkarian\, Arizona State University\, Arizona)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Naneh Apkarian Professor of Mathematics\, Arizona State University\, Arizona \nTitle: Student Success in an Interactive STEM Ecosystem \nAbstract: This talk begins with a discussion of the multifaceted nature of “student success” in STEM\, including externally recognized markers (e.g.\, grades) and internally defined indicators (e.g.\, enjoyment). Investigations of the factors which contribute to student success along various dimensions\, how to improve student success\, and how to implement successful interventions at scale reveal the complexities of the STEM higher education ecosystem as well as the critical role of introductory mathematics courses. I will review results along these themes\, highlighting interactions which define that ecosystem and support/constrain different aspects of student success\, for different populations. This includes the role of intra- and extra-curricular factors such as student-student interactions\, course coordination\, departmental culture\, and instructors’ beliefs. Implications for research and practice will also be discussed. \nBio: Dr. Naneh Apkarian is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University. She is from California\, where she obtained a BA and MA in mathematics prior to completing her PhD in mathematics education. Pursuing departmental change as a strategy for transforming mathematics education\, she was for two years a postdoctoral researcher at Western Michigan University. Her research spans many facets of the STEM education ecosystem\, including the knowledge\, beliefs\, practices\, and experiences of students and instructors\, departmental culture\, and interactions within and across levels – always in the service of building inclusive excellence. Outside academia\, Dr. Apkarian continues to play competitive water polo across the US and the world. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-naneh-apkarian-arizona-state-university-arizona/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium presents "Fall 2025 Course Preview Session"
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 Course Preview Session \nModerator: Lenny Fukshansky\, Professor of Mathematics\, Claremont McKenna College\, CA \nSlide Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/142NF1vUazpGNLF0pfLKc0qhkv4VoMQstSvZ0yKtMfNE/edit?usp=sharing
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-presents-fall-2025-course-preview-session/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
CREATED:20250125T044958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T163248Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: (Scott Taylor\, Colby College\, Maine)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Scott Taylor\, Professor of Mathematics\, Colby College\, Maine \nTitle:  Sums and Symmetries \nAbstract: Adding is one of the fundamental mathematical operations and we like it so much\, we can’t help but add all kinds of things including knots\, surfaces\, and 3-dimensional spaces. Symmetry is also a fundamental mathematical concern. How well do sums and symmetries play together? In this talk\, I’ll survey some of the ways in which\, in low-dimensions\, sums and symmetries are frenemies: sometimes it all works beautifully and other times\, well\, it’s complicated. \nBio: Scott is a geometric topologist who studies knots and 3-dimensional spaces. He is the producer of Sum Camp\, a summer day camp for public elementary school children that uses the arts and math games to help instill a basic sense of numeracy. He is also the author of the forthcoming textbook “Introduction to Mathematics: Number\, Space\, and Structure” from the American Mathematical Society.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-scott-taylor-colby-college-maine/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
GEO:34.0999157;-117.7142668
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
CREATED:20250201T220938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T201510Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Brownian Motion\, Random Fractals\, and Beyond (Yimin Xiao\, Michigan State Uni)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Yimin Xiao\, Professor of Statistics and Probability\, Michigan State University \nTitle: Brownian Motion\, Random Fractals\, and Beyond \nAbstract: Brownian motion is not only a fascinating object in mathematics but also a powerful stochastic model that has been applied in many scientific fields\, from physics to finance\, to biological sciences. The sample function of Brownian motion is nowhere differentiable and generates various interesting fractal sets and measures. It is natural to apply tools from Fractal Geometry (e.g. Hausdorf dimension\, packing dimension) to study the fine properties of Brownian motion. There is an enormous literature on sample path properties of Brownian motion\, including many fractal and multifractal properties.\nIn this talk\, we first provide an overview of some regularity and fractal properties of Brownian motion and its local times. These results are fundamental for the development of related theories for other stochastic processes. We then describe extensions of these results to Levy stable processes and fractional Brownian motion\, which are two important relatives of Brownian motion in the areas of Markov processes and Gaussian processes\, respectively. \nBio: Yimin Xiao is an MSU Research Foundation Professor in Statistics and Probability at Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1996. After completing his postdocs at the University of Utah and Microsoft Research\, he joined Michigan State University in 2000. His research interests include random fields\, Gaussian and Lévy processes\, stochastic partial differential equations\, extreme value theory\, random fractals\, and statistical analysis of spatial and spatio-temporal models. He has published about 160 articles in peer-reviewed journals. \nDr. Xiao has been a visiting professor at several universities in China\, France\, Germany\, Hong Kong\, Sweden\, and Switzerland and has been invited as a speaker at various international conferences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-brownian-motion-random-fractals-and-beyond-yimin-xiao-michigan-state-uni/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250320
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
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SUMMARY:No Colloquium: Spring Break
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/no-colloquium-spring-break/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
CREATED:20250125T043428Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: (Iris Yoon\, Wesleyan University)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Iris Yoon\, Professor of Mathematics\, Wesleyan University \nTitle: How Topology Reveals Structure in Neuroscience Data \nAbstract: We live in an exciting time where new data is generated at an exponential rate. Such data explosion necessitates the development of novel methods for studying large\, noisy\, and complex data. One interesting aspect of data is its shape and structure. In this talk\, I will discuss recent developments in applied topology that studies the structure of data. In particular\, I will show how constructions in topology\, such as homology and Dowker complexes\, reveal interesting structures in data. I will discuss the mathematical challenges of extending these constructions to data science\, specifically in neuroscience. \nBio: Iris Yoon is an assistant professor of mathematics at Wesleyan University. She develops novel applications of algebraic topology to data science. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-iris-yoon-wesleyan-university/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
CREATED:20250125T042805Z
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SUMMARY:No CCMS Colloquium!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-tba-3/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
GEO:34.0999157;-117.7142668
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250226T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250226T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153058
CREATED:20250201T221224Z
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SUMMARY:No CCMS Colloquium!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-tba-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153059
CREATED:20250131T234542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T194533Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Journey of Black Mathematicians- Creating Pathways (Movie Screening\, A film by George Csicsery)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Journey of Black Mathematicians \nFilm Description: Creating Pathways (2025) highlights the lives of Black mathematicians who pursued their education at predominantly White institutions. The film gauges the impacts of segregation and prejudice\, surveys attitudes around identity\, and introduces programs aimed at increasing the number of African Americans in STEM fields. Exploring questions about the beauty and philosophical meanings of mathematics\, the film also shows how careers in applied mathematics provide attractive and useful opportunities for the next generation. \nModerator: Talithia Williams\, Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Clinic Director\, Harvey Mudd College \nPanelist: Onetta Brooks ’74\nMichael Dairyko ’13\nTesfa Asmara ’24\nEdray Goins\, Professor of Mathematics\, Pomona College
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-movie-screening/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250212T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250212T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153059
CREATED:20250125T041900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T061130Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Stochastic Agent-Based Models in Mathematical Biology (Nabil Fadai\, University of Nottingham)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nabil Fadai\, Professor of Mathematical Biology\, University of Nottingham \nTitle: Stochastic Agent-Based Models in Mathematical Biology \nAbstract: In the last decade\, there has been a movement to describe biological and social systems via agent-based models\, which track individual agents (organisms\, cells\, people) and their environment through a set of deterministic and probabilistic rules. In this talk\, we examine how these local individual-based mechanisms translate into global population dynamics. In particular\, we will consider the Allee effect in population models\, which were originally proposed to describe population dynamics that cannot be explained by exponential and logistic growth models. Using stochastic individual-based models\, we can obtain a modelling framework that translates particular global Allee effects to specific individual-based mechanisms. This modelling framework is then extended to applications in the social sciences\, including the modelling of sports riots and panic-buying. \nBio: Nabil  Fabir is an assistant professor at the University of Nottingham\, whose research focuses on employing reaction-diffusion equations and agent-based modelling to describe physical phenomena in a variety of applications. Originally from the west coast of Canada\, Nabil completed his PhD in the Industrially Focused Mathematical Modelling doctoral training centre at the University of Oxford in 2018. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane\, Australia\, and has been at Nottingham since 2020. In addition to his research in industrial mathematics and mathematical biology\, Nabil is passionate about inclusive curriculum and accessible teaching to undergraduate students. \n 
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-nabil-fadai-university-of-nottingham/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
GEO:34.0999157;-117.7142668
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250205T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250205T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153059
CREATED:20250125T041206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T061036Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: (Hrushikesh Mhaskar\, Claremont Grad Uni.)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Hrushikesh Mhaskar\, Distinguished Research Professor of Mathematics\, Claremont Graduate University \nTitle: Local Analysis Of Global Data \nAbstract: For a periodic integrable function f\, the definition of Fourier coefficients requires the values of f on the entire period.\nWe refer to such data as “global” data. Even though the sequence of Fourier coefficients determines f uniquely\,\nthey do not reveal by themselves local features such as the locations of discontinuities of f (whose definition requires\nthe values of f locally near the point of discontinuity). We will describe our work for extracting such local features\nfrom global data. We will discuss some modern applications such as the separation of blind source signals\, and\nmachine learning problems\, classification and regression in particular. \nBio: Hrushikesh Mhaskar is a research professor of mathematics. He holds a PhD in mathematics\, MS in computer science\, and MS in mathematics from Ohio State University\, and an MSc in mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology\, Mumbai. \nMhaskar’s area of research is approximation theory and harmonic analysis. He has done pioneering work in the theory of weighted polynomial approximation on the real line\, making deep contributions in the areas of orthogonal polynomial expansions and applications of potential theory to the study of orthogonal polynomials\, now known as Freud polynomials. This work is recognized through such terms as Mhaskar-Rahmanov-Saff number and Mhaskar-Saff functional. Since 1990\, he has been interested in machine learning and signal processing\, making pioneering contributions to the theory of approximation capabilities (expressive power) of shallow and deep neural networks\, kernel-based methods\, and manifold learning. He has published two books\, five edited volumes\, and over 150 refereed papers. His research is supported currently by the National Science Foundation\, and previously by the U.S. Air Force\, U.S. Army\, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (U.S.A.). \nMhaskar serves on the editorial boards of Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis\, Journal of Approximation Theory\, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics\, Jaen Journal of Approximation\, and Mathematical Foundations of Computing. Currently\, he has an affiliation with the University of California\, Santa Barbara. His honors include the Alexander v. Humboldt fellowship (5 times)\, John von Neumann distinguished professorship at Technical University in Munich in 2011\, and August-Wilhelm Scheer visiting professor at TUM (postponed due to the pandemic).
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-hrushikesh-mhaskar-claremont-grad-uni/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153059
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Math as the Gateway for STEM Achievement and Access: The Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) Program (Dan Zaharopol\, CEO BEAM)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Daniel Zaharopol\, Founder of Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM)\, (AoPSI) The Art of Problem Solving Initiative\, Inc. \nTitle: Math as the Gateway for STEM Achievement and Access: The Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) Program \nAbstract: Knowing facts is not enough to drive success in STEM fields: one also needs strong problem solving\, rigorous reasoning\, comfort with abstraction\, and the insight to navigate broad spaces of open problems. However\, before college\, access to challenge and rigor is often limited to those from privileged backgrounds\, relying on paying for special programs or having strong community knowledge to find the right programs. \nHow\, then\, can we enhance access to high-quality preparation in STEM? In this talk\, I will share some reflections on the work to be done\, and how we are approaching that work at Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM). BEAM creates pathways for students from low-income and historically marginalized communities to become scientists\, mathematicians\, engineers\, and computer scientists. What we’ve seen is clear: many more students can thrive with the right combination of support and access. With a thoughtful approach\, we can make real progress. \nBio: Dan Zaharopol is the Founder and CEO of Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM). An award-winning teacher and nonprofit entrepreneur\, Dan’s work at BEAM has been featured in the New York Times\, Education Week\, the Notices of the American Mathematical Society\, and the Atlantic Monthly\, among others\, and he’s shared his work through articles and talks in a variety of settings.  But more importantly (at least to him)\, Dan loves math\, sharing math\, and mentoring and supporting students\, and he’s worked with enrichment programs supporting students from all backgrounds across the country. Dan is himself a product of STEM pathways; he received his undergraduate degree in math from MIT and masters’ degrees in both mathematics and teaching mathematics from the University of Illinois
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/ccms-colloquium-dan-zaharopol/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
GEO:34.0999157;-117.7142668
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153059
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium with Pre-Colloquium Reception:  Shahriar Shahriari (Pomona College)
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude the CCMS Fall Colloquium Series with a Pre-Colloquium Reception followed by a talk (details below). \nPre-Colloquium Reception will begin at 3:30pm with foods and drink in the Estella Atrium. \nFollowing the reception\, the colloquium talk will start at 4:30pm (Notice the change in time.) \n_____________________ \nSpeaker: Shahriar Shahriari\, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics\, Pomona College\, Claremont\, CA \nTitle:  Combinatorial Connections: HyperCubes & Vector Spaces Over Finite Fields \nAbstract: Abstractions allow us to see connections between familiar objects. In extremal set theory\, often the aim is to find the largest or smallest collection of subsets with a specific property. Using the lens of partially ordered sets\, one can investigate vector spaces over finite fields using vaguely similar techniques. If V is an n-dimensional vector space over a finite field\, then how many k-dimensional subspaces can you find so that your collection does not include three distinct subspaces A\, B\, and C with A = (A\cap B) \oplus (A \cap C)? How many subspaces of any dimension can you find so that your collection does not include three distinct subspaces A\, B\, and C with either $A  \subseteq B \cap C$ or $B+C \subseteq A$? These puzzles will illustrate the connections between combinatorics of finite sets and of vector spaces. \nBio:  Shahriari is the William Polk Russell Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College. He has had the privilege of teaching/mentoring generations of talented students\, many of whom are now teaching in universities and colleges across the country. \nIn 2015\, Shahriar Shahriari received a Mathematical Association of America Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching in Mathematics for his commitment to bringing more students from underrepresented groups into the field of mathematics — widely considered the nation’s top prize for teaching mathematics. He is a five-time winner of Pomona College’s Wig teaching award. Known for classes that encourage student-driven discovery\, he published the materials for his honors Calculus class as a textbook\, titled Approximately Calculus\, which won the American Library Association’s Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title in 2007. Shahriari has published three texts: “Approximately Calculus”\, “Algebra in Action”\, and “An Invitation to Combinatorics”\, and over 50 articles\, many coauthored with undergraduate students.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/shahriar-shahriari-ccms-fall-2024/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Bahar Acu":MAILTO:Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241127T041500
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SUMMARY:No CCMS Colloquium.  Happy Thanksgiving!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/no-ccms-colloquium-on-november-27th-happy-thanksgiving-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T041500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T173000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Sound Information is All You Need (Kobi Abayomi\, Seton Hall University)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kobi Abayomi\, Head of Science\, Gumbel Demand Acceleration \nTitle: Sound Information is All You Need \nAbstract: It turns out that affinity for a song is predictable from its sound. We explore the statistical predictability of aggregate song demand from an informational representation. \n___________________________ \nBio: Dr. Abayomi is the Head of Science for Gumbel Demand Acceleration – a Software as a Service (SaaS) company for digital media. Dr. Abayomi was the first and founding SVP of Data Science at Warner Music Group (WMG). He has also served as a Professor of Industrial Engineering\, Probability\, and Statistics & Environmental Science at Georgia Tech\, Universidad de Cuenca\, and Binghamton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Probability and Statistics from Columbia University and Post-Doctorates from Duke and Stanford Universities. \nDr. Abayomi serves on the Data Science Advisory Council at Seton Hall University\, where he holds an appointment in the Mathematics & Computer Science Department. He serves on the Advisory Council at the Ivan Allen College at the Georgia Institute of Technology\, the Faculty Council at Barnes & Noble Education\, the advisory council for Modal Education\, and he is a chapter advisor for AI 2030.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/sound-info/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153059
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SUMMARY:CCMS Colloquium: Molecular Pasta\, Complex Entanglement in Biopolymers (Dorothy Buck\, Duke Uni.)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dorothy Buck\, Professor of Mathematics\, Duke University \nTitle: Molecular Pasta: Complex Entanglement in Biopolymers \nAbstract: If you’ve cooked spaghetti\, you’ve probably noticed how the pasta becomes entangled in the pot (especially in a small volume of water) or in your bowl afterwards.  This is a macro example of what I like to think about: entanglement in biopolymers.  Like linguine in a boiling pot of water\, our own DNA is a (group of) long skinny molecule(s) in the confined volume of an active\, energetic cell.  Unlike fettuccine though\, it’s life-or-death important to organize\, access and groom these long skinny DNA molecules.  So there’s a host of small machines (proteins) to do this\, in ways we’ve yet to fully understand.  Part of the complication is that we don’t yet have the precise experimental tools yet to watch (through microscopes) this dynamic process.  So instead we use the shape of these DNA molecules — before\, during and after their grooming — to back solve the precise processes that must be happening within the cell. \nIn this talk\, I’ll give an overview of some of these molecular biological questions\, why we care about them (as humans\, biologists and mathematicians) and some of my answers to these.  In particular I’ll highlight some more recent work on understanding DNA spatial graphs\, including those that look the the Greek letter theta\, and the exciting new mathematics we’ve developed to accurately model DNA during cell division \nBio: Dorothy Buck is an alumna of Pomona College\, and credits the Pomona Math department — including Professors Shahriar Shahriari\, Richard Elderkin and especially Erica Flapan — for igniting a love of both math and academia. Her 20+ years of research has worked to characterize entanglement – in circles\, linear segments and graphs – and to explore how biomolecular entanglement affects cellular structure and function. She investigates this molecular entanglement using a combination of topological (3-manifold) techniques and occasionally biochemical experiments. \nShe’s currently a professor at Duke\, after faculty positions in the US (Brown and Johns Hopkins) and the UK\, and much earlier an NSF postdoc and PhD with advisors in both Math and Molecular Biology.  After many years at the bench\, she now collaborates with experimental and computational experts.  She’s been the recipient of over $5M in grants\, which has funded both her own research and her large team\, as well as projects with architects and an Artist in Residence.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/molecular-pasta/
LOCATION:Argue Auditorium\, Pomona College\, 610 N. College Ave.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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