The Department of Mathematics initiated the Mathematics in Science and Society (MSS) lecture series in 1995 to improve connections between mathematics other science departments. MSS colloquia range over a broad spectrum of topics in connections and interactions of mathematics with other scholarly disciplines and other aspects of the society in general.
Fall 2017
November 1, 2017
314 Altgeld Hall, 4:00 pm
Speaker: Robin Wilson (Open University and Gresham College)
Title: Lewis Carroll in Numberland
Abstract | Poster | Video
Host: Ilya Kapovich
November 14, 2017
245 Altgeld Hall, 4:00 p.m.
Speaker: Zaher Hani (Georgia Tech Math)
Title: Nonlinear dispersive equations on large domains and wave turbulence
Abstract | Poster
Host: Eduard Kirr