Student Chapter at George Mason University
We are pleased to announce a competition to select a GMU-SIAM student member to present a talk during Student Days on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, as part of the 2012 SIAM Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The GMU-SIAM chapter is one of six student chapters in the nation invited to present a talk at this conference. The student selected will attend the SIAM Annual Meeting, participate in Student Days and present a talk (15-minute presentation with 5 minute Q&A). In order to qualify for this competition, the student must:
(1) be a member of GMU-SIAM;
(2) present a talk that reflects research to which the student has contributed significantly; and
(3) submit from his/her GMU email address to gmu.siam@gmail.com:
i) name of faculty advisor,
ii) talk title,
iii) abstract (75 words of less, submitted in text format in the body of the email of a TeX attachment if there are math symbols) and
iv) a draft presentation (in PDF format).
If your draft presentation is larger than 10MB, please provide Byong Kwon with a copy of the draft presentation on a USB thumb drive. In your email submission, please provide your name, major, class level, GMU email address and telephone number. GMU-SIAM must receive the email submission and items above by no later than 6PM EST, February 24, 2012. We will announce a winner by March 1, 2012. The title of the talk will be included in the April issue of SIAM News in a special insert concerning the SIAM Annual Meeting.
SIAM will provide up to $500 reimbursement to help defray the cost of the student's travel and other expenses. The student is responsible for registering for the Annual Meeting and making all his or her own travel and hotel arrangements. In addition to the SIAM reimbursement, we anticipate that the student will be eligible to receive additional reimbursement of valid expenses from the GMU Undergraduate Student Travel Fund or the Graduate Student Travel Fund . The student is solely responsible for complying with all rules and procedures to ensure reimbursement from the relevant entities.
If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Brozek or Byong Kwon, or facutly advisor Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer. Good luck!
Call for Judges
The 2012 Northern Virginia regional MATHCOUNTS Competition is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Fairfax County, the same venue as in 2011. The "snow" date is Saturday, February 25, at W. T. Woodson High School.
There is opportunity to help with the registration of schools and Mathletes on the day of the competition, proctoring in the exam room, grading exams, assisting with the automated scoring and place-winner determinations, setting up the trophies and Countdown Round competition area, assisting with snacks, acting as runners, etc. At this stage of our planning, we expect Registration to be scheduled for 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.; written competitions for 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and the oral Countdown Round for 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. We encourage you to stay for the entire competition; however, we welcome your help for whatever time you may be available. Family members and friends who are not related to any of the Mathletes themselves are welcome to assist also. Twelve-year olds are mature enough to help as runners.
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A big thank you to all the Speakers, Faculty Members and Students who helped to make our 3rd Annual Symposium a success! Find pictures of the event on our Facebook Page!
Schedule of Speakers:
3:10-3:30-- Evelyn Sander: The cascades route to chaos
3:40-4:00-- Flavia Colonna: A Class of Operators with Symbol and Carleson Measures
4:10-4:30-- Igor Griva: Selected topics in nonlinear optimization
4:40-5:00-- Harbir Lamba: Absurd Assumptions in Economics and Finance
5:10-5:30-- James Lawrence: Convexity and Combinatorics
5:40-6:00-- David Walnut: Finite Frames and Robust Communication
The SIAM student chapter at GMU was founded in 2008. Check back for important announcements, or contact Olivia Brozek to find out how to get involved.
SIAM Student Chapter at George Mason University participates in MATHCOUNTS
Check back for details on future talks hosted by the SIAM Club.
Our chapter constitution (Rules of Procedure) is available online in PDF format.
Schedule of Speakers:
3:10-3:30-- Evelyn Sander: The cascades route to chaos
3:40-4:00-- Flavia Colonna: A Class of Operators with Symbol and Carleson Measures
4:10-4:30-- Igor Griva: Selected topics in nonlinear optimization
4:40-5:00-- Harbir Lamba: Absurd Assumptions in Economics and Finance
5:10-5:30-- James Lawrence: Convexity and Combinatorics
5:40-6:00-- David Walnut: Finite Frames and Robust Communication
SIAM Club and the Mathematics Department hosted the SIAM-GMU Faculty Research Symposium on November 6th, 2009.
Details are available here.
To get involved, come to any SIAM activity and speak to an officer, or contact Olivia Brozek or Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer.
SIAM membership is open to any GMU student. Dues are currently $10.