Mathematics faculty and graduate students are invited to attend the PhD Defense of Kelly O’Connor.

Title:  Relative oriented class groups of quadratic extensions 

Mathematics faculty and graduate students are invited to attend the PhD Defense of Amie Bray.

Title: Counting Isogeny Classes of Drinfeld Modules over Finite Fields via Frobenius Distributions

Mathematics faculty and graduate students are invited to attend the PhD Defense of Vladimir Sworski. Advisor:  Dr. Rachel Pries Committee:  Dr. Alexander Hulpke, Dr. Mark Shoemaker, Dr. Sanjay Rajopadhye Title:  Number of 4-Cycles of the Genus 2 Superspecial Isogeny Graph Abstract:   The genus 2 superspecial degree-2 isogeny graph over a finite field of size $p^2$ is […]

Mathematics faculty and graduate students are invited to attend the MS Defense of Jacob McCann.

Guest Speaker: Andreas Gross

Guest Speaker: Dhruv Ranganathan

Guest Speaker: Rob Benedetto

Mathematics faculty and graduate students are invited to attend the PhD Preliminary Examination of Seth Ireland.

Guest Speaker: Robert Crumplin

Speaker: Rhea Palak Bakshi,  Junior Fellow,  Institute for Theoretical Studies at ETH Zürich (Website: https://rheapalakbakshi.com ) Abstract: The advent of knot polynomials revolutionised the field of knot theory in the 3-sphere, bringing it to the forefront of research in topology. The Jones polynomial is credited with laying the foundations of quantum topology. These polynomials are characterised by 'skein relations', which are linear relations […]

Hello friends and members of Educ8! Interested in getting some tips on how to feel prepared for your student teaching experience? I'm excited to announce that our April event will be a Panel on Student Teaching featuring current student teachers sharing their experiences in student teaching! Kimberly Espinoza, Jesse Houston, and Ryan Wagner will be joining us to discuss student teaching and respond to your questions about […]

Cracking Open the Black Box: A Geometric and Topological Analysis of Neural Networks