Mathematics Colloquia and Seminars

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PDE and Applied Math SeminarS. Iyer, S. Shkoller, A. Kumar
Algebra & Discrete MathematicsM. Vazirani, M. Sherman Bennett, E. Carlsson (F)
Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryE. Gorskiy, K. Yeon (F)
Geometry/TopologyJ. Hass, M. Zhang (F)
Mathematical BiologyR. Guy (F), T. Lewis (W), M. Vazquez (S)
Mathematics of Data & DecisionsJ. De Loera, N. Saito (F)
Optimization(Special topics only)
ProbabilityB. Morris, A. Wein (F)
Mathematical Physics SeminarM. Fraas, A. Waldron
ColloquiumE. Babson, S. Shkoller
GGAM Colloquium
William Thurston LecturesE. Babson, S. Shkoller
Faculty Research Seminar
Graduate Success Seminar
Student-Run Research Seminar
Student-Run Geometry/Topology Seminar
Student-Run Combinatorics & Algebra
Student-Run Analysis & PDE
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Past Talks

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MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesHenry Cohn, Microsoft Research and MIT
Fri, May 16 2025, 3:10PMUncertainty Principles and the Modular Bootstrap
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesDaniel Litt, University of Toronto
Thu, May 15 2025, 3:10PMThe converse to Eisenstein's last theorem
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesHenry Cohn, Microsoft Research and MIT
Wed, May 14 2025, 3:10PMGaussian Energy in High Dimensions
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesDaniel Litt, University of Toronto
Tue, May 13 2025, 3:10PMShell games with 2x2 matrices
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesHenry Cohn, Microsoft Research and MIT
Mon, May 12 2025, 3:10PMThe Magic Dimensions 8 and 24
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesAlex Kontorovich, Rutgers University
Wed, May 8 2024, 4:10PMLocal-Global Problems in Orbits
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesAlex Kontorovich, Rutgers University
Tue, May 7 2024, 4:10PMPolyhedra The Koebe-Andreev-Thurston Theorem & Arithmetic Polyhedra
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesAlex Kontorovich, Rutgers University
Mon, May 6 2024, 4:10PMThe Shape of Math to Come
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesRichard Kenyon, Yale University
Fri, May 12 2023, 3:10PMFrom higher rank dimers to scalar dimers
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesRichard Kenyon, Yale University
Thu, May 11 2023, 3:10PM3-webs and the boundary measurement matrix
1147 MSBWilliam Thurston LecturesRichard Kenyon, Yale University
Wed, May 10 2023, 3:10PMDimers & tensor networks
William Thurston LecturesDr. Henry Cohn, Microsoft Research
Thu, May 21 2020, 4:10PM(POSTPONED) Thurston Lectures: Uncertainty Principles and the Modular Bootstrap
William Thurston LecturesDr. Henry Cohn, Microsoft Research
Wed, May 20 2020, 4:10PM(POSTPONED) Thurston Lectures: Gaussian Energy in High Dimensions
William Thurston LecturesDr. Henry Cohn, Microsoft Research
Tue, May 19 2020, 4:10PM(POSTPONED) Thurston Lectures: The Magic Dimensions 8 and 24
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesAndrei Okounkov, Columbia University
Thu, May 16 2019, 3:10PMMultivariate special functions and duality from the point of view of enumerative geometry
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesAndrei Okounkov, Columbia University
Wed, May 15 2019, 1:10PMMultivariate special functions and duality from the point of view of enumerative geometry
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesAndrei Okounkov, Columbia University
Tue, May 14 2019, 4:10PMMultivariate special functions and duality from the point of view of enumerative geometry
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesThomas Hales, University of Pittsburgh
Fri, May 11 2018, 4:10PMFormal Proof
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesThomas Hales, University of Pittsburgh
Thu, May 10 2018, 4:30PMComputer Verification and Math
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesDylan Thurston, Indiana University
Wed, May 3 2017, 4:10PMRubber Bands and Rational Maps
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesDylan Thurston, Indiana University
Tue, May 2 2017, 5:30PMResistors and Springs
MSB 3106William Thurston LecturesGregory Seregin, Oxford
Thu, Apr 7 2016, 4:10PMOn global weak solutions to the Cauchy problem for the Navier-Stokes system with non-energy initial data
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesGregory Seregin, Oxford
Tue, Apr 5 2016, 4:10PMNavier-Stokes equations: challenge of 21st century
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesCharles Fefferman, Princeton
Wed, Mar 4 2015, 4:10PMFitting a smooth function to data 2: Ideas from the proofs
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesCharles Fefferman, Princeton
Tue, Mar 3 2015, 4:10PMFitting a smooth function to data 1: Statements of results
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesPeter Constantin, Princeton
Wed, Jan 28 2015, 4:10PMLong time behavior of forced critical SQG
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesPeter Constantin, Princeton
Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:10PMLagrangian-Eulerian aspects of incompressible hydrodynamic equations
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesJames Glimm
Mon, Mar 10 2014, 4:10PMOne Mathematician's View of the Growing Role of Mathematics across Science and Beyond
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesGeorge Papanicolaou, Stanford University
Fri, Feb 28 2014, 4:10PMAlgorithmic trading
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesGeorge Papanicolaou, Stanford University
Fri, Feb 28 2014, 11:00AMRecent Research in Risk Neutral Pricing
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesGeorge Papanicolaou, Stanford University
Wed, Feb 26 2014, 3:10PMA brief review of financial mathematics and recent research topics
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesTai-Ping Liu, Stanford University and Academia Sinica
Fri, Feb 22 2013, 4:10PMGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory, Some Historical Perspectives
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesTai-Ping Liu, Stanford University and Academia Sinica
Wed, Feb 20 2013, 4:10PMSolving Boltzmann Equation, Green's Function approach
MSB 1147William Thurston LecturesTai-Ping Liu, Stanford University and Academia Sinica
Tue, Feb 19 2013, 3:10PMHyperbolic Conservation Laws