Longwood University

Mathematics & Computer Science Colloquium Series

Academic Year 2009/10 Schedule


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As usual, we will meet for a social with the speaker from 3:30 to 4:00 in the Math & Computer Science Department Lounge (Ruffner 300A).  The presentation will be from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in Ruffner 356.  Please join us!

To view the colloquium series schedules from previous academic years please click here!  Interested in being a colloquium speaker or just want more information?  Then please contact your friendly colloquium coordinators (a.k.a. the "Colloquium Committee"):  Dr. M. Leigh Lunsford or Dr. David Shoenthal.

Date

Speaker

Title of Presentation

(With Link to Abstract

& Presenter Bio)

15 September

(Tuesday)

Dr. Alex Meadows

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Chomp, Chomp, BeChewey Chomp: Math and Games

15 October

(Thursday)

Students from the Mathematics In Greece Study Abroad Courses

Ms. Brittany Fuller, Ms. Calie Giangi, Mr. Bobby Markey, and Ms. Amanda Rebovich  (MATH 395)

Ms. Catherine Swandby (MATH 131)

Speaking the Universal Language: Mathematics Study Abroad Trip in Greece

29 October

(Thursday)

Mr. Nolan A. Wages
Assistant Professor
Mathematics & Computer Science
Hampden-Sydney College

Continual Reassessment Dose-finding Designs

17 November

(Tuesday)

Dr. Craig Larson

Assistant Professor

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Virginia Commonwealth University

The Traveling Salesman, Graph-theoretic Independence, Fullerenes, and Automated Conjecture-making

28 January

(Thursday)

Dr. Sommer Gentry

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Mathematics Department

United States Naval Academy

Making More Kidney Donors with Mathematics

16 February

(Tuesday)

Dr. Lang Moore

Associate Professor Emeritus

Department of Mathematics

Duke University

The Mathematical Sciences Digital Library (MathDL)

16 March

(Tuesday)

Dr. Owen Byer

Professor

Mathematical Sciences Department

Eastern Mennonite University

  NFL passer ratings:  Is it really rocket science?

16 April

(Friday)

Dr. David Coppit

NVIDIA Corporation

Scalability Challenges at NVIDIA