153 AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY MEETS AT MTSU NOV. 3-4

Release date: Oct. 23, 2007


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Department of Mathematical Sciences contact: Dr. Jim Hart, 615-898-2402


AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY MEETS AT MTSU NOV. 3-4


(MURFREESBORO) — For the first time, the Department of Mathematical Sciences at MTSU will host a meeting of the American Mathematical Society.
Held on Nov. 3-4, the Fall Southeastern Meeting of the AMS will feature keynote addresses from leading mathematicians, along with 16 special sessions that will allow participants to present and learn about a host of research topics.
All sessions and keynote addresses will take place in the Business and Aerospace and John Bragg Mass Communication buildings.
To date, more than 300 mathematicians from more than 30 states will be on campus that weekend sharing results and ideas on topics ranging from financial mathematics to algorithmic methods in algebra.
Research from 12 MTSU math faculty will be presented at the meeting, and nine of the special topic sessions have been organized or co-organized by MTSU math faculty. In all, 17 members of the math department will be presenting, hosting special sessions or serving on the organizing committee.
They include Michaele Chappell, Curtis Church, Wandi Ding, James Hart, Don Hong, Jason Johnson, Abdul Khaliq, Jacob Klerlein, Rong Luo, Yuri Melnikov, Diane Miller, Don Nelson, Terrence Quinn, Zachariah Sinkala, Chris Stephens, Xiaoya Zha and Ping Zhang.
The AMS is the largest professional organization for research mathematicians in the country.
To host a regional meeting, universities must have organizing committees apply to the AMS several years in advance. The organizing committee must propose or solicit engaging topics for special sessions, provide evidence that the sessions will attract speakers and show that the university has sufficient resources and adequate facilities to provide a pleasant environment for the participants.
MTSU was one of several southeastern universities applying for the November meeting. While location played a role, MTSU was selected primarily because of the number and diversity of the special topic sessions proposed.
For specific information about the meeting, please visit the AMS website (ams.org).
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.

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