GROW 2017 Schedule of Events
| Date | Time | Event Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 13 | 4:00pm-5:00pm | Student Seminar: Can you hear the shape of a drum? (attendance optional) | Perry Kleinhenz, Northwestern University |
| 5:00pm | Casual Student Organized Dinners (attendance optional) | ||
| Saturday, October 14 | 8:30am-9:30am | Breakfast | |
| 9:30am-9:45am | Welcome Discussion | Bryna Kra, Northwestern University | |
| 9:45am-10:30am | Research Lecture: Pasting polynomials together |
Sarah Koch, University of Michigan |
|
| 10:30am-11:00am | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00am-12:15pm |
Panel Discussion: What is research in mathematics? Moderator: Bryna Kra |
Benjamin Antieau, Tuca Auffinger, Ingrid Daubechies, Emmy Murphy | |
| 12:15pm-1:00pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | Campus Walk and Tour | ||
| 2:00pm-2:45pm | Research Lecture: Lively Networks | Rosemary Braun, Northwestern University | |
| 2:45pm-3:15pm | Coffee Break | ||
| 3:15pm-4:30pm |
Panel discussion: Academic careers in mathematics Moderator: Martha Precup |
Alejandra Alvarado, Rosemary Braun, Sara Clifton, Ursula Porod, Brooke Shipley | |
| 4:30pm-5:45pm | Break-Out Sessions: Graduate School Applications, REU Applications, Applied Mathematical Research, Pure Math Research | ||
| 6:00pm | Banquet Dinner with Keynote Address: My Path Towards and In Mathematics | Ingrid Daubechies, Duke University | |
| Sunday, October 15 | 8:30am-9:15am | Breakfast | |
| 9:15am-10:00am | Research Lecture: Discrete approximations | Benjamin Antieau, University of Illinois at Chicago |
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| 10:00am-10:30am | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:30am-12:00pm |
Panel Discussion: Nuts and bolts of getting into graduate school Moderator: Paul Goerss |
Daniel Abrams, Laura DeMarco, Sarah Koch, Eric Zaslow | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch and Departures |
The Student Seminar on Friday, October 13 will take place in Room 105 of Lunt Hall, located at 2033 Sheridan Road.
The Banquet Dinner on Saturday, October 15 will take place in The Guild Lounge in Scott Hall, located at 601 Univeristy Place.
All other Saturday and Sunday activities will take place in The Garage at Northwestern, located at 2311 Campus Drive, Suite 2300.