UNLV Mathematical Sciences
2008-2009 Colloquium Series

For more information, contact the Colloquium Coordinator, Dr. Daniel Kern

(2005-2006 Colloquium Series)
(2006-2007 Colloquium Series)
(2007-2008 Colloquium Series)

Initial spring colloquia will be added around Thanksgiving, with a full list added in January 2009.

Additional seminars are held on a variety of mathematical topics, such as Partial Differential Equations and Related Topics, Set Theory, and Statistics; for information, go to the homepage for the Department of Mathematical Sciences) or email the department.


Friday, September 5
CBC-C224, 11:30 am

(refreshments at 11:20am)

Dr. Ko-Wei Lih
Institute of Mathematics
Academica Sinica (Taiwan)


Title: Full Orientability of Graphs
 [Abstract]


Friday, September 12
CBC-C224, 2:30 pm

(refreshments 2:15pm)

Dr. Alexander Ramm
Department of Mathematics
Kansas State University


Title: Many-Body Wave Scattering and Creating Materials with a Desired Refraction Coefficient
 [Abstract]


Friday, October 3
CBC-C224, 11:30

(refreshments at 11:20am)

Dr. Benjamin Kedem
Department of Mathematics
University of Maryland, College Park


Title: Bayesian Spatial Prediction
 [Abstract]


Friday, October 17
CBC-C224, 11:30 am

(refreshments at 11:20am)

Dr. Stewart Ethier
Department of Mathematics
University of Utah


Title: Parrondo's Paradox
 [Abstract]



Friday, November 7
CBC-C224, 11:30 am

(refreshments at 11:20am)

Dr. Glen Meeden
Department of Statistics
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities


Title: A Noninformative Bayesian Approach to Finite Population Sampling Using Auxiliary Variables
 [Abstract]