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 Matheamtical 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]

Related papers:
Many-body wave scattering by small bodies and applications, J Math Phys, 2007
Distribution of particles which produces a desired radiation pattern, Physica B, 2007
Wave scattering by many small particles embedded ina medium, Phys Ltrs A, 2008
Electromagnetic Wave Scattering for Small Bodies, Phys Ltrs A, 2008
Electromagnetic wave scattering by many conducting small particles, J Phys A: Math Theor, 2008



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 Statisticss
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities


Title: To be announced
 [Abstract]