Location
This workshop was held at the Radisson Hotel-RTP, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Description
David Blackwell and Richard Tapia have inspired a generation of African-American, Native American and Latino/Latina students to pursue careers in mathematics.
This one and a half day conference featured:
- Recognize and showcase mathematical excellence by minority researchers.
- Recognize and disseminate successful efforts to address under-representation.
- Inform students and mathematicians about career opportunities in mathematics.
- Provide networking opportunities for mathematical researchers at all points in the higher education/career trajectory.
The conference included:
- Scientific talks
- Poster presentations
- Panel discussions on issues concerning diversity in the mathematical sciences
- Provide networking opportunities for mathematical researchers at all points in the higher education/career trajectory.
- Ample opportunities for discussion and interaction
- Banquet and presentation of 2008 Blackwell-Tapia Prize
2008 Blackwell-Tapia Prize winner
Dr. Meza was the 2008 recipient of Blackwell-Tapia Prize. The Blackwell-Tapia Prize recognizes a mathematical scientist who has contributed and continues to contribute significantly to research in his or her field of expertise, and who has served as a role model
Schedule and Supporting Media
Poster
Printed Schedule
Speaker Abstracts
Poster Titles
Friday, November 14, 2008
Radisson Hotel, Research Triangle Park, NC
Description | Speaker |
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Welcome and Introduction | |
Analysis of High-Dimensional Structure-Activity Screening Datasets Using the Optimal Bit String Tree | Jacqueline M. Hughes-Oliver, N.C. State University |
Panel Discussion: Getting Undergraduates Involved in Research | (Chair) Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University |
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | |
Juan Meza, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab | |
Peter Mucha, UNC-Chapel Hill | |
Michael Shearer, N.C. State University | |
Short Talk I: Statistical Methods for Genetic Association Studies in Structured Populations | Tim Thornton, University of California, San Francisco |
Crocodilia, Sex Determination and Delay Differential Equations | Angela Gallegos, Tulane University |
Technologies for Addressing Environmental Challenges | Freda Porter, Porter Scientific |
Poster Session and Reception |
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Radisson Hotel, Research Triangle Park, NC
Description | Speaker |
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Lecture: Predicting Geometric Properties of DNA from Hydrodynamic Diffusion Data | Oscar Gonzalez, University of Texas-Austin |
Short Talks II: Solitary Waves in Discrete Media in the Presence of Four-Wave Mixing Products | Rudy Horne, Florida State University |
Testing the Equality of Mean Functions for Continuous Time Stochastic Processes | Yolanda Munoz Maldonado, Michigan Technological University |
Lecture: Statistical Approaches for Parameter Estimation in Climate Models | Gabriel Huerta, University of New Mexico |
Short Talks III: A Criterion for Finding Cyclic kp((t))-division Algebras | Ulrica Wilson, Morehouse College |
Using Mathematics to Transform Communities | Tanya Moore, Building Diversity in Science |
Presentation: Opportunities at SAMSI, the Math Institutes, and NSF | Jim Berger, SAMSI |
Cheri Shakiban, IMA | |
Peter March, NSF | |
Panel Discussion: Career Opportunities in the Mathematical Sciences | (Chair) Carolyn Morgan, Hampton University |
Tanya Moore, Building Diversity in Science | |
Bob Rodriquez, SAS | |
Nell Sedransk, NISS | |
Janet Spoonamore, Army Research Office | |
Lecture: Optimization: The Cradle of Contemporary Mathematics | Richard Tapia, Rice University |
Blackwell-Tapia Lecture: Optimization: The Difference Between Theory and Practice | Juan Meza, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |
Conference Reception and Banquet |