Mau Nam Nguyen, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, presented a talk, "Subgradients of Minimal Time Functions and Applications to Set Facility Location," at the Department of Mathematics, University of Padova, Italy, March 26.
Eva Thanheiser, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, along with graduate students Jodi Fasteen, Briana Mills, and Krista Strand, co-authored the article "Preservice-Teacher Interviews: A Tool for Motivating Mathematics Learning" in Mathematics Teacher Educator.
JJP Veerman, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, gave two public lectures at SUNY-Stony Brook on March 6 and 8. They were "Rank Driven Dynamics" and "Control of Transients in Oscillator Networks."
In Memoriam: John Kenneth Harris January 7, 1934 - January 8, 2013
After a brief illness, J. Kenneth “Ken” Harris, emeritus professor of Mathematical Sciences and long-time Budget director, died January 8, 2013, at his family home in Beaverton.
Dacian Daescu, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, presented his research "Sensitivity Analysis in Weak-Constraint 4D-Var: Theoretical Aspects and Applications" at the 2013 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering in Boston, Feb. 25-March 1. At the event, he was also co-organizer of a two-session mini-symposium titled Data Assimilation and PDE-Constrained Optimization.
