Mathematics

Name: Math Awards Ceremony
Start: 2026-04-29T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-29T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Barrows Hall

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			1 event 1 1 event, 1 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mathematics Colloquium – Dynamics on Character Varieties over Finite Fields April 1 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mathematics Colloquium – Dynamics on Character Varieties over Finite Fields Speaker: Cigole Thomas, Bates College Abstract: Character varieties arise as spaces that parametrize group homomorphisms from a finitely presented group Γ into an “nice” algebraic group G, up to a natural notion of equivalence. In this talk, we explore these spaces by studying their points over finite fields Fq and examining how symmetries of the […]	0 events 2 0 events, 2	0 events 3 0 events, 3	0 events 4 0 events, 4
0 events 5 0 events, 5	0 events 6 0 events, 6	0 events 7 0 events, 7	1 event 8 1 event, 8 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mathematics Colloquium – Some geometric inequalities for convex hypersurfaces April 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mathematics Colloquium – Some geometric inequalities for convex hypersurfaces MAT Colloquium Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall Refreshments at 3:00pm, Talk 3:15-4:05pm Speaker: James Dibble, University of Southern Maine Abstract: A classical family of problems in differential geometry involves bounding certain geometric quantities, such as volume or the length of the shortest closed geodesic, in terms of others. In this talk, we […]	0 events 9 0 events, 9	0 events 10 0 events, 10	0 events 11 0 events, 11
0 events 12 0 events, 12	0 events 13 0 events, 13	0 events 14 0 events, 14	1 event 15 1 event, 15 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mathematics Colloquium — Vector vs. Scalar Sup Norms April 15 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mathematics Colloquium — Vector vs. Scalar Sup Norms MAT Colloquium Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall Refreshments at 3:00pm, Talk 3:15-4:05pm Speaker: Jack Buttcane, University of Maine Abstract: Rotations in three dimensions depend on three angles, which we call the Euler angles. A function of the Euler angles can be expressed in terms of Wigner-D matrices, which are representations of the […]	0 events 16 0 events, 16	0 events 17 0 events, 17	0 events 18 0 events, 18
0 events 19 0 events, 19	1 event 20 1 event, 20 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Thesis Defense: Samuel Chistolini April 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Thesis Defense: Samuel Chistolini Samuel Chistolini, a candidate for the Master of Arts in Mathematics will be defending his thesis on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 3:00pm in Neville 421. More information to come.	0 events 21 0 events, 21	0 events 22 0 events, 22	0 events 23 0 events, 23	0 events 24 0 events, 24	0 events 25 0 events, 25
0 events 26 0 events, 26	0 events 27 0 events, 27	0 events 28 0 events, 28	1 event 29 1 event, 29 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Math Awards Ceremony April 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Math Awards Ceremony The Department of Mathematics and Statistics will be honoring Math Majors along with recognizing graduating Undergraduate and Graduate program students to wrap up another school year. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 3:00pm in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. Refreshments will be provided for the event.	0 events 30 0 events, 30