Association for Women in Mathematics
University of Chicago

Events from previous years

Weekly Women's Lunches:
Fridays from 12:00 - 1:00 in Hutch Commons
Come enjoy free dessert and informal discussion with other women interested in math! We will gather weekly to build personal relationships and a supportive community in a relaxed environment. These lunches will be a particularly opportune time for undergraduate and graduate students to have fellowship together. Bring your own lunch, and the AWM will provide dessert. Come and go as your schedule permits; no mathematical background or major required!

Fiona Murnaghan of University of Toronto, Colloquium Talk
Spring Colloquium during ninth week, time and location TBA.

Monica Nevins of University of Ottowa, Colloquium Talk: "Representation Theory and Wireless Communications: Space-Time Codes" on Friday, February 23 at 4:00 in Eckhart 206. This talk was preceeded by an informal lunch in the Barn at noon.

Joan Birman of Columbia University, Department Colloquium: "Lorenz knots: bridge between weather prediction and number theory" on Friday, February 2 at 4:00 in Eckhart 206.

Postdoc Panel Discussion: Wednesday, January 31 from 12:30 - 1:30 in the Barn, Ryerson 352. A panel of Chicago postdocs discussed life as a postdoc in mathematics, including tips for the application process.

Graduate School Panel Discussion: A panel of graduate students will discussed the application process for graduate school in mathematics on November 9 at 4:30 in the Barn.

Professor Ruth Charney of Brandeis University, Colloquium Talk: "Relative Hyperbolicity and Artin Groups" on Friday, November 3 at 3:00 in Eckhart 206. This talk was preceeded by an informal lunchtime discussion at noon in the tea room.

An informal lunch with Moon Duchin: Friday, October 27 at noon in the Barn, Ryerson 352. Ms. Duchin is an Assistant Visiting Professor of Research at the University of California, Davis who received her Ph.D from the University of Chicago.

An informal lunch with Barbara Csima: Tuesday, May 9, at 12:30, in the Barn, Ryerson 352. Ms. Csima is an Assistant Professor of mathematics at the University of Waterloo who received her Ph.D from the University of Chicago.

Professor Dusa McDuff of SUNY Stonybrook, Colloquium Talk: "An Introdcution to Symplectic Topology" on Thursday April 27 at 3:00 in Eckhart 206. This talk was followed by an informal lunchtime discussion at noon on Friday April 28, in the Barn.

Lunch discussion with Lisa Goldberg: Friday, March 31, at noon in the tea room. Lisa Goldberg has a math PhD and now works in financial mathematics.

Jeanne LaDuke: "Portrait of an American Mathematics Community: Women Who Earned Ph.D.'s before 1940" on Monday, February 20 at 3:00 in Ryerson 358. This talk was followed by an informal lunchtime discussion on Monday, February 20 at 12:00 in the Barn.

Lunch with Brooke Shipley: Brooke Shipley, an associate professor in mathematics at UIC, hosted an informal lunch discussion of her experiences as a mathematician at noon on Thursday, Feb 2 in the Barn.

Graduate School Panel Discussion: Monday, October 17 at 4:30 in the Barn. A panel of five graduate students from all areas of research and varied undergraduate backgrounds to took part in a discussion about applying to graduate school. Among the topics discussed were the following: do I apply?, where do I apply?, the personal and research statements, letters of recommendation and test-taking, and applying for fellowships. After brief discussion of these topics, the floor was open for questions.

Moon Duchin, University of California, Davis: "Genius, Elitism, and Outreach", Thursday, May 12, at 4:30 PM in Ryerson 358.