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Spring Opportunities March 12, 2012 - March 14, 2012
Registration Deadline: March 12, 2012 over 12 years ago
To apply for Funding you must register by: December 12, 2011 almost 13 years ago
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Location: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley CA
Organizers David Auckly, Philip Kutzko, Trachette Jackson, and Robert Megginson
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Description
Mathematics is becoming increasingly important for addressing many of the critical economic, environmental, and human health related challenges that our nation is currently facing. Therefore, the education and training of a diverse mathematical workforce capable of boldly developing new mathematical theories and profoundly understanding eminent scientific discoveries is of the highest national priority. This new series of workshops is designed to cultivate a diverse community of existing and aspiring mathematical scientists to meet this challenge. The overall goal of the series is to familiarize people who have not been well represented in the mathematical sciences with professional opportunities in academia, industry, and government; as well as to help young researchers find jobs and mentors within the profession through networking. This first workshop in the series addresses the professional advancement of underrepresented minorities in the mathematical sciences. It will also include an introduction to mathematics represented in the MSRI research programs aimed at faculty in minority serving and primarily undergraduate institutions. Anyone who will be seeing employment in mathematics within the next couple of years would benefit from attending this workshop.
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To apply for funding, you must register by the funding application deadline displayed above.

Students, recent PhDs, women, and members of underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Funding awards are typically made 6 weeks before the workshop begins. Requests received after the funding deadline are considered only if additional funds become available.

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Mar 12, 2012
Monday
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Tea
03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
  Applying for Jobs (Moderator: Trachette Jackson)
Aparna Higgins, Talitha Washington (Clark Atlanta University; Atlanta University Center Consortium)
03:50 PM - 04:00 PM
  Group Work Assignments
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  Quasirandom Processes
James Propp (University of Massachusetts)
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
  Pizza
Mar 13, 2012
Tuesday
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
  Breakfast Tea
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  Academic Jobs (Moderator: Dave Auckly)
Sheldon Axler (San Francisco State University), Jamylle Carter (Diablo Valley college), Jesus De Loera (University of California, Davis), Linda Green, Trachette Jackson (University of Michigan)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Working Groups
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Easy to State but Hard to Solve: Some Open Questions About Convex Polyhedra
Jesus De Loera (University of California, Davis)
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
  Lunch
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
  Applying for Grants (Moderator: Dave Auckly)
Lloyd Douglas, Florence Fasanelli
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
  Tenure (Moderator: Trachette Jackson)
Sheldon Axler (San Francisco State University), Jamylle Carter (Diablo Valley college), David Scott (University of Puget Sound), Vera Serganova (University of California, Berkeley), Mariel Vazquez (University of California, Davis)
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
  Industry Jobs (Moderator: Trachette Jackson)
Tony DeRose, William Massey (Princeton University)
Mar 14, 2012
Wednesday
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
  Breakfast Tea
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  Government Jobs (Moderator: Trachette Jackson)
Lloyd Douglas, Eliabeth Moseman
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
  Discussion Groups
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
  Project NExT, What Works
Aparna Higgins
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Knots and Surfaces in 3-dimensional Space
Jennifer Schultens (University of California, Davis)