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The 2018 Infinite Possibilities Conference April 14, 2018 - April 15, 2018

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Apr 14, 2018
Saturday

07:30 AM - 08:00 AM		Registration
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM		Breakfast
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM		Welcoming Remarks Hélène Barcelo (MSRI / Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath)), Lily Khadjavi (Loyola Marymount University)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
09:10 AM - 09:15 AM		Introduction of Speaker Rebecca Garcia (Colorado College)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
09:15 AM - 10:05 AM		Plenary Talk: Navigating Collaboration Chelsea Walton (Rice University)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract I have listened to many talks- well over 500 talks if I had to guess. Most of the presentations have been on someone's accomplishments (the speaker’s or others’), but rarely do I see a discussion of how these theorems and articles and programs developed. How do mathematical ideas originate and evolve? For collaborative projects in particular, I also often think “How do people do 'groupwork' in mathematics?" In this talk, I aim to pull back the curtains and show that this process isn’t magic both by sharing some behind-the-scenes stories of my own work and by providing some concrete tips for working on (collaborative) research projects. Of course, this topic would have an intersection with race and gender, since I'm black and female and don't quite fit in culturally. Even though some may view this as a disadvantage, I want to show how I don't see it as such -- how I've made my own lane, and set my own standards for what is successful, even within a collaborative endeavor. Supplements -- Show Detail
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM		Break
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM		Concurrent Research Talks Joanne Beckford (Bryn Mawr College), Danielle Brager (Arizona State University), Sousada Chidthachack (Ascension Catholic School), Malena Espanol (Arizona State University), Marly Gotti (University of Florida), Naomi Gross (Spelman College), Rosemary Guzman (University of Chicago), Elisabeth Johnson (Drexel University), Grace Joseph (Louisiana Tech University), Isabella Kemajou-Brown (Morgan State University), Namaluba Malawo (Purdue University), Quiyana Murphy (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Marisabel Rodriguez Messan (Arizona State University), Caprice Stanley (North Carolina State University), Kaitlin Tademy (Sam Houston State University), Karen Taylor (Bronx Community College), Anila Yadavalli (University of Waterloo)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Applied Mathematics Isabelle Kemajou-Brown, Morgan State University Risk-sensitive Benchmarked Asset Management Optimization Malena Espanol, The University of Akron Deblurring Images with Mathematical Models Grace Joseph, Louisiana Tech University Cost-effective use of Follow-up Colonoscopies in Colorectal Cancer Screening Mathematical Biology and Population Dynamics Quiyana Murphy, University of Kentucky Within-host Mathematical Models for Orthohantavirus Infections Danielle Brager, Arizona State University A Mathematical Analysis of Aerobic Glycolysis Triggered by Glucose Uptake in Cones Marisabel Rodriguez Messan, Arizona State University A Mathematical Modeling Approach on the Importance of Nutritional Status in a Honeybee Colony Namaluba Malawo, Purdue University Using Boosted Regression Trees to Predict Invasive Species Richness Mathematics Education Sousada Chidthachack, Ascension Catholic School Implementing Standard-Based Mathematics: Toward Improving Conceptual Understanding of Linear Algebra for Middle School Immigrant Students Elisabeth Johnson, Drexel University Women of Color in Math Pure Math I Marly Cormar, University of Florida Atomicity and Boundedness of Monotone Puiseux Monoids Karen Taylor, Bronx Community College and Bryn Mawr College Arithmetic and Modular Forms Joanne Beckford, Williams College The Combinatorics of Factorial Base Representation Caprice Stanley, North Carolina State University Sampling Lattice Points of Polytopes Pure Math II Anila Yadavalli, North Carolina State University Darboux Transformations of the Extended Toda Hierarchy Naomi Gross, Spelman College Algorithms to Generate Orthogonal, Unitary and Symplectic Random Matrices Rosemary Guzman, University of Chicago Quantitative Mostow Rigidity: Relating volume to topology for hyperbolic 3-manifolds Kaitlin Tademy, Sam Houston State University The U-Polynomial for Virtual Knots and Links Supplements -- Show Detail
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM		Lunch and Mentoring Activity
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM		National Center for Faculty Development Workshop Joy Gayles (North Carolina State University)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Tenure and Time Management: How to manage your time so you can publish prolifically and have a life beyond the ivory tower. Supplements -- Show Detail
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM		Breakout Sessions I - Pathways Clemontina Davenport (Duke University Medical Center), Fern Hunt (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Calandra Moore (Department of Defense), Candice Price (Smith College), sonya snedecor (Pharmerit International), Shree Taylor (Clark Atlanta University)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Infinite Career Paths in Mathematics Calandra Tate Moore, Department of Defense Shree Whitaker Taylor, Delta Decisions of DC Choosing a Graduate Program Tina Davenport, Duke University Medical Center Candice Price, University of San Diego Promotions: How to Move Up the Ladder Fern Hunt, National Insitute of Standards and Technology Sonya Snedecor, Pharmerit International Supplements -- Show Detail
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM		Breakout Sessions II - Success Strategies Tammy Ashraf (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)), Hélène Barcelo (MSRI / Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath)), Sousada Chidthachack (Ascension Catholic School), Rebecca Garcia (Colorado College), Suzanne Weekes (SIAM - Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics), Ulrica Wilson (Morehouse College; Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM))
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Undergraduate Research Experiences and Internships Rebecca Garcia, Sam Houston State University Suzanne Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Introducing the Mathematical Sciences Institutes Hélène Barcelo, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Ulrica Wilson, Morehouse College and Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics Soft Skills and Professional Communication Tammy Ashraf, National Aeromautics and Space Administration Sousada Chidthachack, Ascension Catholic School Supplements -- Show Detail
03:15 PM - 04:15 PM		Plenary Panel - Mid-Career Moves and New Opportunities Carla Cotwright-Williams (Department of Defense), Maria Garcia (U.S. Bureau of the Census), Leona Harris (American Mathematical Society), Karoline Pershell (Association for Women in Mathematics and Service Robotics and Technologies)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Moderator: Alejandra Alvarado, U.S. Navy Supplements -- Show Detail
04:30 PM - 04:40 PM		Group Photo
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
04:45 PM - 06:00 PM		Poster Session and Coffee
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Organizer: Katharine Guski, Howard University Supplements -- Show Detail
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM		Etta Z. Falconer Award Ceremony and Banquet Karen Morgan (New Jersey City University), Javier Rojo (Oregon State)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Moderator: Kim Weems, North Carolina Central University Supplements -- Show Detail

Apr 15, 2018
Sunday

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM		Breakfast
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
08:45 AM - 08:55 AM		Moment for Wellness Kendra Jones-Hilson (Roche Diagnostics Corporation)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
08:55 AM - 09:00 AM		Introduction of Speaker Candice Price (Smith College)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM		Plenary Talk: On Mentoring and Living (Work)Life with Purpose, Authenticity, and Integrity Maria Mercedes Franco (Queensborough Community College (CUNY))
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract As an Afro-Latina from a low-income, single-parent household, I grew up with very limited resources, inadequate mentors (if any), and no access to the seen-and-heard how-to’s of academic and professional success. While I succeeded at completing a Ph.D. program, that alone and my background did not automatically prepare me to be an effective mentor to women and minority students — neither did it prepare me for nor spare me from the systemic barriers that persist in the professoriate. In this presentation, I will share a few decisive moments and the experiences that helped me draft my own how-to’s. These emboldened me to choose a career path that allows me to do the things I am most passionate about and that lets me demonstrate what I really believe in, including the view that education serves to empower people and bring about social change. Supplements -- Show Detail
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM		Break
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM		Breakout Sessions III - Personal Side of Mathematics Emma Benn (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Monica Freeman Lewis (The DRANREF Foundation), Lily Khadjavi (Loyola Marymount University), Maria Martinez (University of California, Berkeley), Karen Morgan (New Jersey City University), Adriana Salerno (National Science Foundation), Kimberly Sellers (Georgetown University), Talitha Washington (Clark Atlanta University; Atlanta University Center Consortium), Cynthia Winston (Howard University)
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract Impostor Syndrome Kimberly Sellers, Georgetown University Cynthia Winston, Howard University Strengthening our Community: Confronting Workplace Harassment Emma Benn, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Maria Martinez, University of California, Berkeley Math Activism and Empowerment Lily Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount University Monica Freeman Lewis, The DRANREF Foundation Adriana Salerno, Bates College Negotiation and Self-advocacy Karen Morgan, New Jersey City University Talitha Washington, Howard University Supplements -- Show Detail
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM		Closing Luncheon
Location Howard University, Washington, D.C. Video -- Abstract -- Supplements -- Show Detail

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