Graduate Student Professional Development Seminar
This seminar is primarily aimed at first and second year PhD students in Mathematics. However, others are welcome to join if they feel that they may benefit from some of the content.
Some topics which we will aim to cover are:
- The art of teaching mathematics at the university level.
- Research profiles of faculty members and research groups.
- Navigating the PhD program post-prelims : choosing an advisor, writing a thesis, securing internships, applying for jobs, etc.
- Guest speakers: past students or potential employers from academics and industry.
The seminar will take place sporadically during the semester, on Wednesdays from 3-4pm in PGH 646, unless otherwise indicated below. It will not conflict with the Colloquium.
In addition, sometimes there are special talks or Q&A sessions aimed at graduate students, before our regular seminar talks. Although these are not officially part of the Professional Development seminar, they may be of interest to some students and are listed below in blue.
Fall 2024
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Wed, Aug 28 2pm (PGH 646) |
Jesse Peterson, Vanderbilt University Pre-talk before Colloquium: Banach-Tarski paradox |
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Wed, Sept 4
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Art of Teaching, Part 1 |
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Wed, Sept 11 2pm (PGH 646) |
Jun Allard, UC Irvine Pre-talk before Colloquium: Mathematical biology |
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Wed, Sept 18
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Beyond Year One |
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Wed, Sept 25 2pm (PGH 646) |
Beatrice Riviere, Rice University Pre-talk before Colloquium: Numerical analysis |
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Wed, Oct 2
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Yunhui He, Andreas Mang, Annalisa Quaini, & Min Wang Research profiles: Numerical analysis |
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Wed, Oct 9
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Robert Azencott, Kresimir Josic, & Ilya Timofeyev Research profiles: Mathematical biology |
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Wed, Oct 23 2pm (PGH 646) |
Anthony Várilly-Alvarado, Rice University Pre-talk before Colloquium: Algebraic geometry |
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Wed, Oct 30 3pm (646/Lounge) |
Math Graduate Fall Tea
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Wed, Nov 6 2pm (PGH 646) |
Hans De Sterck, University of Waterloo Pre-talk before Colloquium: Numerical analysis |
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Wed, Nov 13
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Research profiles: Dynamical systems |
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Wed, Nov 20 2pm (PGH 646) |
Mauro Maggioni, Johns Hopkins University Pre-talk before Colloquium: Data science |
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Wed, Dec 4 2pm (PGH 646) |
Scott MacLachlan, Memorial University of Newfoundland Pre-talk before Colloquium: Numerical analysis |