Latinos in the Mathematical Sciences Conference 2015

April 9 - 11, 2015

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Morning Session

08:30-09:30

Check-In/Light Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)

09:30-09:50

Welcome and Opening Remarks

09:50-10:50

Carlos Bustamante (Stanford University)

Opportunities and Challenges in Population and Medical Genomics

10:50-11:20

Break

11:20-12:20

Terence Tao (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

Large and small gaps in the primes

Afternoon Session

12:20-14:00

Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

14:00-15:00

Parallel Sessions: Graduate Student and Postdoc Talks

15:00-15:30

Break

15:30-16:30

Nancy Rodríguez (UNC - Chapel Hill)

A model for rioting activity: shocks, diffusion, and thresholds

16:30-18:00

Poster Session

18:00-19:30

Reception with Networking/Professional Development Activities

19:45-21:45

Optional Screening of "Stand and Deliver"

Friday, April 10, 2015

Morning Session

08:30-09:30

Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)

09:30-10:30

Rosa Orellana (Dartmouth College)

The Kronecker Coefficients

10:30-11:00

Break

11:00-12:15

Alejandro Adem (Mitacs)

Panel Discussion: Latinos in STEM Disciplines and Higher Education, featuring Ana Mari Cauce (University of Washington) and Cristina Villalobos (University of Texas Pan American)

Afternoon Session

12:15-14:00

Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

14:00-15:00

Mariel Vazquez (University of California, Davis (UC Davis))

Understanding DNA unlinking

15:00-16:00

Concurrent sessions: REU Programs, Fellowship Opportunities, and Higher Education Administration Careers

16:00-17:00

Concurrent Sessions: Careers in Academia, Industry, and Government

18:00-21:30

Banquet

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Morning Session

08:30-09:30

Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)

09:30-10:30

Erika Tatiana Camacho (Arizona State University)

Modeling Photoreceptor Death and Rescue

10:30-11:00

Break

11:00-12:00

Joseph Teran (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

Scientific Computing in the Movies

Afternoon Session

12:00-12:15

Group Photo and Closing Remarks

12:15-13:15

Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

13:15-15:00

Concurrent Sessions: Professional Development Activities

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