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

8:30 - 9:30 Check-In/Light Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
9:30 - 9:50 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:50 - 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

 
12:20 - 2:00 Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

Afternoon Session

2:00 - 3:00 Parallel Sessions: Graduate Student and Postdoc Talks
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30
4:30 - 6:00 Poster Session
6:00 - 7:30 Reception with Networking/Professional Development Activities
7:45 - 9:45 Optional Screening of "Stand and Deliver"

Friday, April 10, 2015

Morning Session

8:30 - 9:30 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
9:30 - 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)

 
12:15 - 2:00 Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

Afternoon Session

2:00 - 3:00
Mariel Vazquez (University of California, Davis (UC Davis))

Understanding DNA unlinking

 
3:00 - 4:00 Concurrent sessions: REU Programs, Fellowship Opportunities, and Higher Education Administration Careers
4:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions: Careers in Academia, Industry, and Government
6:00 - 9:30 Banquet

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Morning Session

8:30 - 9:30 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
9:30 - 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

12:00 - 12:15 Group Photo and Closing Remarks
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

Afternoon Session

1:15 - 3:00 Concurrent Sessions: Professional Development Activities