East Tennessee State University to Host Mathematics Meeting

September 12, 2005

Providence, RI—East Tennessee State University will host the Fall 2005 Southeast Section Meeting of the American Mathematical Society October 15-16. Approximately 200 mathematicians from 32 states and 6 countries will gather at the university for the meeting.

Department of Mathematics participation in the meeting :

There are two talks at the meeting by faculty in the university’s Department of Mathematics. Those speakers are: Debra Knisley and George D. Poole.

Two mathematics faculty members are co-authors of talks: Teresa Haynes and Jeff Knisley, who is a co-author of two talks.

Four mathematics department faculty members are organizing sessions at the meeting. Session organizers are: Robert Gardner, Michel Helfgott, Debra Knisley, and Frederick Norwood.

Changbin Guo, a mathematics graduate student, and Michael D. Phillips, a mathematics undergraduate, are also giving talks at the meeting.

Participation in the meeting by university personnel from outside the Department of Mathematics :

Department of Public Health: Tiejian Wu will be giving a talk and is organizing a session at the meeting.

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Yue Zou is co-author of a talk.

Department of Biological Sciences: Istvan Karsai is also a co-author of a talk at the meeting.

The meeting program has more information about the meeting.

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Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the 30,000-member American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life.