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Applied Mathematics News

Applied mathematics is a dynamic group within the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Nevada, Reno.

[7-May-08] Retirement Party

Please mark May 7, 4:30-6:30 on your calendars for Chaitan and Harvey's retirement party. It will be held in the JCSU Great Room on the 4th floor of the building.

[26-Apr-08] Department Cluster

PDEwulf was upgraded with 5 new dual processor nodes each with 4GB of main memory over Spring Break 2008. Contact Eric for more information.

[17-Mar-08] Putnam Results

Our four top people got 12, 12, 10 and 9 on the Putnam. This places our team in the top 20% nationally. So, if you run across Taylor, Gallaspy, Lang or Dussaq congratulate them and say well done!

[12-Mar-08] Thesis Defense

Please join the Mathematics and Statistics Department for Sayaka Olsen's thesis defense

• Friday, March 14 at 1pm in WRB 2008.

Title: On the Ramsey Number of Sparse 3-Graphs

Abstract: Given a graph H, the Ramsey number of H, denoted R(H, H), is the smallest integer n such that any 2-coloring of the complete graph on n vertices admits a monochromatic copy of H. We consider a hypergraph generalization of a conjecture of Burr and Erdos concerning the Ramsey number of graphs with bounded maximum degree. It was shown by Chvatal, Rodl, Trotter, and Szemeredi in 1983 that the Ramsey number R(H, H) of a graph H of bounded maximum degree is linear in |V(H)|. We derived the analogous result for 3-uniform hypergraphs (or 3-graphs for short). In this presentation, we discuss some seminal results in Ramsey theory, present the proof of the graph embedding lemma, a key element in the proof of the graph result, and highlight some of the technicalities involved in the proof of the 3-graph result.

[19-Feb-08] Interview Talks

There are many excellent applicants for the senior level hire in Applied Mathematics. Telephone interviews have been completed and interview talks are scheduled. The schedule is

• Wednesday, February 20 at 4pm in AB634,
• Friday, February 22 at 1pm in AB201,
• Monday, February 25 at 4pm in AB202,
• Tuesday, February 26 at 2:30pm in WRB2007,
• Thursday, February 28 at 2:30 in MSS216.

Abstracts for these talks appear on the colloqium webpage.

[29-Jan-08] Ph.D. Program

On January 29th the department chair met with the vice president of research and graduate school to discuss our Ph.D. proposal. Her feedback was very positive. She said that the proposal looked beautiful and that we have done an excellent job of addressing all issues. The comments received have been addressed and the proposal updated.

[15-Dec-07] Senior Level Hire

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications in Applied Mathematics for a tenure-track position at a senior level. We are seeking a dynamic individual with outstanding credentials in research and teaching, who will develop interdisciplinary research collaborations, attract external funding, and play an active role in our graduate programs. The contract will begin July 1, 2008 with a physical start date prior to August 18, 2008.

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Last Updated: Tue May 13 23:51:55 PDT 2008