Mathematics in Science and Society
The Department of Mathematics initiated the Mathematics in Science and Society lecture series in 1995 to improve connections between mathematics other science departments. MSS colloquia range over a broad spectrum of topics in connections and interactions of mathematics with other scholarly disciplines and other aspects of the society in general.
Colloquium and MSS 2012-13 Playlist
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
245 Altgeld Hall, 4:00 p.m.
Speaker: William Taber (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Title: A Flight of Curiosity—a Mathematician’s Tale
Abstract | Video of lecture
Host: V. Hur
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
245 Altgeld Hall, 4:00 p.m.
Speaker: Rob Kirby (University of California-Berkeley)
Title:What is the future of math journals?
Abstract
Host: I. Kapovich
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 -- CSE Annual Meeting Plenary Lecture
NCSA Auditorium, 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Robert Lang (Origami, Alamo, CA)
Title: From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami
Abstract
Host: V Hur