Mathematics in Science & Society
Spring 2002

Archive

Tuesday, February 12, 4 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Dr. Martin W. Lo, Navigation and Mission Design Section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Title: The InterPlanetary Superhighway and the Development of Space

Abstract

Host: Richard Laugesen

Tuesday, February 19, 4 p.m., 314 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Dr. Muriel Scheinman, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art History, UIUC

Title: Altgeld Hall: Its History, Architecture, and Art

Abstract

Tuesday, March 26, 4 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Professor Grigory I. Barenblatt, University of California at Berkeley

Title: Instances of Applied Mathematics

Abstract

Host: Richard Laugesen

Tuesday, April 30, 4 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Philippe Tondeur, NSF

Title: The Mathematical Sciences - a perspective on the federal support role after serving three years as Director of NSF's Division of Mathematical Sciences

Abstract

Upcoming talks in Fall 2002:

Speaker: Professor Charles L. Epstein, University of Pennsylvania

Title: Mathematics and Medical Imaging

Host: John D'Angelo