Colloquia are held on selected Mondays throughout the term from 3:45-4:45 pm in Roop 103. Refreshments will be served at 3:30, also in 103. Occasional colloquia may be held at other times and/or locations.

Date Speaker Home Institution Title, with link to abstract and bio Aug. 25 First day of classes; no colloquium Sept. 1 Labor Day; no colloquium Sept. 8 Dr. C. David Pruett JMU The Ultimate N-Body Algorithm: Parameter-Free, Adaptive, and Parallel Sept. 22 *4:30* PM Dr. Rebecca Wasyk Metron, Inc. The Kalman Filter Oct. 18 *SATURDAY* SUMS Conference Dr. Mike Mossinghoff Dr. Robin Wilson undergraduate speakers Davidson College & U of SC Cal Poly Pomona various Sufferin' Succotash!  A Problem of Sylvester's Knots, Surfaces, and 3-Manifolds Abstracts Oct. 27 spring course information day JMU faculty Nov. 3 Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer George Mason University Mathematical modeling, analysis and computation of biological applications Nov. 10 Dr. Kellie J. Archer Viginia Commonwealth University, Department of Biostatistics  & Massey Cancer Center Statistics in medical and high-throughput genomic research Nov. 17 Dr. Michael Shearer North Carolina State University The Brazil Nut Effect and Avalanches Dec. 1 Mr. Dustin Hevener USDA,  CSM '08 Experiences at the National Agricultural Statistics Service (thus far)

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Spring 2008        Fall 2007          Spring 2007         Fall 2006

Past Years' Colloquia (1998-spring 2006)