Michael P. Brenner, the Glover Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics at Harvard University, will give three lectures on campus as part of the Department of Mathematic’s annual Charles Amick Memorial Lectures in Applied Mathematics, February 18-20, 2008. Brenner’s lecture topics will include: “Mathematical challenges underlying self assembly,” “Connections between evolution and physiology,” and “Some singularities of recent interest” as detailed below:
- “Mathematical challenges underlying self assembly;” Monday, February 18, 2008, 4:00 p.m., E202
- “Connections between evolution and physiology;” Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 4:30 pm, E 206
- “Some singularities of recent interest;” Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 4:00 p.m., E 202:
The lectures will take place at the University’s Eckhart Hall, 1118 E. 58th Street.
Charles Amick was an applied mathematician at the University of Chicago who died in 1991, at the age of 39. The Charles Amick Memorial Lecture Series was begun in 1993 as a means of honoring his life. Past Amick Lecturers include: Andrew Majda, Joseph Keller, John Ball, Martin Kruskal, Paul Roberts, David Ruelle, John Guckenheimer, Percy Deift, Keith Moffatt, Ingrid Daubechies, Yann Brenier, Felix Otto, Claude Bardos, George Papanicolaou and Ronald Coifman.
Each year, the Department of Mathematics sponsors four lecture series: the Adrian Albert Lectures in algebra, the Zygmund-Calderón Lectures in analysis, the Charles Amick Memorial Lectures in applied mathematics, and the Unni Namboodiri Lectures in geometry and topology.
For more information on these lecture series, please visit: http://www.math.uchicago.edu/research/lectures.shtml.
