A conference is planned at Purdue University to celebrate the Mathematical contributions of
Professor Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar
Thursday, July 5, to Sunday, July 8, 2012.
Afternoon Session - CHAIR: David Fu (Baltimore, MD)
3-3:45
Nick Inglis (Edinburgh):
Small polynomials for
big groups
3:45-4:45
Refreshments
4:45-5:30
Sylvia Wiegand (Nebraska):
Examples of integral
domains inside power series rings
Morning Session, second half - CHAIR: Dave Shannon (Transylvania)
10:40-11:10
Steven Dale Cutkosky (Missouri):
Asymptotic
Multiplicities
11:10-11:40
Wenhua Zhao (Illinois State):
Differential Equation and
Differential Operator Approaches of the Jacobian Conjecture
11:40-11:50
Break
11:50-12:20
Hema Srinivasan (Missouri):
Number of Equations
Defining the ideals of monomial curves
Morning Session, second half - CHAIR: Jay Gore (ME)
10:40-11:10
Natalia Korskova (St. Petersburg):
On finite morphisms and
curve singularities
11:10-11:40
Karthik Ramani (Purdue, ME):
Geometry inspired
research in shape understanding
11:40-11:50
Break
11:50-12:20
Datta Kulkarni (General Motors):
My journey with
determinants: Theme of Discriminating and Counting
Morning Session, second half - CHAIR: Anil Bajaj (ME)
11:10-11:40
Franz-Viktor Kuhlmann (Saskatoon):
Elimination of wild
ramification in immediate valued function fields - continuing
Kaplansky's work
11:40-12:10
Refreshments
4:45-5:30
Sanjeevani Vaidya (Mercy College, NY):
Applications of Young
Tableaux to gene expressions
Useful information:
Campus map of Purdue University
a map of how to get from the Hilton to Beering hall
Parking on campus:
a file explaining
the parking situation on campus
a map of
construction during the first two days of the conference (July 5 and 6)
a map of
construction during the last two days of the conference (July 7 and 8)
Banquet details will be made available as a handout.
For more information, please contact the organizers: David Fu (cadet [at] cavtel.net)
Last update: July 6, 2012 --------- created and maintained by Franz-Viktor Kuhlmann