Monday

Optimization Seminar: at 11:00 in LindH 409

Dr. Luis N. Vicente from University of Coimbra, Portugal will speak on "Error estimates and poisedness in multivariant polynomial optimization and derivative-free optimization"

Student Topology: at 2:30 in VinH 113

Mr. Michael Williams will speak on "Morse theory"

Special Lecture: at 3:35 in VinH 6

Professor Kiran Kedlaya from University of California, Berkeley will speak on "Some p-adic differential equations in number theory"

Real Analysis [Gene Fabes 1937--1997]: at 4:30 in VinH 207

Professor Luis Escauriaza from Universidad del PaUs Vasco, Bilbao will speak on "Unique continuation for parabolic equations"

Tuesday

IMA Postdoc Seminar: at 11:15 in LindH 409

Professor John Dennis from Rice University and the IMA will speak on "Working with industry or my life as an evangelist"

Junior Colloquium: at 3:35 in VinH 570

Professor Paul Garrett will speak on "Factoring x^n-1: cyclotomic and Aurifeuillian polynomials"

Wednesday

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: at 12:00 in LindH 409

Professor Moritz Diehl from Heidelberg University will speak on "An algorithm for real-time optimization in nonlinear model predictive control"

Differential Geometry: at 1:25 in VinH 209

... Working Seminar - Contact Professor Leung for further information

Special Ordway Lecture Series: at 3:30 in VinH 6

Professor Luc Illusie from Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay will speak on "On the l-adic cohomology of schemes over local fields"

Algebra, Geometry, and Physics: at 3:30 in VinH 209

... This seminar will begin on February 19

P.D.E.: at 3:35 in VinH 207

Professor Lenya Ryzhik from University of Chicago will speak on "Reaction-diffusion fronts in flows: speed-up and quenching"

Thursday

Applications of Math and Numerical Analysis: at 11:15 in VinH 570

Dr. Lenya Ryzhik from University of Chicago will speak on "Time reversal of waves in random media"

Topology: at 1:00 in VinH 203B

... Will not meet this week

Differential Geometry: at 2:20 in VinH 570

Professor Robert Gulliver will speak on "Mean curvatrue flow of entire graphs in Euclidean space (after Ecker- Huisken)"

Lie Theory: at 2:30 in VinH 313

... Will not meet this week

Special Seminar: at 3:30 in VinH 570

Professor Gregory Seregin from St. Petersburg will speak on "Navier-Stokes and backward uniqueness"

Colloquium: at 3:35 in VinH 16

Professor Nicolas Monod from University of Chicago will speak on "Superrigidity in negative curvature"

Friday

IMA/MCIM Industrial Problems Seminar: at 10:10 in VinH 570

Mr. Stephen Mildenhall from Kemper Insurance will speak on "The evolution of property-casualty insurance liabilities"

Probability: at 2:30 in VinH 211

Professor Ofer Zeitouni will speak on "An introduction to random walks in random environments: homogenization, hitting times and regeneration"

Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis: at 2:30 in VinH 570

Dr. Don Estep from Colorado State University will speak on "Preservation of invariant rectangles under discretization"

Combinatorics: at 3:35 in VinH 207

Professor Bruce Legan from University of St. Thomas will speak on "Commutator-Finite Orthomodular Lattices"

Automorphic Forms and L-Functions: at 4:30 in VinH 364

Professor Paul Garrett will speak on "Sobolev's lemma and meromorphic continuation of Eisenstein series"

Professoe Luc Illusie from the Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay will visit the School of Mathematics, January 18-February 22, 2003. Professor Illusie's visit is sponsored by the Ordway Endowment. During his visit, Professor Illusie's office will be Vincent Hall 327; you can reach him by phone at 625-2587.\hfill\break\vskip .2cm Professor Michael Powell from the University of Cambridge, U.K., is visiting the School of Mathematics for one month beginning January 7, 2003. His visit is also sponsored by the Ordway Endowment. During his stay, Professor Powell's office is Lind Hall 402; you can reach him by phone at 624-0083.