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The Langenhop Lecture is an annual event named after Carl E. Langenhop, whose generous funding supports the series. The lecture is a part of the broader activities of the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.

The Langenhop Lecture features distinguished speakers from the fields of mathematics and statistics, who present on various complex topics to both specialized and general audiences. The event serves as a platform to promote the importance of mathematics and its applications in different domains.

 2024 Langenhop Lecture & SIU Conference

May 16-17, 2024

A NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN THE FIELD OF PURE MATHEMATICS.

The School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is pleased to announce a research conference in the area of Pure Mathematics. This event is combined with the annual Langenhop lecture series to promote the importance of mathematics to a general audience. The conference will begin at 9:00 am on Thursday May 16th and end in the evening of Friday May 17th. The Langenhop Lecturer this year will be Ken Ono, University of Virginia. Website

Graduate Students are invited to attend and are welcome to submit talks. We have funds to cover their lodging expenses, meals, and up to $500 in travel expenses, regardless of whether they are giving a talk or just attending. To apply for support, graduate students should fill out the registration form and select that option.

Lodging will be provided for all invited participants and graduate students.

Meals will be provided for all registered participants.

Langenhop Lecturer: Ken Ono, University of Virginia

The Langenhop Lecture is intended for a general university audience, highlighting the beauty and impact of pure mathematics.

 

Plenary Speakers:

  • Stephen DeBacker, University of Michigan
  • Louis Kauffman, University of Illinois Chicago
  • Freydoon Shahidi, Purdue University
  • Robin Wilson, Loyola Marymount University

Representation Theory and Automorphic Forms

  • Devjani Basu, Southern Illinois University
  • David Goldberg,  Purdue University
  • Alexander Hazeltine, University of Michigan
  • Joe Hundley, University of Buffalo
  • Aranya Lahiri, University of California San Diego
  • Baiying Liu, Purdue University
  • Ayan Maiti, Purdue University
  • Jeremiah Roberts, Southern Illinois University
  • Claus Sorensen, University of California, San Diego
  • Layla Sorkatti, Southern Illinois University
  • Matthias Strauch, Indiana University
  • Manisha Varahagiri, University of Texas, Arlington

Integral Quadratic Forms

  • Eran Assaf, Dartmouth College
  • Archisman Bhattacharjee, Louisiana State University
  • Wai Kiu Chan, Wesleyan University
  • Pete Clark, University of Georgia
  • Maxwell Forst, University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Lenny Fukshansky, Claremont McKenna College
  • Larry Gerstein, University of California Santa Barbara
  • Felipe Valdes Gonzalez, Wesleyan University
  • Sehun Jeong, Claremont Graduate University
  • Jingbo Liu, Texas A&M San Antonio
  • Koustav Mondal, Louisiana State University
  • Jeremy Rouse, Wake Forest University
  • Ester Sgallova, Michigan State University
  • Kate Thompson, US Naval Academy

Steinberg Module of the Braid Group

  • Nathan Broaddus, Ohio State University
  • Emille Lawrence, University of San Francisco
  • Anisah Nu'Man, Spelman College
  • Robin Wilson, Loyola Marymount University

Partial Differential Equations

  • Carlo Morpurgo, University of Missouri
  • Cheikh Birahim Ndiaye, Howard University
  • John Villavert, University of Texas, RGV
  • Lei Zhang, University of Florida

Geometry Broadly Understood

  • Simina Branzei, Purdue University
  • Philip Feinsilver, SIU Carbondale
  • Louis Kauffman, University of Illinois Chicago
  • Hanna Makaruk, LANL
  • Robert Owczarek, University of New Mexico
  • Bogdan Petrenko, Eastern Illinois University
  • Stacy Staples, SIU Edwardsville
  • Ron White, SIU Carbondale

Sponsors

  • National Science Foundation
  • School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences (Langenhop Fund)
  • College of Engineering, Computing, Technology & Math

Organizing Committee

  • Dubravka Ban
  • Wesley Calvert
  • Andrew Earnest
  • Mathew Gluck
  • Jurek Kocik
  • Lindsey-Kay Lauderdale

Previous Speakers:

  • Commentary on the Analysis of Complex Data, Dennis Cook, University of Minnesota, October 28, 2022.
  • Mathematics through the (MAA) Looking Glass, Dr. Michael Pearson, Executive Director, MAA, May 14, 2019.
  • Political Blogs - A Dynamic Text Network, David Banks, Duke University, May 14, 2018.
  • Research, Education, and the Outreach at the Interface of Math and Biology, Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, May 15, 2017.
  • An Elementary Introduction to Langlands Program, Freydoon Shahidi, Purdue University, May 16, 2016.
  • The Role of Mathematics & Statistics in Science & Society, Lynne Billard, University of Georgia, April 29, 2015.
  • Patterns and Disorder, Bryna Kra, Stanford University, April 23, 2014.
  • Introduction to Virtual Knot Theory, Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois, 2013.
  • Number theory and the circle packings of Apollonius, Peter Sarnak, Princeton University, March 2, 2012.