Xinsi Huang, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, will present his project titled “Linear Shrinkage, Pretest and Stein-type Estimation: A Review” on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 9:30 am in TH 248.
Please see poster attached for additional information.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to extend congratulations to two of our recent Statistics graduates, Ashley Kapoor and Rachel Van Herk. Last week, their hard work and determination was recognized with the Governor General Silver Medal awarded at Fall Convocation. This award was given to the two graduates with the highest academic averages during their undergraduate studies. Further details are available in this article in the Brock News. Congratulations to you both Rachel and Ashley. We wish you continued success in your future!
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite anyone interested, including graduate students, to a Colloquium Talk by Dr. Basil Nanayakkara on Wednesday October 2, 2019 from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. The talk will take place in Thistle 247 and is entitled Theory of Schemes.
Abstract:
The theory of schemes is the language of modern (post-Grothendieck) algebraic geometry. In this talk, we will start with the theory of sheaves (of commutative rings with unity) over a topological space and then specialize to the theory of schemes. We will proceed at a pace comfortable to the participants, without paying attention to the time. If time runs out, the rest will be discussed in a future talk.
On Friday, September 13 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in MCJ 404, Sicheng Zhao will present his MSc. Research Project. The Department of of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite faculty, students and anyone interested to this presentation. The project is entitled Integrable peakon systems from two new extensions of sl (2,R) modified AKNS method
The evaluation committee members for this project are Dr. Thomas Wolf, Dr. Alexandre Odesski and Dr. Stephen Anco.
On Wednesday, September 11 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in MCJ 404, Derek Vaillancourt will present his MSc. Research Project. The Department of of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite faculty, students and anyone interested to this presentation. The project is entitled Integrable Peakon Equations from an Improved Method Based on a Modified AKNS Scheme
The evaluation committee members for this project are Dr. Thomas Wolf, Dr. Alexandre Odesski and Dr. Stephen Anco.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite anyone interested, including undergraduate and graduate students, to a Colloquium Talk by Dr. Basic Nanayakkara on Thursday September 19, 2019 from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. The talk will take place in South Block 216 and is entitled Rings and the spectra in Algebraic Geometry.
Abstract:
Given a commutative ring with unity, we will construct its spectrum as a topological space. If time permits we will study the notion of affine schemes. This is an introductory talk on algebraic geometry and so is accessible to undergraduate students who are familiar with the notion of rings and the definition of a topology on a set
Leila Meskine, one of our Mathematics graduate students, has been honoured with the 2018-2019 Barb Daly Excellence & Student Leadership Award. Leila has also been awarded The President’s Surgite Award that recognizes students who have great leadership potential and excellence in academic work during their studies at Brock. Congratulations Leila!
In January 2019, our former Statistics student Rachel Van Herk started a position as a Credit Reporting Analyst at Meridian Credit Union, St. Catharines Corporate Office, Ontario. Congratulations to Rachel!
It is with profound sadness that the Department of Mathematics and Statistics wishes to let our students, former students and other members of the Brock community know that Darrell Short passed away on Tuesday April 17th at the age of 61. Darrell has been with us for over 37 years as a Teaching Assistant, helping and inspiring countless students in a multitude of courses. His contributions to the Department were immeasurable, touching the lives of students, faculty and staff members alike.
The Department would like to extend its condolences to Darrell’s family. He will very much be missed by all of us. It simply won’t be the same place now that he has passed.
Darrell’s obituary is available via this link.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics wishes to congratulate Dr. Mei-Ling Huang and Dr. Henryk Fuks. At the 2017-2018 Faculty of Mathematics and Science awards, Dr. Huang received the Dean’s Distinguished Scholar Award. Dr. Fuks was awarded the Distinguished Research Award for Faculty. Congratulations to them both!
For more details, please see the story in the Brock News.
