Speakers expose students to professionals from other parts of the country giving them insights beyond those of our own faculty, and helps connect NMU to the global academic community. Talks by colleagues start discussions on issues of importance, and provide an opportunity to give visibility to scholarly work being done here.
Join us for interesting and informative seminars on mathematics and computer science topics.
Meet guest speakers from across the country representing universities, industry and mathematical and computing organizations.
Abstracts of each talk are available as well as the time and location. Simply click on the speaker's name for information.
Fall 2017 Semester Schedule of Speakers
Speaker Information | Colloquium Title | Time and Place |
Zac Cogley | TBA | 3:00 pm Friday, December 1st, JXJ 2319 |
Travis Wheeler | TBA | 3:00 pm Friday, November 17th JXJ 2319 |
Chloe Lewis | REU: Two-Terminal Reliability of Graphs with Terminal Distance 3 or 4 | 3:00 pm Friday, October 27th JXJ 2319 |
Carter Murray and Joe Paulson | Virtual Colloquium: Life as a Graduate Student | 3:00 pm Friday, October 13th JXJ 2319 |
Fall 2016 Semester Schedule of Speakers
Speaker Information | Colloquium Title | Time and Place |
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Anthony Webb and Prof Daniel Rowe | Kissing the Platonics | 3:00 pm Friday, Oct 21st JXJ 3100 |
Raphael Bennet | WebWalk, Predictive Analysis, Risk Assesment, and Preference Level Intelligence | 3:00 pm Friday, Oct. 14th JXJ 3100 |
Andreas Valloud | Hybrid Analysis of the Collatz Conjecture | 4:00 pm Friday, Sept. 16th JXJ 3100 |
Winter 2016 Semester Schedule of Speakers
Speaker Information |
Colloquium Title |
Time and Place |
Educators of NMU | Professional Pathways |
Friday, January 22, 2016 3:00 PM 3101 Jamrich Hall |
NMU alumni and CS Interns | What Does an Internship Look Like |
Friday, January 29 4:00 pm 3100 Jamrich Hall |
Zac Cogley | Philosophy |
Friday, February 26, 2016 3:00 PM 3101 Jamrich Hall |
Fall 2015 Semester Schedule of Speakers
Speaker Information | Colloquium Title | Time and Place |
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Anthony Webb |
How Many Gumballs Fit into a Gumball Machine? | Friday, September 11, 2015 3:00 PM 3100 Jamrich Hall |
Assistant Professor Mathematics NMU |
Conjugacy, Polynomials, and Lattices |
Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:00 PM 3100 Jamrich Hall |
Fall 2014 Semester Schedule of Speakers
Speaker Information | Colloquium Title | Time and Place |
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Mark Funk Adjunct Professor, Winona State University |
Cluster-Shared Memory | Friday, September 19, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
Christopher M. Place Senior Retirement Consultant Towers Watson |
So What is an Actuary Anyway? | Tuesday, October 28, 2014 12:00 PM 3102 Jamrich Hall |
Michael Lemke NMU Alumnus |
The Mathematics of Employment | Friday, November 7, 2014 3:15 PM 3102 Jamrich Hall |
Winter 2014 Semester Schedule of Speakers
Speaker Information | Colloquium Title | Time and Place |
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Qinghong Zhang, Ph.D. NMU Professor |
Implementing Active Learning in Math Classes | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 12:00 PM NSF 1209 |
Travis Clark NMU Student |
Your Programming Language Sucks | Friday, April 25, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
Elijah Meert NMU Student |
Analysis of Lake Superior Water Temperatures-A Differential Equations Approach | Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
John Kiltinen, Ph.D. |
Mathematics from Oreo Cookies | Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
Andrew Poe, Ph.D. |
Towers of Hanoi | Tuesday, April 8, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
JoshNKurt NMU Students |
Modtalk | Tuesday, April 1, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
Allen Wirfs–Brock Research Fellow Mozilla Corp. |
Evolving Javascript | Tuesday, March 25, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
David Arnold, Ph.D. |
Why Pi? | Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:00 PM NSF 1205 |
Mounia Ziat, Ph.D. NMU Professor |
Cross-Disciplinary Between Computer Science and Psychology | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:00 PM NSF 1209 |
Eric Smith & Matt Smock NMU Broadcast & AV Servs. |
Interactive Technologies at NMU | Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:00 PM West Science 3808 |