October 29 – November 2, 2018

Monday, October 29

MSCS Colloquium: An Introduction to Finite Element Methods
Minah Oh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, James Madison University
3:30 pm, RNS 310

Biology Seminar: Neo- and paleo-limnological investigation of the effects of rainbow trout stocking on zooplankton community composition & lake water quality
Dr. Leif Hembre, Professor of Biology, Hamline University
4 PM, RNS 410

Tuesday, October 30

MSCS Research Seminar: Numerically Solving Axisymmetric Problems
Speaker: Minah Oh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, James Madison University
3:40 pm, RNS 204

Wednesday, October 31


Physics Colloquium:  From Flocking Birds to Swarming Bacteria: A Study of the Dynamics of Active Fluids
Speaker: Xiang Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota.
3:00 pm in RNS 210

Thursday, November 1

No Seminar

Friday, November 2

ChemistrySeminarBuilding a Better Battery: Energy Storage for a Carbon-Free Power Grid
James McKone, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
3:15, RNS 310

MSCS Research Seminar
Throttling for Zero Forcing and Cops and Robbers
Speaker:
Joshua Carlson, Ph.D. student @ Iowa State
3:40 pm, RNS 204