Sonya Kovalevsky Festival
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Syracuse University
Department of Mathematics


Sonya Kovalevsky
First Woman Ph.D. in Mathematics

Schedule of Events

8:30 - 9:00
Registration
Information on Careers in Mathematics.
Refreshments
Variety of books to peruse.
Mathematics games and puzzles to play.
Location:  Carnegie Library Reading Room
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome 
Overview of the Day's Program
Introduction of Project Group Leaders
9:20 - 10:40 Workshop 1
10:40 - 11:00 Snack and recreation
11:00 - 12:20 Workshop 2
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
Opportunity to talk with others.
Books, games, and puzzles, posters.
Career information.
1:30 - 2:15 Keynote Address:
Intersections of Excellence
Ms Margaret Coleman

Senior Microbiologist, Environmental Risk Assessment
Syracuse Research Corporation
2:15 - 3:00
Panel: Careers in Math Intensive Fields

Workshops:

Dr. Kari Segrave
Syracuse University
Department of Biology
The Ecology and Evolution of Species Interaction
Dr. Linda Ivany
Syracuse University
Dept. of Earth Science
What fossils can tell us about 40 million-year-old sea shells

Dr. Shobha Bhatia
Syracuse University
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Understanding Quicksand
Dr. Hyune-Ju Kim
Syracuse University
Department of Mathematics
Inheritance and Statistics
Dr. Kari Shaw
Syracuse University
Department of Mathematics
Teacher Workshop

Registration Materials

Parking in Q4

At the red X next to Center for Science and Technology on this map. Entrance on College Place

Sponsored by

Syracuse University Mathematics Dept.
College of Engineering and Computer Science at SUSU

Technology Alliance of Central New York TACNY
WISE - Women in Science and Engineering WISE



Questions or comments: Marjory Baruch mjbaruch@syr.edu