University of southern Maine
Friday, May 30, 2025 - Saturday, May 31, 2025
Schedule
Friday May 30, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 am - 6:00 pm | Registration, coffee, tea | Dubyak Tech Cafe |
| 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Section NExT Luncheon/Presentation | Ricci Lecture Hall |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Executive Committee Meeting | Science 290C |
| 3:30 - 4:00 pm | Refreshments | Dubyak Tech Cafe |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Chandrika Sadanand | Ricci Lecture Hall |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Math Circle Activity | Ricci Lecture Hall |
| 6:00 - 7:30 pm | Social Hour (Cash Bar) Banquet | McGoldrick Center |
| 7:30 - 8:30 pm | Battles Lecture: Scott Taylor | McGoldrick Center |
| Ricci Lecture Hall = Science Building B265 | ||
saturday May 31, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Registration, Coffee, Tea | Dubyak Tech Cafe |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Teaching Hour | Ricci Lecture Hall |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Business Meeting | Ricci Lecture Hall |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | Refreshments | Dubyak Tech Cafe |
| 11:00 am - Noon | Mike Arciero |
Ricci Lecture Hall |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch | McGoldrick |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Contributed Talks |
TBA |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm | Lisa Marano | Ricci Lecture Hall |
Invited Speakers
Chandrika Sadanand, Bowdoin College
Chandrika Sadanand is an Assistant Professor at Bowdoin College, where she has worked since 2021. She studies low-dimensional topology and geometry. In particular, she is usually thinking about curves on surfaces, hyperbolic geometry, billiards, flat surfaces, and 3-manifolds.
Scott Taylor, Colby College
Scott Taylor is a professor of mathematics at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, who works in low-dimensional topology. He is the author or co-author of 26 research papers and several expository articles. His textbook for Intro to Proofs courses, Introduction to Mathematics: Number, Space, and Structure, is published by the American Mathematical Society. He is active in mathematics outreach and is a producer for Sum Camp, a summer day camp for public elementary school students that uses music, art, theatre, and math games to build number sense.
Mike Arciero, University of New England
Michael Arciero received his Ph.D in Mathematics from the University of Rhode Island in 2001. He has been at the University of New England since 2004, where he has developed programs in Applied Mathematics, Data Science, and Statistics. His current and recent work modeling health outcomes includes collaborations with Senscio Systems and Maine Medical Center.
Lisa Marano, West Chester University
Lisa Marano is a Professor of Mathematics and former Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the College of the Sciences and Mathematics at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She was the Founding Director of the Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance Programs in the Mathematics Department. She was also the inaugural co-director of the university’s First-Year Experience program. Lisa serves on the Board of Directors for the Mathematical Association of America as the Chair of the Council on Sections. Her research interests include areas that intersect probability theory, statistics, mathematical finance, and raptors.
Program Committee
Vincent Ferlini, Keene State College
Joe Fields, University of Southern Connecticut
Hayman Thabeth, University of Southern Maine
James Dibble, University of Southern Maine
Local Arrangements Committee
James Quinlan, Univ. of Southern Maine
Webmaster
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