Graduate Panel: 4/17/2023 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET

We will hold a Q&A graduate panel that several of our current graduating students who will share their experiences and advice on going to the next stage — how they got their next positions (both versions: academic positions and industry/private-sector).

Before they move on, besides asnwering questions about applying to jobs, this can be a very good chance for everyone to share tips, FAQ, and experiences about all parts of their time in the duke math PhD program (research, teaching, summer activities, prelim exams, picking advisors, etc)

TAGMaC Fall 2021: 2/15/2023 from 9am to 3:30pm ET

The Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference (TAGMaC) is a one-day conference held every Fall and Spring semester for graduate students in the mathematics departments of the Triangle area to come together and share their research with one another.

This semester’s TAGMaC will take place at Duke. The conference will feature short (30 minute) talks by graduate students and a 1-hour plenary talk by Dr. Veronica Ciocanel. TAGMaC Fall 2023 is co-sponsored by the Duke SIAM and AMS student chapters, and organized by Duke graduate students. Visit the TAGMaC Fall 2023 website to register and for more details!

Industry Panel: 3/16/2022 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm ET

We will be holding a Q&A panel of Duke alumni who have gone into industry. The invited panelists are Inmaculada Sorribes (Certara), Yishu Gong (Duke), Dena Ho (Ernst & Young), and John Malik (Optiver).

A Zoom recording of the event.

TAGMaC Fall 2021: 11/13/2021 from 9am to 3:15pm

The Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference (TAGMaC) is a one-day conference held every Fall and Spring semester for graduate students in the mathematics departments of the Triangle area to come together and share their research with one another.

This semester’s TAGMaC will take place at Duke. The conference will feature short (15 minute) talks by graduate students and a plenary talk. TAGMaC Fall 2021 is co-sponsored by the Duke SIAM and AMS student chapters, and organized by Duke graduate students. Visit the TAGMaC Fall 2021 website to register and for more details!

Visiting Lecture Program: Friday, April 23, 2021, at 1pm EST

 

Launchpoint Conference: Saturday & Sunday, April 10-11, 2021

Launchpoint is a virtual conference for North Carolina undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics to learn, network, and grow community. Our goals are to increase visibility for underrepresented groups in mathematics, provide short term support for future goals in academia or industry, and engage in making the math community equitable and accessible. The conference is run by graduate students from UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, and Wake Forest.

SIAM Career Fair: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 10-5pm EST

“In light of the ongoing pandemic, we’ll be hosting the annual SIAM Career Fair virtually in 2021. The Career Fair presents a unique opportunity for job seekers to meet prospective employers.” Participating organizations include:

• National Security Agency
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
• ExxonMobil
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Krell Institute – DOE CSGF
• Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• MathWorks

BIG Math Network Industry Connection Series: Starts February 17, 2021, at 3pm EST

“The Industry Connection Series will feature interactive “office hours” with mathematical scientists working in industry. The goal is to connect mathematical sciences students directly with industry members who can answer student-generated questions. Students at all levels are welcome and encouraged to attend and ask questions.”

Talking “BIG” Jobs with Sumanth Swaminathan: Wednesday, Nov 13, 2019, 2:00pm ET

Duke SIAM-AWM Graduate Student Talk:  “Determining Risk Factors for Triple Whammy Acute Kidney Injury: Sex-specific Modeling and Analysis”
Speaker:  Jessica Leete | Friday, October 25th, 3:30-4:30pm | Room 235 Physics

Concurrent use of a diuretic, a renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor, and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) significantly increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). This phenomenon is known as `triple whammy’. Diuretics and RAS inhibitors, such as an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), are often prescribed in tandem for the treatment of hypertension, whereas some NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen, are available over the counter. As such, concurrent treatment with all three drugs is not uncommon. The goals of this study are to better understand the mechanisms underlying the development of triple whammy AKI and to identify physiological factors that may increase an individual’s susceptibility. To accomplish these goals, we utilize computational models of long-term blood pressure regulation. We found that individual variation in water intake or the myogenic response as well as high dosages of these drugs may predispose triple whammy patients to develop AKI. The computational models used include variables describing the heart and circulation, kidney function, sodium and water reabsorption in the nephron and the RAS, and are parameterized separately for men and women.

Industry Jobs discussion with Professor Rachel Levy: December 3, 2018, Physics 101

Public Lecture in Math (PLUM):  “Mathematical Modeling from Kindergarten to Industry”
Speaker:  Rachel Levy | December 3, 2018 | Physics 128

TAGMaC 2018

Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference (TAGMaC) was founded in 2015 at NC State University by graduate students Daniel Bernstein, Eva Brayfindley, Amanda Laubmeier, Molly Lynch, and Kristen Moody and faculty advisers Radmila Sazdanovic and Seth Sullivant. The goal of TAGMaC is to provide an opportunity for graduate students in the mathematics departments in the Triangle Area to communicate ideas and share experience in mathematics research.

Graduate School and Job Application Panel:  November 13, 2017

• Grad School Application Panel:  Learn from current math graduate students their experience of applying to
  graduate school and their tips for prospective students.
• Job Application Panel:  Join our faculty members, professors of practice and postdocs in a discussion of current situation of the job market, and learn about what the hiring committee is looking for and how you can make your application stand out from the application pool.
• CV/Cover Letter Workshop:  The panels will be followed by a hands-on workshop on how to write a successful CV/cover letter workshop. Prof. Witelski will give us a short presentation on good CVs and cover letters. Then participants can spend the rest of time using peer review to improve application materials.

SIAM Orientation Meeting:  September 22, 2017

The Duke student chapter of SIAM is holding an orientation meeting on Friday, September 22. SIAM membership is free to all Duke students. The meeting will provide an overview of the organization and membership benefits, list of events for the semester, officer elections, and new member induction into the National SIAM organization. Refreshments will be provided.

TAGMaC 2017:  April 23, 2017

This semester, the Duke University AMS and SIAM graduate student chapters will host the biannual Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference (TAGMaC). The event will occur on Sunday April 23 in the Duke Physics Building. The plenary speaker will be Professor Dave Rose from UNC. Dave also graduated with his PhD from Duke in 2012! Our organizers are Hangjie Ji, Sarah Ritchey, Robert Ravier, Shan Shan, and Dmitry Vagner.

The goal of TAGMaC is for students in the graduate mathematics departments (NC State, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke) in the Triangle Area to come together as a mathematical community to share in their various mathematical experiences. Graduate students will give 20 minute talks about their research. The talks need not be presentations of precise mathematical results. Rather, the purpose is for the talks to introduce other graduate students to one’s area of research: What sort of concepts and problems is one considering? Where within mathematics do one’s interests lie? what is the path of ideas, from graduate courses to the advanced papers in the field, that one has to traverse to arrive at their work? What are some fascinating phenomena you’d like to share? We want you to tell us the mathematical story of your research so as to demystify unfamiliar areas of mathematics as well as, for younger graduate students, the world of mathematical research. This is the perfect opportunity to give your first research talk!

Teleconference with Professor Andrea Bertozzi:  November 4, 2016 | Physics 115

The teleconference with Professor Andrea Bertozzi from UCLA was hosted on November 4 in the conference room (Physics 115). Prof. Bertozzi is a great applied mathematician and a short biography of her can be found below. The teleconference this afternoon will be an informal and interesting conversation with her. Please come and join us.