Department of Mathematical Sciences

Georgia Southern University

2006 Distinguished Lecture

“Numerical Methods for Rapid Computation of Page Rank”

Friday, April 14, 2006, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Room 1004, Information Technology Building

Professor Gene H. Golub

Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University

Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994)

Member, National Academy of Sciences (1993)

Member, National Academy of Engineering (1990)

Professor Gene Golub is one of the most influential mathematicians in the area of computational mathematics and numerical analysis.

Professor Golub has published over 230 research papers and authored, co-authored, or edited 18 books. He is the advisor of 28 Ph.D.’s. He is the editor or managing editor of four journals, and serves on the editorial board for 12 other journals. Professor Golub received many prestigious awards and honors. Among them are the B. Bolzano Gold Medal for Merit in the Field of Mathematical Sciences (1994), and the SIAM Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession (1993).

Professor Golub’s research interests include numerical analysis, mathematical programming, and statistical computing. His work in matrix computation devises and analyzes algorithms for solving numerical problems arising in science and statistics. Specifically, he develops algorithms for solving linear systems with special structure, computes eigenvalues of sequences of matrices, and estimates functions of matrices.

Sponsors: Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Georgia Southern University.

Admission is free. All are welcome!

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Department of Mathematical Sciences

Distinguished Lecture Series

Inaugural Lecture

Thursday, April 28, 2005, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Math/Physics Building, Room 3314

Professor Carl de Boor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
(National Medal of Science, 2003)

"Ideal Interpolation"

Abstract: Starting from G. Birkhoff's definition of `ideal interpolation' (as a linear projector whose kernel is a polynomial ideal), multivariate polynomial interpolation is explored.

On March 14, 2005, Dr. de Boor was one of eight scientists awarded the 2003 National Medal of Science, the most prestigious science award in the country.

"The author of more than 150 papers and four books, de Boor has earned world recognition for his work on spline functions, mathematical expressions that describe free-form curves and surfaces. In particular, de Boor developed simpler approaches to complex spline calculations, a contribution that revolutionized computer-aided geometric design. His work is now routinely applied in a range of fields that rely on precise geometry, including the use of special effects in films, and in the aircraft and automotive industries." - NA Digest.

Dr. de Boor is a professor emeritus at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was the Steenbock Professor of Mathematical Sciences and the P.L. Chebyshev Professor of Mathematics and Computer Sciences at the time of his retirement in 2003. Dr. de Boor is also a Fellow of the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences (1987), a Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1993), and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1997). He was awarded the John von Neumann Prize by SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) in 1996.

Everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be available at 3:30 p.m. in the Math/Physics Building Room 3304.