Lewis & ClarkCollege of Arts & Sciences

Mathematical Sciences

Colloquium

We are happy to announce the Mathematical Sciences Colloquium!

Talks are typically on Wednesdays and are in J.R. Howard Hall, Room 135 at 3:30pm unless otherwise noted. Refreshments are provided.


 

February 6th, 2013

  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Hannah Callender presents: Assessment tools for objective measurement of physical activity
    Participation in physical activity (PA) on a regular basis is important for maintaining health, yet many people in the United States do not meet the levels recommended by scientific and health organizations (CDC). Current research on behavioral patterns and interventions designed to increase PA primarily are aimed at younger children (6-18yrs) or adults (Nelson et al. 2007) with the college population often ignored. PA behavior during the late adolescence/early college period in life is of particular importance as behaviors adopted during this time frame may carry over into adulthood. Previous research indicates that between 40-50% of college students are physically inactive, 25% are classified as obese (Huang et al. 2010), and 33-50% experience psychological problems that affect their functioning (Hunt & Eisenberg, 2010), thus putting their overall health at risk (Buckworth, 2004; Keating, 2005; Ferrara, 2009). Given the fact that PA plays an important role in maintaining a healthy weight and improving mental health, it is important to describe PA behavior in this population and design interventions to increase PA that are tailored to this population’s specific goals and motivations.  One issue in measuring PA lies in the ability to obtain objective measurements of activity and then to appropriately report the results from those measurements.  In this talk I will discuss strategies for objective measurement of physical activity, including results from this summer’s REU at the University of Portland.

February 27th, 2013

April 3rd, 2013

  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Exploring Orbifold Graphs
    Kathleen Daly 13’ will present the results of her year-long mathematics
    honors thesis project.  She has been looking into defining a new graph theory
    object, called an orbigraph, that parallels an existing object in
    differential geometry.

April 10th, 2013

  • 3:30pm: Computer Careers at PERS
    George Schellenberg from the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System will speak about careers in computers or business at PERS.

April 17th, 2013

  • 3:30pm: Computer Science Careers Talk
    David Swanson, Director of Engineering, from New Relic, Inc. will give you a tour of the cool technology, engineering processes, and team dynamics that New Relic is building to enable our continued success.

April 24th, 2013

  • 3:30pm: Honors Thesis Presentation
    “A logical treatment of special relativity, with and without faster-than-light observers” by Benjamin Hoffman ‘13

May 1st, 2013


Visit the Past Colloquia page for a list of talks from recent semesters.

Contact Us

The Department of Mathematical Sciences is located in BoDine on the Undergraduate Campus.

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ChairJohn Krussel

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Lewis & Clark
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