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DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | January 26, 2016 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | January 26, 2016 |
| Award Number: | 1600642 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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janet striuli
DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences MPS Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Start Date: | February 1, 2016 |
| End Date: | January 31, 2019 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $13,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $13,000.00 |
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1112 DALLAS DR STE 4000 DENTON TX US 76205-1132 (940)565-3940 |
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1155 Union Circle #311430 Denton TX US 76203-5017 |
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| NSF Program(s): | ALGEBRA,NUMBER THEORY,AND COM |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.049 |
ABSTRACT
This award supports participants in the Texas-Oklahoma Representations and Automorphic Forms (TORA) conference series will take place at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, TX, April 8-10, 2016; at Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Stillwater, OK in Fall 2017; and at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman, OK in Fall 2018. Each TORA conference will feature three plenary guest speakers consisting of two outstanding leading research mathematicians from outside the Oklahoma-Texas region as well as a recent Ph.D. or a graduate student nearing completion of a Ph.D. In addition, regional graduate students and researchers will present their work. These weekend conferences will provide ample opportunities for collaboration and interactions among the students and researchers in the region, specializing in number theory, automorphic forms and representation theory.
Automorphic forms are basic objects of study in modern number theory. The interplay between automorphic forms and representation theory has seen a number of very exciting new developments recently which also fuel applications to several other fields. J. Arthur's work on endoscopic classification of representations of the orthogonal and symplectic groups is an example of such new developments. Research faculty from over a half dozen universities in the Oklahoma and North Texas region work in automorphic forms and representation theory. The TORA conference series has been successful in bringing together researchers from the region and beyond, as well as their students, and propel innovation and exchange. TORA VII-IX will continue this success in collaborations and exchanges not only between institutions, but also among mathematical areas. The webpage for the 2016 conference can be found here http://www.math.unt.edu/~richter/TORA/TORA7.html.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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The Texas-Oklahoma Representations and Automorphic forms (TORA) series is a conference series in the south central region of the United States launching collaborations in the Texas-Oklahoma region among mathematicians working in number theory, modern algebra, and related fields. This series of meetings has built a focused community of support, exchange, and mentoring for students and faculty at all career levels at various universities in the south central United States working in fields related to automorphic forms and representation theory. Meetings were held each year in rotation by Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and University of North Texas. During each meeting, two prominent guest speakers and a junior plenary speaker from outside the Texas-Oklahoma region presented new research results. Regional researchers and graduate students also gave talks describing their work. Junior mathematicians and graduate students received career and professional advice and training in communicating research results. Both junior and senior mathematicians in the area have formed long-term relationships and collaborations.
TORA VII was held at the University of North Texas April 8-10, 2016. The 64 participants of the conference included 16 tenure/tenure-track faculty (2 female), 7 junior faculty (2 female), and 41 graduate students (12 female). There were 10 regular talks (ranging from 20-50 min) and 10 Speed TORA talks (5 min) on various aspects of automorphic forms and representation theory. There was also a poster session, where 10 graduate students presented posters on their research. The plenary talks were given by Vyjayanthi Chari (UC Riverside) and Ken Ono (Emory University), and the invited graduate student talk was given by Nickolas Andersen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). The organizers received extremely positive feedback about TORA VII: several graduate students expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to speak on their thesis results, and they commented on benefiting from discussions with peers and faculty from nearby institutions. Many participants also indicated their desire to attend future TORA meetings.
Last Modified: 02/01/2019
Modified by: Olav K Richter
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