NSF Org:	DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Initial Amendment Date:	February 12, 2009
Latest Amendment Date:	February 12, 2009
Award Number:	0907768
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Bruce P. Palka DMS  Division Of Mathematical Sciences MPS  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date:	February 15, 2009
End Date:	January 31, 2013 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$36,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$36,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2009 = $36,000.00
History of Investigator:	Zhong-Jin Ruan (Principal Investigator) ruan@math.uiuc.edu Hari Bercovici (Co-Principal Investigator) Ronghui Ji (Co-Principal Investigator) Marius Dadarlat (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 506 S WRIGHT ST URBANA IL  US  61801-3620 (217)333-2187
Sponsor Congressional District:	13
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 506 S WRIGHT ST URBANA IL  US  61801-3620
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	13
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	Y8CWNJRCNN91
Parent UEI:	V2PHZ2CSCH63
NSF Program(s):	ANALYSIS PROGRAM
Primary Program Source:	01000910DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 7556, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	128100
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049

ABSTRACT

This proposal requests partial support for The Wabash Seminar, along with its annual Miniconference. It is devoted to stimulation and dissemination of significant contributions to Modern Analysis in the Midwest region. For about 40 years of operation, it has earned a national and international reputation for its success, and has provided a unique opportunity and an excellent environment for young researchers, visitors, postdocs and graduate students to meet regularly and exchange ideas with leading experts in the fields.

The Wabash Seminar and Miniconference series will bring together functional analysts and their students in the Midwest region. This will further contribute to fruitful interactions of experts working in different areas of operator algebras and operator theory. During the past years the seminar and the conference have attracted numerous faculty members, postdocs, and Ph.D students from Indiana University, IUPUI, Purdue University, University of Illinois, University of Cincinnati and Washington University at St Louis. The Wabash Seminar series offers an excellent opportunity to the junior people to be exposed to and to be informed of the latest major mathematical developments in Modern Analysis. These contacts develop very often their mathematical taste and could influence very beneficially the future directions of their research.

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