Award Abstract # 2245927
Conference: 2023 Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference

NSF Org: DMS
Division Of Mathematical Sciences
Recipient: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE
Initial Amendment Date: March 3, 2023
Latest Amendment Date: March 3, 2023
Award Number: 2245927
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Stefaan De Winter
sgdewint@nsf.gov
 (703)292-2599
DMS
 Division Of Mathematical Sciences
MPS
 Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date: March 15, 2023
End Date: February 29, 2024 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $25,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $25,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2023 = $25,000.00
History of Investigator:
  • Martha Precup (Principal Investigator)
    martha.precup@wustl.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: Washington University
1 BROOKINGS DR
SAINT LOUIS
MO  US  63130-4862
(314)747-4134
Sponsor Congressional District: 01
Primary Place of Performance: Washington University
ONE BROOKINGS DR
SAINT LOUIS
MO  US  63130-4862
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
01
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): L6NFUM28LQM5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): Combinatorics
Primary Program Source: 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 7556
Program Element Code(s): 797000
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.049

ABSTRACT

The Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference (GSCC) will be held March 17-19, 2023 at Washington University in St Louis. This will be the 16th annual meeting of the GSCC, which is traditionally organized by graduate students. The GSCC focuses on graduate student research presentations and will include keynote addresses by David Galvin (University of Notre Dame), Megumi Harada (McMaster University), and Pamela E. Harris (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee). The GSCC provides a unique and invaluable opportunity for graduate students in combinatorics to experience the benefits of taking part in a research conference. Giving their own presentations allows graduate students to develop their formal presentation skills, helping them succeed as junior researchers.

Combinatorics is a vibrant area for new and innovative research involving problems and techniques from within algebra, geometry, topology, probability, computer science, and analysis. This conference will keep junior researchers aware of recent advances, and give them a platform to present their own research. The GSCC provides an opportunity for graduate students to network, frequently leading to joint research projects and opportunities for future collaboration.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/gscc2023/home

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT

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The 18th annual Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference (GSCC) was held at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) in 2023 from Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 19. The GSCC 2023 was organized by a small group of graduate students from WUSTL. They planned the event, recruited three keynote speakers, and secured additional support from the WUSTL Mathematics Department as well as the Combinatorics Foundation. Student organizers gained important professional experience in planning and executing conferences.

The conference was attended by 77 graduate students from over 30 academic institutions. Among those students, 56 gave 20-minute talks on their own research. These talks took place in a small number of parallel sessions that ran throughout the entirety of the conference. Volunteer moderators from among the student participants ran each of the sessions, encouraging speakers and participants to interact and promoting lively scientific discussion. Student talks were complemented by three hour-long plenary lectures delivered by distinguished researchers: 

--Dr. David Galvin (University of Notre Dame) spoke on "Reciprocals of thinned exponentials,"

--Dr. Megumi Harada (McMaster University) spoke on "An invitation to Newton-Okounkov bodies... and beyond," and

--Dr. Pamela E. Harris (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee) spoke on "Kostant's partition function and magic multiplex juggling sequences."

Each of these plenary talks highlighted different branches of research in combinatorics, and were well received by both graduate student and faculty attendees. 

In an informal exit survey, many students indicated how helpful this conference was to them and expressed their excitement at attending future installments of the GSCC. Students gained important experience presenting their work to peers, resulting in meaningful research and networking connections. Some students indicated that these interactions would lead to significant advancements in their research and new collaborative work.

Details from the conference can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/gscc2023/

 


Last Modified: 05/14/2024
Modified by: Martha E Precup

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