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DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | January 23, 2024 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | January 23, 2024 |
| Award Number: | 2400046 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Wing Suet Li
winli@nsf.gov (703)292-4630 DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences MPS Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Start Date: | May 15, 2024 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2024 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $50,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $50,000.00 |
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2200 VINE ST # 830861 LINCOLN NE US 68503-2427 (402)472-3171 |
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2200 VINE ST BOX 830861 LINCOLN NE US 68583-0861 |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.049 |
ABSTRACT
This grant will provide partial participants support for the 2024 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium (GPOTS) conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, June 3-7, 2024. GPOTS is the largest annual national conference in operator algebras and operator theory held in the United States. Operator algebras and operator theory are major research areas in mathematics, with many connections to other branches of mathematics and with applications across the sciences, particularly to quantum phenomena. Since its beginning in 1981, GPOTS has grown into a major international conference with attendance approximately between 100-150 each year. Researchers will learn about the latest developments and early-career participants will have the opportunity to share their work and connect with other researchers in this part of Mathematics.
The themes of the conference have connections both to many areas of mathematics, including dynamical systems, logic, group theory, ring theory, and to a range of applications, including in quantum phenomena, such quantum computing, and in mathematical physics. Topics which will be featured at GPOTS 2024 include: C*-algebras, operator spaces, operator theory, non-commutative geometry, von Neumann algebras, and quantum information theory. Aside from plenary lectures, GPOTS 2024 will have contributed talks, with many given by early-career researchers, graduate students and postdocs. A significant portion of the proposed funding will be used to support participation by early-career researchers. More information is available at https://math.unl.edu/events/special/gpots2024
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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OVERVIEW: The Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium (GPOTS) conference series is the major annual international conference in the field of operator algebras and operator theory. The 2024 meeting was the 44th annual meeting in the series, and was held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, June 3-7, 2024.
PARTICIPANTS: The 2024 conference had a total of 105 particpants, who fell into the following categories:
Graduate Students: 47 participants,
Postdoctoral Scholars: 13 participants,
Tenured & Tenure Track Faculty: 42 participants,
Government Scientist: 1 participant,
Unemployed or Retired: 2 participants.
OUTCOMES: Intellectual Merit. Operator Algebras (OA) and Operator Theory (OT) are important and vibrant research areas with many connections to other areas of mathematics and physics. It is important for the field to foster interaction and communication between established leaders and up-and-coming early career researchers. This conference did so. Plenary speakers showcased the latest advances and trends in research, and the contributed talks sessions gave many early career researchers visibility to promote their own research and network and collaborate with colleagues.
OUTCOMES: Broader Impacts. The 2024 GPOTS conference played a vital role in fostering the development of early-career researchers in OA and OT. More than 40% of participants were graduate students, showing that new researchers are attracted to these fast-growing areas. Over the years, established leaders in these fields have produced many PhD students, who in turn have become major researchers.
Leaders in OA and OT have paid close attention to guide early career researchers, especially those from underrepresented groups, leading to a welcoming and convivial research atmosphere. With this in mind, 4 of the 14 plenary speakers were women, and overall, around two-dozen of the participants were women. This ratio of appoximately 28% female plenary speakers is amongst the best representation for women at OA/OT conferences in the world.
PROGRAM: There were 14 plenary lectures, each of which was 50 minutes. Of these, 4 were by women, and 1 by an under-represented minority. Also, there were 58 contributed 20-minute lectures, given in three paralleltracks.
Here is a list of the plenary speakers and their affiliiations:
Alcides Buss, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina;
Kristin Courtney, University of Southern Denmark;
Robin Deeley, University of Colorado-Boulder;
Rolando de Santiago, California State University, Long Beach;
Brent Nelson, Michigan State University;
Jesse Peterson, Vanderbilt University;
Eleanor Rieffel, NASA;
Travis Russell, Texas Christian University;
Jamie Gabe, University of Southern Denmark;
Elizabeth Gillaspy, University of Montana;
Adrian Ioana, University of California, San Diego;
John McCarthy, Washington University in St. Louis;
Jack Spielberg, Arizona State University;
Karen Strung, Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Last Modified: 02/14/2025
Modified by: David R Pitts
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