Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS)

April 13 - 15th, 2012

Sponsored by: University of Iowa Mathematics Department and the National Science Foundation

Organizing committee: Candice Price, Syvillia Averett, Shannon Talbott, Erik Insko, Garrett Jones

Keynote Speaker: Federico Ardila, Associate Professor, San Francisco State University and Profesor Adjunto, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

The Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is a graduate student conference proposed by a group of underrepresented students in the University of Iowa Mathematics' department and will be largely run and organized by graduate students. The symposium will be structured so that speakers give 20-minute parallel research talks with one distinguished graduate student and one invited faculty member giving 1-hour presentations on Saturday and a mentoring brunch on Sunday. The broader impact of this event is that graduate students who attend USTARS will be better equipped to find academic positions and continue the cycle of research and collaboration.

One graduate student will be chosen to give a one hour talk as a "Distinguished Graduate Student" and will also receive an honorarium of $200. If you would like to be considered for this honor, please submit a research summary outlining your presentation (maximum of 2 pages) to ustars.organizers@gmail.com. The deadline to apply for Distiguished Graduate Student is February 11, 2012.






USTARS Poster - 8.5 by 11"

USTARS Poster - 11 by 17"