FSU Women in Mathematics Lecture Series

Description

The FSU Women in Math departmental lecture series is an annual event aimed at promoting the achievements of women in mathematics and fostering an inclusive community within the field. Held each March, the series features a one-day program that includes a lunch with graduate students, AWM Chapter members, female faculty, and postdocs, followed by a colloquium lecture delivered by a distinguished female mathematician. The event provides a platform for networking, mentorship, and inspiring discussions on current mathematical research and gender diversity in the mathematical sciences.

2025-2026 FSU Women In Mathematics Lecture

Amie Wilkinson

Title: Dynamical symmetry

Abstract : The symmetries of an object are widely understood to be the collection of motions that preserve that object, which forms a group under composition. The field of dynamical systems takes static mathematical objects and sets them in motion, watching them evolve over time. What are the symmetries of a dynamical system? I will discuss some of the history of the subject, which naturally highlights work of women in mathematics, as well as recent work of my own and others on an emerging program we call centralizer rigidity.

Short Bio: Amie Wilkinson is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago, where she has been on the faculty since 2012. She earned an A.B. in mathematics from Harvard (1989) and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (1995) under Charles Pugh, then rose through the ranks at Northwestern University before moving to Chicago. Wilkinson's work sits at the heart of smooth dynamical systems and ergodic theory; her results on stable ergodicity, partial hyperbolicity, and (with Christian Bonatti and Sylvain Crovisier) the C¹-centralizer problem provided a partial resolution of Smale's 12th problem for the 21^st century.

Her research excellence and expository skill have been recognized with the 2011 Ruth-Lyttle-Satter Prize and the 2020 Levi L. Conant Prize of the AMS. She is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), a member of Academia Europaea (2019), and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021. An invited speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians and a frequent plenary lecturer worldwide, Wilkinson continues to shape modern dynamics while mentoring the field's next generation.

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This event is supported by the Vice President for Research, Dr. Stacey Patterson, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sam Huckaba, and the Department of Mathematics at Florida State University.

Accompanying events:

The Sum of Us: A Lunch for Aspiring Mathematicians
Organized by AWM leadership
Friday, March 27, 11:30 am -- 1:30 pm, Global & Multicultural engagement building : 2400 & Dining Room

This event is for undergraduate/graduate students who are interested in Mathematics and Science.

This event is supported by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sam Huckaba
Convergence & Conversation: A Dinner for Junior Math Faculty and Graduate Students
Friday, March 27
This event is supported by the Vice President for Research, Dr. Stacey Patterson

Special thanks to Elizabeth Scott and Gina Fort for their exceptional support in making this event possible.

Eko Hironaka

Title: Lehmer's number in Topology, Geometry and Dynamics.

Short Bio: Eko Hironaka is a mathematician whose research spans geometric topology, complex dynamics, and number theory. Her work explores the interplay between geometry and algebra, with a focus on the distribution of Salem and Pisot numbers and the dynamics of rational surface automorphisms. Hironaka has demonstrated excellence not only as a researcher but also in various professional environments for mathematicians. She is currently an Emeritus Professor at Florida State University and has spent the last ten years contributing her expertise as a consultant for math publications at the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Beyond her research, Hironaka is dedicated to mentoring and promoting diversity in mathematics through organizing events and seminars that foster inclusivity and support the growth of the mathematical community.

Accompanying events:

The Sum of Us: A Lunch for Aspiring Mathematicians
Organized by AWM leadership (Elona Berisha, Kaylie Green, Lily Kinney, Ashley Ramsay)

Friday, March 28, 11:00 am -- 1:00 pm, SSB Room 203
The poster is available here

This event is for undergraduate/graduate students who are interested in Mathematics and Science.

This event is supported by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sam Huckaba

Convergence & Conversation: A Dinner for Junior Math Faculty
Thursday, March 27

This event is supported by the Vice President for Research, Dr. Stacey Patterson

Special thanks to Elizabeth Scott and Gina Fort for their exceptional support in making this event possible.

Beatrice Riviere

Title: Analysis and Simulations of Multidimensional Coupled Problems.

Short Bio: Beatrice Riviere is the Noah Harding Chair and a Professor in the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics and Operations Research at Rice University. She has worked extensively on the formulation and analysis of numerical methods applied to problems in porous media and fluid mechanics. She is the author of over one hundred scientific publications in numerical analysis an scientific computation. Her book on the theory and implementation of discontinuous Galerkin methods is highly cited.

Dr. Riviere is a SIAM Fellow (Class of 2021) and an AWM Fellow (Class of 2022). She is also an active member of AWM and USACM and has been involved in SIAM for several decades. Currently, she serves as a member of the SIAM Board of Trustees. She was elected President of the SIAM TX-LA section from 2020 to 2022 and served as Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences from 2019 to 2020. She is on the editorial boards of the SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing and Results in Applied Mathematics.

Her current research focuses on developing high-order methods in time and space for flow and transport, the numerical modeling of chemical species transport in blood vessel networks, and the development of neural-based PDE solvers.