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The purpose of the Math Department Colloquium Series is to bring our entire department together as a community to enjoy a lecture on mathematics. Everyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.
The organizers for the 2024/2025 academic year are Dr. Katrina Honigs, Dr. Jessica Stockdale, and Dr. Paul Tupper.
Upcoming Colloquium Talks
Dr. Ailene MacPherson (Simon Fraser University)
Biodiversity Mathematics: 100 years of modelling diversity dynamics
October 29, 2024
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Big Data Hub – Presentation Studio (ASB 10900)
A fundamental aim of evolutionary biology is to describe and explain biodiversity patterns; this aim centers around questions of how many "species" exist, where they are most/least abundant, how this distribution is changing over time, and why. Practically speaking, deciphering biodiversity trends and understanding their underlying ecological and evolutionary drivers is important for monitoring and managing both the biodiversity crisis and emergent epidemics. In this colloquium I will discuss 100 years of biodiversity mathematics, beginning with Yule's 1924 foundational work on the model that now bears his name. Despite the twists and turns of the intervening years, I will then introduce recent work from my group with direct connections to Yule's. Throughout, I will highlight the importance of using math and models to clarify biological thinking and will argue that a fully interdisciplinary approach that integrates math, biology, and statistics is necessary to understand biodiversity, be it at the macroevolutionary or epidemiological scale.
Dr. David Muraki (Simon Fraser University)
Title: TBA
February 04, 2025
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Big Data Hub – Presentation Studio (ASB 10900)
Abstract: TBA
Dr. Tom Archibald (Simon Fraser University)
Title: TBA
March 18, 2025
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Big Data Hub – Presentation Studio (ASB 10900)
Abstract: TBA