MORE 2019
Mathematics - Opportunities in Research and Education
October 26-27, 2019
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Conference Schedule
We will start at 8:45 AM on Saturday, October 26 and end by 12:30 PM on Sunday, October 27th. Most events will take place in the new Classroom Building (NCB). Last updated 10/16/2019.
| Saturday, October 26th | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:15-8:45 | Check-in |
1st floor NCB |
| 8:45-9:00 | Welcome Remarks Gretchen Matthews, Virginia Tech |
NCB 170 |
| 9:00-10:00 | Conference Plenary Talk I Michael Young, Iowa State University Exponential Domination in Grids |
NCB 170 |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break | 1st floor NCB |
| 10:30-11:30 | Conference Plenary Talk II Brandilyn Stigler, Southern Methodist University Using discrete mathematics to study biological systems |
NCB 170 |
| 11:30-1:00 | Lunch | 2nd floor NCB |
| 11:30-1:00 | Pathways Panel | NCB 250 |
| 1:00-2:00 | Breakout Session I (Group A) Breakout Session II (Group B) |
NCB 230 NCB 170 |
| 2:00-2:30 | Break | NCB |
| 2:30-3:30 | Near Peer Lightning Discussion Graduate students |
NCB 250 |
| 3:30-4:30 | Breakout Session I (Group B) Breakout Session II (Group A) |
NCB 230 NCB 170 |
| 4:30-6:30 | Activity | Around campus |
| 6:30-8:00 | Dinner and Discussion | NCB |
| Sunday, October 27th | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 | Research and Summer Opportunities Panel | NCB 170 |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break | 1st floor NCB |
| 10:30-11:30 | Careers in the Math Sciences Discussion |
NCB 170 |
| 11:30-12:00 | Wrap-Up | NCB 170 |