MCSP Co-Curricular Activities

Fall 2020

MCSP Conversation Series Talks

All sessions will be in through Zoom.

Links to Zoom meetings (and their recordings) will be found here.

Note: You must have an RC account to access the Zoom links.
If you are not a member of the RC community, email   rahmoeller@roanoke.edu to request access.

Date & Time Speaker Title Intended Audience

Tues,
Sept 1,
6:30-7:30PM

 Emma Blair, David Moreau, and Menghan Wang
Roanoke College Alum		 What Happens Next?
Grad School Options for
MCSP Students 		ALL, especially those interested in graduate school

Wed,
Sept 16,
5-6PM

 Dr. Lars Kotthoff
University of Wyoming		 AI for Materials Science MCSP Majors / minors

Thurs,
Sept 24
5-6PM

 Dr. Ellen Veomett
Saint Mary's College

Mathematics in the Service of
Fair Districting

Material for Audience to Print before Talk

 ALL

Thurs,
Oct 8
Noon-1PM

 Dr. Jennifer Quinn 
University of Washington - Tacoma		 Digraphs and Determinants:
Determinants through Determined Ants 		MCSP
majors/ minors
(Linear Algebra suggested but not required)

Tues,
Oct 20
Noon-1PM

 Dr. Russ Parsons
Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service		 Into the Vortex:
A Tour of Wildland Fire Science 		ALL

Thurs,
Oct 22
7-8PM

 Dr. Tim Chartier
Davidson College		 Get in the Game:
Math and Sports Analytics		 ALL

Wed,
Nov 4
6-7PM

 Dr. Jen Golbeck
University of Maryland,
College Park 		My Future as a Bond Villain:
The Evil Things AI + Social Media Can Do and How to Stop It
 ALL 

Wed,
Nov 11
5:30-6:30PM

 Russell Werneth
Aerospace Engineer at NASA		 Hubble Space Telescope


Note: Register Here by
Nov 9
*Link to talk emailed to you		 ALL
(Free talk but have to register by 11/9)
 
For more information, please contact Dr. Maggie Rahmoeller at (540) 375-2505 or rahmoeller@roanoke.edu.