GEAUX Schedule 2013

Please note that the program begins MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH

The program is for the two weeks before classes begin in the fall: Monday, August 12th through Friday, August 23rd, 2013.
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in Lockett 244.

Monday, August 12, 2013

  • 9:30: Meet at the Visitors' Center (on the corner of Dalrymple and Highland). Parking passes will be provided to anyone who needs them.
  • 10:00-11:00: Combinatorics (Daniel Guillot, Jesse Taylor)
  • 11:00-12:00: Know Your Resources
  • 12:00-1:30: Pizza Lunch
  • 1:30-2:30: Campus Tour

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

  • 10:00-11:00: Departmental Orientation: Paperwork and Computing
  • 11:00-12:00: Topology I: Topology of Rn (Susan Abernathy)
  • 12:00-1:30: Lunch
  • 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
  • 2:30-3:30: Research Talks (Trevor McGuire, Matt Barnes, Eyad Said)
  • 7pm: Evening Social Event, Game Night

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

  • 10:00-11:00: Topology II: Connectedness and Compactness (Peter Lambert-Cole)
  • 11:00-12:00: Topology III: Manifolds and Useful Examples (Ying Hu)
  • 12:00-1:30: Lunch
  • 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
  • 2:30-3:30: Graduate Student Panel: How to Survive Your First Year
  • 3:30-4:30: Ice Cream Social for All Graduate Students (Keisler Lounge, Lockett Hall)
  • 6pm: Evening Social Event, \$5 Calzone Night at Rotolo's

Thursday, August 15, 2013

  • 7:45am: International Student Orientation (required for all international students), Cox Communications Building. Be sure to bring all required documents including passport and I-20.
  • 12:00-3:00: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
  • 6pm: Evening Social Event, Potluck Dinner

Friday, August 16, 2013

  • 7:45am: International Student Orientation (required for all international students), Cox Communications Building. Be sure to bring all required documents including passport and I-20.
  • 9:00-12:00: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
  • 6pm: Evening Social Event, Frisbee on the Parade Grounds

Monday, August 19, 2013

  • 10:00-11:00: Algebra I: Groups (Eric Bucher)
  • 11:00-12:00: Algebra II: Rings (Maitreyee Kulkarni)
  • 12:00-1:30: Lunch
  • 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
  • 2:30-3:30: Research Talks (Ben Warren, Matthew Dawson)
  • 3:30-4:40: Departmental Tea (Keisler Lounge)

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

  • 10:00-11:00: Algebra III: Linear Algebra (Jacob Matherne)
  • 11:00-12:00: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
  • 12:00-1:30: Lunch
  • 1:30-4:30: R2R Orientation (REQUIRED!), Pleasant Hall
  • 6pm: Evening Social Event, Buffalo Wild Wings

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

  • 9:00-11:30: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
  • 12:00: Graduate Student Orientation (LSU Union)

Thursday, August 22, 2013

  • 10:00-11:00: Analysis I: Multivariable Calculus (Emily McHenry)
  • 11:00-12:00: Analysis II: Measure Theory (Yun Peng)
  • 12:00-1:30: Lunch
  • 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
  • 2:30-3:30: Postdoc Research Talks (Ben Harris, Kate Kearney)
  • 3:30-4:30: Meet & Greet with Postdocs
  • 6pm: Evening Social Event, Girls/Guys Night

Friday, August 23, 2013

  • 10:00-11:00: Analysis III: Interchanging Limits (Austin Scirrat)
  • 11:00-12:00: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
  • 12:00-1:30: Lunch
  • 6pm: Evening Social Event, BBQ, 2150 Duncan Drive, Family/Pets welcome