JOINT COLUMBIA-CUNY-NYU
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR
SCHEDULE  OF TALKS 2015-2016

RTG SEMINAR TALK FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AT 4:00 P.M. :
The seminar will have a special RTG talk at 4:00 P.M. every Thursday when the seminar meets. The RTG talk will  be aimed at graduate students and post-docs; regular faculty are requested not to attend.



Date
Place and Time Speaker Affiliation Title


February 4
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room 4102)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room 4102


Andrew Sutherland


MIT


SATO-TATE DISTRIBUTIONS


abstract


February 11
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 417

TEA: 5:00-5:30 Math Lounge on the 5th floor


Alison Miller


Harvard University


ALGEBRAIC KNOT INVARIANTS, ARITHMETIC INVARIANT THEORY, AND ASYMPTOTICS


abstract


February 18
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Kristen Eisentraeger



Pennsylvania State University



A QUANTUM ALGORITHM FOR COMPUTING THE UNIT GROUP OF A NUMBER FIELD



abstract



February 25
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 (Room 4102)
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(in Room 4214)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room 4102


Laura DeMarco


Northwestern


RATIONALITY OF CANONICAL HEIGHT


abstract



March 3
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 417

TEA: 5:00-5:30 Math Lounge on the 5th floor


Simon Marshall



University of Wisconsin


THE ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOUR OF PERIODS OF AUTOMORPHIC FORMS




abstract


March 10
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Naser Sardari


Princeton University


OPTIMAL STRONG APPROXIMATION FOR QUADRATIC FORMS


abstract






March 17

Spring Break

Spring Break


Spring Break




March 24
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 417

TEA: 5:00-5:30 Math Lounge on the 5th floor


Ziyang Gao


IAS


RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF THE ANDRE-OORT CONJECTURE


abstract


March 31
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 (Room 4102)
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(in Room 4214)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room 4102


Brendan Hassett


Brown University


FAILURE OF STABLE RATIONALITY OF QUADRATIC BUNDLES


abstract


April 7
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Anna Medvedovsky


ICERM


LOWER BOUNDS ON DIMENSIONS OF MOD-p HECKE ALGEBRAS



abstract


  April 14
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 (Room 4102)
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(in Room 4214)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room 4102


Ramin Takloo-Bighash




UIC




DISTRIBUTION OF RATIONAL POINTS ON SOME HOMOGENEOUS VARIETIES




abstract




April 21
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30  Math Lounge on the 5th floor


Haruzo Hida


UCLA


ANTI-CYCLOTOMIC CYCLICITY


abstract


April 28
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Frans Oort


University of Utrecht


CM LIFTINGS OF ABELIAN VARIETIES


abstract