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Are you interested in international work experience? Come along to the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) seminar. Opportunities available in 80 countries.

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Hua Zhang (UWA)

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Finite vertex-biprimitive tetravalent graphs

at 1pm Tuesday 12th of October in MLR2.

Abstract: A graph is called vertex-biprimitive if it is bipartite and its automorphism group (...)

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The ongoing operation and health of human joints relies on the correct mechanical functioning of articular cartilage to allow movement, and on the tensile capacity of the connective tissues (ligaments and tendons). These tissues have extremely complex structures and functional (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Neil Gillespie (UWA)

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r-Neighbour Transitive codes in the Hamming graph

at 1pm on Tuesday 19th of October in MLR2

Abstract: A code in the Hamming graph, H(m,q), is a subset of the vertex set of (...)

Target audience: Early Career Researchers, PhD students or anyone looking for a refresher from Oceans Institute, FECM and FNAS.

This session will focus on filling in a typical research funding application form, based on the ARC Discovery and Linkage Project schemes, but of relevance to (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Sabina Pannek (UWA/Aachen)

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Fat elements in the sporadic simple groups and their covering groups.

at 1pm on Tuesday 26th of October in MLR2

Abstract: Consider the finite general linear group G = GL( (...)

Once again the WA Section of the Australian Mathematical Olympiads Committee is organising the WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad. The event will be held on Saturday, 30 October 2010 in venues centred around the Weatherburn Lecture Theatre. The prize ceremony will be in the Social Sciences Lecture (...)

Gain useful insight into the ARC Linkage Projects scheme and Commercialistation.

The speakers will discuss: 1) Support available at UWA when applying for Linkage; 2) IP Commercialisation via different routes such as licensing, spin-outs, and research contracts; 3) Their personal (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Alexander Hulpke (Colorado State University)

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Computing Conjugacy Classes in finite Matrix groups

a 1pm on Tuesday 2nd of November in MLR2

Abstract: The matrix group recognition project has reached (...)

Dr. Ela Eroglu is one of the newest researchers to join the UWA - Centre for Energy. Ela completed her Postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley on algal biofuels, following her PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering (METU, Turkey) on biohydrogen production by utilization of (...)

The forum will provide the opportunity for early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary educators, university researchers and education system and sector colleagues to meet and discuss the issues surrounding mathematics education.

Discussion topics A series of round table discussions (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Brendan Douglas (UWA Physics)

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Automorphism properties of Adinkra graphs

at 1pm on Tuesday 9th of November in MLR2.

Abstract: Adinkras are a class of highly symmetric graphs arising from studies (...)

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Professor Yuying Li, University of Waterloo

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Flash Crash, Market Impact, and Optimal Execution

at 3pm, 9 November 2010 in Engineering Lecture Theatre G11 – ENGG11 . Abstract:

The U.S. market Flash Crash (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Sukru Yalcinkaya (UWA)

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Generation of classical groups by good elements

at 1pm on Tuesday 16th of November in MLR2

Abstract: Let G be a classical group and V be the underlying vector space of (...)

The seminar will provide attendees with tips and advice on setting up a publication strategy to increase publication output of your research activities, ways to improve the quality of your paper(s), leading them through to publication success and answers on your individual questions regarding (...)

Professor Michael A. Huston is an Adjunct Professor at the UWA School of Earth & Environment. He has been an IAS Professor-at-Large in 2008 and 2009, and this is his third visit in this capacity at UWA.

Professor Hustons research is focused on understanding the causes of observed (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

John Bamberg (UWA)

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Perp-systems of Projective Spaces

at 1pm on Tuesday 23 November in MLR2.

Abstract: Perp-systems were introduced by De Clerck, Delanote, Hamilton, and Mathon to construct new (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Wei Jin (UWA)

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On distance, geodesic and arc transitivity of graphs

at 1pm in MLR 2 on Tuesday 30th of November

Abstract:

We compare three transitive properties of finite graphs. An s-arc (...)

Presentation 1: Ultrasound in the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biorefinery and Biofuel As concerns increase over climate change and the limitations of the global supply of oil and coal there is a move towards renewable fuel and chemical sources. Currently ethanol is being fermented (...)

Each mathematics teaching context is unique, but whenever the conversation turns to undergraduate education, common themes emerge: minimum standards, engagement, service teaching, the role of small group teaching, and graduate capabilities. The talk title is borrowed from a magazine column called � (...)