Summer Launch Events
A new summer of research projects is about to start and to officially launch the 2024 programme, we’re hosting the below events on Monday 1 July 2024.
Panel Discussion with CMS PhD Students and Early Career Researchers
Date & time: 4:30-5:30pm
Location: Meeting Room 2 (Basement, CMS)
The first event will be a panel session with PhD students and other early career researchers who have a sense for where you are in your mathematical career at the moment. We’ll have a discussion about what research is like, its joys, and its challenges. Coming along will give you a glimpse of life as a researcher both in the long run and in the 8 weeks that lie ahead of you.
Drinks Reception
Date & time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: CMS Central Core
Come along to meet other students who will be undertaking projects this summer and find out what they are working on! Project supervisors are also invited.
What Comes Next? Life as a Mathematician
Date & time: 11:00am-12:00pm, Friday 19 July 2024
Location: Meeting Room 3 (Basement, CMS)
Chair: Po-Ling Loh, Professor in the Statistical Laboratory (DPMMS)
This event forms part of the Philippa Fawcett Internship programme for women and non-binary students in mathematics, though we warmly welcome any interested summer students who would like to attend.
We have invited four woman mathematicians to come and participate in a panel discussion about their career to date and experiences as women working in the field. Each member of the panel is currently at a different stage in their mathematical career: from current PhD student through to Professor! Each speaker will introduce themselves and briefly describe their career trajectory so far. Our chair will then put questions to the panel for discussion. The audience will also be invited (encouraged!) to ask your own questions.
Ana Isaković
Ana is a second year PhD candidate in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics working on problems in Geometric group theory.
Hanneke Wiersema
Hanneke is an EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellow working in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Statistics. She is also currently a Bye Fellow at Murray Edwards College.
Veronica Corona
Veronica completed her PhD in Applied Mathematics at Cambridge under the supervision of Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb. She now works for Roche in London on digital solutions for personalised healthcare.
Maria Ubiali
Maria is a particle physicist with a passion for mathematics. She is currently a Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics and Phenomenology in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) as well as a Fellow and College Lecturer at Newnham College.
Prep Workshop: CMP Presentation Day
Date & time: 2:00pm, Tuesday 6 August 2024
Location: Zoom: Click here to join the meeting.
Summer Research Director, Professor Dhruv Ranganathan, will run through the format of the day with you and offer advice on presentations (timing, content, format etc) and answer your questions. The talk will be recorded, but please make the effort to join us live if you can.
Undergraduate Colloquium
Dr Jack Smith (DPMMS / St John's College), Topological quantum field theory
Date & time: 2pm, Wednesday 7 August 2024
Location: Meeting Room 3 (Basement, Pavilion A)
Followed by tea & coffee in Pavilion C common room
Abstract: Mathematically, quantum mechanics can be formulated in terms of vector spaces of quantum states, and maps between them describing how the states evolve and interact. Topological quantum field theory (TQFT) axiomatises this picture in a particularly nice setting, which turns out to be extremely rich and provides a powerful link between geometry and algebra. In this talk I will introduce TQFT, work through some simple but surprisingly deep examples, and discuss connections to active research topics. No knowledge of quantum mechanics is needed!
Communicating Your Research (Writing Workshop)
Date & time: 10:30am-3:30pm Wednesday 14 August 2024, lunchbreak 12:30-1:30pm (lunch provided)
Location: Meeting Room 4 (Basement, Pavilion A)
Workshop Leaders: Rachel Thomas and Marianne Freiberger, editors of +Plus Magazine, bringing Mathematics to Life
Being able to communicate your research effectively both to an expert and a general audience is an extremely valuable tool. This workshop aims to help you develop your skills in this area. The objective of the workshop is for you to create the basis for a one-page summary of your research which is suitable for a general maths audience. This will form a strong foundation for writing about your internship as part of PhD and / or job applications in the future and be a lasting reminder of what you have achieved during your project. With the approval of your supervisor, you can submit your one-page summary for publishing on the summer research webpages.
Spaces at this event are limited so registration via Eventbrite is required. If the event is full, you can add yourself to the waiting list (via Eventbrite).
