Austin, TX

MATH FOR ALL in Austin @ UT Austin

April 5, 2025

A Conference on Math Education and Research

Math for all has the purpose of fostering inclusivity in mathematics by holding talks and discussions in both research and education. This conference will be targeted to undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, and faculty members from all institutions in the central Texas region and provide a friendly, open environment to learn and discuss mathematics and math education.

Plenary Speakers

Dr. Noelle Sawyer

Southwestern University

Talk Title & Abstract

(In person) BIO

Dr. Keri Ann Sather-Wagstaff

Framingham State University

Talk Title & Abstract

(Live Broadcast) BIO

Conference Schedule

See Lightning Talk Schedule Below

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM 4.104 Breakfast and Registration

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM 4.102 Opening Remarks

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM 4.102 Plenary Talk: Dr. Noelle Sawyer

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM 4.104 Break

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM 4.110, 4.112, 4.122 Lightning Talks Session 1

12:30 PM 4.104 Conference Photo

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM 4.104 Lunch and Games

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 4.102 Plenary Talk: Dr. Keri Ann Sather-Wagstaff

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM 4.104 Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM 4.110, 4.112, 4.122 Lightning Talks Session 2

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM 4.104 Ice Cream Social

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 4.102 Career Fair

6:00 PM 4.102 Closing Remarks

Parking and Location Information

Location

The Conference will be on the 4th floor of the University Teaching Center (UTC) on UT Austin's Campus. Specific Room location for each event will be available closer to the conference date.. The registration table (where you should go first when you arrive) will be in UTC 4.104.

Parking

Parking near the conference location can be found in the Brazos Garage ($18 / day) or the Rowling Hall Garage ($21 / day).

Restrooms

There are 4 all gender restrooms are available on the entry floor of the Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) which is located next to UTC.

Unfortunatly, UT Austin no longer keeps a regularly updated public record of gender inclusive restrooms on campus. There is an unofficial record available here and a deprecated map found here. If you have concerns, want more information/directions about gender inclusive restrooms, or want to request a bathroom buddy to accompany you to the restroom please talk to one of the organizers, we would be happy to assist you.

Lactation/Quiet Rooms

If you require access to a lactation or quiet room, please see this page for more information about LQRs on campus. You can also reach out to the organizers who would be happy to assist you in locating and getting access to the nearest LQR.

Lightning Talk Schedule

Read the Lightning Talk abstracts here!

Session 1 (11:45am - 12:30PM)

Room 4.110 - Talk Room 1

Time Speaker Title

11:45am - 11:55am Cindy Fan Geometry of Space

12:00pm - 12:10pm Ana Artero Calvo Visualization of two dimensional manifolds

12:15pm - 12:25pm Peyton Rudd Geometric Relationships in Plain Oblique Twining Patterns

Room 4.112 - Talk Room 2

Time Speaker Title

11:45am - 11:55am Diego Zuniga Exploring Random Projection for Dimensionality Reduction

12:00pm - 12:10pm Siddhartha Venkatayogi Why We Use 4D Coordinates For 3D Graphics: Understanding Homogeneous Coordinates

12:15pm - 12:25pm Amira Sefidi The Langlands Program: Math’s Grand Unified Theory

Room 4.122 - Talk Room 3

Time Speaker Title

11:45am - 11:55am Angela Yuan Intrinsically linked graphs

12:00pm - 12:10pm Alejandro Lopez Knot Surgery & 3-manifolds

12:15pm - 12:25pm Billy Braun The Elliptic Integral of the First Kind, The hidden graph behind its solution

Session 2 (3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)

Room 4.110 - Talk Room 1

Time Speaker Title

3:30pm - 3:40pm Catherine Huang Godel's incompleteness theorem and the halting problem

3:45pm - 3:55pm Nathan Miller Hitting Rock Bottom

4:00pm - 4:10pm Sam Ward Who was Alexandre Grothendieck?

Room 4.112 - Talk Room 2

Time Speaker Title

3:30pm - 3:40pm Ren Watson Maximal Packing of Quads

3:45pm - 3:55pm Joshua Im The Quadratic Excess Theorem

4:00pm - 4:10pm Ivan Djordjevic Herrera An Application of Burnside’s Lemma

Room 4.122 - Talk Room 3

Time Speaker Title

3:30pm - 3:40pm Charlie Cruz Braille, Linguistics, and Mathematics: Rethinking Numbers Without Sight

3:45pm - 3:55pm Audrie Ibanez From the Sound of Music to the Sight of Music

4:00pm - 4:10pm Callie Farrell The Sound of Geometry

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the Indigenous lands of Turtle Island, the ancestral name for what now is called North America. Moreover, we would like to acknowledge the Alabama-Coushatta, Caddo, Carrizo/Comecrudo, Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Kickapoo, Lipan Apache, Tonkawa and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, and all the American Indian and Indigenous Peoples and communities who have been or have become a part of these lands and territories in Texas.

To learn more about the importance and purpose of Land Acknowledgments, as well as the Land Engagements and/or Commitments that the NAIS has called upon The University of Texas at Austin, please visit the NAIS website.

ETHICAL CONDUCT AGREEMENT

One of the main goals of Math For All is to create a welcoming environment for all participants. We wish for every participant to feel welcome, included, and safe at our conference. For that reason, we ask you to be mindful of your words and actions when communicating with others. We all have a bias and make mistakes. With an open mind and a willingness to apologize, we can create a safe space for everybody.

Harassment or discrimination of any kind based on race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression will not be permitted.

Hate speech is not permitted at the conference. We want to clarify that hate speech does not include the criticism of institutions or governments, but rather that of individuals or groups of individuals, and that we welcome conversations that stimulate a growth mind set.

If there is a situation during the conference that makes you feel unwelcome, we ask you to please talk to one of the organizers so we can help you as best as we can.

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

On Friday April 4, UT Austin will be hosting an in person Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon.

More information can be found here.

Questions, Comments, Concerns? Please reach out to us!

ORGANIZERS: Addie Duncan, Aru Mukherjea

FACULTY ADVISOR: Lisa Piccirillo

CONTACT: mathforallaustin [at] gmail [dot] com

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST HERE!

UNDERGRADUATE LIGHTNING TALKS

All undergraduate attendees are encouraged to sign up to give a 10 minute lightning talk!

Lightning Talk Guidelines:

Undergraduate students from any major are eligible to give a talk.
Talks can be on any mathematical topic! Ideas may include:
- - - Share your favorite theorem or result in math.
    - Share a result in math you came up with.
    - Share the history of a mathematical idea, theorem, or person.
    - Share a biography of a mathematician from an underepresented group.
    - Anything else interesting and mathematical you want to share.
The target audience for your talk should be a general mathematical audience (including other undergrad students). In other words, you can assume a general familiarity with basic math concepts but you should not assume that your audience has taken any advanced math courses.
The format of your talk can be a slides presentation or a chalk talk.
Talks should be no more than 10 minutes. Time at the end will be given for questions.
Most importantly: have fun and be creative!

If you have any questions about the talk guidelines or your topic don't hesitate to reach out to the organizers.

Why should you give a talk?? A lightning talk is a great opportunity to...

...share something interesting!
...practice giving a talk and get feedback from others!
...add a talk to your resume (for grad school applications or job applications)!

Math For All in Austin is graciously funded by National Science Foundation DMS-2138357 and hosted by the Mathematicians of Color Alliance of Texas.

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