KUMUNU 2011

该项目是为了支持将于4月2-3日在内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校举行的2011年KUMUNU会议。KUMUNU是一年一度的周末会议，由堪萨斯大学(KU)、密苏里-哥伦比亚大学(MU)和内布拉斯加-林肯大学(NU)主办，旨在促进地区学校(2009年包括23所不同机构)交换代数和相关学科(如代数几何、K理论和编码理论)的研究人员、博士后和研究生之间的互动。尽管KUMUNU三合会在这些地区拥有强大的实力，但地理上的隔绝给最大限度地利用这一优势带来了障碍。KUMUNU系列会议的目的是为处于其职业生涯不同阶段的区域研究人员，包括研究生、新近的博士和非博士授予机构的教员，提供一个具有成本效益的年度场所，以便与KU、MU、NU的经验丰富的研究人员以及来自该区域以外的有限数量的特邀专家进行互动。提供旅行和住宿支持以促进参与，特别是研究生的参与，是KUMUNU实现其主要目标的关键因素。这些措施包括：通过展示博士后和年轻教师的研究，在各级发挥强大的地区性指导作用；通过会见密歇根大学、密歇根大学、北大和其他地方的高级研究人员，帮助交换代数和相关学科的新近博士和研究生丰富他们的研究计划；通过提供一个场所，讨论该领域的最新发展，交流思想，并为未来的研究合作奠定基础，促进交换代数的研究。典型的KUMUNU会议包括6到8次全体会议，研究生可以由代表不同地理位置的资深研究人员、年轻教师和博士后的演讲者进行演讲，在演讲之外预留大量时间进行额外的互动。会议的规模相对较小，其地域和学科重点也鼓励与会者建立富有成效的合作关系。除了加强学生和早期职业参与者的研究生涯外，来自非博士授予机构的参与者还将把会议的想法带回他们的同事和学生那里，以丰富他们所在机构的教学和研究。2011年的会议是特别的，因为它将与霍华德·罗利讲座一起举行，霍华德·罗利讲座是内布拉斯加大学数学系每年举办的一次捐赠公开讲座。2011年罗利讲座将于4月1日由美国数学学会前主席大卫·艾森巴德主持。

This project is to support the 2011 KUMUNU conference which will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, April 2-3. KUMUNU is an annual weekend conference anchored by the Universities of Kansas (KU), Missouri-Columbia (MU) and Nebraska-Lincoln (NU), promoting interaction among researchers, post docs and graduate students in commutative algebra and related disciplines (such as algebraic geometry, K-theory and coding theory) at regional schools (which in 2009 included 23 different institutions). Although the KUMUNU triad has significant strength in these areas, geographic separation raises a hurdle to taking the most advantage of this strength. The aim of the KUMUNU conference series is to provide a cost-effective annual venue for regional researchers at various stages of their careers, including graduate students, recent Ph.D.s and faculty at non-Ph.D. granting institutions, to interact with each other, with experienced researchers based at KU, MU, NU and with a limited number of invited experts from outside the region. Travel and lodging support to facilitate participation, especially for graduate students, is a key element for KUMUNU to achieve its main goals. These include: playing a strong regional mentoring role at all levels by showcasing the research of postdocs and young faculty and by helping recent Ph.D.s and graduate students in commutative algebra and related disciplines enrich their research programs by meeting senior researchers based at KU, MU, NU and elsewhere; and promoting research in commutative algebra by providing a venue for discussion of the latest developments in the field, for exchanging ideas and for setting the basis for future research collaborations. The typical KUMUNU conference comprises 6 to 8 plenary talks accessible to graduate students by speakers representing a geographically diverse mix of senior researchers, young faculty and postdocs, with plenty of time reserved outside of talks for additional interaction. The relatively small size of the meeting and its geographic and disciplinary focus also encourage participants to establish productive collaborative relationships. In addition to enhancing the research careers of the students and early career participants, participants from non-Ph.D. granting institutions will take ideas from the conference back to their colleagues and students to enrich teaching and research at their home institutions. The 2011 meeting is special as it will be held in conjunction with the Howard Rowlee Lecture, an endowed public lecture hosted annually by the Mathematics Department at the University of Nebraska. The 2011 Rowlee Lecture will be given by David Eisenbud, past president of the American Mathematical Society, on April 1.