Mathematical Sciences Foundry

Catherine Lewis M onday, December 9 at 4pm in Olin 201 Abstract: Actuary is a consistently top-ranked job with no graduate school requirements! If that got your attention, join me for a discussion on the role of actuaries in health insurance. I will share my career trajectory and provide insights into the world of actuarial science. Through examples and case studies, I will illustrate the importance of actuarial science in shaping healthcare decision-making. Whether you're a student considering a career in actuarial science or a just interested in learning more about careers that use math, this talk is sure to provide you with valuable free pizza.   BIO: Catherine Lewis '08 is currently a Senior Actuary at Cambia Health Solutions. After completing a double major in Applied Mathematics and Physics-Astronomy from Whitman College, she worked in various actuarial roles at Cambia Health Solutions and Milliman. With expertise in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid lines of business, Cat...

Monday, December 2 at 4pm in Olin 201.  Malcolm Gabbard, almost-PhD, graduate student at Kansas State University will talk about topics in low-dimensional topology.  Topology is a large field of mathematics which centers around creating spaces from sets and then considering deformations of these spaces. In this talk we will introduce some foundational definitions and results you would find in an introduction to topology class. With this foundation we will build up to modern questions in low-dimensional topology. In particular, we will learn what knots in the 4th dimension are, how we can visualize them, and why we should care. Math-interested students should find this talk accessible. BIO:  Malcolm Gabbard is a PhD student in his 6th year at Kansas State University studying low-dimensional topology and knot theory. His research centers around symmetries of 2-dimensional surfaces in 4-dimensional manifolds, as well as tabulation of knot invariants. Malcolm was an unde...