Events

Math Bio Seminar - Dr. Colleen Mitchell and Anna Leinheiser

Monday, March 30, 2026 3:30pm
MacLean Hall
Operator Theory Seminar - Professor Raúl Curto; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa promotional image

Operator Theory Seminar - Professor Raúl Curto; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Operator Theory Seminar
Mathematical Physics Seminar - Professor Palle Jorgensen; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa promotional image

Mathematical Physics Seminar - Professor Palle Jorgensen; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 2:30pm to 3:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Mathematical Physics Seminar

Algebra Seminar - Edo Biluar; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall

PDE Seminar - Xiaoyi Zhang; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall

Title: On the optimizer of sharp Sobolev inequality

Culture on Film: Short, Indigenous, Creative (pick 2 or more) - Ida Beam public lecture promotional image

Culture on Film: Short, Indigenous, Creative (pick 2 or more) - Ida Beam public lecture

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
This talk will offer a quick-start guide for novice filmmakers, illustrated by several Indigenous-made films that showcase the creative energy and power of short-form and do-it-yourself media.
Documentary screening of "Searching for Sequoyah" hosted by Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Joshua B. Nelson promotional image

Documentary screening of "Searching for Sequoyah" hosted by Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Joshua B. Nelson

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
We will hold a screening of the PBS documentary "Searching for Sequoyah (ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎠᏥᏲᎭ)" with commentary by co-producer, co-writer and host Prof. Joshua B. Nelson, Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor.
Mathematics Faculty Colloquium - Raul Curto promotional image

Mathematics Faculty Colloquium - Raul Curto

Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:30pm
MacLean Hall

Title: Conditional Positive Definiteness and Complete Monotonicity in Subnormal Operator Theory

Sci-Fi Flix: Fact or Fiction "The Martian"

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Seamans Center

Join us for an out-of-this-world movie experience as we screen "The Martian" (2015) and explore the science behind the story. Is surviving on Mars really possible? Could you grow potatoes in Martian soil? How accurate are the physics, engineering, and geology portrayed on screen?

Enjoy expert commentary from NASA-affiliated experts in engineering, physics and astronomy, and geology as they break down what’s fact and what’s fiction in this sci-fi classic. Bring your curiosity, questions, and love...

Lunch with a NASA Scientist: a conversation with Dr. Jim Green

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Sciences Library

Have lunch with Dr. Jim Green, retired NASA Chief Scientist and Iowa alum, as he discusses his remarkable career leading planetary missions from Pluto to Jupiter to Mars. Enjoy pizza and stories from inside NASA. Join us as he shares insights into scientific leadership, exploration, and what it takes to push the boundaries of discovery.

Co-sponsored by the Lichtenberger Engineering Library, Sciences Library, Engineering Career Services, and NEXUS.

Algebra Seminar - Daniele Rosso; Indiana University Northwest

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall

Algebra Seminar - Dani Szpruch (Open University of Israel)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall

Special Lecture - Thomas Sinclair; Purdue University

Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:30pm
MacLean Hall

Mathematics Colloquium - Thomas Sinclair; Purdue University

Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:30pm
MacLean Hall

Math Bio Seminar - Dr. Aaron King; University of Michigan

Monday, April 20, 2026 3:30pm
MacLean Hall
Algebra Seminar - Matthew Barber; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics promotional image

Algebra Seminar - Matthew Barber; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall