The award provides support to defray the expenses of participants in the 28th Southeastern Analysis Meeting (SEAM), which will be held March 9 and 10, 2012, at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. SEAM, which started in 1985, is well-known for disseminating and exchanging the latest ideas and developments in classical analysis, complex analysis, and operator theory. Topics of the main lectures generally reflect the major current developments and interests in analysis and operator theory. SEAM encourages participation of junior faculty, post-docs, and graduate students, and all are invited to present talks. The meeting's intimate format fosters collaboration between younger and more senior mathematicians; this exchange of ideas has continued to inspire significant scientific advances in the area.
SEAM has served as the first significant research experience for many beginning researchers and advanced graduate students, providing them the opportunity to interact with established colleagues. The organizers of the conference are committed to providing support to encourage the participation of women, minorities, and other young mathematicians to facilitate their development as researchers and educators.
(SEAM) was held at the Bryant Conference Center of The University of Alabama, from March 9-10, 2012. The Plenary speakers are Michael Lacey (Georgia Tech), Svitlana Mayboroda (University of Minnesota), and Alexei Poltoratski (Texas A & M). The aim of the conference is to facilitate the participants’ development as researchers and educators, and to provide opportunities for the interaction between young mathematicians and established researchers. The 28th SEAM has attracted more than 65 participants, from the Southeastern region, in the areas of complex analysis, function theory, harmonic analysis, and operator theory. The NSF fund has be used to support all young researchers (advanced graduate students and recent PhDs), women and minorities participants the opportunity to attend this major conference on analysis, present their research, discuss new ideas, and interact and learn from the other mathematicians in attendance. Indeed, for advanced graduate students and recent PhDs in the Southeastern region, SEAM is often the first opportunity to participate in mathematical activity outside of their universities. The 28th SEAM meeting was concluded successfully and we thank the National Science Foundation for the funding provided. Giving a large number of participants the opportunity to present and discuss their work fosters interaction and ultimately leads to new joint work. There are numerous stories that can be told about collaborations and joint results that have occurred, both directly and indirectly. The location of the 28th SEAM, was announced at the 27th SEAM meeting, and an email message with the 28th SEAM location was distributed in May 2011. A follow up announcement was sent via email on October 17, 2011 containing specific information concerning the program, invited speakers, conference email and webpage. A third announcement was distributed electronically on December 16, 2011 with more information about contributed sessions, hotel and travel arrangements. Additionally, a conference flyer was constructed and distributed to 100 universities across the country in early December of 2011. These announcements encourage the participation of women, minorities, graduate students, and recent PhDs. Program schedule, titles, and abstracts of all talks were posted on the website on February 17, 2012. After the meeting, the conference website was updated and has been kept alive since then.
