2nd Annual Illiana Undergraduate 

Mathematics Research Conference

Saturday, November 1, 2008

(Please note the change of the date!)

Millikin University, Decatur, IL

We are pleased to announce the 2nd annual Illiana Undergraduate Mathematics Research Conference.  We are organizing this conference with the following goals in mind.

• Creating a forum for undergraduates to present results from this year's summer undergraduate research experiences.  The material from these summer experiences will still be fresh in the students’ minds, and the summer’s momentum will undoubtedly help their motivation for putting a talk together. 

• Providing an opportunity for students to demonstrate to graduate schools and potential employers their abilities to engage in advanced mathematics and to disseminate their results.  Students will be able to refer to this experience on applications, in resumes, and in interviews.

• Promoting interest in mathematics among undergraduates.  Students who wish to speak on topics outside of summer research experiences are welcome to do so, and we strongly encourage any interested undergraduates to attend this conference, whether they wish to speak or they wish to be a conference participant.

Pictures from this year's conference!

Breaking news!  Dr. Clark Kimberling of the University of Evansville will be our keynote speaker.  His talk is titled, A Visit to the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.   Click here for an abstract of the talk, and click here for biographical information on Dr. Kimberling.

Want to register?  Just send an email to Dr. Joe Stickles of Millikin University.  Be sure to include your name, your institution, whether you are a faculty member or a student, and whether or not you will be a student presenter.  If you plan to be a student presenter, please send the title of your presentation and an abstract.

Click here for a program flyer, available in Word or .pdf formats.

Click here for a tentative conference schedule.

Click here for the abstracts of the scheduled talks.

Click here for hotel information, news, and updates.

Click here for directions to Millikin University.

Click here for a Millikin University campus map. 

Questions?  Feel free to email Dr. Chad Westphal of Wabash College or Dr. Joe Stickles of Millikin University with any and all questions you may have.