Elmhurst University Mathematics/CSIS/Physics Seminar Series

Please contact Evans Afenya if you would like to give a talk.

Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule

All talks are on Wednesday from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. on the second floor of Daniels Hall in Room 213, unless otherwise noted. Talks marked with an * are especially appropriate for a general audience. Please contact Dr. Evans Afenya at (630) 617-3572 or at [email protected] for more information or if you would like to give a talk.

Wednesday, September 24, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Evans Afenya, Ms. Ariana Hurtado, & Mr. Andrew Fisher, Elmhurst University
“The Elmhurst University Summer STEM Academy – Experiences and Perspectives”
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Wednesday, October 1, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Rohan Mehta, Elmhurst University
“When Should an Animal Lose a Limb to Escape a Predator?”
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Wednesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m.
Career Night
Daniels Hall, Room 113

Wednesday, October 29, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Robert Halliday, Mr. Fredrick Fuchs, & Mr. Axel Magana
“Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment: Central Timing”
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Thursday, November 6, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
ACCA Fall Mathematics Lecture
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Wednesday, November 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Tung Nguyen, Elmhurst University
Topic: To Be Announced
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Wednesday, November 26
No Seminar talk this week (Thanksgiving)

Wednesday, December 3, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Senior Paper Presentations
Daniels Hall, 113

Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule

Please contact Dr. Evans Afenya at (630) 617-3572 or at [email protected] for more information or if you would like to give a talk next semester.

Wednesday, March 12, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Abigail Hoit, Elmhurst University
“Getting Digits and Niven-Like Numbers”
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Wednesday, April 9, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Jon Johnson, Elmhurst University
“Pascal and The Tower of Hanoi”
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Wednesday, May 7, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Venkatesh Gopal, Elmhurst University
“A Fundamental Quantum Mystery”
Daniels Hall, Room 213

Wednesday, May 14, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Senior Paper Presentations
Daniels Hall, Room 113

Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule

Wednesday, November 6, 4:00 p.m.
Jim Kovac, NASA Ambassador
“Theories of Solar System Formation”

Wednesday, December 4, 3:30 p.m.
Senior Paper Presentations
Daniels Hall, Room 113

Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule

All talks are currently planned to be in person in Daniels Hall, Room 213 unless otherwise indicated.

Last updated: March 7, 2024

Friday-Saturday, March 15-16
The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Section of the MAA
Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Monday, March 25, 5:15-8 p.m.
Dr. Eric Samperton, Purdue University
ACCA Mathematics Talks hosted by Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
(Two talks with a casual dinner in between)
More details provided later

Wednesday, April 3, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Jake Kearley ’16,  Everlake Life Insurance
“Variable Distance Reflections of Curves across Parametrically Defined Curves in the Plane”

Wednesday, April 10, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Evans Afenya, Elmhurst University
“Neoplastic Diseases, Inflammatory Dynamics, and Treatment Strategies – Mathematical Modeling Perspectives”

Wednesday, April 17, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Dr. Venkatesh Gopal, Elmhurst University
“Rescaled range analysis and the Hurst exponent”

Wednesday, April 24
TBD

Thursday, May 2
Elmhurst University Research and Performance Showcase

Wednesday, May 8, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Senior Paper Presentations
Daniels Hall, Room 113