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What’s new on commalg? October 2023 edition

Conferences with deadlines coming up or that were recently announced:

The 2024 edition of Combinatorial Algebra meets Algebraic Combinatorics will be held in Montréal, Québec, on January 26-28, 2024. The deadline for registration for those seeking funding is November 17.
The 2024 edition of the Joint Math Meetings will feature three special sessions in Commutative Algebra.
IPM, in Iran, will host the CIMPA course on Algebraic and Geometric Methods in Coding Theory on January 27-30, 2024, and the 19th Seminar on Commutative Algebra and Related Topics on January 31-February 1, 2024. The registration deadline is November 6, 2023.
SLAM 2024 will take place at the University of Oklahoma, 24-25 February 2024. Registration deadline: January 22.
There will be a conference on the occasion of Uwe Nagel’s 60th Birthday Notre Dame on August 12 – 16, 2024.

Other news:

There will be a Commutative Algebra semester long program at SLMath/MSRI.
The University of Manitoba has a tenure-track position starting in Fall 2024 in algebra/topology with applications to quantum science. More information here.
Marie Vitulli is looking to donate her commutative algebra and algebraic geometry library. See full post here.
Edwin O’Shea (1977-2023).
The University of West Virginia has decided to end its Math PhD program. See here for more information and how to get involved.

Recent surveys

We are looking to update our commutative algebra survey list. If you would like to suggest a recent survey that is not on our list yet but that you think should be, please contact us here, or email Eloísa and Branden.

Research library donation

A message from Marie Vitulli:

“I need to downsize and want to let go of my research library in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. AIM is no longer accepting donations. Does anyone know of another place to donate as a tax-deductible contribution? I think this is a long shot so I am thinking of listing my collection for sale on Alibris. Does anyone know of another good place to sell trade books? I have a fairly extensive collection.”

If you have any suggestions, you can reply directly to Marie or you can contact us here.

Edwin O’Shea (1977-2023)

We are deeply saddened to share with the community the news of the passing of Edwin O’Shea. In the words of Graham Leuschke, Edwin was “a hilarious, kind, generous person”. A memorial fund is being established in his name, the Edwin O’Shea Memorial Scholarship for Undergraduate Mathematics Research, which will benefit students currently enrolled at James Madison University. You can donate to the scholarship fund here. To learn more about Edwin, his contributions to academia and his commitment to his students visit this website, or read his obituary here.