Category: News Postings

We received the following from Dan Isaksen at Wayne State University:
The Department of Mathematics at Wayne State University invites applications for a possible tenure-track position, pending authorization, commencing in Fall 2010. Qualified candidates from any area of mathematics are welcome to apply, but priority will be given to applicants in the research areas of analysis and algebra. Applications should include a signed, detailed vita, description of current research interests, and four letters of recommendation, one of which should address teaching. Solid evidence of teaching at the undergraduate level is preferred to a statement of teaching philosophy.
There is also a possibility of a visiting position for the 2010-2011 academic year. A Ph.D. in mathematics or a related field and a strong interest in research and teaching are required for all positions.
Applications received by December 1, 2009 will be given priority. Upon final approval, the position will be posted at https://jobs.wayne.edu.
Wayne State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and members of underrepresented minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.

MSRI has announced a year-long program in Commutative Algebra for 2012-2013. We will provide news updates as they come available.

We have learned that I.M. Gelfand died on 05 October 2009. More information can be found on the AMS news website.

We have learned that Pierre Samuel died on 23 August 2009. More information can be found on the AMS “In Memory Of” website.

The recent PASI 2009 conference in Olinda, Brazil has spawned a Facebook group! There are many many photos from the conference available there, as well as conversations about the conference and links to other photos (on the conference website, from Manoj Kummini and Marcela Silva).
You need a Facebook account to see the PASI 2009 group and photos.

We’ve learned that Michel André of Ecole Polytechnique Federale (Lausanne, Switzerland), author of Homologie des algèbres commutatives and the André of André–Quillen homology, died in a mountain accident in July. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Thanks to Rodney Sharp and Markus Brodmann for sharing the sad news.

We received the following announcement:
Dear Macaulay 2 user,
With funding from the NSA, we are organizing a Macaulay 2 workshop, from Friday, January 8, 2010 through Tuesday, January 12, 2010, with Thursday January 7 and Wednesday January 13 serving as the travel days. We note that this is just before the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, and that the location of the workshop will be the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, CA. Activities will start first thing Friday morning (possibly Thursday night).
The purpose of the workshop is to bring the Macaulay 2 developers together with those who would like to share or to develop their skills at writing packages for Macaulay 2 and at developing the corresponding mathematical algorithms. Sample software projects that might be undertaken are visible here (although this page is rather out of date at this point and we are looking for participants who might have new packages they are interested in).
Continue reading “Macaulay2 Workshop at MSRI”

We received the following announcement from Greg Smith and Amelia Taylor:
Dear Colleague:
We are excited to announce the publication of the first issue of
The Journal of Software
for Algebra and Geometry: /Macaulay 2/
This new electronic-only journal is devoted to software for research in algebra and geometry, accompanied by short articles that explain their use and purpose. The software is in the form of packages for use with the Macaulay2 system, though this may be broadened at a later time to include other systems as well. All software and articles are refereed, and the software is made available with the Macaulay2 distribution. The first issue can be found at http://j-sag.org/current.html and its contents are
EdgeIdeals: a package for (hyper)graphs
Christopher A. Francisco, Andrew Hoefel, and Adam Van Tuyl
Computing inclusions of Schur modules
Steven V Sam
and both papers are accompanied by the relevant, refereed Macaulay 2 package. For other information regarding the journal, see http://j-sag.org/.
Issues will be published quarterly and announced through an e-mail list. If you would like to receive such announcements please go to http://j-sag.org/announce.html and complete the brief subscription form.

John Abbott has posted two sets of photos from recent events in Barcelona: the mini conference celebrating Robbiano’s 65th birthday, and the CoCoA summer school. Go see!

We’ve learned that the University of Graz, Austria, is inviting applications for a Professor in Algebra (f/m). The announcement explicitly mentions “Commutative Algebra” as a potential area of expertise. The deadline for applications is September 6th, 2009. You can read the announcement (in German) here, and an unofficial and abbreviated translation in English here .