MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN MATHEMATICS 2015 San Antonio Joint Mathematics Meetings Saturday, January 10 7:00-8:45 am MAA Minority Chairs Breakfast Presider: Duane Cooper, Morehouse College Presenter: Wade Ellis, West Valley College 8:00-8:20 am AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Discrete and Intuitive Geometry, I Deborah Oliveros, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 8:00-9:20 am MAA Committee on Professional Development Workshop on NSF Opportunities, I Organizers: John Haddock, NSF-DUE Lee Zia, NSF-DUE Karen King, NSF-DRL Tasha Inniss, NSF-DHRD Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, NSF-DMS 8:00-10:50 am AMS-ASL Special Session on Beyond First-Order Model Theory, I Organizers: John Baldwin, University of Illinois, Chicago Xavier Caicedo, Universidad de los Andes Rami Grossberg, Carnegie Mellon University Jose Iovino, University of Texas, San Antonio Boris Zilber, Oxford University 8:00-10:50 am AMS Special Session on Frames and Their Applications, I Organizers: Radu Balan, University of Maryland, College Park Kasso Okoudjou, University of Maryland, College Park Rachel Ward, University of Texas, Austin 8:15-8:25 am AMS Session on Statistics Brice Nguelifack, Auburn University 8:30-8:50 am AMS-ASL Special Session on Beyond First-Order Model Theory, I Eduardo Dueñez, University of Texas, San Antonio 8:30-8:50 am AMS Special Session on Applications of Dynamical Systems to Biological Models, I Abba Gumel, Arizona State University 8:30-8:50 am AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications, I E. Cabral Bereira, Trinity University 8:30-8:50 am AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Discrete and Intuitive Geometry, I Luis Montejano, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Saturday, January 10 8:30-8:50 am AMS Special Session on Ricci Curvature on Homogeneous Spaces and Related Topics, I Romino Arroyo, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba 8:45-8:55 am AMS Session on Mathematical Physics Jacob Banda, University of Texas, Pan American 9:15-9:25 am AMS Session on Game Theory, Economics, Control Theory, and Information Elinor Velasquez, New York City 9:20-9:35 am MAA Session on Perspectives and Experiences on Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Research, I Aklilu Zeleke, Michigan State University 9:30-9:40 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics and Technology, I Paulette Willis, Reasoning Mind 9:30-9:50 am AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications, I Eddy Kwessi, Trinity University 9:30-10:45 am MAA Committee on Minority Participation-AMS-SIAM Hrabowski-Gates- Tapia Lecture Organizers: Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University Lloyd Douglas, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Presenters: Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University Trachette Jackson, University of Michigan 9:35-10:55 am MAA Committee on Professional Development Workshop on NSF Opportunities, II Organizers: John Haddock, NSF-DUE Lee Zia, NSF-DUE Karen King, NSF-DRL Tasha Inniss, NSF-DHRD Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, NSF-DMS 10:20-10:35 am MAA Session on Perspectives and Experiences on Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Research, I Christina Eubanks-Turner, Loyola Marymount University 10:30-10:50 am AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I Alejandro Garciadiego, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 10:40-10:55 am MAA Session on Revitalizing Complex Analysis at the Undergraduate Level, I Hortensia Soto-Johnson, University of Northern Colorado MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN MATHEMATICS 2015 San Antonio Joint Mathematics Meetings Saturday, January 10 2:15-3:00 pm AMS Special Session on Theory and Application of Reaction Diffusion Models, I Alfonso Castro, Harvey Mudd College 2:15-6:05 pm AMS Special Session on Frames and Their Applications, II Organizers: Radu Balan, University of Maryland, College Park Kasso Okoudjou, University of Maryland, College Park Rachel Ward, University of Texas, Austin 2:30-2:40 pm AMS Session on Topics in Algebra Comlan de Souza, California State University, Fresno 3:00-3:10 pm MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Modeling or Applications, II Boniface Kwach, Kibali University College, Bungoma, Kenya 3:15-3:30 pm MAA Session on Revitalizing Complex Analysis at the Undergraduate Level, II Ricardo Diaz, University of Northern Colorado 3:15-3:35 pm AMS Special Session on Enumerative Combinatorics, I Megan Martinez, Dartmouth College 3:15-3:35 pm AMS Special Session on Model Theory and Applications, II Omar Sanchez, McMaster University 3:35-3:50 pm MAA Session on Revitalizing Complex Analysis at the Undergraduate Level, II Stephan Garcia, Pomona College 3:35-3:50 pm MAA Session on Humor and Teaching Mathematics, II Cesar Martinez-Garza, Pennsylvania State University, Berks 3:45-4:05 pm AMS Special Session on Current Trends in Classical Dynamical Systems, I Martha Alvarez-Ramirez, UAM Iztapalapa 3:50-5:10 pm MAA-YMN Panel Discussion on Graduate School Panelists: Bill Velez, University of Arizona Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall College Peter Howard, Texas A& M University Brian Miceli, Trinity University 4:00-4:10 pm AMS Session on Combinatorics, II Curtis Clark, Morehouse College Saturday, January 10 4:00-4:10 pm MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics Education, I Osvaldo Soto, University of California, San Diego 4:45-4:55 pm AMS Session on Associative Rings and Algebras Roberto Soto, University of Iowa 4:45-4:55 pm MAA Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics Education, I Kathleen Lopez, University of Louisiana, Lafayette 4:45-5:05 pm AMS Special Session on Theory and Application of Reaction Diffusion Models, I Marius Nkashama, University of Alabama, Birmingham 5:00-5:10 pm MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Modeling or Applications, II Jean-Jacques Kengwoung-Keumo, Cameron University 5:15-5:25 pm AMS Session on Operator Theory Carlos Ortiz-Marrero, University of Houston 5:15-5:35 pm AMS Special Session on Current Trends in Classical Dynamical Systems, I Ernesto Perez-Chevela, UAM Iztapalapa 5:15-5:35 pm AMS Special Session on Theory and Application of Reaction Diffusion Models, I Nsoki Mavinga, Swarthmore College 5:15-5:35 pm MAA Invited Paper Session on Fractal Geometry and Dynamics Yuval Peres, Microsoft Research 5:45-5:55 pm MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Modeling or Applications, II Arturo Vargas, Rice University 5:45-6:05 pm AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications, II Ronald Mickens, Clark Atlanta University 5:45-6:05 pm AMS Special Session on Frames and Their Applications, II Bubacarr Bah, University of Texas, Austin Sunday, January 11 8:00-8:10 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Probability or Statistics, I Paul Bezandry, Howard University MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN MATHEMATICS 2015 San Antonio Joint Mathematics Meetings Sunday, January 11 8:00-11:50 am AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Geometric Methods in Applied Discrete Mathematics (a Mathematics Research Communities Session), I Organizers: Heather Harrington, University of Oxford Mohamed Omar, Harvey Mudd College Matthew Wright, University of Minnesota-IMA 8:00-11:50 am AMS-ASL Special Session on Beyond First-Order Model Theory, II Organizers: John Baldwin, University of Illinois, Chicago Xavier Caicedo, Universidad de los Andes Jose Iovino, University of Texas, San Antonio Boris Zilber, Oxford University 8:15-8:25 am AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations Cesar Martinez-Garza, Pennsylvania State University, Berks 8:30-8:40 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Research in Applied Mathematics, I Kale Oyedeji, Morehouse College 8:30-8:50 am AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in the Analysis and Applications of Modern Splitting Methods, I Emmanuel Asante-Asamini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 8:45-8:55 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Research in Applied Mathematics, I Titus Aminer, Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya 9:20-9:35 am MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, II Guadalupe Lozano, University of Arizona 9:30-9:40 am AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations Toka Diagana, Howard University 9:30-9:40 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Assorted Topics, I David Torain, Hampton University 9:30-9:50 am AMS Special Session on Cluster Algebras (a Mathematics Research Communities Session), I Laura Escobar, Cornell University 10:00-10:10 am AMS Session on Combinatorics, III Mercedes Coleman, Lamar University Sunday, January 11 10:00-10:15 am MAA Session on Mathematics and Sport Jacqueline Giles, HCCS Central College/Texas Southern University 10:00-10:20 am AMS Special Session on Cluster Algebras (a Mathematics Research Communities Session), I Daniel Labardini-Fragoso, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 10:30-10:40 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Assorted Topics, I Ricardo Rojas, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 10:35-11:55 am MAA Subcommittee on Research by Undergraduates Panel Discussion Organizers: Herbert Medina, Loyola Marymount University Angel Pineda, California State University, Fullerton Samantha VanSchwalkwyk, Mount Holyoke College Panelists: Alejandro Camacho, California State University, Fullerton Jeffery Davis, University of South Carolina Sarah Klett, Davidson College 11:00-11:10 am AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations Alexander Middleton, Winthrop University 11:00-11:10 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Probability or Statistics, I Eddy Kwessi, Trinity University 11:30-11:40 am MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Research in Applied Mathematics, I Javier Garza, Tarleton State University 11:30-11:40