The 2016 Joint Mathematics Meetings, the largest mathematics meeting in the world, took place on January 6-9, 2016 in Seattle, WA. Prof. Satyan Devadoss received the Haimo national teaching award. Sarah Tammen of our 2014 SMALL undergraduate research Geometry Group was named Schafer Prize runner-up. Outstanding poster recognition went to Nina Pande, Sarah Fleming, Lena Ji, and David Schwein; and Hong Suh and Megumi Asada. See photos and other events with Williams folks below.
Friends of Williams gathered 5-6 pm January 8, followed by humorous math theater by Prof. Colin Adams and the Mobusibandaid players, now available on YouTube.
The meeting featured the AMS Colloquium Lectures by the Fields Medalist W. Timothy Gowers, as well as AMS Invited Addresses by Marta Lewicka, Steve Zelditch, Alex Eskin, and Panagiota Daskalopoulos, MAA Invited Addresses by T. Christine Stevens, Katherine D. Crowley, Steven Brams, Alan Schoenfeld, and Charles R. Hadlock, and many other exciting talks.
9:30 pm AWM Reception (Sarah Tammen as Schafer prize runner-up at 10)