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Thematic Program on Torsors, Nonassociative Algebras and Cohomological Invariants

January 1 - June 30, 2013

Description

The program will start in January with an intensive introductory course on algebraic groups, see below for more details. The introductory course will be followed by two concentration periods:

I. Applications of torsors to infinite dimensional Lie theory;

II. Torsors, motives and cohomological invariants aligned with the main themes of the program. Each period will feature several mini-courses and lecture series aimed at young researchers and students. At the end of each period we plan to have a mini-workshop with more specialized talks.

We plan to organize two seminar series, one more traditional with invited speakers (established researchers and postdocs) and a second one in the form of learning seminars aimed at graduate students and young researchers.

At the end of the program (June 9-15, 2013) we plan to have a conference summarizing the activity of the semester.

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Seminars

Special and Public Lectures

Courses

Seminars

Seminars are important occasions for participants and short-term visitors to meet and exchange ideas. There will be two types of seminars, a more traditional seminar for established researchers and a second one for young researchers and participating students.

The first seminar series will feature short-term visitors and participating postdoctoral fellows and will present finished research. Program Postdoctoral Seminars

The second seminar will be rather informal. Its aim is to provide young researchers a forum to discuss their ongoing research, or to learn together some more advanced topics.

Postdoctoral Fellows

The Thematic Program on Torsors, Nonassociative Algebras and Cohomological Invariants is pleased to welcome the following Postdoctoral Fellows to the Program

Fields Postdoctoral Fellows 

Jeremy Jacobson, PhD (Louisiana State University 2012)

Ting-Yu Lee, PhD (Universite Paris 6, 2012)

Anastasia Stavrova, PhD (St. Petersburg State University, 2009)Wanshun Wong, PhD (UCLA. 2012)

Changlong Zhong, PhD (University of Southern California, 2011)

Program Visitors

All scientific events are open to the mathematical sciences community. Additional support may be available to support junior US visitors to this program. Fields scientific programs are devoted to research in the mathematical sciences, and enhanced graduate and post-doctoral training opportunities. Part of the mandate of the Institute is to broaden and enlarge the community, and to encourage the participation of women and members of visible minority groups in our scientific programs.

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Organizing Committee

Vladimir Chernousov - University of Alberta
Alexander Merkurjev - University of California, Los Angeles
Erhard Neher - University of Ottawa
Arturo Pianzola - University of Alberta
Kirill Zainoulline - University of Ottawa

Scientific Committee

Georgia Benkart - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eric Friedlander - USC
Ivan Panin - St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
Zinovy Reichstein - University of British Columbia

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