Syzygies and Regularity

Workshop For Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Young Researchers

Apr14 - 16, 2023

at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Support provided by NSF CAREER Grant DMS-1752081.

Program Information

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Overview: This workshop, aimed at graduate students, postdocs, and young researchers, will expose participants to some  current research topics on syzygies and regularity. The workshop will have lecture series by the experts listed below on topics close to their own research. Coffee will be in Room SEO636.  Lectures have been moved to Lecture Center C3.

 

  • Juliette Bruce (Brown) - Introduction to Syzygies and Regularity
  • Daniel Erman (Wisconsin) - The Geometry of Multigraded Syzygies
  • Jason McCullough (Iowa State) - Regularity of Prime Ideals
  • Wenbo Niu (Arkansas) - Syzygies of Linear Systems on Curves

 

(Organized by: Wenliang Zhang)

 

Funding: Limited funding for travel and accommodation is available; apply by February 10, 2023 for full consideration.  Women and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. For questions about the workshop in general, please email Wenliang Zhang at wlzhang@uic.edu.

 

Tentative Schedule:

 

  • Friday:
    • Lecture by Wenliang Zhang                6:00pm-7:00pm in SEO 636
  • Saturday:
    • Lecture by Jason McCullough     9:30am-10:20am in Lecture Center C3
    • Lecture by Wenbo Niu                  10:30am-11:20am in Lecture Center C3
    • Lecture by Daniel Erman             11:30am-12:20pm in Lecture Center C3
    • Lunch Break
    • Lecture by Jason McCullough     2:30pm-3:20pm in Lecture Center C3
    • Lecture by Wenbo Niu                  3:30pm-4:20pm in Lecture Center C3
    • Lecture by Juliette Bruce             4:40pm-5:30pm in Lecture Center C3

 

  • Sunday:
    • Lecture by Jason McCullough    9:30am-10:20am in Lecture Center C3
    • Lecture by Wenbo Niu                 10:30am-11:20am in Lecture Center C3
    • Lecture by Daniel Erman            11:30am-12:20pm in Lecture Center C3

 

 

Internet Connection: Participants are encouraged to use the self-created guest access to the UIC wireless network. Eduroam is also available on campus. Details can be found at: https://accc.uic.edu/service/wireless/guest

 

Face Masks: UIC has recently updated the policies on masks; wearing a face mask is recommended, but no longer mandatory. Accordingly, coffee and some light refreshments will be served during the workshop in Room SEO636.

 

 

Travel Information

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Getting to UIC: The workshop will be held in the UIC Math Department, which is located in the Science and Engineering offices building (SEO, 851 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607).  Signs with instructions on where to go will be throughout in the building, but you can also come to Wenliang Zhang's office (SEO 413) looking for more information as well.

 

  • By car: UIC is easily accessible by car, and is located just off of either the 90/94 or 290 interstates.

 

  • Parking: If you are driving into UIC, it's best to park at the Halsted Parking Structure at the NE corner of the Taylor and Halsted intersection.  You will have take a ticket for the parking garage; if we know in advance you will be parking there, you can bring your ticket in to the workshop and we can validate it to cover the cost.  Note that in/out privileges are not included in the validation.  Also note that the parking at the Crown Plaza is far more expensive, and should be avoided if possible. It is recommended that you plan to park your car in the Halsted Parking Structure for the weekend instead.

 

  • By train/bus:  UIC is also close to Chicago's Union Station with convenient Amtrak trains / Megabus routes to many locations in the region.  The Greyhound station is also very close by, and an easy walk to UIC.

 

  • By air: Chicago has two major airports, O'Hare (ORD) and Midway (MDW), and it is easy to get to UIC from either one (many travel sites will let you look for both simultaneously using the airport code CHI).

 

If you are flying into O'Hare, you can take a Blue Line train into the city (towards the loop or Forest Park) which stops right next to the UIC campus (at the UIC/Halsted station) and in walking distance (half a mile) to the Crown Plaza hotel.

 

If you are flying into Midway, you can take an Orange Line train into the city (towards the loop), which will take you within walking distance of the Crown Plaza hotel (about a quarter of a mile from the Washington/Wells station) or allow you to transfer to the Blue Line (at the Harold Washington Library station) which stops right next to the UIC campus (at the UIC/Halsted station).  Another good option is to take the Orange Line into the loop (e.g. Harold Washington Library station) and then take a short cab ride to UIC or the Crown Plaza.