On Wed Mar 11, we will have our first non-job-talk colloquium in a while, but it’s still a special colloquium: We are very pleased to have Sin-Min Lee (SJSU CS Emeritus) to talk about “Lonely Wolf: The legend of Alexander Grothendieck”.  Grothendieck, who passed away on Nov 13, 2014, was one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.  However, in his last 20 years he lived as a hermit, isolated from his family, friends, and the mathematical community.  Prof. Lee will give some recollections of the years 1970-1979 when he lived and studied in France with Grothendieck, and also address why Grothendieck abandoned mathematics.

Background: No particular background necessary.

• Date: Wed Mar 11
• Time: 3-3:50pm
• Room: MH320
• Snacks: 2:30pm in MH331B

For more information, click here to see the full flyer, suitable for printing and posting.

Hope to see you there!

Upcoming events (all talks at 3pm in MH320):

• Mon Mar 16
  Job candidate talk: Topology (topological graph theory)
  Prerequisites: One course in linear algebra