Women in Mathematics Day

Jean E. Rubin Memorial Lecture

Rings up to homotopy

head shot of Brooke Shipley

Speaker: Brooke Shipley
Professor of Mathematics
University of Illinois at Chicago

Rings up to homotopy - Abstract

The first part of this talk will introduce certain up to homotopy algebraic objects from stable homotopy theory. Examples come from homological algebra and from topological sources. The goal of this talk is to iscuss a new notion of topological equivalences of differential graded algebras which arises in stable homotopy theory.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
11:30 am - 1 pm Luncheon for the women members of the department (John Purdue Room in Stone Hall) Please Contact Julie Morris to make a reservation.
2 - 3 pm Informal meeting for women of the department (Library Lounge, refreshments will be served)
4 - 4:30 pm Refreshments served in the Mathematics Library Lounge (3rd floor MATH Bldg)
4:30 - 5:30 pm Jean E. Rubin Memorial Lecture, delivered by B. Shipley
6:30 pm Dinner (TBA) Please contact Donatella Danielli to make a reservation.

head shot of Jean Rubin

Jean Rubin
Professor of Mathematics
at Purdue University
from 1967-2002

Jean Rubin - Professor of Mathematics at Purdue University from 1967-2002

Jean E. Rubin was Professor of Mathematics at Purdue University from 1967 until her death in 2002. She received a B.S. from Queens College in New York City in 1948, an M.A. from Columbia in 1949, and a Ph.D. from Stanford in 1955. She taught at Oregon and Michigan State before coming to Purdue. Professor Rubin was the author of more than 40 papers and five books in set theory and questions related to the axiom of choice.

Supported in part by the Purdue College of Science Women in Science Program (WISP).