Clavius group at Fairfield University in 2002

List of Clavius mathematicians

Hugh Albright FSC
Tom Banchoff
John Blanton
Tom Cecil
Lawrence Conlon
Margaret Freije
Richard Freije
Pedro Ferreira
James Heitsch
Michelle Intermont
Ron Knill
John Lutts
John MacDonnell SJ
Joseph MacDonnell, S.J.
Michael May SJ
John Pouikis CSB
Sr Barbara Reynolds SDS
Patrick Ryan
Paul Schweitzer SJ
Dennis Snow
Joanne Snow
James Stasheff
William Stoeger SJ
Pedro Suarez SJ
Andrius Tamulis
Carlos Vasco SJ
Julio Vidaurrazaga
Pawel Walczak
Andrew Whitman SJ

Clavius Community Notes
2002 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY FAIRFIELD, CT

Meeting #40 . . . from July 1 to July 26

At the invitatin of Fr. Al Kelley, president of Fairfield University the Clavius group returned again to this beautiful and spacious campus (second largest of all 28 Jesuit colleges in the U.S.) We were offered very convenient accomodations and in spite of construction constraints, most members had the use of an office which were generously loaned by the regular faculty. In the Bannow faculty lounge a daily coffee hour was an occasion to meet other members of the Fairfield community. We had full library privileges and full access to Fairfield's computer facilities and recreation center. We lived in the new "Village Apartments".

The daily Mass, social hour and common meals took place in the spacious apartment lounge. Besides this the courts and fields were at the disposal of the Group when not in use for University activities. Once again community liturgies with a daily homily were consistently attended by the entire community. All (families and singles) shared a common dinner which had been prepared by our expert chefs.

Fr. Al Kelley was a gracious host, always interested and very helpful in assisting the Clavius community. The summer was quite productive, in part due to the very special attention shown by department chair, Matt Coleman and the mathematics secretary Mary Hofmann. The mathematics was plentiful, varied, and venturesome. We ran four seminars and the participation was outstanding. The community aspect of the Clavius Group is still quite remarkable.

                                                     Below are some pictures indicating the summer activities.

                                   Some Clavian social events

                           Some Clavian meals

                                   Some Clavian liturgies

                                  Some Clavian lectures

                                  Some Clavian scenes

                                Clavius feast of St. Ignatius

                                    The Clavian St. Ignatius day cake

                                   Source of the cake picture was the1998 Clavius group

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                                     More scenes of the Clavius group at Fairfield University in 2002

                                                       Clavius group at Fairfield University in 1991
                                                         next to the renowned Clavius Townhouse

Seminars

Representation Theory Seminar
Representations of Knot Groups -- A Survey by Andrius Tamulis, Cardinal Stritch University

Topics Seminar
July 9: A-Cellular Theory I-II by Michele Intermont, Kalamazoo College
July 16: An Upper Bound for dim Aut(x) by Dennis Snow, University of Notre Dame
July 18: Elementary Theory of Groups by Benjamin Fine, Fairfield University
July 19: The Empire Coloring Problem by Ronald J. Knill, Tulane University
July 22: Elementary Theory of Groups, II by Benjamin Fine, Fairfield University
July 23: Mathematical Miracles by Robert E. Bolger, Fairfield University

Geometry Seminar
July 6: Isoparametric Hypersurfaces with Four Principal Curvatures I-III
by Thomas E. Cecil, College of the Holy Cross
July 8: Homogeneous Hypersurfaces in Complex Hyperbolic Space, I
by Patrick J. Ryan, McMaster University
July 15: and Thursday, July 18: Homogeneous Hypersurfaces in Complex Hyperbolic Space, II & III
by Patrick J. Ryan, McMaster University
July 16: Internet Geometry -- ICM 1978 to ICMS 2002
by Thomas F. Banchoff, Brown University
July 19: Exploring Circle Geometry with The GeometerÕs Sketchpad
by Barbara E. Reynolds, S.D.S., Cardinal Stritch University
July 22: Introductory Computational Geometry: Voronoi Diagrams, I
by Patrick J. Ryan, McMaster University
July 23: by Maura B. Mast, University of Massachusetts, Boston
July 25: Introductory Computational Geometry: Voronoi Diagrams, II
by Patrick J. Ryan, McMaster University

Foliations Seminar
July 7: A Generalization of NovikovÕs Theorem on Codimension 1 Foliations I-III
by Paul A. Schweitzer, S.J., Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
July 15: The Thurston Norm and Foliations, I
by Lawrence W. Conlon, Washington University
July 18: The Thurston Norm and Foliations, II
by Lawrence W. Conlon, Washington University
July 22: Knot Groups, Representation Varieties and Alexander Polynomials
by Andrius Tamulis, Cardinal Stritch University
July 23: Finite Symmetry Groups
by John A. Lutts, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Pertinent information about members of the Clavius Group

Clavius Activities at Notre Dame University in 1990
Clavius Activities at Fairfield University in 1991
Clavius Activities at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifique in 1992
Clavius Activities at Boston College in 1993
Clavius Activities at the Institute for Advanced Study IAS in 1994
Clavius Activities at Notre Dame University in 1995
Clavius Activities at Boston College in 1996
Clavius Activities at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifique in 1997
Clavius Activities at Fairfield University in 1998
Clavius Activities at Holy Cross in 1999
Clavius Activities at Notre Dame in 2000
Clavius Activities at the Institute for Advanced Study IAS in 2001
Clavius Activities at Fairfield University in 2002

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