Bi-Co Math Colloquium

A weekly joint colloquium that alternates between the Bryn Mawr and Haverford mathematics departments.

Colloquium Schedule

Our weekly colloquium with Haverford College brings distinguished mathematics researchers together to discuss their work. The location alternates between the two mathematics departments. Talks are usually on Monday afternoons from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Park 245 at Bryn Mawr or in Hilles 109 at Haverford. A reception usually precedes the talk at 4:00 p.m. in Park 361 (Math Lounge) at Bryn Mawr or the Foyer outside Hilles 109 at Haverford.

Contact Olivia Chu (Bryn Mawr) or Tarik Aougab (Haverford) for more information.

Spring 2026

Date	Speaker	Title of Talk	Location
Feb 2	Dr. Matthew Mizuhara The College of New Jersey	"Why Fireflies Flash in Unison: The Mathematics of Synchronizing Systems"	Bryn Mawr
Feb 2	Dr. Abbey D'Ovidio Muhlenberg College	“Modeling and Analysis of Radiation Therapy”	Haverford
Feb 9	Alice Oveson University of Maryland	“The Potential Impact of Policy Changes on MMR Vaccine Uptake and Measles Transmission in Florida”	Haverford
Feb 16	Dr. Daniel Cooney University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	"Modeling Evolution and Cooperation at Multiple Levels of Organization"	Bryn Mawr
Feb 23	TBD	TBD	Haverford
Mar 2	Dr. Takayuki Hibi Osaka University	TBD	Bryn Mawr
Mar 9	SPRING BREAK	NO COLLOQUIUM
Mar 16	TBD	TBD	Haverford
Mar 23	Dr. Peter Mucha Dartmouth College	TBD	Bryn Mawr
Mar 30	TBD	TBD	Haverford
Apr 6	TBD	TBD	Bryn Mawr
Apr 13	TBD	TBD	Haverford
Apr 20	Dr. Harris Quach Temple University	TBD	Bryn Mawr
Apr 27	TBD	TBD	Haverford

Fall 2025

Date	Speaker	Title of Talk	Location
Sep 8	Tara Anand Columbia University Irving Medical Center	"Graphs for Causal Inference Over Groups"	Haverford
Sep 15	Dr. Lawrence Seminario-Romero Haverford College	"Modeling Predator-Prey Dynamics with a Type III Functional Response"	Bryn Mawr
Sep 22	Dr. Liz Milicevic (Faculty Scholarship Talk Haverford College	"Polynomials and Pipe Dreams"	Haverford (LUT 200 at 4:30 p.m.)
Sep 29	Dr. Kyle Stanley University of Pennsylvania/ Penn Medicine	"Functional Factor Analysis of Brain Connectivity"	Bryn Mawr
Oct 6	Dr. Padi Fuster University of Colorado (Boulder)	"The World Through an Analyst's Lens"	Haverford
Oct 13	FALL BREAK	NO COLLOQUIUM
Oct 20	Dr. Kate Okikiolu Independent Mathematician	"Computational Geometry"	Bryn Mawr
Oct 27	Dr. Emma K.T. Benn (Distinguished Visitor) Mt. Sinai Hospital	"A Biostatistician's Musings on Racism and the Casual 'Causal' Role of Race in Health Equity Research"	Haverford (LUT 200)
Nov 3	Dr. Klaus Volpert Villanova University	“A Dynamic Kelly Criterion for Games with Maximum Payouts”	Bryn Mawr
Nov 10	Dr. Josh Pollitz Syracuse University	“Homological Methods in Commutative Algebra”	Haverford
Nov 17	Dr. Ellen (Ellie) Caniglia University of Pennsylvania/ Penn Medicine	"From Randomized Clinical Trials to Real-World Data: Using Epidemiology to Bridge the Causal Inference Gap"	Bryn Mawr
Nov 24	Dr. Abba Gumel University of Maryland	"Mathematics of Vector-borne Diseases"	Haverford
Dec 8	Dr. Anna Nelson University of New Mexico	"Building Community and Finding Connections in Mathematics"	Bryn Mawr