The goal of the symposium is to forge new connections between faculty and students in Utah who are working on representation theory, algebra and number theory and related fields.

Next meeting: Saturday November 21, 2026

Location: University of Utah, LCB 219 (campus map)

Speakers

Nicolas Bridges (Utah State University)

Minhua Cheng (University of Utah)

Jared Weinstein (Boston University)

Matthew Young (Utah State University)

Schedule

10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Jared Weinstein- TBA

10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Coffee break

11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Nicolas Bridges- TBA

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Minhua Cheng- TBA

1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Coffee break

2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Matthew Young- A Frobenius-Schur index theorem for non-commutative varieties

Registration: All are welcome to attend. We ask that all participants please register here to facilitate planning. (Please email Matt Young (matthew.young@usu.edu) if you have issues registering.) We do not have general funding to support participation.

Parking: There is free parking on weekends behind the Math Department; see here https://maps.app.goo.gl/vEez1t9YBFuFhdcE7.

Organizers: Petar Bakic (Utah), Peter Crooks (USU), Sean Howe (Utah), David Schwein (Utah) and Matt Young (USU)