Online Conference in Honor of Professor Alfonso Castro on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday
October 23rd, 2020
From 10:30 to 13:30, Colombian time (GMT -5)
Embedded Files
Alfonso Castro, PhD, McAlister Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, specializes in applied mathematics, differential equations and nonlinear functional analysis. Castro’s research areas include partial differential equations (including semilinear equations with discrete spectrum), variational methods, inverse-function theorems and water waves (solitons).
Alfonso Castro, PhD, McAlister Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, specializes in applied mathematics, differential equations and nonlinear functional analysis. Castro’s research areas include partial differential equations (including semilinear equations with discrete spectrum), variational methods, inverse-function theorems and water waves (solitons).
Castro is the co-founder and managing editor of the Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, a pioneering journal in paperless publication that publishes in excess of 150 research papers per year, accessible free of charge via the Internet.
Castro is the co-founder and managing editor of the Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, a pioneering journal in paperless publication that publishes in excess of 150 research papers per year, accessible free of charge via the Internet.
The Colombian Mathematical Society awarded Alfonso Castro its 2013 National Mathematics Prize on July 17, during the 19th Colombian Mathematics Congress, in recognition of his contributions to the development of mathematics in Colombia.
The Colombian Mathematical Society awarded Alfonso Castro its 2013 National Mathematics Prize on July 17, during the 19th Colombian Mathematics Congress, in recognition of his contributions to the development of mathematics in Colombia.
Castro is a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. He has served the AMS in several capacities, including the chairing of the Human Rights Committee.
Castro is a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. He has served the AMS in several capacities, including the chairing of the Human Rights Committee.
Main speakers
Main speakers
Djairo de Figueiredo, University of Campinas, UNICAMP. Campinas, Brazil
Bernhard Ruf, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italia
Manuel del Pino, University of Bath, England
Peter Bates, Michigan State University, USA
Ratnasingham Shivaji, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), USA
Short interventions
Short interventions
Coordinator: Carlos Vélez
Coordinator: Carlos Vélez
Rosa María Pardo San Gil, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
John M. Neuberger, Northern Arizona State, USA
Pablo Amster, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jaime Navarro, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México
José Francisco Caicedo, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Bogotá
Sigifredo Herrón, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín
Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee
Jorge Cossio, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín
Sigifredo Herrón, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín
Carlos Vélez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín
Last updated 11/11/2020
Page updated
Report abuse