DC-Metro von Neumann Meeting

With generous support from the UMD math department, and the Brin Center for Mathematical Research, I am organizing an annual event called the "DC Metro von Neumann meeting" which is meant to bring together researchers working on topics related to operator algebras, within a reasonable driving distance of the DC metro area.

Fall 2025 meeting #1, September 13-14:

Tentative speakers: Nigel Higson (PSU), Mahya Ghandehari (UD), Leonel Robert (UL), Brent Nelson (MSU), Thomas Sinclair (Purdue).

Participants: Kostya Medynets (USNA), Ben Passer(USNA), Vrej Zarikian (USNA), Marius Ionescu (USNA), Geoffrey Price (USNA), Alexis Alevras (USNA), Christian Rosendal (UMD), Srivatsav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli (UMD), Jonathan Rosenberg (UMD), Artem Chernikov (UMD), Uri Bader (UMD), Ivan Todorov (UD), Scott LaLonde (BSU), Ben Hayes (UVA), David Sherman (UVA), Jacob Campbell (UVA), Felipe Flores (UVA), Connor Macmahon (UVA), Michael O'Cobhthaigh (UVA), Nick Sweeney (UVA), Patrick Donaghue (PSU), Satwata Hans (PSU), Cathy Cheng (PSU), Revati Jadhav (UMD), Radu Balan (UMD), Mason Sharp (UMD).

Schedule: Saturday 13th: 3:30PM Welcome.

Saturday 13th: 4:00PM to 4:45PM Talk by Thomas Sinclair.

Saturday 13th: 5:00PM to 5:45PM Talk by Mahya Ghandehari.

Sunday 14th: 9:15 AM to 10:00AM Talk by Brent Nelson.

Sunday 15th: 10:AM to 10:45AM Talk by Nigel Higson.

Sunday 15th: 11:15AM to noon Talk by Leonel Robert. 

Sunday 15th: Noon: Farewell.