College of Arts & Sciences

James Sehnert Lecture

The 2009 Sehnert Lecturer: Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan
Photo courtesy of Jeff Bauer of Citco  

Frank Morgan
Atwell Professor of Mathematics
Williams College

Frank Morgan studies optimal shapes and minimal surfaces. He has published 150 articles and six books, including "Calculus Lite" and "The Math Chat Book," based on his live, call-in TV show and column. He is the founder of the NSF "SMALL" Undergraduate Research Project, the inaugural winner of the Haimo national teaching award of the Mathematical Association of America, and current Vice-President of the American Mathematical Society.


The 2009 Sehnert Lecture: Soap Bubbles and Mathematics

Monday, October 12, 2009
7:30 p.m.
BP 200 Auditorium

Soap bubbles continue to fascinate and confound mathematicians. The show will include demonstrations, explanations, and prizes. Public welcome, fifth graders and above.

    We encourage math educators and students to join us for these special events!

    High school teachers: At 6:00 pm, come yourself, bring a few students, and join us for a free dinner in the University Center Ballroom. If you can make it for dinner, call the Mathematics Department office at (859) 572-5377 by Wednesday, October 7th, so that we may plan accordingly.

    Note: if you wish to bring more than four students, be sure to call and check on availability of space for dinner (space may be limited).

    Sponsored by the NKU Department of Mathematics and the NKU Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics. For further information, contact Dr. Andy Long at longa@nku.edu or by phone at (859)572-5794. Click here for a campus map.

    The annual James Sehnert Lecture was established in memory of, and endowed by the estate of, the late Professor James "Duke" Sehnert, a member of the NKU Department of Mathematics and Computer Science from 1970 to 1999.

    Previous Sehnert Lectures:

    2008: J.M. Cushing:  Chaos from Simplicity

    2007: Rose Mary Zbiek:  Making Essential Ideas a Focal Point of Our Mathematics

    2006: Brian Winkel: Cipher Busting by Edgar Allen Poe, Jules Verne, William F. Friedman - and Beyond

    2005: V. Frederick Rickey: Isaac Newton: Man Myth, and Mathematics

    2004: Robert V. Hogg: The Importance of Understanding Variation

    2003: Edward B. Burger: Magic with Mathematics

    2002: Ivars Peterson: Moebius Madness

    2001: Underwood Dudley: Why Mathematics