Sponsored by Elizabethtown College, Franklin and Marshall College,
Lebanon Valley College, and Millersville University
Date: Friday 3 February 2012, 4:30pm
Location: Hempfield High School, Room 213
Speaker: Janet Talvacchia, Swarthmore College
Title: Some remarks on Generalized Geometries
Abstract. I'll give a brief introduction to the notions of a
generalized geometry as introduced by Hitchin in 2003, particularly
generalized complex structures and generalized contact structures. I'll
mention the main results proved in this area and give a description of
problems I am working on involving generalized contact structures.
The talk will be followed by dinner at a place to be determined.
16 September David Lyons, Lebanon Valley College 14 October Paul Melvin, Bryn Mawr College 11 November John Terilla, CUNY 2 December Ron Umble, MU 3 February Janet Talvacchia, Swarthmore College 2 March Michael McCooey, Franklin and Marshall College 13 April Robert Ghrist, U. Penn
