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October 11-12, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2025

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, will be hosting the 10th Annual Meeting of the SIAM Central States Section. The conference will be held in person and will consist of three plenary talks, parallel sessions, and a poster session. 

News:
– The Department of Mathematical Sciences of the University of Arkansas is hiring two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out to the local organizers for more information or to express their interest. https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27195

Maps:
Hillside Auditorium (registration, plenary talks)
Science Engineering Building (minisymposiums). The room numbers are listed as SCEN ###.
Arkansas Union (dinner)
– Parking is free on the University of Arkansas campus. The Harmon Avenue Parking Garage is the closest option, and parking is also available in any yellow or blue tag areas. Please check the campus map.
– Participants should arrange their own lunch. Many options on Dickson Road and on campus (Fulbright Dining Hall is open on Saturday and Sunday).

Plenary Speakers:
The title and abstract of each plenary talk can be found here.
Dr. Beatrice Riviere, Rice University
Dr. Irena Lasiecka, University of Memphis
Dr. Xiu Ye, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Registration:
Please click the following SIAM link and find “The 10th Annual Meeting of SIAM Central States Section” to register for the conference: https://my.siam.org/Conference/. All participants must register for the conference.

Call for Presentations: (Closed)

Financial Support: (Closed)
We offer a limited number of travel grants for students and early‑career researchers. Due to limited funding, awardees may be encouraged to share rooms or trips to help stretch the available support.

Local Organizers:
Jiahui Chen (jiahuic@uark.edu)
Zachary Bradshaw (zb002@uark.edu)
Chen Liu (chenl@uark.edu)
Tulin Kaman (tkaman@uark.edu)

SIAM Central States Section Officers and Organizing Committee:
Xu Zhang (President), Oklahoma State University
Dinh-Liem Nguyen (Vice President), Kansas State University
Huijing Du (Secretary), University of Nebraska Lincoln
Paul Sacks (Treasurer), Iowa State University

Sponsors
This conference is supported under the NSF Award Number 2514699, SIAM Central States Section, the Department of Mathematical Sciences, and the Fulbright College at the University of Arkansas