{"id":87,"date":"2024-11-01T19:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/newmath2025\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2025-08-02T03:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T03:10:40","slug":"shanks-lecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/shanks-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanks Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Mathematics Annual Shanks Conference and Lecture focuses each year on a different mathematical specialty. The event attracts international mathematicians to share the latest research and ideas. The Shanks Lecture is the conference\u2019s keynote address, featuring a leading mathematician in the field.<\/p>\n<p>The Shanks Lecture is funded by an endowment from the Shanks family to honor the late\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/baylis-olivia-shanks\/\">Baylis and Olivia Shanks<\/a>. This year\u2019s Shanks Conference is funded by the Shanks family endowment, as well as by the National Science Foundation and Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science.<\/p>\n<h2>2025 Shanks Conference and Lecture<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n        <h3><\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-3\">\n                            <a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/04\/06\/shanks-workshop-march-28-29-2026\/\" title=\"Shanks Workshop (March 28 - 29, 2026)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/files\/vanderbilt-generic-gold.jpg\" class=\"img-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shanks Workshop (March 28 - 29, 2026)\" style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-9\">\n                            <h3><a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/04\/06\/shanks-workshop-march-28-29-2026\/\" title=\"Shanks Workshop (March 28 - 29, 2026)\">Shanks Workshop (March 28 - 29, 2026)<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <p><a class=\"btn btn-primary pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/04\/06\/shanks-workshop-march-28-29-2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-3\">\n                            <a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/03\/24\/shanks-workshop-2026-von-neumann-entropy-and-quantum-symmetries\/\" title=\"Shanks Workshop 2026 \"Von Neumann Entropy and Quantum Symmetries\"\"><img src=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/files\/vanderbilt-generic-gold.jpg\" class=\"img-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shanks Workshop 2026 \"Von Neumann Entropy and Quantum Symmetries\"\" style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-9\">\n                            <h3><a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/03\/24\/shanks-workshop-2026-von-neumann-entropy-and-quantum-symmetries\/\" title=\"Shanks Workshop 2026 \"Von Neumann Entropy and Quantum Symmetries\"\">Shanks Workshop 2026 \"Von Neumann Entropy and Quantum Symmetries\"<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <p><a class=\"btn btn-primary pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/03\/24\/shanks-workshop-2026-von-neumann-entropy-and-quantum-symmetries\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-3\">\n                            <a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/02\/04\/shanks-workshop-von-neumann-entropy-and-quantum-symmetries\/\" title=\"Shanks Workshop: Von Neumann Entropy and  Quantum Symmetries\"><img src=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/files\/vanderbilt-generic-gold.jpg\" class=\"img-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shanks Workshop: Von Neumann Entropy and  Quantum Symmetries\" style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-9\">\n                            <h3><a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/02\/04\/shanks-workshop-von-neumann-entropy-and-quantum-symmetries\/\" title=\"Shanks Workshop: Von Neumann Entropy and  Quantum Symmetries\">Shanks Workshop: Von Neumann Entropy and  Quantum Symmetries<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <p><a class=\"btn btn-primary pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2026\/02\/04\/shanks-workshop-von-neumann-entropy-and-quantum-symmetries\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-3\">\n                            <a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2025\/03\/10\/shanks-lecture-may-19-22-2025\/\" title=\"Shanks Lecture: May 19-22, 2025\"><img src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/03\/shanks-lecture-300x175.png\" class=\"img-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shanks Lecture: May 19-22, 2025\" style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-9\">\n                            <h3><a href =\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2025\/03\/10\/shanks-lecture-may-19-22-2025\/\" title=\"Shanks Lecture: May 19-22, 2025\">Shanks Lecture: May 19-22, 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <p><a class=\"btn btn-primary pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/math\/2025\/03\/10\/shanks-lecture-may-19-22-2025\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n<h2>Past Shanks Conferences and Lectures<\/h2>\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 1808-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_1808\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10310-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10310\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10310\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10310\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2024<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10310\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10310\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>International Conference on L-Functions and Automorphic Forms<br \/>\r\nMay 13-16, 2024<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Kannan Soundararajan<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/shanksseries\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10310 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10311-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10311\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10311\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10311\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2023<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10311\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10311\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Approximation Theory and Beyond<br \/>\r\nMay 15-18, 2023<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Wolfgang Dahmen<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/nashville2020\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10311 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10312-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10312\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10312\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10312\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2019<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10312\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10312\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras Spring Institute 2019: Algebra and Geometry Quantized and Quantified<br \/>\r\nMay 3\u20109, 2019<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Michael Freedman<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/ncgoa2019\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10312 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10313-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10313\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10313\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10313\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2018<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10313\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10313\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>7th International Conference on Computational Harmonic Analysis<br \/>\r\nMay 14-18, 2018<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Stephane Mallat<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/iccha7\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10313 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10314-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10314\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10314\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10314\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2017<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10314\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10314\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Low-Dimensional Topology and Geometry<br \/>\r\nMay 15-19, 2017<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Ian Agol<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/shanks2017\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10314 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10315-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10315\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10315\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10315\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2016<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10315\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10315\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>International Conference on Evolution Equations<br \/>\r\nMay 16-20, 2016<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Lawrence C. Evans<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/shanks2016\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10315 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10316-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10316\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10316\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10316\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2015<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10316\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10316\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Recent Advances in K&auml;hler Geometry<br \/>\r\nMay 18-22, 2015<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Shing-Tung Yau<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~kahlergeometry\/index.php\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10316 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10317-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10317\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10317\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10317\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2014<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10317\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10317\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>5th International Conference on Computational Harmonic Analysis<br \/>\r\nMay 19-23, 2014<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Jean Bourgain<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~iccha5\/index.php\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10317 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10318-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10318\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10318\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10318\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2013<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10318\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10318\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Topology, Algebra, and Categories in Logic<br \/>\r\nJuly 28-August 1, 2013<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Vladimir Voevodsky<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~tacl2013\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10318 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10319-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10319\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10319\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10319\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2012<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10319\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10319\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>International Conference on Cycles in Graphs<br \/>\r\nMay 30-June 2, 2012<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Daniela K&uuml;hn<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~shanks2012\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10319 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10320-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10320\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10320\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10320\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2011<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10320\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10320\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Approximation Theory<br \/>\r\nMay 17-21, 2011<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Charles K. Chui<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~Nashville2011\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10320 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10321-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10321\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10321\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10321\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2010<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10321\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10321\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Optimal Configurations on the Sphere and Other Manifolds<br \/>\r\nMay 17-20, 2010<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Noam Elkies<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/math.vanderbilt.edu\/~optimal2010\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10321 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10322-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10322\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10322\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10322\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2009<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10322\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10322\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Mathematical Modeling in the Medical Sciences<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Nicola Bellomo<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~shanks2009\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10322 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10323-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10323\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10323\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10323\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2008<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10323\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10323\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>24th Southeastern Analysis Meeting<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Charles Fefferman<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~seam2008\/\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10323 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10324-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10324\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10324\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10324\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2007<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10324\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10324\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>International Conference on Order, Algebra and Logic<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Keith Kearnes<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~oal2007\">Conference Website<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10324 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10325-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10325\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10325\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10325\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2006<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10325\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10325\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Combinatorial and Geometric Group Theory<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Alex Lubotzky<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.vanderbilt.edu\/~msapir\/cggt\/cggt.html\">Conference Website<\/a><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10325 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10326-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10326\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10326\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10326\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2005<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10326\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10326\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer:Vaughan<br \/>\r\nJones, University of California , Berkeley<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10326 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10327-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10327\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10327\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10327\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2004<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10327\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10327\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Second International Conference on Computational Harmonic Analysis<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Steve Smale, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago and University of California , Berkeley (Emeritus)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10327 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10328-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10328\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10328\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10328\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2003<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10328\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10328\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>The Clay Mathematics Institute International Conference and Spring School on Noncommutative Geometry and Applications<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Alain Connes, College de France, Institut des Hautes &Eacute;tudes Scientifiques, and Vanderbilt University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10328 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10329-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10329\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10329\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10329\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2002<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10329\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10329\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>International Conference on Modern Algebra<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Efim Zelmanov, Yale University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10329 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10330-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10330\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10330\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10330\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2001<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10330\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10330\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Horizons in Combinatorics<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: William T. Trotter, Arizona State University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10330 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10331-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10331\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10331\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10331\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>2000<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10331\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10331\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Trends in Approximation Theory<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: George G. Lorentz, California State University, Chico<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10331 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10332-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10332\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10332\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10332\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1999<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10332\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10332\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Modern and Classical Analysis<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: William Arveson, University of California , Berkeley<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10332 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10333-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10333\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10333\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10333\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1998<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10333\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10333\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>International Conference on Non-Positive Curvature in Group Theory, Topology and Geometry<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Andre Haefliger, University of Geneva<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10333 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10334-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10334\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10334\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10334\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1997<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10334\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10334\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>International Conference on Mathematical Models in Medical and Health Sciences<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: M. Nowak, Oxford University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10334 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10335-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10335\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10335\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10335\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1996<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10335\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10335\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Modern Algebra and its Applications<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Cancelled due to illness.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10335 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10336-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10336\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10336\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10336\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1995<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10336\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10336\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Computing<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Laszlo Lovasz, Yale University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10336 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10337-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10337\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10337\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10337\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1994<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10337\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10337\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Geometric Group Theory<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: John Stallings, University of California , Berkeley<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10337 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10338-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10338\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10338\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10338\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1993<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10338\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10338\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Functional Analysis and Operator Theory<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Israel Gelfand, Rutgers University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10338 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10339-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10339\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10339\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10339\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1992<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10339\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10339\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Wavelet Theory<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Ingrid Daubechies, AT&amp;T Bell Laboratories<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10339 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10340-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10340\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10340\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10340\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1991<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10340\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10340\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Analysis, Applied Analysis, and Mathematical Biology<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Irving Segal, MIT<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10340 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10341-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10341\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10341\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10341\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1990<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10341\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10341\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Algebra and Logic<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Ivan Rival, University of Ottawa<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10341 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10342-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10342\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10342\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10342\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1989<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10342\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10342\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Analysis, Applied Analysis and Mathematical Biology<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: James Yorke, University of Maryland<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10342 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10343-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10343\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10343\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10343\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1988<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10343\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10343\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Geometry and Topology<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Mary Ellen Rudin, University of Wisconsin<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10343 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10344-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10344\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10344\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10344\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1987<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10344\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10344\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Graph Theory and Combinatorics<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Ronald Graham, AT&amp;T Bell Laboratories<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10344 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10345-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10345\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10345\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10345\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1986<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10345\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10345\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Graph Theory and Combinatorics<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: Victor Klee, University of Washington<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10345 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10346-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10346\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10346\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10346\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>1985<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10346\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10346\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Conference on Geometry and Topology<br \/>\r\nShanks Lecturer: R.H. Bing, University of Texas at Austin<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10346 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 10346 -->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Mathematics Annual Shanks Conference and Lecture focuses each year on a different mathematical specialty. The event attracts international mathematicians to share the latest research and ideas. The Shanks Lecture is the conference\u2019s keynote address, featuring a leading mathematician in the field. 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