Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Friday, May 29, 2026 - Saturday, May 30, 2026
Schedule
Friday May 29, 2026
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 am - 6:00 pm | Registration, coffee, tea | MCC Lobby |
| 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Section NExT Luncheon/Presentation | MCC Ballroom |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Executive Committee Meeting | MCC Ballroom |
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Tour of Training Vessel Maritime Navigating Simulators |
Mass Maritime Academy |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Math Circle, Hema Gopalakrishna & Lauren Rose |
MCC Ballroom |
| 6:00 - 7:30 pm | Social Hour Banquet | MCC Ballroom |
| 7:30 - 8:30 pm | Battles Lecture: Rick Cleary, Babson College | MCC Ballroom |
saturday May 30, 2026
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Registration, coffee, tea | MCC Lobby |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College Invited Talk: 100 years of Sperner's Lemma: Proofs, Generalizations, and Applications |
MCC Ballroom |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Business Meeting | MCC Ballroom |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | Refreshments | MCC Lobby |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Teaching Hour |
MCC Ballroom |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch | MCC Lobby/Ballroom |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Contributed Talks |
MCC Ballroom |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm | Sam Habach, Mass Maritime Academy Invited Talk: One Step Too Far: How Discrete Dynamics Predict Thresholds of Sudden Collapse, from Cells to Cosmos. |
MCC Ballroom |
Invited Speakers
Richard Cleary, Babson College
Rick teaches at Babson College, where he is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and Weissman Family Professor of Business Analytics. He has previously taught at Bentley University, Harvard University, Cornell University, and St. Michael’s College.
Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College
Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, a former president of the Mathematical Association of America, and a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. In 2013, he received the Haimo Award, a nationwide teaching prize for college math faculty, and in 2018, he won the Halmos-Ford writing award.
Sam Habach, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Sam Habach is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He earned his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Rhode Island, where his research focused on the stability and global dynamics of discrete population models, including effects such as cooperation, harvesting, and threshold-driven behavior. His work lies in the area of discrete dynamical systems, with applications ranging from epidemiology to complex biological and physical systems.
Program Committee
Vincent Ferlini, Keene State College
Joe Fields, University of Southern Connecticut
Sam Habach, Mass Maritime Academy
Haley McMurray, Mass Maritime Academy
Meaghan Allen, So. New Hampshire University
Local Arrangements Committee
Rebecca Norton, Mass Maritime Academy
Laurie Norman, Mass Maritime Academy
Webmaster
James Quinlan, Univ. Southern Maine