The Spring 2026 meeting will take place at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Check-in begins at 3:00 PM on Friday, April 10.
The local organizer is Adam Coffman (coffmana@pfw.edu).
Directions
We recommend driving into campus via the main entrances on Coliseum Blvd or Crescent Ave. Please see the Campus Map.
The closest parking is in the lot near the Science Building, where registration and most talks will start on Friday and Saturday. Use the spaces with white stripes (no permit required). The green stripes are for Purdue paid permits, and the blue stripes on the north side of the Science Building are accessible spaces for handicap permits. The closest parking garage is P2 if you prefer (again, use spaces with white stripes). Or, it takes less than 15 minutes to walk from the Holiday Inn hotel to the Science Building.
The Friday banquet and Saturday lunch will take place in the Walb Union.
Hotel Accommodations
Holiday Inn Purdue — Fort Wayne
4111 Paul Shaffer Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
April 10 - April 11 (1 night)
Use the following link reserve a room at the group rate: 1 King Standard, or call the hotel directly at 260-238-1378 for other reservation options. To take advantage of the group rate ($119.00, not including tax or optional breakfast voucher), reservations must be made by March 22, 2026.
Talks / Posters
If you are planning to give a contributed talk or present a poster, please use the talk/poster submission form. The submission deadline is March 26, 2026.
Indiana Collegiate Mathematics Competition (ICMC)
Use the meeting registration form to register your ICMC team by the end of the day on April 6, 2026. Please make sure that each individual team member is registered for the meeting as a student, and also complete the ICMC team details form (one submission per team).
Schedule
Please see the meeting program and the talk/poster abstracts.
Speakers
Embracing Hyperbolicity
Dr. Noelle Sawyer
Atkin Junior Professor and Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Southwestern University
What if straight lines aren't 'straight'? What if there was more than 360 degrees around a point? What if we get rid of even more of the rules of flat geometry? In this talk I will introduce hyperbolic space, discuss the related concept of cone points and give an overview of my most recent research on flat surfaces with cone points.
The Data Mine model for learning and working with data-driven projects at scale
Dr. Mark Daniel Ward
Professor of Statistics and (by courtesy) of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Public Health
Purdue University
The Data Mine, founded in 2018, enables more than 2000 interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate students with hands-on experience in data science. Based on the principles of learning by doing, teamwork, and real-world data science, this model is used by learners at more than 60 colleges annually. Additionally, The Data Mine enables approximately 100 projects with Corporate Partners across many types of domains, including aerospace, agriculture, manufacturing, pharmaceutical science, etc. This model has proven to be a very effective method for colleges and companies to quickly and easily build relationships that create genuine value for partners and students alike.
Touching All Bases
Dr. John Rickert
Professor of Mathematics
Recipient of the 2025 INMAA Crawford Teaching Award
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Reflections on a four decade teaching journey. Examples set by colleagues and teachers, inspiration from inquisitive students encountered in the classroom and in summer programs, questions inspired by the game of baseball, and a healthy dose of serendipity have molded my classroom technique. I will talk about some of the advice that I've been given and walk through some problems that educated me.