Clavius Activities in 2022

Clavius group online in 2022

List of Clavius mathematicians

Jennifer Ackerman
Michael Ackerman
Tom Banchoff
Adam Bartoszek
Joseph Billotti SJ
Jacob Binoy SJ
Tom Cecil
Lawrence Conlon
Pedro Ferreira SJ
Margaret Freije
Richard Freije
Kathy Hall
James Heitsch
Michele Intermont
Ron Knill

Maura Mast
Michael May SJ
Sr Barbara Reynolds SDS
Patrick Ryan
Paul Schweitzer SJ
Dennis Snow
Joanne Snow
James Stasheff
Pedro Suarez SJ
Andrius Tamulis
Carlos Vasco
Nelson Velandia SJ
Julio Vidaurrazaga
Pawel Walczak

Invited Colleague 2022

Bill Fenton, Bellarmine University

Clavius Community Notes

Meeting #60: 26 June to 29 June, 2022

Still constrained by the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Clavius group gathered online for its sixtieth session. The Zoom platform proved suitable and since travelling was not necessary, the number of members participating was higher than it had been for recent in-person meetings. Although there was no formal seminar schedule as had been followed in the past, several mathematical lectures were given along with talks about the effect of the pandemic on the academic enterprise, artistic presentations, faith discussions, and liturgical and social events.

Clavius Schedule 2022

Sunday, June 26, 2022
2:00 PM: Mass celebrated by Paul Schweitzer followed by an organizational meeting and social hour. It was decided that the Clavius group would meet in person at Holy Cross in 2023 if conditions permitted.

Monday, June 27, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 noon: A history of the 28-year-old research project on the existence of Reeb components, Paul Schweitzer
2:00 – 3:00 PM: Living Synodality in the Tri-ritual context of Kerala Church: Expectation and Experience, Binoy Jacob
3:30 – 4:30 PM: Resilient aging through memoir, Ellen Ryan
5:00 PM: Mass celebrated by Nelson Velandia followed by social hour

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 noon: Crossed modules of groups, Jim Stasheff
2:00-3:00 PM: Teaching through the pandemic, Jennifer Ackerman, Michael Ackerman and Barbara Reynolds
3:30 – 4:0 PM: Introduction to Bach’s Goldberg variations, Patsy Cecil
5:00 PM: Mass celebrated by Paul Schweitzer and Pete Suarez followed by social hour

Wednesday, June 29, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 noon: Exploring quadrilaterals in the Poincare disk, Barbara Reynolds and Bill Fenton
2:00-3:00 PM: Special Session: Being Creative, Ellen Ryan, Jim Stasheff, Joe Billotti and Andrius Tamulis
3:30-4:30 PM: Faith Discussion: The state of the Church, led by Barbara Knill
5:00 PM: Mass celebrated by Joe Billotti followed by St Ignatius Day social