The Kieval Lecture Series is funded through a bequest of the late Dr. Harry S. Kieval ’36, a longtime professor of mathematics at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, who died in 1994. In addition to this lecture series, his estate provides funding to Cornell University for a similar lecture in physics, as well as annual prizes awarded to outstanding seniors in both mathematics and physics.

The Kieval Lecture will be held on April 23, 2025 in 228 Malott Hall at 4:30 p.m.

There will be a reception from 4:00 - 4:30 in 532 Malott Hall

Speaker:  Michael Sipser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Donner Professor of Mathematics

Poster with title/abstract is forthcoming.

For updates on this event, please go to the event website at https://math.cornell.edu/kieval-lecture-series.

For accommodations contact Heather Peterson.