Conference on MASAs, Nests, and Free Semigroup Algebras

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July 15-16, 2026

In honor of David Pitts

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Speakers

David Pitts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Jon Brown, University of Dayton

Ken Davidson (virtual), University of Waterloo

Derek DeSantis, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ruy Exel (virtual), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Adam Fuller, Ohio University

David Milan, University of Texas-Tyler

Sarah Reznikoff,  Virginia Tech University

Chris Schafhauser, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Jack Spielberg, Arizona State University

Vrej Zarikian, United States Naval Academy

Catherine Zimmitti, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lightning Talks

Will be announced later. Please email Chris Schafhauser if you are an early-career researcher (postdoc or graduate student) and would like to give a lightning talk.

Schedule

A detailed schedule will be posted later. There will be an informal social event on the evening of Tuesday, July 14. Talks will run from 8:45 to 5:00 on Wednesday, followed by a dinner at 6:30. On Thursday, talks will run from 9:00 to at most 1:00.

Graduate Hotel lobby

Accommodations

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Graduate Hotel, about a 10-minute walk from Avery Hall.

The event rate is $115/night, only guaranteed up to June 23.

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