John R. Klauder Memorial Conference

February 15, 2025, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

The conference is devoted to John R. Klauder legacy and his contributions to physics and mathematics. It is organized and sponsored by the Institute for Fundamental Theory, the Department of Mathematics, and the Advanced Theoretical Physics Fund (Department of Physics). John Klauder’s family will present the John R. Klauder Memorial Award for physics and mathematics graduate students. The conference has invited and local talks and a session for reminiscences and recollections about John. A zoom participation will be available.

Conference opening: Pierre Ramond (UF), David Tanner (UF), and Sergei Shabanov (UF)

The John R. Klauder Memorial Award: presented by Jennifer Klauder

Confirmed invited speakers:

Richard Albanese (Air Force Research Lab, USA)
Ingrid Daubechies (Duke University, USA)
David Garfinkle (University of Rochester, USA)
Jean-Pierre Gazeau (Université Paris Diderot, France)
Laure Gouba (International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy)
Achim Kempf (Perimeter Institute, Canada)
Bo-Sture Skagerstam (Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, Norway)
Giuseppe Vitiello (University of Salerno, Italy)

Conference Schedule (to be posted here)

If you are willing to share your recollections about John or have any questions about the program and talks, please contact Sergei Shabanov (IFT, UF math): shabanov@ufl.edu

The conference has free access and there is no conference fee for participation. Coffee and small snacks will be provided for free at the conference site. A lunch box will also be available (at $14 for non-speakers). There will be a conference dinner (free for speakers).

If you are planning to attend, please contact Margaret Somers (UF math): msommers@ufl.edu, and let her know if you would like to get a lunch box
and/or to have dinner with the speakers. Coffee, snacks, and lunch are provided by a catering service that requested an estimate of the number of people before the end of January.