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Research Unit Algebra and Logic Announcement (U of S)

New Research Unit at the University of Saskatchewan

A Research Unit "Algebra & Logic" has been established in the College of
Arts & Science at the University of Saskatchewan; see the web site
http://math.usask.ca/fvk/algg.htm for more details.

The founding members are F.-V. Kuhlmann, S. Kuhlmann, and M. Marshall. In
addition to the founding members, the unit consists of graduate students,
post-doctoral fellows and numerous visiting scholars.

The current research interests of the unit include: valuation theory,
model theory, ordered algebraic structures, algebraic geometry and real
algebraic geometry. The goals of the unit are to encourage and support
collaboration with other researchers in Canada and internationally and to
provide a vibrant research environment for young researchers through the
organization of conferences, workshops, summer schools and seminars. The
unit evolved from the earlier Algebra & Logic Group created in 1997. Past
(and current) activities include: a lively research seminar with a large
number of visitors. An Annual Colloquiumfest. The group hosted the
International Conference & Workshop on Valuation Theory (Saskatoon, Summer
1999), and edited the 2-volume proceedings of that conference, the first
volume of which has just appeared. The group has created the Valuation
Theory Homepage as a forum for researchers in this area; see
http://math.usask.ca/fvk/Valth.html.  Those interested in the activities
of this new unit should contact fvk@math.usask.ca, skuhlman@math.usask.ca,
or marshall@math.usask.ca.