Rainich Lectures The Rainich Lectures were established in 1981 by an endowment from Professor Raymond L. Wilder and his wife, Una, honoring Professor George “Yuri” Rainich, who served on our faculty for 30 years until retiring in 1956.  Distinguished mathematicians who have given these lectures are listed below. 2010 Rainich Lecture (pdf) Year   Speaker 2010   Terence Tao 2008   Gang Tian 2006   Philip Holmes 2003   Nancy Kopell 2002   Robert McPherson 2001   Martin Nowak 1998   Graeme Segal 1996   Jean-Pierre Serre 1994   Kenneth Ribet 1990   Persi Diaconis 1988   Richard M. Schoen 1986   Avner Freedman 1982   Lipman Bers