Professor Christopher K.R.T. Jones — Recipient of the 2020 MPE Prize
Professor Chris Jones is the Bill Guthridge Distinguished Professor in Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the Mathematics and Climate Research Network (MCRN). The 2020 MPE Prize recognizes Professor Jones for his many significant contributions to climate science and the mathematics of planet Earth.
Category Archives: Imaging
Extracting Boats in Harbors from High-resolution Satellite Images
Do you know that over 50 satellites are launched every year to orbit the Earth? Have you ever wondered what the purpose of those satellites is? Here is one of them!
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Frontiers in Imaging, Mathematics, and the Life Sciences
As society increasingly benefits from the various types and uses of imaging, there is a growing need to integrate imaging data across modalities and to develop new imaging techniques. Not surprisingly, the mathematical sciences—mathematics, statistics, and computational science—all play a role in this growing area. Continue reading
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Microlocal Analysis and Imaging
Modern society is increasingly dependent on imaging technology. Medical imaging has become a vital part of healthcare, with X-ray tomography, MRI, and ultrasound being used daily for diagnostics and treatment monitoring of various diseases; meteorological radar predicts weather, sonar scanners produce sea-floor maps, and seismometers aid in geophysical exploration. Continue reading
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Gaussian Beams
What do bats and oil companies have in common? Both use active sensing methods (echolocation) in pursuit of their objectives—dinner or oil reserves. Recently, the method of Gaussian beams has become a promising alternative for asymptotic solutions to the wave equations in place of the traditional methods based on geometric optics for finding approximate short-time solutions. Continue reading
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DIMACS/CCICADA Collaboration on REU and Other Sustainability Projects
The Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) and the Command Control Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis (CCICADA), both based at Rutgers University, have collaborated on some recent activities to enhance the summer experience for several undergraduate students participating in the DIMACS/CCICADA Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. DIMACS and CCICADA recently co-hosted a workshop on Science and Technology Innovations in Hurricane Sandy Research. Continue reading
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Mathematicians listen as the Earth rumbles…
“Mathematicians listen as the Earth rumbles… ” was the title of the fourth MPE Simons Lecture given by Ingrid Daubechies in Montreal on April 10. Her splendid lecture was delivered in French, but both English and French videos of the lecture will be on display soon on the Simons website. Continue reading
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Teaching to the Planet
For the past nine weeks, I had the privilege to teach a Massive Open Online Course(MOOC) on image and video processing. Continue reading
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