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: Risk Analysis
Predictive Models for the Ecological Risk Assessment of Chemicals
Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is an area of national and international concern, and is increasingly being driven by the need for a mathematical underpinning that addresses relevant biological complexities at numerous scales. Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Risk Analysis, Workshop Announcement
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Mathematics, Statistics, and Storm Surges
Last week Philadelphia was a suburb of New Jersey. At least it seemed that way, with all the local news media coverage of hurricane Sandy on the one-year anniversary of its landing on the Jersey shore, on October 29, 2012. Continue reading
Fields Institute: Focus Program on Commodities, Energy and Environmental Finance
During August 2013, the Fields Institute in Toronto hosted a Focus Program on Commodities, Energy and Environmental Finance. The Focus Program addressed the interaction of markets and environment, including such MPE themes as sustainable development, effective risk management of weather events, and the role of finance in the production and consumption of energy. Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Finance, Risk Analysis, Sustainability, Workshop Report
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Systemic Risk in Complex Systems
Ten years ago today (8/14/2003), the northeastern U.S. suffered the worst blackout in U.S. history, when about 15 million people lost power. The massive loss of power was attributed to a small event that cascaded through the complex power distribution system. Continue reading
Posted in Complex Systems, Mathematics, Networks, Risk Analysis, Statistics
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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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Königsberg’s bridges, Holland’s dikes, and Wall Street’s downfall
As a large crowd gathered at CRM on Friday evening, May 10, to hear Paul Embrechts, Professor of Mathematics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ), everyone was wondering how he would connect “Königsberg’s bridges, Holland’s dikes, and Wall Street’s downfall.” Continue reading
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Finding a Sensible Balance for Natural Hazard Mitigation with Mathematical Models
Uncertainty issues are paramount in the assessment of risks posed by natural hazards and in developing strategies to alleviate their consequences. In a paper published last month in the SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification, Jerome and Seth Stein describe a model that estimates the balance between costs and benefits of mitigation following natural disasters, as well as rebuilding defenses in their aftermath. Continue reading
Workshop on “Mathematics of climate change, related hazards and risks”
A 5-day workshop on “Mathematics of climate change, related hazards and risks” will be held at the Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT) in Guanajuato, Mexico, July 29-August 2, 2013. This workshop, organized as part of the global program Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 (MPE2013), is a satellite workshop associated with the 2013 Mathematical Congress of the Americas (MCA). Continue reading
Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Research
It is often the case that at the end of one of my talks about some aspect of climate research or about the development of tools for the analysis of climate I get asked questions regarding global warming. Whether global … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Risk Analysis
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