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.
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A Thematic Semester on “Biodiversity and Evolution”
A thematic semester on “Biodiversity and Evolution” recently ended at the Centre de Recherches Mathematiques in Montreal. It was packed with activities, drawing both mathematicians and biologists to a stimulating exchange of recent results, methodologies and open problems.
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Workshop “Celestial, Molecular, and Atomic Dynamics” (CEMAD-2013)
A workshop on “Celestial, Molecular, and Atomic Dynamics” (CEMAD-2013) was held at the University of Victoria, Canada, 29 July-2 August, 2013. The workshop was sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and the University of Victoria, and … Continue reading
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Sustainability of Aquatic Ecosystem Networks
The AARMS-CRM workshop on Sustainability of Aquatic Ecosystem Networks was held at the Fredericton Inn in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, from October 22-25. This workshop was the 10th in a series of 11 workshops in the pan-Canadian MPE thematic program on Models and Methods in Epidemiology, Ecology and Public Health. Continue reading
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SAMSI Workshop – Dynamics of Seismicity, Earthquake Clustering and Patterns in Fault Networks
Despite considerable research, earthquake dynamics remains one of the major challenges in geophysics. A recent workshop on Dynamics of Seismicity, Earthquake Clustering and Patterns in Fault Networks at SAMSI in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, was organized to achieve progress in this field. Continue reading
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Mathematics and Climate Research Network
The “Mathematics and Climate Research Network” (http://www.mathclimate.org/, MCRN) held its annual meeting, October 7-12 in North Carolina.
The MCRN is a virtual organization. It brings together leading researchers across the US to study the mathematics that underlies climate science. Research is done collaboratively in focus groups over the Internet, and researchers get together once a year at the annual meeting to explore new ideas and set the agenda for upcoming activities. Continue reading
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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
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MBI Workshop “Sustainability and Complex Systems”
During the week of September 16-20, 2013, I attended a workshop on “Sustainability and Complex Systems” at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute at Ohio State. This was the first of three workshops on the theme “Ecosystem Dynamics and Management,” organized under the umbrella of MPE2013. Continue reading
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ICMS Tipping Points Workshop
This past week, the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) hosted a workshop in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The workshop brought together an international group of mathematicians, statisticians, climate scientists, and ecologists to address the topic of tipping points. Continue reading
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Training a New Generation of Climate Scientists
I have been involved in the organization of a one-week educational workshop Mathematics of Climate Change, Related Hazards and Risks, which took place in Centro de Investigación Matemáticas (CIMAT) in Guanajuato (Mexico) from July 29 to August 2, 2013, as … Continue reading
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A Feast of Celestial Mechanics
While I am a pure mathematician working in dynamical systems, I have always been fascinated by the mathematics of the N-body problem and its applications to celestial mechanics in general, and to the Solar system in particular. Continue reading
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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BIRS Workshop — “Non-Gaussian Multivariate Statistical Models and their Applications”
A diverse group of 42 scholars from 15 countries converged this week at BIRS for a workshop on “Non-Gaussian Multivariate Statistical Models and their Applications.” Continue reading
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SAMSI Undergraduate Workshop — Predicting the 2013 Hurricane Season Using Real Data
During the week of May 13, 2013, thirty-four students from around the United States attended the Statistical and Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) Undergraduate Modeling Workshop. Continue reading
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AIM Workshop: Nonhomogeneous boundary-value problems for nonlinear waves
This week at AIM features a MPE related workshop concerned with boundary-value problems for nonlinear dispersive evolution equations and systems. The workshop has participants with diverse interests in both the pure and applied aspects of such problems. Continue reading
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“Sustainability Improves Student Learning (SISL) in STEM”
How precarious is the existence of the Monarch butterfly? Does personal diet affect the environment? What are the consequences of increased human life expectancy? Continue reading
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Report from AIM: “Nonlinear wave equations and integrable systems – Mathematics for a nonlinear planet”
A small research group has been meeting at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) in Palo Alto, CA, during the week of Feb. 18-22 to work on integrable systems of nonlinear Schroedinger type, a special class of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). Continue reading
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Letter from Banff
I was planning to send an update every day from the data assimilation workshop at the Banff Center, but I’ve been so busy here that by the time I get back to my room I’m ready to collapse. The Banff Center is the best place I know of for a workshop. It’s almost like working hard and being on vacation at the same time, with the benefits of both. Continue reading
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Mathematicians at AIM tackle problems related to our environment
Prepared by Ali Nadim (Claremont Graduate University) and Ami Radunskaya (Pomona College) What do green buildings, environmental toxins, sources of ozone pollution in the atmosphere, and infrastructure planning for electrical power have in common? They were all topics of intense … Continue reading
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