2008/03/28
April 2008 News Bulletin
Welcome to the April 2008 issue of the bulletin of the Knowledge Transfer Network for Industrial Mathematics, providing information for industrial and academic collaborators on recent results, milestones and opportunities.
AT A GLANCE
Internships Expressions of Interest: seeking a partner for an Industrial Mathematics Internship
Study Group 2008: problem descriptions now available
Four Industrial CASE Awards to allocate
New staff join the Industrial Mathematics KTN
Workshop: Phase separation in the manufacture of organic transistors and photovoltaics
Technology Strategy Board: new website
Higher dimensional data: evening lectures held by LIMS
Micro and nanotechnology modelling and simulation focus group
Mathematics 2008
ECMI2008
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Internships Expressions of Interest: seeking a partner for an Industrial Mathematics Internship
Internship projects currently seeking a partner are in the areas of:
- discrete optimisation - from University of Birmingham
- influence of surface diffusion on fracture phenomena at bi-material interfaces - from Pilkington Group
- developing numerical and statistical algorithms - from NAG Ltd
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Study Group 2008: Problem descriptions now available
The 2008 Study Group will be held at Heriot-Watt University on 7-11 April 2008. The list of industrial participants and the specific problem descriptions are now available. We encourage academics to register. Companies wishing to present a problem to ESGI 2008 might still contact Dr David Allwright to discuss.
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Four Industrial CASE Awards to allocate
The Industrial Mathematics KTN has been allocated 4 CASE awards by EPSRC for projects starting between April 2008 and September 2009. We would like to receive expressions of interest for CASE projects from industrial and academic partners. If you have an idea for an interesting project, please request the CASE Application Form from Dr Melvin Brown.
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New staff join the Industrial Mathematics KTN
Caroline Edwards joined the KTN management team on 10th March 2008 as Technology Translator. This position was created to reflect the increasing demand for mathematics by industry and the numerous opportunities we see emerging.
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Workshop: Phase separation in the manufacture of organic transistors and photovoltaics
A Science & Technology KTN workshop on Phase separation in the manufacture of organic transistors and photovoltaics will be held on 9th May 2008 at Imperial College, in London.
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Technology Strategy Board: new website
The Technology Strategy Board will launch its new website on 31st March 2008.
[www.innovateuk.org]
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Higher dimensional data: evening lectures held by LIMS
The Lighthill Institute of Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) is holding an evening of lectures on "Higher dimensional data" on 23rd April 2008.
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Micro and nanotechnology modelling and simulation focus group
The Nanotechnology KTN is holding an Interwise meeting on 3rd April 2008 at 10 am to launch the reformation of the Design for Modelling and Simulation Focus Group (DfMSG). The meeting will discuss the potential of micro and nano enabled modelling and simulation techniques and how the community can move forward with new visibility and energy.
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Mathematics 2008
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is holding a one day conference on mathematics and its applications for the present day on 24th April 2008 at The Institute of Actuaries, London.
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ECMI2008
Between 30 June and 4 July 2008, the Biennial Conference of the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) comes to the UK for the first time in 20 years. The KTN for Industrial Mathematics is proud to be one of the conference's main sponsors.
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Interwise, News feeds and Noticeboard: available on the Industrial Mathematics KTN website
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