SIAM/MAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Applied Mathematics Student Conference
The Shippensburg University SIAM Student Chapter is pleased to invite participation in the second annual Mid-Atlantic Applied Mathematics Student Conference to be held April 16, 2011
on the campus of Shippensburg University in partnership with the SIAM
Student Chapters at University of Delaware, George Mason University, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, and University of Pittsburgh. Click here to download a poster to advertise this event.
Our keynote speaker will be Andrew R. Conn, of the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, who will speak on An Optimizer in an Industrial Research Environment.
Abstract: In this talk I will try to give some idea as to the challenges, excitement and opportunities to exploit applied mathematics in an environment that cares about both basic research and the business bottom line. In the twenty one years since I left a full time position at a University my application work has been mostly in Circuit Design (obviously of interest to IBM) and Petroleum (perhaps less obviously relevant to IBM). In this talk I will try to give an overview of the fun and challenges and I will give details of some of the projects and research I have been involved with.
Schedule
Abstracts of Talks
Submitting a Presentation
Submit abstracts here (preferred), or send e-mail to pitt.siam@gmail.com with title, author(s), faculty advisor(s), and abstract, all typed directly in the text of the email. We will be creating our own latex & pdf documents from the submissions. Submissions should be received by Friday, April 8, 2011.
Registration Information
To offset the expenses of refreshments and lunch, we are charging a
modest registration fee of $5 for each attendee. To register for the
conference in advance, send a check made out to Shippensburg University along with the name(s) and affiliation of all those registering. This information should be mailed to Dr. Luis Melara, Department of Mathematics, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257 to be received by April 8, 2011.
Registration fees can also be paid in cash on site, but we would appreciate an e-mail in advance by April 8, 2011,
with your name and affiliation, so we have the correct count for lunch
and refreshments. The e-mail should be directed to Dr. Melara at lamelara@ship.edu.
Location
DIRECTIONS & PARKING: Click here for directions to Shippensburg and a campus map. The MCT building is #35 on this map. Once
on campus, you may park in any lot designated as Faculty, Staff, or
Commuter. We recommend parking in the lot between buildings #8 and #9
and entering the front door of DHC (building #27) and walking all the
way through to the MCT building.
LODGING: There is no block of rooms reserved for this conference, but if you do need to stay over, a very affordable option is the Best Western Shippensburg Hotel 125 Walnut Bottom Road Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: (717) 532-5200; fax: (717) 532-7148; url: www.bestwestern.com/shippensburghotel
Conference Organizers
This program is an MAA NSF-RUMC sponsored activity, partially funded by NSF Grant DMS-0846477.