Schedule   Participants   Team Final Reports   Abstracts and Talk Materials 

Organizers:

Fernando Reitich and Fadil Santosa
University of Minnesota

The IMA is holding a 10-day workshop on Mathematical Modeling in Industry. The workshop is designed to provide graduate students and qualified advanced undergraduates with first hand experience in industrial research.

Format

Students will work in teams of up to 6 students under the guidance of a mentor from industry. The mentor will help guide the students in the modeling process, analysis and computational work associated with a real-world industrial problem. A progress report from each team will be scheduled during the period. In addition, each team will be expected to make an oral final presentation and submit a written report at the end of the 10-day period.

Projects and Industry Mentors

There will be 6 teams participating in the workshop. The following industry scientists have agreed to participate as mentors. Additional information about the projects will be provided shortly.

Workshop Outline

Day 1 (August 9): Posing of problems by the 6 industry mentors. Half-hour introductory talks in the morning followed by a welcoming lunch. In the afternoon, the teams work with the mentors. The goal at the end of the day is to get the students to start working on the projects.

Day 2-Day 9: Students work on the projects. Mentors guide their groups through the modeling process, leading discussion sessions, suggesting references, and assigning work.

Day 5 (August 13): Informal progress reports by each group. This will be held in the morning.

Day 10 (August 18): Final presentations and submission of written reports. Closing lunch and pizza party. All activities are expected to end by 1:30 pm.

LIST OF CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS

Application Procedure

Deadline for application has already passed.

Graduate students and advanced undergraduates are invited to apply. An application form must be submitted to the IMA. In addition, two letters of recommendation are required; one must be from the student's advisor, director of graduate studies, or department chair. Prerequisites vary and depend on the project, but computational skills are important.

The IMA will cover local living expenses but not travel (IMA Participating Institution may use their PI funds for this purpose) . Selection criteria will be based on background and statement of interest, as well as geographic and institutional diversity. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Applications must be completed by April 1, 2004 for full consideration. Early submissions are encouraged. Successful applicants will be notified by April 15, 2004.

Completed application forms and Letters of Recommendation should be addressed to "Math Modeling Committee" and emailed to mm-applications@ima.umn.edu. Text, pdf or postscript files are prefered.

Mathematical Modeling in Industry - A Workshop for Graduate Students