The IMA New Directions Program

The IMA is spearheading a new initiative called the IMA New Directions Program. The goal of the program is to partner with established academic mathematicians to increase the impact of their research and enable them to direct their expertise and research activities in areas of significant application. The program consists of two major activities: the New Directions Visiting Professorships, which will support established academic mathematicians to visit the IMA for a period of 9-12 months, immersing themselves in the annual thematic program, learning new mathematics and applications, connecting their research with important problems, and establishing new contacts and collaborations; and the New Directions Short Courses, two-week intensive short course for mathematics faculty in an active and developing area of application.

IMA New Directions Visiting Professorships. The IMA invites applications by established mathematicians for two Visiting Professorships for a period of 9 to 12 months including the thematic program Probability and Statistics in Complex Systems: Genomics, Networks, and Financial Engineering which runs from September 2003 through June 2004. Visiting Professors will enjoy an excellent research environment and stimulating scientific program with broad mathematical connections including probability, statistics, dynamical systems, network and graph theory, optimization, control, and visualization. They are expected to be resident and active participants in the program but are not assigned formal duties. The New Directions program will supply 50% of faculty salary up to $45,000 maximum. Application deadline is March 15, 2003. Details and application procedure

IMA New Directions Short Courses. From June 16-27, 2003 the IMA will host a two-week intensive short course designed to efficiently provide mathematicians the basic knowledge prerequisite to undertaking interdisciplinary research in the burgeoning field of mathematical biology at the cellular level. The course in Cellular Physiology will be taught by James Keener, Professor of Mathematics and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at University of Utah and author of the award-winning text Mathematical Physiology and Alexander Mogilner, Professor and Chancellor's Fellow at the Department of Mathematics and Center for Genetics and Development at University of California at Davis. Participants will receive full travel and lodging support during the workshop. Application deadline is April 1, 2003. Details and application procedure

The IMA New Directions Program is subject to funding, which is anticipated but currently pending.