Southeast Conference on Applied Mathematics to be held November 9-11, 2001 in Raleigh, North Carolina

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0107812GremaudThis award will support the Southeast Conference on Applied Mathematics (SECAM). The conference will focus on four overlapping themes: i) Mathematical Methods for Multiscale Problems, ii) Industrial Mathematics, iii) Mathematical and Computational Biology, and iv) Material Science. Multiscaled models are found in a wide range of applications and pose difficulties for both mathematical and numerical analysis. What is, for instance, the effect of the fine scale behavior on the solutions? How well should the fine scales be resolved to obtain accurate information? etc. The problems to be discussed in Industrial Mathematics come from areas such as microelectronic, chemical manufacturing and material processing, and will focus on the process of technology transfer. The extreme complexity of the problems studied in Mathematical Biology precludes a traditional "pencil and paper" approach and calls rather for an integrated approach between mathematical modeling and computer analyses. This trend has been accelerated by the development of productive partnerships between experimentalists, theoreticians and mathematicians with similar interests but very different areas of expertise. Successful examples will be discussed. The study of emerging applications in the Material Sciences such as granular flows, thin films or smart materials has led to the discovery of new kind of instabilities and interface propagation problems. This session will aim at facilitating the migration of the most successful analysis and computational techniques from specific areas of Material Science to other problems.The conference aims at accomplishing three main goals: Interaction, Showcase, and New Activities. Interaction: The conference will provide a forum and gathering place for applied mathematicians in the Southeast. It will reach out to several groups that are underrepresented in traditional meetings. First, many successful collaborations have been established between applied mathematicians and scientists from local companies and governmental laboratories in technological parks such as Research Triangle Park, NC. Several industrial partners have been invited to give presentations. Second, there are emerging centers of excellence within the many local colleges and historically black institutions. Speakers and students from such institution have been invited to contribute to the success of the conference. Showcase: The high level of activity in Applied and Industrial Mathematics is not always accurately represented through the usual channels of communication. Indeed, by its very nature, a sizable part of the work done in Industrial Mathematics gets to be published in specialized engineering type journals, reaching only a small portion of the Applied Mathematics community. Conferences such as this one can play a fundamental role in unifying and improving approaches that may be similar in many aspects but are used in very distinct applications. Special care has been taken to provide younger scientists and graduate students with the opportunity to present their work and take an active part in the conference. New activities: The audience is expected to span a whole spectrum of expertise, experience and background, from recognized researchers in academia to engineers from the private sector and national research laboratories to students and people with limited research experience in Applied Mathematics. It is expected that not only will the conference give an accurate idea of significant ongoing and future trends in Applied Mathematics, but also will lead to new collaborations and applications.