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Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - Warwick student chapter

Based in Warwick's Mathematics department, our main aim is to organise seminars, workshops and events for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. These talks are presented by academics in applied mathematics as well as people working in industry. This provides a great opportunity for students to informally meet researchers from various disciplines and backgrounds.

Our chapter also provides a link with the international SIAM community allowing members to benefit from the various opportunities offered by SIAM.

Students and postdocs of any department who are interested in Industrial Mathematics and its Applications are encouraged to join the chapter here. Membership is free and members will be eligible for free membership to SIAM.

Events

Opportunity to go to Salt Lake City!

The SIAM student chapter has the opportunity to send someone to Salt Lake City, Utah in March 2015 to participate in Student Days during the SIAM conference on Computational Science and Engineering.

Some of the highlights include:

Student Chapter Meeting with SIAM Leadership held when chapter representatives meet with members of the SIAM Board, Council, and Committees to share information and discuss how to make chapters even better.
Research presentations by representatives from twelve student chapters.
Undergraduate research presentations.
Orientation for students prior to the opening reception.
Student lounge for networking with colleagues.
· A session for students to meet invited speakers in an informal setting.
All day career fair will emphasize non-academic careers and will feature employers from industry and government. As a student, you will be able to discuss internships, postdocs, and employment opportunities with representatives from the participating organizations. You will also be able to submit your resume to SIAM and have it distributed to all participating organizations. In addition to the opportunities to speak with representatives from the national laboratories and industry, there will be a Career Panel with lunch provided, career focused sessions, and a Professional Development Workshop and Reception in the evening.

SIAM will contribute $700 towards the trip. We hope that the remaining balance can be found from another source, e.g. the department.

If you are interested please email a member of the exec before the 1st November to let me know. You don't have to commit yourself to anything but we need a rough idea of numbers. We will contact those who have expressed an interest after the 1st November.

If you would like more details then please get in touch.

Sun 12 Oct 2014, 17:16

SIAM Talk: Equations I Have Known in the Petroleum Business

The Warwick SIAM chapter welcomes Dr. Jonathan Carter from E.On to speak on his experiences of a mathematician in industry.

The talk will be held in B3.03 at 4pm to 5pm on Wednesday 11^th June. There is an opportunity to chat to Jonathan after the talk over light refreshments.

Abstract:

The petroleum industry is not one industry, but an amalgamation of many disciplines and draws on the mathematics of many different subject areas: geological processes, geophysics, fluid dynamics, chemical engineering, geo-engineering, drilling, structural engineering and financial modelling. As a specialist in subsurface multi-phase fluid flow, two equations have been of primary importance to my work. In my early career Darcy’s equation, which describes how a fluid moves in a porous media, was important. In my more recent career Bayes rule, which allows me to describe the uncertainty in my knowledge, has become dominant.

In this presentation I will look at some of the ways I have applied these equations. I will also be happy to discuss any aspects of my career as an applied mathematician. Topics I have worked on include: submarine design, semiconductor crystal structure modelling, non-Newtonian fluids, petroleum reservoir engineering, inverse problems, nuclear fuel management, optimisation, agent based modelling, meteor sample selection, Mars rack sample return and mine ore transport systems

Wed 21 May 2014, 15:25

Powertrain Technologies within a Rapidly Changing Global Environment - 12th Mar, 4pm, D1.07

The development of Future Powertrains is challenging. We have to reduce CO2 emissions, create vehicles which fit into our society, differentiate from other vehicles and are still fun to drive. Over the last years the complexity of the propulsion systems has grown dramatically; Aftertreatment of the combustion engines is nowadays needed in almost all vehicles; Hybridisation from Micro to Full is key for todays and future emission levels. Whereas in the past most engineers had a mechanical background nowadays the knowledge of the electrical components is getting essential. We can only reduce our emissions when we optimise the whole vehicle and use all information available. This presentation is targets to show the complexity and encourage engineers, mathematicians, chemists and others to work together to create powertrains for the future.

Tue 04 Mar 2014, 15:04

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