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They elucidate the factors that enable cross-disciplinary efforts as well as the barriers that inhibit them. The academic programs described in this chapter demonstrate the important role institutional structures play in the education of both undergraduate and graduate students and in the fostering of communication between mathematical scientists and other scientists.
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LESSONS LEARNED From the 10 case studies in Appendix A, the committee compiled a list of two kinds of factors: those that enable math-science collaborations and other cross-disciplinary pursuits and those that militate against them (Box 2.5~. Next, the committee categorized impediments to cross-disciplinary research and education and elaborated on them: career-related obstacles, obstacles related to the research culture, and resource-related obstacles.
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The time invested learning another discipline or establishing a viable research collaboration means that the time from start-up to first publishable result can be significantly longer than for single-discipline research. This is particularly difficult for junior faculty on the tenure clock.
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The academic structure rewards those who evince independent thinking and creativity, so the need to be a sole or the lead author to advance one's career is a fact of life. It is, as well, difficult to have balance in collaborative relationships.
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of Berkeley, California, exists to further mathematical research through broadly based programs in the mathematical sciences and closely related activities. From its beginning, in 1982, MSR} has been primarily funded by the NSF, with additional support from other government agencies, private foundations, and academic and commercial sponsors.
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It also sponsors activities designed to develop human resources in the mathematical sciences, to communicate mathematics within and outside of the mathematics community, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of research in the mathematical sciences. Large-scale programs at MSR} that directly involved other sciences include Mathematical Biology (1992)
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Summer programs cover narrower topics, such as energy and environmental models for decision making under uncertainty, and codes, systems, and graphical models. Postdoctoral fellows are a key component of IMA programs.
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the mentoring of postdoctoral fellows by senior researchers. The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences4 New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is a leading center for research and graduate education in mathematics and computer science.
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in recent years, there have been regular seminars in applied mathematics, analysis, computational geometry, computer science, magnetofluid dynamics, probability and statistical physics, numerical analysis, programming languages, and robotics. Additional seminars are organized each year depending on the interests of the faculty and postdoctoral visitors; recent examples include mathematical biology, materials science, nonlinear waves, and turbulence.
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Several new courses at the graduate and advanced undergraduate level have been created, in addition to a new applied calculus honors sequence at the freshman-sophomore level and an undergraduate specialization in mathematical biology. Further, mathematics faculty recruited for the interdisciplinary initiative are playing a key role in the collaborative efforts of the department and the College of Engineering to review and possibly restructure the sophomore calculus sequence, the one taken by most engineering students.
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The primary intent of the graduate program is to train mathematical scientists for a variety of careers. PhD graduates conduct research in industrial and government laboratories, pursue research and teaching careers in traditional university settings, or pursue careers in the financial sector.
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The University of Arizona Program in Applied Mathematics The Applied Mathematics Program at the University of Arizona was established 20 years ago by faculty from the Mathematics Department and other Sepal laments in the Colleges of Science and Engineering. Its mission is to provide graduate training leading to MS and PhD degrees and intellectual leadership in applied mathematics research and education at the university.
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CSAM provides a venue for faculty from different departments to interact repeatedly over time as they pursue the center's mission. Through CSAM, the college has begun publication of the Spelman Science and Mathematics Journal, an interdisciplinary undergraduate journal designed to enhance the technical writing skills of students and to increase communication on innovation in science education.
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Woods Hole Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Summer Programed For nearly four decades, the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Summer Program, located at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, has brought together mathematicians and fluid dynamicists from diverse areas of frontier research and from many institutions. Each 10-week summer program focuses on a particular research theme.
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Long-term support for this initiative and its summer-Ion" duration have allowed communication barriers between the disciplines to be overcome. The infrastructural support provided by the Woods Hole Oceanographic institution enables the course, provides the proximity that fosters research interactions, and allows participants to readily interact with Woods Hole scientists, all of which magnify the benefits of the program.
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geophysical fluid dynamics researchers can trace its roots to researchers educated at the Woods Hole sullener program, testifying to the long-term impact such programs can have. · Strong leadership is needed to set up a successful program.
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1979. The ENTAC computations of 1950: Gateway to numerical weather prediction.
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