July 2023 Newsletter
Upcoming Workshops
August 22-25, 2023: Permutation and Causal Inference: Connections and Applications
September 18-22, 2023: Invitation to Algebraic Statistics and Applications
October 9-13, 2023: Algebraic Statistics for Ecological and Biological Systems
November 6-10, 2023: Algebraic Economics
December 11-15, 2023: Bayesian Statistics and Statistical Learning: New Directions in Algebraic Statistics
Modern Mathematics Workshop
The annual Modern Math Workshop (MMW) will take place October 25-26, 2023, in conjunction with the SACNAS 2023 NDiSTEM Conference. The workshop is organized each year by institutes involved in the Mathematical Sciences Institutes Diversity Initiative (MSIDI). The workshop is a mix of activities including research expositions aimed at graduate students and researchers, mini-courses aimed at undergraduates, a keynote lecture by a distinguished scientist, and a reception where participants can learn more information about the Mathematical Sciences Institutes.
The MMW is intended to encourage undergraduates from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in the mathematical sciences, and to build research and networking opportunities among undergraduates, graduate students and recent PhDs. Funding is available to cover travel, lodging, and NDiSTEM registration fees for participants in the MMW, as well as to fund lodging for MMW participants who also wish to attend the SACNAS NDiSTEM conference.
The application for the MMW is now open, and the deadline to apply for funding is August 11.
Accepting Applications for the Spring 2024 Long Program Data-Driven Materials Informatics: Statistical Methods and Mathematical Analysis
The Spring 2024 Long Program (March 4 - May 24, 2024) is accepting applications on a rolling basis. Materials informatics is an emerging field defined by the use of simulation tools combined with methods from data sciences and machine learning to better understand materials properties and design innovative materials. The models which are considered cover an extremely wide range, from Schrödinger's equation, which describes matter at the (sub)atomic scale, to the equations of continuum mechanics. Mathematical sciences play a key role in materials informatics, both to construct the databases used to train machine learning algorithms (since these databases are made of reference simulation results), and to harness them in order to extract the most relevant information. The aim of this program is bring together a diverse scientific audience, both between scientific fields (physical sciences, materials sciences, biophysics, etc) and within mathematics (mathematical modeling, numerical analysis, statistics and data analysis, etc), to make progress on key questions of materials informatics. This Long Program is organized by Claudia Draxl (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Risi Kondor (The University of Chicago), Marina Meila (University of Washington), Danny Perez (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Gabriel Stoltz (Ecole des Ponts and Inria), and Francois Willaime (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)).
Apply here for Data-Driven Materials Informatics: Statistical Methods and Mathematical Analysis.
New Season of IMSI's Podcast Carry the Two
The third season of Carry the Two started this month with new episodes. This podcast discusses how mathematical research drives the world around us. This season will be exploring mathematics and statistics in Hollywood, from the researchers who advise TV projects to how movies portray mathematics and statistics.
Carry the Two is hosted by Sadie Witkowski and Ian Martin. You can find a list of episodes on IMSI's website and can listen and subscribe on podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher .
IMSI Seeks Proposals for Scientific Activity
IMSI is currently seeking proposals for long programs, workshops, interdisciplinary research clusters, and other scientific activity with a deadline of
September 15, 2023. Information about how to submit proposals can be found on the
proposal overview page and the resources linked therein. There are currently openings for long programs in 2025-26 and beyond, and openings for workshops in the winter of 2025 and beyond. IMSI holds two proposal cycles per year, with deadlines of March 15 and September 15.
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