Ajit Mohekar wins Best Poster in Session “Electromagnetic Fields in Materials Synthesis” at the Materials Research Society Fall 2018 Meeting in Boston

Mechanical engineering PhD Student Ajit A. Mohekar won the best poster in the symposium on “Electromagnetic Fields in Materials Synthesis” at the MRS Fall 2018 Meeting in Boston, MA. on November 26, 2018.  Mr. Mohekar is supported by the CIMS related project on beamed energy harnessing, supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.  […]

NSF Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship opportunities

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) aims to provide opportunities to enrich the training of graduate students in the mathematical sciences through the provision of an NSF Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship Program. This program provides opportunities for mathematical sciences doctoral students to participate in internships at federal national laboratories, industry, and […]

SIAM Speaker Series: Bob LaBarre, UTRC, November 26, 6:00pm

SIAM Speaker Series Presents:  Bob LaBarre, United Technologies Research Center, “Industrial Mathematics:  An Oxymoron or More Than You Know”, November 26, 2018 6:00 PM, SH 304

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at NIST

SURF at NIST is designed to inspire undergraduate students to pursue Ph. D.s and/or careers in STEM through a unique research experience at one of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) labs.  More information can be found at https://www.nist.gov/surf .

Data Analytics/Mathematics Virtual Career Fair, October 29, 2108

On October 29, 2018, there is a virtual career fair, which is a collaborative effort between WPI, Michigan Tech, and a number of other STEM-focused schools across the US.  Registration can be found at: Data Analytics/Mathematics Virtual Career Fair The following companies are attending: Radiant Solutions Naveego ORISE Miller Electric Mfg. LLC Quicken Loans Interactive […]

State Street Tech Talk – Distributed Ledger Technology. November 1, 2018, 5:00-6:00pm, HL 114

State Street will be on campus to host a Tech Talk on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Learn about the impact of DTL on FinTech and the way we do business. There is no better time to bring in your resume and apply to your dream internship or full-time job!  See the flyer!

Homer Walker Elected Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

CIMS Member Prof. Homer Walker has been elected as Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.  As noted in the announcement, Prof. Walker is being honored for contributions for theory and software of iterative methods for nonlinear systems and optimization, as well as applications of these methods to scientific simulations. Congratulations Prof. Walker!

Suzanne Weekes named 2019 AWM Humphreys Award Winner

CIMS Member Prof. Suzanne Weekes has been granted the 2019 M. Gweneth Humphreys Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Women by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).    As mentioned in the press release, Prof. Weekes is recognized for her work as Director of CIMS, Director of the WPI REU Program in Industrial Mathematics and […]

REU Students present at SMAST at UMass Dartmouth

Students from the NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics visited the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on July 26, 2018, to present their research to students and faculty in the Department of Fisheries Oceanography, in particular the lab of Dr. Gavin Fay. The […]

REU Students present findings to State Street at WPI Seaport

Students from the NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics gave a presentation on the findings of their research to State Street in Boston, MA, on July 26, 2018. Students. In the presentations the students showed how techniques from machine learning can help in the predication of trade exemptions which will help […]