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CIMS hosts a Panel on Academic Careers in Mathematics

CIMS hosted a panel on Academic Careers in Mathematics on June 4, 2019.  This panel focused on the transition from undergraduate through graduate school and beyond.  Topics included how to choose a graduate program, life in graduate school, postdoctoral positions and the rewards/demands of a faculty position.  The panel consisted of Prof. Andrea Arnold, Assistant […]



REU 2019 Begins

On May 20, 2019 students from around the US began their 9-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics, supported by the National Science Foundation.  Students work with faculty on real-world projects provided by business, industry or government.   Projects this year are provided by the Pfizer and GE Aviation, US.



M.S. Thesis Presentation-Stephanie Martin, April 12, 3:00pm, SH202

Stephanie A. Martin will be presenting her M.S. Thesis topic on “Computational Characterization of Thermal Processes in an AlN:Mo Susceptor in a Millimeter Wave Heat Exchanger” on April 12, 2019 at 3:00pm in SH 202.



Junior Rob Wondolowski wins Scholarship from Boston Chapter of Financial Executives International

Actuarial Science major Rob Wondolowski earned a scholarship from from the Boston Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI). The  scholarships are awarded to outstanding students studying economics, accounting, finance, or actuarial mathematics, and who are planning a career in finance. This is the seventh year that WPI has had at least on FEI winner.



WPI Statistics Alumni Meeting 2019

The 2019 WPI Statistics Alumni Meeting this year was held on Saturday April 17, 2018 on campus.   Current students got insight about a range of issues on industrial careers from presentations by alumni Kaitlyn Brady, Xueer Jing, Jie Bao, Chi Zhang, Jie Bao and Kristen Kehrer.  If you are interested in future meetings, please contact […]



Registration for the 35th Annual Mathematical Problems in Industry Workshop is now open

Registration is now open for the 35th Annual Mathematical Problems in Industry (MPI) Workshop, to be held June 17-21, 2019 at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark,NJ.   Funding is provided by our industrial participants and the National Science Foundation.  CIMS members Prof. Burt Tilley and Prof. Suzanne Weekes are on the MPI Organizing Committee.  […]



Graduate Student Mathematical Modeling Camp, University of Delaware, June 12-19, 2019

The IMA-supported Graduate Student Mathematical Modeling Camp, GSMMC 19.  The camp will take place at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE from June 12-15, 2019.  CIMS has been actively involved in this camp along with the Mathematical Problems in Industry (MPI) Workshop the following week. Description The GSMM Camp is a workshop designed to teach graduate […]



SIAM Speaker Series: Bonita Saunders (Research Mathematician) April 16th, 6:00 PM SH 309

Bonita Saunders, Research Mathematician at the National Institute of Standards & Technology “Research in Computational and Applied Mathematics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology”  April 16th, 6:00 PM SH 309



SIAM Speaker Series: Aaron Luttman (Research Opportunities in National Security), April 2nd, 12:00 PM SH 309

Aaron Luttman, Manager of Diagnostic Research and Material Studies at the Nevada National Security Site “Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Nation’s Nuclear Security Complex” April 2nd, 12:00 PM SH 309



SIAM Speaker Series: Veronica Mejia Bustamante (VP at JPMorgan), March 22nd, 1:00 PM SH 306

Veronica Mejia Bustamante, Vice President JP Morgan “Applications of data science in finance”  March 22nd, 1:00 PM SH 306



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