By Catherine Micek ~ As a freshman in college, I decided that I wanted to be a math professor. I’d always valued learning and had been interested in teaching from a young age. My desire to teach mathematics was twofold. I enjoyed the challenge of communicating a dense subject by breaking down complex ideas and explaining... Continue Reading →
By Chang Hsin Lee ~ That was my experience: no connection with anyone in the industry for the job I want to know more about. What can I do? I will share with you two routes that have worked for me. Unanswered questions I came from Taiwan to United States for graduate school, and I... Continue Reading →
by Fadil Santosa and Richard Laugesen ~ Philippe and Claire-Lise Tondeur have generously given over $300,000 to further the goals of the BIG Math Network. The funds go in equal portions to the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The three societies... Continue Reading →
The authors of the BIG Jobs Guide, Richard Laugesen (University of Illinois), Rachel Levy (Mathematical Association of America) and Fadil Santosa (University of Minnesota), talk about the book. Interview republished with permission from Inside SIAM. Rachel Levy, Richard Laugesen, and Fadil Santosa SIAM: What inspired you to write BIG Jobs Guide? Fadil Santosa: I... Continue Reading →
The European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) is a consortium of academic institutions and industrial companies that acts co-operatively with the following aims: To promote and support the use of mathematical modelling, simulation, and optimization in any activity of social or economic importance. To educate Industrial Mathematicians to meet the growing demand for such... Continue Reading →
