Saturday 14th November 2009 - The Priory Rooms, Birmingham

The next Younger Members Conference of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications will be held on Saturday 14th November 2009 at The Priory Rooms, Birmingham (a short walk from New Street Station).

The Conferences attract Mathematicians under 35 from around the UK, studying and working in Universities, Schools and in many sectors of Industry. The conferences are held twice a year giving delegates the opportunity to hear talks and participate in workshops on all aspects of Mathematics as well as networking with other mathematicians.

Programme

10:00

Registration

10:30

Welcome

10:40

Science in the Media

 

Professor Peter Styring (Sheffield University)

11:40

Coffee

12:00
Design of Experiments: Vulnerability of Designs to Observation Loss
  Helen Thornewell (Surrey University)

12:00

What Homogenization Can Do for You: How to Tell Your Austenite from Your Elbow

 

Dr William Parnell (Manchester University)

12:30

Maths and My Career —  Contextualising Abstract Maths in use in Industry Today

 

Zia Rahman (More Maths Grads)

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Financial Optimisation: Mixed Integer Programming Approaches for Index Tracking and Enhanced Indexation

 

Nilgun Canakgoz (Lloyd's Franchise Performance )

14:30

Darwinian Solutions to Mathematical Problems

 

Jonathan Carter (Imperial College, London)

15:15

Maths — The Wizard of Oz Talk

 

Makhan Singh (More Maths Grads)

15:30

Tea

16:00

The Biophysics of Sperm Swimming

 

Dr David J Smith (Birminghan University)

16:30

The Heilbronn Institute

 

Dr Lloyd Kilford (Bristol University)

16:45

Update from IMA University Liaison Officer

 

Peter Rowlett

17:00

Close

In between the talks will be plenty of time for eating and socialising with other like-minded younger mathematicians as well as quizzing the speakers in more depth on their topics.

Come along for a great day of Mathematics!

Registration is now closed.

Conference fees:

IMA Member £20
Non IMA Member £30
Student £10

2009 Younger Mathematicians conferences are organised by
Georgina Bygott (Elsevier)


General enquiries concerning conference arrangements should be sent to:
Amy Marsh (email: amy.marsh@ima.org.uk)
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications,
Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England SS1 1EF.
Tel: +44 (0)1702 354020

 

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Location Map [pdf]