In this 16+ lecture, we’ll discover how the mathematical sciences can play a key role in many different careers, including some you might not expect. We will discuss who employs mathematicians, what mathematicians do, and what skills are most valuable to mathematicians (including tips to make your CV stand out). We’ll hear from a professional using mathematics to model the impact on the economy from events such as the Coronavirus pandemic, a mathematician using their skills to delve into the realm of biology, and mathematicians solving real world physics and engineering challenges.
Speaker profiles include:
Zahraa Kadri is a senior data analyst in transportation and engineering mathematics. She has just gained her Chartered Mathematician status with the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. In her final year project during her Mathematics degree at the University of Wolverhampton, Zahraa used statistical tools to manipulate data and formulate a model to predict short and long term values of temperature and carbon dioxide using time series analysis.
Ben Calverley is a PhD student at the University of Manchester, working in maths and biology. Ben has a Masters in maths and theoretical physics, plus previous career experience in teaching maths, including teaching in New Zealand. His background is in maths and theoretical physics, and in his PhD research, he applies mathematical methods to creating models or descriptions of biological systems. Specifically, Ben studies the extracellular matrix – everything in our bodies that isn’t cells such as bone, tendon, cartilage, cornea – and more specifically collagen, the most abundant building block in our bodies.
Professor Marina Logares is a lecturer who has worked in the UK and Spain – teaching and researching algebraic geometry and how it relates to physics. Marina’s career history includes working as a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics at the University of Plymouth and as a Marie Curie Fellow at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. Marina is also an advocate for gender equality, diversity, and inclusion, and in April 2020 Marina became a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications thanks to collaboration with their Champion for Equality Diversity and Inclusion.
Dr Ken O’Neill
Since February 2019, Ken is the Lead Official for Statistics at Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB), an executive agency of Scottish Government, where he is responsible for the production of statistical outputs within AiB. Since March 2020, whilst still active in his current role, Ken has been working in Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Adviser on a temporary basis in response to the COVID-19 priorities.
Dr Howard Haughton
Howard Haughton is a professional with deep knowledge and wide experience in the theory and practice of finance in both the private and public sector, economics, risk management, information technology, and the structuring of capital market solutions. Howard applies mathematical and statistical modelling to development economics and financial risk management using artificial intelligence.
Programme
17:30 – Dr Jenny Macey – Careers in the Mathematical Sciences
17:35 – Dr Nira Chamberlain – Mathematics in Physics and Engineering
17:45 – Zahraa Kadri – Senior Analyst in Transportation
17:55 – Dr Ken O’Neill – Mathematician as a Government Statistician
18:05-18:15 10 minute break
18:15 – Ben Calverley – Mathematics and Biology
18:25 – Professor Marina Logares – Mathematical Research in Academia
18:35 – Dr Howard Haughton – Mathematics in Finance and Economics
18:45 – 19:00 – Panel Session – Q&A
Registration
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Further information
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E-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk
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