IAMCS: Institute for Applied Mathematics and Computational Science http:iamcs'tamu'edu

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IAMCS Institute for Applied Mathematics and
Computational Sciencehttp//iamcs.tamu.edu

• 6 October 2008 Texas AM
  University

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Who Funds Us

• KAUST King Abdullah University of Science and
  Technology (http//www.kaust.edu.sa)
• This is a new graduate-level research university
  with a multi-billion dollar endowment, starting
  September 5 2009, that aims to be merit-based
  and open to men and women from around the world

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Funding Competition

• KAUST invited 50 university to compete for 4
  research centers
• They call this the GRP Global Research
  Partnership
• The aim is to give KAUST research collaborators
  in important fields

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Funding Competition

• Texas AM was selected as one of 4 research
  centers (note our peers)
• Cornell University (Materials Science)
• Stanford University (Molecular Photovoltaics)
• Oxford University (Applied Mathematics)
• Texas AM University (Applied Mathematics,
  Statistics and Computational Science)

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Funding Competition

• The award is for roughly 23,000,000 over 5
  years
• Our mission To produce fundamental research and
  develop strong interdisciplinary research teams
  in areas of interest to Texas AM and Saudi
  Arabia involving applied mathematics, statistics
  and computer science

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Who We Are
James A. Calvin, P. I. Department of Statistics
Jim is in Jeddah for a KAUST function
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Who We Are
Raymond J. Carroll Deputy Director for
Research Department of Statistics
Jay Walton, Deputy Director for
Education Department of Mathematics
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Executive Committee

• Core I Yalchin Efendiev (Math), Bani Mallick
  (Stat)
• Forward multiscale modeling in inverse problems
• Core II Peter Kuchment (Math), Raymond Carroll
  (Stat)
• Deterministic and statistical methods in inverse
  problems
• Core III Marvin Adams (NE), Valerie Taylor (CS)
• Data-driven computational science and
  visualization

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Key Programs

• Innovation Grant Program
• Global Speaker Series
• Theme Year Focal Area
• Faculty Exchanges
• Semiannual Symposia
• Collaborative Research
• Novel Graduate Student Training
• Post Doc Graduate Student Support
• Industrial Engagement

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Upcoming Event KAUST Computational
Infrastructure and Collaborative Research
Meeting November 3-4, 2008 Texas AM University

• Texas AM University

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Theme Year Focal Areas

• Annual themes tied to areas of significance
• Year 1 Computational Earth Sciences
• Organized by Yalchin Efendiev
• Year 2 Computational Material Science and
  Engineering
• Organized by Jay Walton

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Industrial Engagement

• We have two initial partners
• QRI
• Exxon/Mobil
• Aim to leverage resources to obtain additional
  student support and research funds

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