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| Vol. 18, No. 36 | July 8, 1999 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 36 | July 8, 1999 |
Mathematical Problems in Industry," an international workshop now in its 15th year, was held for the first time at UD in June.
MPI is a problem-solving workshop that attracts leading applied mathematicians and scientists from universities, industry and national laboratories. During the workshop, engineers and scientists from industry interact with the academic participants on problems of interest to their companies.
Richard Braun, mathematics, who served as host of the workshop, said this year's MPI drew experts from across the United States and abroad, from the United Kingdom to Finland. Through the interaction of academic attendees and those from industry, the workshop yielded new, fresh approaches to real world challenges.
"The academics were interested in solving practical, applied problems of the industry, as opposed to theories," Braun said. "At the same time, the industry participants got ideas for ways to tackle problems in their professions."
The MPI workshop, which will be held at UD again next year, is a resource that offers clarification of existing process methods to solve problems of interest to industry, provides a venue for interaction among applied mathematicians and scientists from universities and national laboratories, offers access to advanced computing solutions and environments and focuses on cost-effective consulting and fresh input of new ideas.
This year's workshop was partially supported by a grant from the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
-Laura Overturf
