| In conjunction with this initiative and the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Annual Meeting, three public talks will be given by internationally-acclaimed mathematical scientists on topics related to the Earth’s natural dynamic processes and human-developed systems. The talks are aimed at a general audience and all are invited to attend.
What: Public Lectures on the Mathematics of Planet Earth
When: Sunday, June 24 at 2:30 p.m. L. Mahadevan (Havard) will speak on Motility: molecules, mechanics, mathematics and machines and at 4:00 p.m. David Earn (McMaster) will speak on Puzzles in the Patterns of Plagues
Monday, June 25 at 6:00 p.m., Ron Dembo (Zerofootprint) will speak on Using Mathematics to Combat Climate Change.
Where: Macleod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle, University of Toronto
For further information, including talk abstracts, please visit: www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/11-12/CAIMS_SCMAI/abstracts
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