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Participating
Institutions Program
A
major part of the mission of the Institute for Mathematics and
its Applications is to bring mathematicians together with engineers
and scientists in order to stimulate the flow of interesting and
relevant problems and to develop the means of solving them. This
makes the IMA of great value to many industries. Moreover, interaction
with and input from industrial scientists and engineers is vital
to the accomplishment of the IMA's mission. The IMA Participating
Corporation program is the chief mechanism for the involvement
of industry in IMA activities. An annual contribution of $10,000
is requested from IMA Participating Corporations.
Benefits of PC membership
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 Access to the IMA scientific community. The Director,
Deputy Director, and the Director of the Minnesota Center for
Industrial Mathematics (MCIM) make regular visits to Participating
Corporations to facilitate the exchange of ideas and problems.
Visits to the IMA by corporate researchers is highly encouraged,
and visitors have abundant opportunities for contact with relevant
academic and industrial mathematicians, scientists, and engineers,
and access to the IMA's extensive network of scientific talent.
Faculty consultation and student internships are available to
Participating Corporations through the Minnesota Center for
Industrial Mathematics. Participating Corporations have the
possibility to cosponsor and codirect a postdoctoral researcher
through the IMA Industrial Postdoc program. Researchers from
Participating Corporations may present problems to graduate
students, postdocs, and mathematical scientists at the Seminar
on Industrial Problems and/or pose a problem and direct a team
of selected graduate students towards its solution in the summer
Industrial Math Modelling workshop.
Access to IMA research products. PCs
receive copies of IMA publications, abstracts, newsletters,
updates, annual reports, etc.
Maximal opportunities for participation by corporate
scientists and engineers. In order to maximize participation
in IMA programs, worskhops, tutorials, conferences, and seminars,
participating Corporations are kept apprised of all IMA programming
via newsletters, email updates, etc. $3,000 of the corporate
contribution is specifically earmarked for support of participation
at IMA programs by researchers from the participating corporation.
Direct influence on IMA directions and programming.
Participating Corporations are given early access to IMA planning
documents and have representation on the IMA Industrial Advisory
Committee. They have the opportunity to suggest and cosponsor
Hot Topics workshops on topics of interest to their company
or industry.
Publicity. The support of Participating
Corporations is publically acknowledged in numerous ways, including
listing on the IMA Letterhead, web documents, posters, brochures,
etc., generating good will in the mathematical sciences community. Inquiries concerning the IMA Participating Corporation
program should be sent to the Director.
Participating
Institutions Program
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