By Oliver Sheridan-Methven, University of Oxford Mathematical Institute, PhD in industrially focused mathematical modelling For a huge variety of tasks we require computer simulations to
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BAKING THE CARBON CAKE Homogenisation Applied to the Electrical Calcination of Carbon Materials
By Caoimhe Rooney The metallurgy industry is a gold-mine for mathematical treasures, from partial differential equation models describing crust formation (which notoriously hinders furnace operation),
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A Critical Analysis of Cereal Extrusion
Michael McPhail A number of popular cereal products are made using a manufacturing process known as extrusion. There is a stage during this process in
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Silicon Anodes in Lithium-ion Batteries
By Ian Roper Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are used in mobile phones, laptops and electronic vehicles and thus make up a large proportion of the energy
Read moreNew MSc at the University of Oxford – ‘OMMS’
The new Oxford Master’s in Mathematical Sciences (or ‘OMMS’) will admit its first cohort of students in 2018-19. This master’s degree spans interdisciplinary applications of
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Modelling deep-sea oil spills
(by Rachel Philip.) In a deep-sea oil spill, a broken pipe near the seabed (containing a mixture of oil and water) can result in the
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Industrial case-studies with the InFoMM CDT
I am in my second year of study with the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Industrially Focused Mathematical Modelling (InFoMM). In this program, we
Read moreUsing mathematics to realise the potential of a novel soil-based filter.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is a global hotspot for arsenic groundwater contamination. Naturally occurring arsenic concentrates in water drawn from deep tube wells, creating a major
Read moreEuropean Summer School in Modelling, Analysis and Simulation Crime and Image Processing
In this summer school we focus on the mathematical topics of crime and image processing which currently attract a lot of attention both from mathematical
Read moreUTM-CIAM: A cooperation of UTM with OCIAM
The Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Johor Bahru, Malaysia has founded a Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2012 in cooperation with OCIAM. They
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