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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
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Seminar Abstract

Some case studies in applied industrial mathematics

The Applied Mathematical Modelling group within CMIS has traditionally worked on process and product modelling for manufacturing industry. Some recent projects have been in the areas of the design of spectacle lenses, the manufacture of fibre cement building products, the control of strip tracking in steel rolling, the formation of coke, and thermal methods for the detection of shallowly buried objects such as landmines. In this talk we will give an overview of some of these projects to illustrate the wide range of applications where mathematical modelling can make a contribution.

In the past twelve months the group has made a strategic decision to diversify its range of applications beyond traditional manufacturing industry. Two obvious areas for investigation are biology and the environment. This has presented a number of conceptual challenges for us. One of these is the realisation that in these areas data plays a much larger role in the development of useful process based models than in our traditional “engineering” areas. This point will be briefly discussed.

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CSIRO = Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

For further information, or to schedule a seminar, contact:
Peter Oke, (Oceanographic seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5387
Keith Hayes, (Biological seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5298
Katrina Nitschke, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (03) 6226 2265 & IASOS, University of Tasmania (03) 6226 2509