Columbia University SIAM Chapter

Want to volunteer? Volunteer with.....SIAM!

Sign up to volunteer to teach basic CS and data science skills for our bootcamp, SIAM CSIgnite, held Sundays! We are looking for both teachers and TAs. You will get free shirts from our Google supporters!

More information here: https://columbiasiam.github.io/coding-bootcamp.html
Location: Mudd Building 12th Floor Botwinick Lab

Sign up on this form: https://goo.gl/forms/R2qoTPG4jDXftvha2

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Want to support a community for students interested in applying math across all majors?
Want to network and organize panel events with faculty and leaders in the Applied Math field?
Want to teach or learn programming languages at workshops?
Want to help high-schoolers learn about data science?

You’re looking at the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics!

JOIN SIAM NOW

We’re looking for Organizational Committee Members to join our Board!
All majors are welcome to apply!

Go to https://columbiasiam.github.io/joinus.html to apply for an OCM position or to join our listserv!

Applications due Wednesday 9/20, 11:59 pm
Interviews from Thursday 9/21 to Saturday 9/23, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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SIAM invites you to submit new ideas for the Math Matters, Apply It!, a series of one page flyers, each of which demonstrates the role of an application of mathematics in our everyday lives!

CASH AWARDS:

SIAM will award CASH $$$$ prizes!

- First Place: $250
- Second Place: $150
- Third Place: $100

Submissions should be sent to [email protected] by Friday, January 15, 2016!

Guidelines for participation:

1) Submissions must be in Microsoft Word 97 or newer, no longer than 1 side of an 8.5 x 11 page, single spaced.

2) Include names of all those in your group, with one designated as the main contact; SIAM student chapter name, mailing address, email.

3) Follow the format of current Math Matters, Apply It! flyers: http://www.siam.org/careers/matters.php You do not need to include artwork.

You should include:

a. Title – starting with “The math behind…”
b. Technical terms used
c. Math uses and applications
d. How it works
e. Interesting facts

4) List citations for supporting resources in science reference style: http://www.sciencemag.org/site/feature/contribinfo/prep/res/refs.xhtml
*Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source*

Good luck!

Math Matters, Apply It!

Livescience JUST posted an article about the guest lecturer speaking today at 12:30 in Davis Auditorium - check it out!

http://www.livescience.com/52686-uncanny-ice-structures-reveal-secrets-for-creating-new-materials.html

Numbers on Ice: Why a Mathematician Adventures in the Arctic (Video) To get a handle on sea ice "composites", send mathematicians to the poles.

Mathematicians of Columbia! Apply for SAMSI's February Undergraduate Workshop held in Research Triangle Park!

Airfare, meals, hotel stay are all reimbursed, and the programming is awesome!

http://www.samsi.info/workshop/2015-16-eo-undergraduate-workshop-february-22-23-2016

https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/csa/blog/applied-physics-and-applied-math-open-house-109 #.Vha-4WQrIp9

See everyone at the APAM Open House !

Applied Physics and Applied Math Open House (10/9) | Columbia College and Columbia Engineering Friday, October 9 12:00-2:00 p.m. 214 Mudd Students interested in majoring in applied physics, applied mathema6cs, or materials science are invited to meet with faculty advisors for lunch and an informal discussion.

Friday October 9th, 11 am Comer Seminar Room:

Kyle Mandli Assistant Professor from Columbia will be presenting: "Enabling Storm Surge Prediction for High-Resolution Forecasts and Climate Scenarios"

**There will be a student round table session with Kyle from 2:20 – 3:00 in 206 Oceanography. Please feel free to join.**

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/research/ocean-climate-physics/seminars

Hope to see you there!!

Seminars | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory For questions, comments and seminar suggestions, please contact the OCP seminar coordinators: Allison Wing ([email protected]): Atmosphere-related topics Leah Trafford ([email protected]): Ocean-related topics Unless otherwise specified, OCP seminars are normally held at 11am Frid…

Missed our Information Session? Please email [email protected] and we'll send you some materials!

This fall, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) will host a series of events designed to offer ongoing and individualized support to students who wish to apply for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).

There are three components to our offerings: presentations designed to introduce the NSF GRFP and the application-writing process; a peer-to-peer writing workshop that draws upon the insight of successful NSF applicants; and a series of individual meetings with an NSF writing consultant. Please see below for more information, as well as a list of eligibility requirements.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the NSF GRFP, you must:

· be a US citizen, US national, or permanent resident

· intend to pursue a research-based Master's or Ph.D. program in an NSF-supported field

· be enrolled in an eligible program at an accredited United States graduate institution, with a US campus, by fall 2016

· have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study (or the equivalent) by August 1, 2015

· meet all other eligibility requirements as set forth in the current Program Solicitation

Presentations

NSF Graduate Fellowship Program Information Session
Friday, September 18, 2015 1:00-3:30 p.m. Room 501 NWC, (Northwest Corner Building)
This presentation will provide information about preparing a competitive NSF fellowship application. Faculty members who have served as NSF fellowship reviewers will offer advice and tips, and a panel of NSF fellows will share their experiences and advice. Cosponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Writing a Winning NSF GRFP Application
Monday, September 21, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center (CESPR)
In this workshop, students will do a close-reading of essays from successful past NSF applications and consider strategies for writing their own NSF application essays. We will discuss issues of structure, voice, and content.

If you plan to attend either or both of these sessions, we request that you RSVP online.

Essay-Writing Workshop

NSF Application Peer-to-Peer Writing Workshop
Monday, September 28, 2015, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Lerner Hall, Satow Room
In this workshop, current NSF fellows will read your application essay and offer feedback. Open to GSAS and SEAS students who are submitting the NSF GRFP application for a November deadline.

You may attend at any time from 2:00-4:00 p.m. It is not necessary to stay for the entire two hours.

NSF Writing Consultations

After making the revisions suggested by the current NSF fellow in your peer-to-peer workshop, you will have the opportunity to receive individualized support from an NSF writing consultant via a series of three meetings. These consultations are open to GSAS and SEAS students who are submitting the NSF GRFP application for a late October deadline.

In order to participate in these consultations, you must submit a draft of your application essays to [email protected] by Wednesday, September 30 at 12 noon.

Once you have submitted your draft, you will be paired with an NSF writing consultant and given an appointment to meet with him/her for a series of meetings. The consultant will read your essays in advance of your meetings and outline proposed revisions.

As a reminder, NSF application deadlines fall during the last week of October, with deadlines varying by discipline. See the NSF website for more information. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

Fully-funded PhD scholarships with very attractive monthly stipend and allowance are available at SIMTech-NTU Joint Laboratory on Complex Systems in School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

SIMTech-NTU Joint Laboratory on Complex Systems PhD Programme – August 2016 Intake

· Joint collaboration between School of Computer Engineering (http://sce.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/Home.aspx), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech, http://www.simtech.a-star.edu.sg/)

· 2 types of PhD scholarship are available

o AGS: A*STAR Graduate Scholarship (for Singapore students) Click here.

o SINGA: Singapore International Graduate Award (for international students) Click here.


Areas of Interest
Research areas under the PhD programme include but not limited to:
· Urbanization

· Big Data and Analytics, Data Mining and Machine Learning

· Complex Adaptive System

· Evolutionary and Memetic Optimization

· Multi-agent Modelling and Simulation

· Sentiment Analysis

· Computer Graphics

· Any other areas related to future factories


Eligibility
· Open to Singapore and international students

· Graduates with outstanding Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

· Excellent skills in programming are a great asset

· Excellent skills in written and spoken English


Online Application (both applications must be submitted)
A*STAR Scholarship Portal:
https://sms.a-star.edu.sg/applicant/Login.aspx

AND

NTU Graduate Research Admission System:
http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/R-Programs/R-WhenYouApply/Pages/R-ApplyOnline.aspx

Please refer to the attached file for guideline of online application and document submission.

Application for August 2016 ends in 1 January 2016.

Online application procedures can be found in http://cs.simtechntu.ntu.edu.sg/phdprogramme.html.

Any application later than 1 January 2016 will be considered for the next batch of recruitment.

SAMSI Undergraduate Workshop
October 19-20, 2015

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Held at SAMSI, Research Triangle Park, NC

As part of its Education and Outreach Program for 2015-2016, the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) will offer a two-day undergraduate workshop on topics of current interest in statistics and applied mathematics. In addition to an overview of current and planned SAMSI Research Programs, the program topic Program on Challenges in Computational Neuroscience (CCNS) will be covered in some depth.

For more information and to apply, please visit the workshop web page at:
http://samsi.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f8d81ec133891cc606c5dc3af&id=93fd783eaa&e=03d2d9db89

Questions contact [email protected]

SAMSI | 19 T.W. Alexander Dr. | RTP, NC 27709 | United States
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2015-16: E&O: Undergraduate Workshop - October 19-20, 2015 | Statistical and Applied... As part of its Education and Outreach Program for 2015-2016, the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) will offer a two-day undergraduate workshop on topics of current interest in statistics and applied mathematics. In addition to an overview of current and planned SAMSI Re…