The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society. At its upcoming annual meeting in Austin, TX in February 2018, the mathematics section of AAAS will sponsor a symposium on mathematical approaches to major challenges in public health, environmental stewardship, and ecology. The symposium has the title "Mathematics of Planet Earth: Superbugs, Storm Surges, and Ecosystem Change" and is organized by Hans Kaper and Hans Engler of Georgetown University, Washington. DC. The speakers are Glenn Webb (Vanderbilt University), Corina Tarnita (Princeton University), and Clint Dawson (University of Texas, Austin).
This is the first symposium at an AAAS Annual Meeting dedicated to the mathematical sciences in a number of years. We hope that the symposium will contribute to broader interest and understanding of the role that mathematics and statistics can play in this field. More information about the session and the meeting itself may be found at the symposium web page,
https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2018/meetingapp.cgi/Session/18029------------------------------
Hans Engler
Professor
Georgetown University
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