AMS Sponsors Exhibit on Disease Prediction and Treatment Design at Capitol Hill Exhibition

Dr. Eva K. Lee of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology represented the AMS at the 12th annual Exhibition of the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) held June 7, 2006 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  Lee highlighted her work on "Disease Prediction and Treatment Design" by showing how mathematical programming, optimization and scientific computing can be used to process data on tumors in real-time, allowing design of optimal treatment over the entire treatment horizon.  This can assist doctors in inflicting maximum damage to tumors, with minimum damage to healthy tissue.

Lee also presented biologically-enhanced treatment design as another area of investigation.  This treatment design uses advanced imaging to identify high density cancerous cells.  Her team is using mathematical models to translate these regions onto the treatment images.  For more information on Dr. Lee's work in this area, please visit the AMS Mathematical Moments on "Targeting Tumors."

Dr. Lee's presentation at this Exhibition was received by Members of Congress, Congressional staff, Administration representatives and members of the scientific community.  The 2006 Exhibition included 34 exhibit booths and drew over 330 attendees.

CNSF is an alliance of over 100 scientific and professional societies and universities that are united by a concern for the future vitality of the national science, mathematics, and engineering enterprise.  This coalition, chaired by Samuel M. Rankin, III, Associate Executive Director of the AMS and the Director of its Washington office, works to increase the federal investment in the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The annual CNSF Exhibition showcases the crucial role the NSF plays in meeting the nation's research and education needs.  It highlights research made possible by the NSF through exhibits displaying a wide range of scientific research and education projects.  The Exhibition provides an opportunity for university researchers and educators to describe their work to leaders on Capitol Hill.

Previous AMS exhibits at CNSF Exhibitions include:

• Mathematics for Advanced Composites Technology presented by Robert Lipton of Louisiana State University

• Mathematical Modeling of Swimming Organisms presented by Lisa Fauci and Nick Cogan of Tulane University

• Mathematics of Sea Ice presented by Kenneth M. Golden, University of Utah

• Liquid Films and Image Inpainting presented by Andrea Bertozzi, Duke University

• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Made Possible by NSF presented by Dr. John Bush, MIT

• Computer Simulation of Blood Flow in the Heart presented by Charles S. Peskin, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University

• Mathematical Foundations of Image Analysis and Computational Vision presented by Don McClure, Brown University

• Ergotic Theory presented by Doug Lind, University of Washington

• The Energy of Knots presented with JPBM by Jonathan K. Simon, University of Iowa and Gregory R. Buck, Saint Anselm College
   

For information on the annual CNSF Exhibition & Reception, please visit the CNSF website.