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David Hiebeler, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maine, represented the AMS at the 15th annual Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Exhibition on Capitol Hill held March 24, 2009. Prof. Hiebeler's research, funded by the National Science Foundation, was presented to Members of Congress, Congressional staff, Administration representatives and members of the scientific community in an exhibit entitled "Modeling Outbreaks in Agricultural Systems, Human Communities and Computer Networks."
Professor Hiebeler's exhibit used information and computer simulations to describe his work in three different areas: 1) Determining the best strategy for applying pesticides or other measures to control invasive insect species in Maine's agriculture while using less chemicals; 2) Using epidemiological models to explore the implications of clustering within certain socioeconomic groups of people who choose not to be vaccinated, or have their children vaccinated, against infectious diseases; and 3) Modeling the effectiveness of new biological dispersal strategies in the spread of computer viruses and "worms" by malicious software, and also exploring methods for helping to control such outbreaks.
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| Prof. David Hiebeler with Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) |
Rep. Bart Gordon (TN-6), Dr. Samuel M. Rankin (AMS), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA-8) and Dr. Arden Bement (NSF) |
The annual CNSF Exhibition highlights research made possible through funding by the National Science Foundation. The 2009 exhibition included 34 exhibit booths displaying a wide range of scientific research and education projects.
CNSF is an alliance of over 120 scientific and professional societies and universities united by a concern for the future viability of the national science, mathematics and engineering enterprise. The coalition is chaired by Samuel M. Rankin, III, Associate Executive Director of the AMS and the Director of its Washington Office.
Previous AMS exhibits at CNSF Exhibitions include:
- Mathematics and Cardiology: Partners for the Future presented by Suncica Canic, University of Houston
- Computational Models for Cardiovascular Disease Assessment and Surgery Design presented by DalinTang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
- Disease Prediction and Treatment Design presented by Eva K. Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Mathematics for Advanced Composites Technology presented by Robert Lipton, Louisiana State University
- Mathematical Modeling of Swimming Organisms presented by Lisa Fauci and Nick Cogan, 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
- Ergodic 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.
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