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Appendix A: Workshop Participants, Agenda, and Discussion Materials
Pages 63-73

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... Bryant Professor Department of Mathematics Duke University Jennifer Tour Chayes Professor Mathematics Department University of California-Los Angeles Ralph Cohen Professor and Chair Department of Mathematics Stanford University James Crowley Executive Director Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Ronald G Douglas Executive Vice President, Provost Texas A&M University
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... Infante Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Minnesota Arthur Jaffe Professor Department of Mathematics Harvard University Stephen Kennedy Assistant Professor Mathematics Department Carleton College Jon R Kettenring Executive Director Software Technology :Integration BelIcore Joseph J
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... P Richards Professor and Chairman Division of Statistics University of Virginia Hugo Rossi Professor Mathematics Department University of Utah Michael Schrage Science Writer MIT Media Lab, Los Angeles Times, Wired Magazine Frank Stillinger Technical Staff Bell Laboratories Dewitt Sumners Professor Department of Mathematics Florida State University John R
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From page 68...
... Frank Stillinger, Member of Materials Chemistry Research Department Technical Staff Bell Laboratories The Growing Impact of Mathematics in Molecular Biology Michael S Waterman, Professor of Mathematics and Biological Sciences, University of Southern California 4:45 to 5:30 PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATION Education (for the Public and Students)
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... 6:30 to S:00 Dinner Mathematical Sciences and National Needs: Roles and Implications Judith S Sun Zey, Assistant to the Directorfor Science Policy and Planning, National Science Foundation 8:00 to 10:00 pm Initial Meeting of Break-out Groups to Discuss General Theme: Needed Changes and Action Guidelines to Achieve Them Saturday, May IS 9:00 to 10:00 am Reports from Friday Evening Small Group Discussions 10:00 to 12:00 noon Break-out Session on Specific Topics 12:00 to 1:30 pm Lunch A View of Major Trends at Research Universities Ettore Infante, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Minnesota 1:30 to 4:00 Break-out Discussions, and Preparation of Written Reports Guidelines That Will Work arid Be Acted On 4:30 to 5:30 pm Written Reports from Small Groups and Discussion Sunday, May 19 9:00 to 10:00 am Presentation of Draft Summary Document Group Leaders, Avner Friedman, and John Tucker 10:00 to 1 1:45 Reaction to the Draft, Discussion, and ModificationstAdjustments to Gain Consensus 1 ~ :45 to 12:00 Closing Comments Avner Friedman 12:00 noon Adiourn 69
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... Essentially all adults studied mathematics in school, but many disliked it; most people would say that mathematics is important, but, if pressed, they might have difficulty explaining why; abstraction is one of the chief virtues of the mathematical sciences, but nonexperts understand science best if it is described using concrete examples related to their daily lives. Our community therefore has an especially challenging obligation to clarify the many ways in which the mathematical sciences are beneficial to society.
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... Findings of the COSEPUP report: 1. There is a changing pattern of employment of graduate students: -growth in faculty positions is slowing down; expect a reduction in demand for traditional researchers; -new R&D needs in industry result in emerging production, service, and information enterprises; -in government labs, research foci are shifting (i.e., from defense to energy)
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... 2. How can the mathematical sciences community develop mechanisms for information about successful programs, and develop networks of people who will help provide advice?
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... How can the mathematical sciences community set in place mechanisms for lecture series, reports, symposia, and committees to explore ways to further increase research opportunities? How can the community be made aware of promising opportunities?
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