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UL Student Mathematical Modelling Workshop 2018

The UL SIAM Student Chapter, together with the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI), hosted a Student Mathematical Modelling Workshop from June 5^th-8^th 2018 at UL. The event was a great success with participants, ranging from undergraduate to PhD students, from universities around Europe attending the four day residential workshop. Four diverse problems, directly motivated by industrial applications, were presented at the workshop by five experienced researchers; Dr Kevin Burke and Dr Vincent Cregan (University of Limerick), Dr Rosemary Dyson (University of Birmingham), Professor William Lee (University of Huddersfield), and Professor Mark McGuinness (Victoria University of Wellington). These problems included:

1. The calibration of a moisture analyser used to measure bauxite moisture content at an alumina manufacturer.

2. Modelling how manufacturing defects on the surface of an electrode affect the electrostatic potential generated by a component.

3. Forecasting energy demand in the Irish electricity market (together with Vayu Energy).

4. Developing a mathematical model to investigate aeration optimisation for hydroponics.

The student chapter is very grateful for funding (up to €10,000) provided by MI-NET, Mathematics for Industry Network, which supported the event. We also thank the UL Faculty of Science and Engineering and MACSI for their sponsorship.

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