Mathematical Modeling Featured at Capitol Hill Exhibition

Lisa Fauci and Nick Cogan of Tulane University represented the AMS at the 10th annual exhibition of the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) held June 22, 2004 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  Fauci and Cogan highlighted their work on "Mathematical Modeling of Swimming Organisms" and discussed using modern methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics to create a controlled environment where the dynamics of organisms can be measured and visualized.  Their presentation at this exhibition reached many Congressional staff and Members of Congress, as well as other interested parties.  In fact, this year's exhibition drew its largest crowd ever with over 370 in attendance.

The 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 research made possible by the NSF through exhibits displaying a wide range of scientific research and education projects.  The 2004 exhibition included 33 exhibit booths and provided an informal setting for university researchers and educators to describe their work to leaders on Capitol Hill.

Lisa Fauci and Nick Cogan (Tulane University) discuss mathematical modeling
with Dr. Arden Bement, Acting Director of the National Science Foundation
 

Previous AMS exhibits at CNSF Exhibitions include:

• 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.