The new Oxford Centre for Collaborative Applied Mathematics (OCCAM) will apply mathematics to gain quantitative insights into some of the 21st Century’s most pressing problems.
OCCAM will address problems including plant growth in hostile environments and optimal solar energy collection in deserts.
OCCAM, a $25m collaboration between Oxford University and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), will give mathematical scientists from around the world an unprecedented opportunity to address challenges across the physical and biological sciences.
OCCAM’s initial research programme will investigate problems such as
optimising the collection of solar energy in deserts, plant growth in
hostile environments and engineering replacement tissues for our bodies.
Mathematical research has revolutionised areas ranging from Internet search engines to oil recovery, yet problem-solving talent around the world is under-used...
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