Wiskunde voor Topsectoren
De innovaties die in top sectoren gebeuren kunnen veel baat hebben bij geavanceerde wiskundige technieken. Math4NL is bezig om per top sector een visie en bijbehorend outreach programma te ontwikkelen voor de bijdrage van wiskunde aan de uitdagingen binnen die top sector. Voor twee top sectoren (Energie en Tuinbouw & Uitgangsmaterialen) zijn de eerste stappen inmiddels genomen. In de komende jaren hopen we dat ook voor aanvullende topsectoren te doen. Benader ons vooral als u vanuit uw top sector benieuwd bent naar wat wiskundigen kunnen bijdragen.
Special Interest Group for Energy and Mathematics forming
The Dutch Platform for Mathematics is starting a special interest group on mathematics for energy.
If you are interested, please contact innovatie@platformwiskunde.nl or the initiators Stella Kapodistria (s.kapodistria@tue.nl) and Sjoerd Dirksen (s.dirksen@uu.nl).
Brainstorm on mathematics for the energy transition
Energy systems play a central role in the transition that we need to make towards renewable energy. Many challenges around energy systems require things like forecasting, optimization, planning and risk assessment, which are in essence mathematical or computational in nature. It is only natural, therefore, to apply advances in computing and mathematics to solve these challenges.
This whitepaper proposes avenues to do just that. This whitepaper is the result of a brainstorm by a group of specialists from the energy sector and a group of mathematical researchers. To deepen the results, additional conversations were held with some of the specialists and researchers.
Mathematics for Challenges in Agriculture
The agricultural and horticultural sectors are facing huge challenges: we need to produce food for an estimated 10 billion people by 2050, adapt to climate change, and deal with changing conditions and regulations, such as the reduction of the use of fertilizer, fresh water, and pesticides. Mathematicians can and should play a key role in required innovation in these sectors: their unique expertise will be essential to meet the challenges.
