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Mathematics-in-Industry Study Group Projects from Australia and New Zealand in the Past Decade

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Interdisciplinary Topics in Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science

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Mathematics in Industry Study Groups (MISG) have been an annual event in Australia and New Zealand since 1984. Projects from the last decade are considered. Among the industries involved are those of steel, electricity and agriculture.

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The author is grateful to the many MISG participants over the decade: Directors, Industry Representatives, Moderators and Group Members. It has been instructive and enjoyable!

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  1. Centre for Mathematics in Industry, Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand

    Winston L. Sweatman

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  1. Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Monica G. Cojocaru

  2. Dept of Physics and Computer Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Ilias S. Kotsireas

  3. Department of Mathematics and MS2Discovery Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Roman N. Makarov

  4. Department of Mathematics & MS2Discovery Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Roderick V. N. Melnik

  5. MS2Discovery Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Hasan Shodiev

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Sweatman, W. (2015). Mathematics-in-Industry Study Group Projects from Australia and New Zealand in the Past Decade. In: Cojocaru, M., Kotsireas, I., Makarov, R., Melnik, R., Shodiev, H. (eds) Interdisciplinary Topics in Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 117. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12307-3_62

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