SIAM Conference on Applied Mathematics Education (ED20)

About the Conference

Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Applied Mathematics Education.

This meeting is co-located with MAA MathFest 2020.

The 2020 SIAM Conference on Applied Mathematics Education (ED20) is intended for mathematics teacher educators, especially for in-service professional development; faculty members in colleges and universities who are interested in applied and computational mathematics and have a strong interest in educational innovation, practice, improvement and faculty development; and graduate students in applied mathematical areas with ambitions for careers in academia with a strong education component. ED20 is sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Applied Mathematics Education whose purpose is to advance the development and practice of educational programs, courses, and resources in applied mathematics.

Organizing Committee Co-Chairs

Karen Bliss, Virginia Military Institute, U.S.
Ron Buckmire, Occidental College, U.S.

Organizing Committee

Rosalie Bélanger-Rioux, McGill University, Canada
Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University, U.S.
Malena Español, Arizona State University, U.S.
Jen Gorman, College of Southern Nevada, U.S.
Nicholas Luke, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S.
Roummel Marcia, University of California, Merced, U.S.
Karl Schmitt, Valparaiso University, U.S.
Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth Institute of Technology, U.S.
Gabriel Soto, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Argentina
Haley Yaple, Carthage College, U.S.

Funding Agency

SIAM and the Organizing Committee wish to extend their thanks and appreciation to the U.S. National Science Foundation  for their support.

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