Mathematics of Planet Earth

The UK’s Launch event at the Isaac Newton Institute was a fantastic success and the videos are now online! 
The guest speakers included:

• Introduction by Mr Howard Covington (Chairman of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences Management Committee)
• Mathematical approaches to improving climate predictions, interactive hazard warnings and public explanations by Prof Lord Julian Hunt (Emeritus Prof of Climate Modeling, UCL, Hon Prof at DAMTP and a member of the House of Lords)
• Extreme Events and Health Protection: What are the Challenges? by Prof Virginia Murray (Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection, HPA)
• A Financial Perspective of Extreme Climatic Events by Dr. Filimon Gournaris (Securis Investments)
• Exploiting Wave Energy: Why We Shouldn’t Give Up by Prof Rod Rainey (Head of Technology, Floating Structures, Atkins Oil & Gas)
• Don’t know, can’t know: communicating risk and deeper uncertainty by Prof David Spiegelhalter (Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge)

Followed by a Panel Session of questions and answers and a wine reception!

More event details are available at: http://www.newton.ac.uk/events/2013/mpe/

Videos are available at: http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1369666

Look out for other upcoming events at the Isaac Newton Institute:

MPE2013 related activities at Issac Newton Mathematical Institute

	May – 23 August 2013 Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Complex Fluids and Active Media in Evolving Domains.
	15 July – 9 August 2013 Polynomial Optimisation.
	19 August – 13 September 2013 Infectious Disease Dynamics.
	27 August – 20 December 2013 Mathematical Challenges in Quantum Information.
	21 October – 20 December 2013 Mathematics for the Fluid Earth.