When you gaze out at the ocean, you might not usually be thinking about mathematical equations… but, for a group of international researchers on Canada’s West Coast, something incredible is in the works after spending a few days doing just that.
In mid-February, the second Canada–France–Chile Research Connections Workshop in Ocean and Mathematical Sciences brought together international researchers from various disciplines to tackle modern ocean problems by exploring the interface of ocean science, data science, and mathematics.
Hosted by the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) at UBC and the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC), and supported by the collaborative agreement with MEOPAR and the CNRS, this workshop aimed to understand research challenges at the intersection of ocean sciences and mathematics, identify what data are being collected, what data are missing, and map out how the different disciplines can be used to derive new insights into critical ocean processes. Additionally, the groups worked to identify funding that could drive these projects forward and develop plans for researcher and student mobility between the three countries – three countries that are collectively home to over 20% of the entire world’s coastline!…
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