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Manuel del Pino invited to the International Congress of Mathematicians

Posted on Sep 25, 2009 in News

Manuel del Pino invited to the International Congress of Mathematicians

Professor at the Department of Mathematical Engineering and researcher at the Center for Mathematical Modeling of FCFM – U. Chile, Manuel del Pino, has been invited to give a 45 minute talk at the next International Congress of Mathematicians, to be held in Hyderabad, India, between August 19-27, 2010. This makes it the first Chilean mathematician who works in our country to be invited to this meeting.

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CMM Postdoctoral Fellows obtained Fondecyt 2010

Posted on Sep 7, 2009 in News

CMM Postdoctoral Fellows obtained Fondecyt 2010

PhDs sponsored by FCFM head the list of projects awarded by Universidad de Chile totaling 39,1% out of 23 initiatives approved by this academic institution.

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Gabriel Gatica assumes as director of a new research center

Posted on Aug 21, 2009 in News

Gabriel Gatica assumes as director of a new research center

Seeking to develop research with all potential instruments available at Universidad de Concepción, promote interdisciplinary practices and associate with the public at large, the University has created the Mathematical Engineering Research Center, CI2MA, under the auspices of the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) of the Universidad de Chile, which expects to act as a referral in related matters.

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Scientists assess future requirements to modeling and mathematical analysis

Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in News

Scientists assess future requirements to modeling and mathematical analysis

During a four days event, delegates at the “Advanced Mathematical Tools for Frontier Astronomy Symposium” discussed technological, mathematical and IT requirements to support sciences that produce considerable amount of information.

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Representatives from INRIA meet CMM & faculty members

Posted on Aug 3, 2009 in News

Representatives from INRIA meet CMM & faculty members

Officials from the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique (INRIA) met with various researchers and faculty members to participate in attracting Programs of Competitive Centers for International Excellence led by CORFO.

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CONICYT Authorities visit CMM

Posted on Jul 29, 2009 in News

CONICYT Authorities visit CMM

In order to know the progress achieved during the first year of operation with the resources of the Basal Financing Program, Vivian Heyl, President of the National Commission for Scientific and Technology, CONICYT, came over to the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM ) at the School of Physics an Mathematical Sciences and Mathematics, University of Chile.

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Seminar opens the debate on the formation of Human Resouces in nuclear energy in Chile

Posted on Jul 24, 2009 in News

Seminar opens the debate on the formation of Human Resouces in nuclear energy in Chile

Between July 21 and 23 the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) brought together professionals from Chile and abroad in the seminar “The Human Resource requirements for a possible Nuclear Power Program in Chile.”

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Prof. Alejandro Maass wins UMALCA Prize 2009

Posted on Jul 20, 2009 in News

Prof. Alejandro Maass wins UMALCA Prize 2009

The researcher was one of the three young Latin American mathematicians to receive this award.

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Workshop discusses teachers training and their ability to teach mathematics

Posted on Jul 15, 2009 in News

Workshop discusses teachers training and their ability to teach mathematics

A series of workshops, organized by the “Standards for teachers training” and CPEIP, aimed at motivating the implementation of various strategies in order to improve understanding of mathematics at school level. Two other sessions will be held on 22 and July 29.

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Senior executives from Swedish biotech company visited CMM

Posted on Jun 26, 2009 in News

Senior executives from Swedish biotech company visited CMM

They come to the country to participate in projects of phytoremediation and to make public their clones of willow and poplar which are used for power generation.

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