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UK Success Stories in Industrial Mathematics

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Editors:
  1. Philip J. Aston

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom

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  2. Anthony J. Mulholland

    1. Dept of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  3. Katherine M.M. Tant

    1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  • Contains a wide range of articles describing successful collaborations between mathematicians/statisticians and industry

  • Explains the impact that research mathematics has on people’s everyday lives

  • Conveys to the non-expert how mathematics and statistics have contributed to economic growth and societal well-being

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  3. Environmental Modelling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Wonder of the Solar System: Icy Geysers and Liquid Water on Enceladus

      • Nikolai Brilliantov, Jürgen Schmidt
      Pages 37-44

    3. Distance Sampling Surveys of Population Size: Enabling Better Decision-Making by Wildlife Managers

      • Stephen T. Buckland, Eric Rexstad, Len Thomas, David L. Borchers
      Pages 45-51

    4. Avalanche Defence Schemes

      • Andrew J. Hogg, Tomas Jóhannesson
      Pages 53-58

    5. Radiometric Dating of Environmental Records in Natural Archives

      • Gayane T. Piliposian, Peter G. Appleby
      Pages 59-65

    6. Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Modelling to Deliver More Accurate and Instantaneous Air Pollution Forecasts

      • Sujit K. Sahu
      Pages 67-74

  4. Engineering

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. Modelling and Analysis of Floating Ocean Wave Energy Extraction Devices

      • Thomas J. Bridges, Matthew R. Turner, Hamid Alemi Ardakani
      Pages 77-82

    3. Some Mathematics for Splashes: Sea-Wave Impact on Coastal Structures

      • Mark J. Cooker
      Pages 83-90

    4. Industrial Impact of Bayes Linear Analysis

      • Michael Goldstein
      Pages 91-97

    5. Rational Assessment of Fluid Impact Loads

      • Alexander Korobkin, Sime Malenica
      Pages 99-105

    6. Metamaterial Systems and Routing of Elastic Waves in Engineered Structures

      • Natalia V. Movchan, Alexander B. Movchan, Ross C. McPhedran, Michele Brun, Ian S. Jones
      Pages 107-113

  5. Aerospace

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. The Reduction of Sound from Aircraft Engines

      • C. John Chapman
      Pages 117-123
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About this book

This publication showcases the work of UK mathematicians and statisticians by describing industrial problems that have been successfully solved, together with a summary of the financial and/or societal impact that arose from the work. The articles are grouped by sector, and include contributions to climate modelling, engineering and health. The articles are based on Impact Case Studies that were submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF2014), a UK government sponsored exercise that assessed the research quality within UK universities.


There are many publications in the realm of ‘popular mathematics’ as well as a vast research literature that underpins this. This work is aimed at a middle ground between these two. Articles contain some mathematical detail, but the emphasis is on telling the story of a successful collaboration between academia and industry and on the results obtained. UK Success Stories in Industrial Mathematics is therefore accessible to a wide readership with interest in the applications of mathematics and statistics to problems of industrial importance and to those interested in how mathematics and statistics research affects our everyday lives and leads to economic and societal benefits.

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“This book brings together 38 case studies from across the spectrum of the mathematical sciences showing how recent work has had an impact outside academia. The short articles (between five and eight pages each) are arranged by application area – climate, environment, engineering, aerospace, military and security, technology, health, business and finance – and there is something here for everyone. … this is an important book.” (Paul Glendinning, Mathematics Today, Vol. 52 (3), June, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom

    Philip J. Aston

  • Dept of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Anthony J. Mulholland

  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Katherine M.M. Tant

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: UK Success Stories in Industrial Mathematics

  • Editors: Philip J. Aston, Anthony J. Mulholland, Katherine M.M. Tant

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25454-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25452-4Published: 12 February 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79793-9Published: 30 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25454-8Published: 04 February 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 303

  • Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics, Applications of Mathematics

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