Mathematics of Planet Earth, UNESCO, the International Mathematical Union (IMU), the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), and IMAGINARY are announcing the winners of the second international competition for exhibition modules for the Open Source Exhibition Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE). This project aims to showcase ways in which the mathematical sciences are useful for understanding our planet and addressing the challenges of sustainable development and global changes.
An international jury evaluated the 28 submissions from 16 countries and will award a total of US-$ 8 000 of prize money to the three winners:
“Simulating the melting of ice caps”
Authors: Maëlle Nodet (University Grenoble 1), Jocelyne Erhel (Inria)
Country: France, Category: Software
“Powergrid Dynamics Simulation”
Authors: Frank Hellmann and Paul Schultz (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)
Country: Germany, Category: Software
“EUHFORIA: modeling the dangers of the sun”
Author: Christine Verbeke (KU Leuven)
Country: Belgium, Category: Film
There is no winner of the special prize for an African module yet. The jury decided that the competition remains open until August 31, 2018.
Special Honourable MentionsAdditionally, some of the submitted modules were chosen by the jury for an honourable mention. They will be part of the official MPE exhibition as well. This special MPE award goes to:
Atractor for the module The mathematics of tides
Alessandro Cattaneo, Maria Cristina Cattoni, Filippo Francesco Favale and RiccardoMoschettifor the module Fly faster? Fly shorter!
CENTRE•SCIENCES for the module A new upgrade for the travelling hands’ on exhibition in 2017
Daniele Corallo, Johannes Ernesti, Kevin Ganster, Christian Rheinbay, and Christian Wieners for the module PyFWI - An interactive Software for the Simulation of Seismic Waves
José Daniel Galaz Mora for the module TsunamiLab
Louise Kerbiriou and Alison Allison for the module Dendritis
David Niyukuri for the module Origin of life and evolution: phylogenetic tree
Martin Treiber and Arne Kesting for the module Interactive Traffic Simulation
All submitted modules are part of the IMAGINARY platform and will be offered under the chosen license to be used in upcoming IMAGINARY exhibitions.
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Citation from Irena Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO:
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