Basque Center for Applied Mathematics

Basque Center for Applied Mathematics
Motto Matematika mugaz bestalde Mathematics beyond frontiers
Established September 1, 2008
Director Luis Vega González
Location Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Website www.bcamath.org

Coordinates: 43°16′02″N 2°55′49″W / 43.267128°N 2.930281°W / 43.267128; -2.930281

The Basque Center of Applied Mathematics (BCAM) of the Basque Science and Technology net. BCAM headquarters is in Alda. Mazarredo, 14 in Bilbao, the capital of the province of Biscay in the Basque Country of northern Spain.

Background

In January 2007, the Department of Education, Universities and Research of the Basque Government set up Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, which was charged with three objectives: the attraction and recovery of front-rank, consolidated researchers; the creation of new research centers with standards of excellence, and social outreach for science. The creation and current activity of BCAM – the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics - fall within the framework of the second of these objectives.

In early 2008, Ikerbasque commissioned Enrique Zuazua[1] to carry out a prospective study on the viability of setting up a center for mathematical research in the Basque Country. In March, 2008, the Ikerbasque Board of Trustees decided to go ahead with the creation of such a center as part of the BERC program (Basque Excellent Research Centres), later to become known as BCAM – Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, which emerged with the commitment to put the Basque Country firmly on the international map in terms of cutting edge research and a strong cooperative spirit. At the same time, the first international call for submissions for posts of director, managers and scientists was made.[2][3]

The center is located in the province of Biscay, given the extensive industrial fabric that the region has had traditionally as well as its current development of R+D+i activities. BCAM was officially created as a non-profit Association on September 1, 2008, and backed by the following three institutions: Ikerbasque, the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Innobasque, the Basque Foundation for Innovation and The Biscay Government.

Scientific Directors of BCAM till today

Research lines

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See also

References

  1. ieeecs interview
  2. Official call of BERC Program
  3. Official centers grantees list

External links

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