EECS Professor Suzanne Shontz Elected ICIAM Secretary


EECS Professor Suzanne Shontz, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was elected Secretary of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) in September 2022 at the 2022 ICIAM Board meeting. ICIAM is a worldwide organization for professional applied mathematics societies, and for other societies with a significant interest in industrial or applied mathematics. The Council works to advance applications of mathematics worldwide. ICIAM holds a worldwide congress every four years; six major prizes are awarded by ICIAM at each congress. In addition, ICIAM provides support for attendance at conferences in developing countries.  Professor Shontz's term runs through September 2027.