Book on UK Success Stories in Industrial Mathematics coedited by Philip Aston

success-stories-cover2-200x300The book UK Success Stories in Industrial Mathematics has now been published by Springer. It is edited by Philip Aston together with Tony Mulholland and Katy Tant (Strathclyde).

This book contains 38 articles that showcase 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 into 8 sectors, namely climate modelling, environmental modelling, engineering, aerospace, military and security, technology, health and business and finance. The articles are based on a selection of the Impact Case Studies that were submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF2014). It will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the applications of mathematics and statistics to problems of industrial importance and in how mathematics and statistics research affects our everyday lives and leads to economic and societal benefits.