Dates

May 18 — 29, 2026

About

The summer school will introduce undergraduate students to the topics of mathematical modeling with partial differential equations (PDEs) and the numerical solution of PDEs with various discretization techniques. The first part of the summer school will consist of lectures and practical sessions covering the material. The second part will consist of small group projects. Each group will model and write a code to solve a simple real-world problem. A list of past projects from previous years includes: plate bending; origami; nonlinear elasticity; compressible fluid flow past an airfoil; neutron transport; electromagnetic scattering; optical scattering.

If you have any questions about the summer school structure, please contact Matthias Maier (maier@tamu.edu).

Target audience

Highly motivated, advanced undergraduate students (typically juniors / seniors) with an interest in mathematical modeling, numerical analysis and scientific computation.

Participant support

Participating students will be provided with on-campus housing, meal vouchers, and subsidized travel to and from College Station.

Funding

The summer school is supported by the following agencies and institutions:

• National Science Foundation
• TAMU Institute for Applied Mathematics and Computational Science (IAMCS)
• TAMU Institute for Scientific Computation (ISC)
• Department of Mathematics