Samantha Erwin of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has received a Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Science Policy Fellowship.
Erwin's work in ORNL’s Computational Science & Engineering Division involves characterizing diseases through high-dimensional data analysis and mechanistic modeling techniques. Her research interests range from differential equations to parameter estimation, and she has studied biomedical phenomena including immune responses and antibiotic resistance.
As a SIAM fellow, Erwin will have numerous opportunities to represent the scientific community on a national scale by attending events such as the biannual meetings of the SIAM Committee on Science in Washington, D.C. Program participants serve two-year terms to learn about the processes behind policy decisions, communicate with legislators and advocate for federal investments in various fields of research.
UT-Battelle manages ORNL for DOE’s Office of Science. The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit https://energy.gov/science. For ORNL licensing information, contact www.ornl.gov/partnerships.
