Mathematical research must be innovatively oriented towards converting science into technology, according to S. Vincent, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology.
Just as IT applications are based on mathematical concepts, there is enormous scope for exploring the utility of the subject in many other areas including biotechnology, environmental conservation, tissue culture, evolving strategies for health reach to community, and visualising models of economic growth with future perspective, Dr. Vincent said.
He
inaugurated a two-day national conference on ‘Fuzzy Mathematics and
Graph Theory,’ organised by the PG and Research Department of
Mathematics, Jamal Mohamed College, recently.
Application of mathematics has pervaded into all subjects, he said, observing that knowledge of algorithms is vital for biotechnologists.
Frequent Conference
Institutions must organise frequent conferences to facilitate information sharing. Such conferences would also attract youngsters towards research thereby helping in creation of knowledge society in which the urban-rural inequalities could be bridged.
Dr. Vincent called upon college faculty to get their research papers published in journals with high impact factor. He informed on the occasion that the Council was prepared to fund student research projects. Funding to the extent of Rs.5,000 would be provided per student project, he said.
Presiding over, the College Principal M. Sheik Mohamed said that the topic of the conference is applicable to all subjects including sociology, psychology, commerce, accountancy and science.
Science and technology being the key to the country’s development, young minds must be motivated to undertake research and innovation in basic and applied sciences, he said. A. Nagoorgani, Organising Secretary, presented an overview of the conference. The College has invited resource persons from leading institutions including IITs and NIT to handle technical sessions.
The Hindu. Monday, March 31, 2008.