About Us

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The Directors of INMAS are 

• Prof. Fadil Santosa (Johns Hopkins University), whose passion for impactful, real-world mathematics was honed during a decade leading the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications in Minnesota; and 
• Prof. Richard Laugesen (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), who co-founded the Program for Interdisciplinary and Industrial Internships at Illinois. 

The Associate Director Mid-Atlantic is Dr. Martin Lacasse (Johns Hopkins University) and the Associate Director Midwest is Jesse Christian (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). They work directly with companies and nonprofits to identify impactful internship opportunities.  

Laugesen and Santosa, alongside Rachel Levy (North Carolina State University),  are the authors of the BIG Jobs Guide: a practical guide for students transitioning from academia to careers in Business, Industry and Government (BIG). 

Launch regional networks, with hubs at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Illinois and nodes at graduate level institutions in neighboring states.  

Seek out challenges in industry and government organizations that can be tackled by Mathematical Sciences techniques. 

Create internship projects at those host organizations, and match with students in the network.  

Prepare students for the internships through computational, data science and professional skills training.