Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA)

The primary mission of the IMA is to increase the impact of mathematics by fostering research of a truly interdisciplinary nature, linking mathematics of the highest caliber and important scientific and technological problems from other disciplines and industry. Allied with this mission, the IMA also aims to expand and strengthen the talent base engaged in mathematical research applied to or relevant to such problems. The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications was established in 1982 by the National Science Foundation, as a result of a national competition.