An organization of Harvard undergraduates promoting research and application of mathematics through education, recognition, and interconnection.
The Harvard College Applied Mathematics Society is an organization of Harvard undergraduate students that promotes research and application of mathematics through education, recognition, and interconnection. It coordinates activities including presentations by notable applied mathematicians, volunteer efforts, information/networking sessions with relevant firms, community-building social events within the Applied Mathematics department, student research presentations, and student research publications, while also organizing the membership of Harvard’s student chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. HCAMS encourages exploration at the interface of mathematics and a diverse set of fields, bringing together students of all quantitative disciplines and facilitating academic discussion and social connection.