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About the lecture

°Õ³ó±ðÌý (SDGs) are 17 interlinked goals aimed at solving global challenges, including hunger, economic equity, and climate change. Earth's oceans are the engine of the global climate system and the source of food and prosperity for over 3 billion people worldwide. At the same time, the global economy relies on the ocean to transport 90% of all traded goods. It is no exaggeration to say that the ocean plays a vital role in the .

In this talk, oceanographer Shane Keating will discuss the importance of the dynamic ocean environment --- the "weather underwater" --- to the global economy and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Travelling from the shores of Loch Long, Scotland to "Eddy Avenue" off the coast of NSW, Shane will review how our knowledge of Earth's oceans has been methodically built from observational, experimental, numerical and theoretical studies.

Finally, Shane will review some of the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are enabling new insights and innovations that are changing the way we understand and use the ocean.

About the speaker

Shane Keating is an Associate Professor of Physical Oceanography and Applied Mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at UNSW Sydney. His research uses powerful mathematical and data science tools to study our oceans from land, sea, and space.

Shane is co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of , a UNSW spin-out that is using AI and satellite data to decarbonise the commercial shipping industry. Shane is also a passionate, and his popular articles about science and mathematics have been read over one million times and have been published in the BBC, the Guardian, and Time magazine.

Schedule

6:00-7:00pm: Lecture by A/Prof Shane Keating
7:00-8:00pm: Networking reception

Venue

The lecture will be presented in Room 4082/4083 on level 4 of the Anita B. Lawrence Centre (East) at UNSW.

A networking reception with finger food and refreshments will be hosted following the talk, just downstairs from the lecture, in Anita B. Lawrence Centre Room 3082 on level 3.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics is accessible via the Centre Wing or East Wing entrances to the building (campus map ref: H15).

*Please note that the School of Mathematics and Statistics is not accessible via the West Wing of the building.

Frontiers in Fundamental Mathematics Research Nexus

This lecture is presented by the UNSW School of Mathematics and Statistics and is part of our Frontiers in Fundamental Mathematics Research Nexus series, which aims to highlight recent developments at the forefront of fundamental research in the mathematical sciences, with an emphasis on the significance and impact of fundamental mathematical research to a diverse range of areas within mathematics and beyond.ÌýLearn more about the Nexus Program.Ìý