Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For a number of years, the IMA has been running a series of conferences to promote mathematics with the aim of demonstrating to both mathematicians and non-mathematicians the many uses of modern mathematics. Following last summer’s very successful IMA Mathematics 2020 series collaboration with the Newton Gateway to Mathematics ran two events in May 2021.
At this event there were two talks which feature the work of V-KEMS (Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences). This talk was given by Chris Budd (University of Bath) on 'Reducing the Risk of Covid-19 Transmission on Trains'.
Abstract:
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the rail industry was looking to develop methods that could quantify the risk of transmission on trains, for both passengers and staff. The use of the UK National Rail fell as low as 4% in late April 2020 and in the New Year was only operating at around 30%. Interested researchers and other stakeholders came together to explore how mathematics might help solve the challenges around the risks. The work involved detailed simulations of the way the virus could potentially spread through airflow, from touching contaminated surfaces and being close, to someone infected with the virus.
For a number of years, the IMA has been running a series of conferences to promote mathematics with the aim of demonstrating to both mathematicians and non-mathematicians the many uses of modern mathematics. Following last summer’s very successful IMA Mathematics 2020 series collaboration with the Newton Gateway to Mathematics ran two events in May 2021.
At this event there were two talks which feature the work of V-KEMS (Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences). This talk was given by Chris Budd (University of Bath) on 'Reducing the Risk of Covid-19 Transmission on Trains'.
Abstract:
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the rail industry was looking to develop methods that could quantify the risk of transmission on trains, for both passengers and staff. The use of the UK National Rail fell as low as 4% in late April 2020 and in the New Year was only operating at around 30%. Interested researchers and other stakeholders came together to explore how mathematics might help solve the challenges around the risks. The work involved detailed simulations of the way the virus could potentially spread through airflow, from touching contaminated surfaces and being close, to someone infected with the virus.
