The twenty-first century deals with two major problems that require speeding up technological progress alongside environmental preservation. The field of applied mathematics which used to function as a supporting tool now operates as a transformative engine which drives progress in thermal management, energy storage, nanofluidics, artificial intelligence and environmental modeling. The IECE Journal of Applied Mathematics begins its first edition at the point where necessity and opportunity unite to enable cross-disciplinary research between theoretical models and technological implementation. More >