Abstract
Research at national laboratories tends to be done on very interdisciplinary teams. Projects tackle real-world prob-lems using mathematics and other fundamental sciences. Solutions are then implemented in software or hardware to be delivered to a government sponsor. This full life cycle requires subject matter experts, research scientists (like mathematicians), and software and hardware engineers. In this GovMath column we see two examples of real-world problems and their interdisciplinary solution. First, from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, mathematicians and data scientists work with automotive engineers to secure vehicle networks. Then, from Lawrence Berkeley National Labo-ratory, climate researchers use mathematical models to understand climate change and hurricanes.
