Candidate Profiles

[President Elect] [Vice President at Large] [Secretary] [Board of Trustees | Council Members-at-Large]

President Elect

The term of office for President is two years.  In the normal course of events, the same person serves in three consecutively held offices:  first a one-year term as President Elect, next, a two-year term as President, and finally a  one-year term as Past President.

President Elect – January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012
President – January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014
Past President – January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015

Irene Fonseca

Professional Experience: Director of the Center for Nonlinear Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998-present.  Mellon College of Science Professor of Mathematics (Chair), Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003-present.  Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 1993-present.  Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs, Mellon College of Science, 1994-1997.  Associate Professor with Tenure, Carnegie Mellon University, 1992-93.  Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987-92.    Postdoctoral Fellow at Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France), 1986-1987.  Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, School of Sciences, University of Lisbon 1985-86.

Education: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1985 (Ph.D. Advisor- David Kinderlehrer).  Master of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1983.  Licenciatura in Mathematics, University of Lisbon (Portugal), 1980.

SIAM Activities: SIAM Fellows Selection Committee, 2009.   SIAM Activity Group on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science (SIAG/MS), Vice-Chair, 2008-2010.  SIAM Committee on Science Policy, 2008-2010; re-elected 2011-2013.  SIAM Council 2007-2009; re-elected 2010-2012.  SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, Associate Editor, 2002-present.  SIAM Review (SIREV), 2011-2013.  Selection committee for the SIAM John von Neumann Lecture in 2008.  ICIAM Lagrange Prize Subcommittee, ICIAM Congress, Zurich 2007.  2010 SIAM Annual Meeting (AN10), co-organizer of a mini-symposium on Calculus of Variation, Pittsburgh.  SIAM Meeting on  Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, co-organizer of a mini-symposium on Variational Methods in Materials Science, Philadelphia, 2010.  SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (APDE09), co-organizer of a mini-symposium on Variational  Methods and Nonlinear PDE in Image Processing, Miami, 2009.   SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, co-organizer of a mini-symposium on Variational Models for Advanced Materials, Philadelphia, 2008.  SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (APDE07), co-organizer of a mini-symposium on Energy Based Approaches to Nonlinear PDEs, Mesa, 2007.  SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, organizing committee, Philadelphia, 2008.  SIAM Activity Group Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (APDE06), Co-Chair, Boston, 2006.  SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, organizing committee, 2004.  SIAM Meeting on Mathematical/Computational Aspects of Materials Science, organizing committee, Philadelphia, 1997.

Professional Memberships: American Mathematical Society,  International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics,  SIAM,  Society for Natural Philosophy,   Sociedade Portuguesa de Matematica.

Research interests: Calculus of variations, nonlinear PDEs, mathematical aspects of materials science and imaging.

“It is indeed a privilege to be considered for the Presidency of SIAM,  especially at a time when new and sophisticated challenges are facing  engineering, technology, the sciences, and society at large. As the world's  leading organization for applied mathematics and computational science, SIAM  has a special leadership role to play in this changing landscape, by  promoting cutting-edge interdisciplinary research beyond traditional mathematical boundaries and preparing a new generation of mathematicians to  engage in international partnerships and networks.  SIAM is uniquely positioned-through its excellent journals and books,  conferences, the expansion of its SIAGs and other activities-to facilitate these interactions by  emphasizing existing connections and cultivating new relationships between  mathematical scientists in academia, industry, and national laboratories, as  well as with computer scientists and researchers in areas traditionally  thought of as "pure" mathematics. Going forward, SIAM will also need to  remain highly visible in advocating for mathematical research and education,  in particular in underrepresented parts of the world such as Asia, Latin  America, the Middle East and Africa. All these challenges will require  collective input and effort, so I welcome the opportunity to engage the SIAM  community as it moves forward by serving as SIAM President”

Juan C. Meza

Professional Experience: Dean, School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced (2011–present). Previous positions: Department Head and Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing Research, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2002–2011).  Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, (1995–2002). Senior Technical Advisor, Department of Energy (2000–2001). Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (1987–1995). Lecturer, Rice University (1986–1987). Research Engineer, Exxon Production Research (1980–1986).

Education: Ph.D., M.S., Rice University, Computational and Applied Mathematics, M.S., Rice University, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, B.S., Rice University, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science.

SIAM Activities: SIAM Board of Trustees (2006–present); Member, SIAM Compensation Committee (2008–present); SIAM Representative to ICIAM Industrial Program Committee (2011); Member, SIAM Science Policy Committee (2007–2012); Member, Organizing Committee for SIAM Annual Meeting (2010); Member, Steering and Scientific Committees, SIAM/SMM/CAIMS First North American Meeting on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2010); Member, SIAM Visiting Lecturer Program (2006–present); Member, SIAM Committee on Annual Meetings (2001–2003); Member, SIAM Master Program Committee (2001–2003); Co-Chair, SIAM Graduate Student Focus on Diversity Day Workshop (1997,  2001); Co-Chair, SIAM 10th Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (2001); Member Organizing Committee for SIAM Annual Meeting (2000); Editor, SIAM Activity Group in Optimization Newsletter (1996-2001); Editor, SIAM Activity Group in Linear Algebra Electronic Newsletter (1995-1997); Member, AMS-SIAM Committee on Applied Mathematics (1994–1995); Member of SIAM Activity Groups on Optimization, Computational Science and Engineering, and Supercomputing.

Professional Memberships: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery, Mathematical Programming Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Research Interests: Nonlinear optimization; simulation-based optimization; parallel computing; computational methods for electronic structure calculations; optimization methods for modeling electric power grid reliability; machine learning algorithms; uncertainty quantification.
    
“SIAM is the premier professional society for applied mathematics.  Its greatest strengths are its members and the journals and books it publishes.  I have been a member for over 25 years since attending my first conference during graduate school.   Today, I still feel the excitement of that first conference in the various roles within SIAM that I participate in, and especially on the Board where one can see what a vibrant and healthy organization SIAM is.      I believe that SIAM can grow and provide even more benefits for its members in coming years.  One of the two areas that I would emphasize is growing our international membership, where we have made great strides in the past.  The other area is to increase our industrial membership to strengthen the partnership among academicians and industrial researchers.   In both of these areas, we should ask what kinds of benefits would most help those members and develop means to provide them.  Another group that deserves notice is our rapidly increasing number of student members.  Student chapters have been a wonderful way to attract new members and as we all know, a fantastic source of new ideas for the future.  We should look into opportunities to help the chapters achieve their goals and ways to help our student members prepare for careers in applied mathematics.     Our journals are of the highest quality thanks to the many efforts of the community and it will be important to maintain that level of quality as the level of submissions increases.   In addition, as the publishing landscape keeps evolving, it will be important to stay at the forefront to ensure we maintain our leadership role.    Finally, I am deeply committed to increasing the participation of women and under-represented groups in applied mathematics.  SIAM has always shown leadership in this area among all the professional societies that I know, and I would strongly support that role.    I still look forward to attending SIAM meetings, reconnecting with colleagues and friends, and keeping abreast of the latest developments.   I hope that I can pass my enthusiasm and pride in SIAM to all current and future members.”

Vice President At Large

The term of office for the Vice President-at-Large is two years.  No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms as Vice President at Large.

Term:  January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013

Nicholas John Higham

Professional Experience:Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, UK (1998-present). Previous positions:   Director, Manchester Institute for Mathematical Sciences (2004-2011),  Professor of Applied Mathematics (1996-98), Reader (1992-96),  Senior Lecturer (1989-92) and Lecturer (1985-89), Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, UK; Senior Visitor, Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA), University of Minnesota (1992); Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University (1988-89).

Education: Ph.D. in Numerical Analysis, M.Sc. in Numerical Analysis and Computing, and B.Sc. with Honors in Mathematics, University of Manchester, UK.

SIAM Activities:Vice President At Large (2010-2011). Member, SIAM Board of Trustees (2006-2009); Member, Editorial Boards, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (1989-present), SIAM News (2001-present), SIAM Classics in Applied Mathematics book series (2005-present); (Founding) Editor-in-Chief, SIAM Fundamentals of Algorithms book series (2003-present); Member, SIAM Books Editorial Board (2009-present); Member, SIAM Book Committee  (2004-2009), SIAM Program Committee (2002-present), SIAM Membership Committee (2002-2004, 2010-2011); Chair of SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra (2001-2003); Member-at-Large of the Council (1996-2001); Member of Executive Committee of Council (2000-2001); Member, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra Prize Committee (2000); Member, Organizing Committee, Sixth SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (1997) and Eighth SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (2003). Author of four SIAM books, three of which are in second editions.

Professional Memberships:American Mathematical Society; Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications; International Linear Algebra Society; London Mathematical Society; SIAG/LA; SIAM and SIAM Fellow, Class of 2009.

Research Interests: Numerical analysis; numerical linear algebra; scientific computing.

“SIAM's global leadership role in the applied mathematical sciences should continue to be strengthened.  This can be done by pursuing new initiatives for our academic and industrial members, attracting and nurturing student members, and providing an even better service to international members.”

“The main responsibilities of the Vice President at Large are to oversee major awards and prizes, the Activity Groups (SIAGs), membership, and, from 2011, Sections.  SIAM awards many prizes, including some through the SIAGs and some joint with other organizations.  Prizes are important for providing recognition of outstanding contributions and for increasing the prestige of applied mathematics.  I will  maintain the health and vitality of SIAM prizes, working closely with the Major Awards Committee.”

“The eighteen Activity Groups, ranging in age from less than a year to over twenty years, provide a focus for special interests of SIAM members and a means for contact with other disciplines. The SIAGS constitute one of SIAM's principal activities and as a past chair of the SIAG on Linear Algebra I appreciate the important role the SIAGs play for their members.  I will work with the SIAM staff to facilitate the continued smooth running of the SIAGs, to encourage the sharing of best practice between them, and to ensure that  SIAG-organized conferences, mini-symposia, prizes and so on continue to enrich SIAM .”

“SIAM is a truly global organization, with 31% of its membership residing outside the USA.  Despite its healthy size, SIAM has the potential to grow, especially in parts of the world such as Asia, the Middle East and Africa where membership is relatively low.  SIAM must be even more pro-active in encouraging and facilitating growth, for example through appropriate outreach and reciprocity agreements.”

“SIAM must also provide more services for its members.  With electronic books having been introduced for institutions in 2011, I would like SIAM to extend e-books to individuals and offer one free electronic book per year as a membership benefit. A recent survey conducted by SIAM indicated significant interest among the membership in using an online community, to facilitate communication and discussion of scientific ideas, news, and professional development opportunities. I am keen to help SIAM set up such a community and continue to improve its use of social media.”

“With oversight of  Sections now the responsibility of the Vice President at Large, and refined procedures in place for the formation of Sections, I will encourage the formation of  new Sections to the benefit of SIAM members all over the world.”

Chris Johnson

Professional Experience: Current Positions:  Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, University of Utah Director, Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC).  Co-Director, DOE Visualization and Analytics Center for Enabling Technologies (VACET) Distinguished Professor of Computer Science.  Research Professor of Bioengineering.  Adjunct Professor of Physics.  Founding Co-Director (1994) and Faculty Member, Computational Engineering and Science (CES) Program.  Faculty Member, Brain Institute.
    
Education: Ph.D., University of Utah  M.S., University of Utah  B.S., Wright State University.

SIAM Activities: 2010 - Selection Committee, SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science.   2009 - Elected Fellow of SIAM.  2008 - SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, Special Issue on Computational Science and Engineering, Co-Editor.  2003-2009 - SIAM Computational Science and Engineering, book series.  2006 Mathematics Awareness Advisory Committee,  Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (SIAM, AMS, ASA, MAA).  2005 - I.E. Block Lecture.  2004 - Co-Chair, SIAM Conference on Imaging Science.  2000 - President, SIAM SIAG on Supercomputing.  1999-2005, Editorial Board, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing.  Served on many SIAM Conference and Workshop Organizing Committees.

Professional Memberships:  2009 - Elected Fellow of SIAM. 2004 - Elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.  2005 - Elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Senior Member, IEEE. Member, ACM.

Research Interests:  Scientific Computing and Scientific Visualization.

“SIAM is poised to be the international professional society leader in Computational Science and Engineering.  The CSE SIAG is the largest group within SIAM, but has not had enough impact with SIAM.  In 2008, I co-edited 2008 a special issue of SISC on Computational Science and Engineering, which helped motivate SISC to move forward with more computationally oriented papers.  I think this is a step in the right direction and think SIAM should pursue similar such efforts in CSE, including making the SIAM CSE Conference a higher quality conference and devote at least one entire issue of SISC to the best SIAM CSE Conference papers.”

Secretary

The term of office for the Secretary is two years.  No person shall serve more than three consecutive terms as Secretary. 

Term:  January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013

Hans G. Kaper

Professional Experience: Co-director - Mathematics and Climate Research Network - 2010-present.   Adjunct Professor - Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC - 2008-present.   Adjunct Professor - School of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign - 1992-present.   Sr. Mathematician Emeritus - Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois - 2008-present.   Program Director - Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science Foundation - 2001-2004, 2005-2008.   Sr. Mathematician - Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois - 1982-2008.   Director - Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois - 1987-1991.   Mathematician - Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois - 1969-1982.   Associate Professor - Dept. of Mathematics, University of Groningen, the Netherlands - 1967-1969.

Education:  Ph.D.  Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands – 1965;   M.S.  Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands – 1960;   B.S.  Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands - 1957.

SIAM Activities:  Member - SIAM Committee on Science Policy - 2011-present.   Member - SIAM Fellows Selection Committee - 2009-2010.  Member - SIAM Committee on Committees - 2007-2010.  Chair - Program Committee SIAM 1981 Fall Meeting, Cincinnati (Ohio) – 1981.   Member - SIAM National Program Committee - 1979-1982.  SIAM Visiting Lecturer - 1978-1984.  Co-Chair - Organizing Committee SIAM 1976 National Meeting, Chicago – 1976.

Professional Memberships:  Fellow - Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Class of 2009.  Corresponding member - Koninklijke Nederland’s Academie van Wetenschappen – 1989.  Member - American Mathematical Society (AMS).  Member - Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap (KWG, Amsterdam).  Member - International Computer Music Association (ICMA).  Member - International Community for Auditory Display (ICAD).

Research Interests: Applied mathematics, mathematical analysis, scientific computing,  nonlinear differential equations, bifurcation phenomena,  dynamics of complex systems, climate dynamics,  sound synthesis and scientific sonification.

“SIAM is a great organization. It is a resource for the national and international community, provides networking opportunities for its members, and maintains an array of first-rate scientific publications. SIAM should continue to reach out to all practitioners of applied mathematics and computational science and be the  advocate for this community in the public debate about the role and relevance of mathematics and its applications in modern society.”

Simon J. Tavener

Professional Experience: Professor, Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, 2001-present.   Chair, Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, 2003-2011  Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, 2000-2001.   Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1995-2000.   Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1989-1995.  Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1987-1989.  Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota, 1986-1987.

Education: D. Phil - University of Oxford, 1986.   M.E. (Distinction), University of Auckland, 1983.   B.E. (1st class Honours), University of Auckland, 1982.

SIAM Activities: 
    
Professional Memberships: AMS, SIAM, APS.

Research Interests: Numerical analysis and scientific computing, particularly error estimation and adaptivity for multi-physics problems,  including those with with uncertainty, computational biology, including ecology and evolution.       

“SIAM student chapters are an excellent innovation for fostering the next generation of applied and industrial mathematicians. There are (at least) two ways in which SIAM can further support these groups. Firstly, expand the database of materials similar to the "Expository Research Papers" and "Education" sections found in SIAM Review to provide student chapters with opportunities for self-study in areas beyond those available to them in their own institutions. The hope is to further stimulate the students' interest in a career in mathematics by expanding their understanding of the range of endeavors in which mathematics plays an important and exciting role.  Secondly, provide SIAM student chapters with ideas and materials for outreach to undergraduates and high schools, to broaden their presentations beyond a discussion of their own research interests. Both initiatives would of course be equally useful to mathematicians in academia seeking to develop or to reinvigorate their own undergraduate and graduate courses and to engage in effective outreach.”    

Board of Trustees

The Board consists of nine elected Trustees, not more than two appointed Trustees, and the President and Treasurer.  Three (3) trustees shall be elected annually for three-year terms.  No trustee shall serve more than three consecutive terms. 

Term:  January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014

Kathryn E. Brenan

Professional Experience: Senior Project Engineer, National Systems Group, The Aerospace Corporation.  Previous Positions: Member of the Technical Staff, 1978. Senior Engineering Specialist, 1991, Engineering & Technology Group, Aerospace Corporation; Adjunct Lecturer in Dept of Mathematics, UCLA (7/85 – 12/86)

Education: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics/Numerical Analysis, UCLA; M.S. Applied Mathematics, Purdue University; B.S. Mathematics, Bucknell University.

SIAM Activities: SIAM Council (2 terms: 1996 – 2001); SIAM representative to Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences (2007-2009); SIAM Diversity Committee (2007-2009); SIAM book & journal author; Industry Panel member for SIAM 2010 Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures; Co-organizer, Optimization and Differential-Algebraic Equations Mini-symposiums, 1996 SIAM Conference in Optimization; SIAM Career Fair representative for Aerospace Corp; Organizer, Mini-symposium on Trajectory Optimization, 1992 SIAM Annual Meeting; Referee for SIAM journals; Invited mini-symposium talks & contributed sessions for SIAM meetings; Profile on Joint AMS-SIAM Project Nonacademic Career Opportunities in Mathematics; Mentoring activities include co-organizing an annual program at Aerospace for the George Washington Summer Program for Women in Mathematics and speaking at graduate student seminars or SIAM student chapters; SIAM Member: 1982 – present. 

Professional Memberships: SIAM, SIAG on Optimization; SIAG on Imaging Science; AWM.

Research Interests: Development of numerical algorithms for solving problems arising in industry; signal & image processing; differential-algebraic equations, trajectory optimal control; optimization; numerical linear algebra; numerical integration; Monte Carlo simulation; statistics & data analysis; Favorite matrix: Block Toeplitz, Toeplitz Blocks.

“My career as an industrial mathematician has been shaped by my work at The Aerospace Corporation, which operates a nonprofit Federally Funded Research and Development Center for the U.S. government. I have strived to solve real-world problems of interest to my customers in the defense and national security arenas thru the development and application of numerical algorithms. By staying involved with SIAM in a variety of ways over the years, I have been able to foster new connections as well as maintain old connections with other applied mathematicians & computational scientists in academia, industry, and the national labs.  At Aerospace, I have worked to form a community of SIAM advocates by promoting the benefits of the SIAM Corporate membership, distributing the SIAM News, and encouraging the hiring of applied mathematicians and computational scientists.”

“My passion for SIAM, its members and its activities, was born during my graduate school days when I first delved into the study of differential-algebraic equations. I was charmed by the inclusiveness of the SIAM members, namely SIAM’s diversity that enveloped students, professors, researchers, and industry practitioners all together.”

Amr S. El-Bakry

Professional Experience: Digital Technologies in Asset Management Optimization Lead and Upstream Optimization Advisor, ExxonMobil Production Co, 2011.   Adjunct Associate Professor, Rice University, 2000-2011.  Senior Research Associate, ExxonMobil Corporate Strategic Research, 2008-2011.  Research Associate, ExxonMobil Upstream Research, 1998-2008.  Research Scientist and Visiting Assistant Professor, Rice University, 1996-1998.  Assistant Professor, Alexandria University, 1993-1996.  Postdoc, Rice University, 1991-1993.

Education:  Ph. D. Rice University – 1991.   M.A. Rice University – 1990.   B.S. Alexandria University – 1984.

SIAM Activities: Chaired multiple session in SIAM conferences. Member of the SIAM Activity Group on Optimization.

Professional Memberships: Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS); Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

Research Interests:  Modeling and optimization of physical processes and industrial systems with particular emphasis on control of fluid flow in porous media; focus on integrated and multi-disciplinary systems including logistics and physical processes and incorporation of uncertainty in optimization models;  research interests include multi-agent systems and automation of workflows.

“SIAM needs to play a stronger role in three perennial areas (1) promoting SIAM in industry, (2) promoting better academia/industry/government collaboration models, and (3) enhancing SIAM role globally. In particular SIAM needs to work on better understanding of industrial mathematicians' work environment/culture, work with closely with other scientific and engineering professional societies to provide services and training, and examine novel ways to recognize industrial mathematical innovations. SIAM needs to help develop student chapters worldwide (in particular Latin America, Africa, and Asia) with the goal of increasing its international presence and influence.”

Jean-Pierre Fouque

Professional Experience: Founding Director (2006-present) of the Center for Research in Financial Mathematics and Statistics, and Professor (2006-present), Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California Santa Barbara. Previous positions: Department of Mathematics NC State University (1998-2005, Interim Head 2004-05); Ecole Polytechnique (1989-98) and CNRS France (1982-98).

Education: Ph.D. (1979) and Doctorat es-Sciences (1986) University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), France.

SIAM Activities: Chair, SIAG on Financial Mathematics and Engineering (2009-2010); Member, Book Editorial Board (2009-present); Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Financial Mathematics (2010-present).

Professional Memberships: SIAM (Fellow, class of 2011), Institute of Mathematical Statistics (Fellow, class of 2009), American Mathematical Society, Bachelier Finance Society.

Research Interests: Probability and stochastic processes, interacting particle systems, stochastic partial differential equations, asymptotic analysis, waves in random media, financial mathematics.
 
“From my personal experiences with SIAM activities, I recognize the importance of conferences, activity groups, journals and books, and the role of SIAM as an advocate for the profession in Washington and in the funding agencies. As an officer, I would be committed to the successful continuation and the development of these activities, and I would contribute to the remarkable job SIAM has done in recognizing and promoting new fields of applications.”

Mary Ann Horn

Professional Experience: Adjoint Professor, Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University (September 2010-present) and Program Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science Foundation (September 2004-present). Previous positions: Research Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University (September 2007-2010), Associate Professor (1999-2007) and Assistant Professor (1994-1999), Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University; Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota (1993-95); Research Associate, Institute for Mathematics & Its Applications, University of Minnesota (1992-1993).

Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Applied Mathematics, University of Virginia; B.S. in Mathematics (Chemistry Option), The Pennsylvania State University.

SIAM Activities: SIAM Board (2009-2011); Member, Organizing Committee, SIAM Conferences on Control and Its Applications (2011; 2009; 2005); Organizer, Minisymposium on Control Challenges in the Understanding of Infectious Disease, SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (2009); Organizer, Minisymposium on The Role of Control in Biological Networks, SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (2009); Organizer, Minisymposium on Modeling and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems, SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (2005); Member, Editorial Board, SIAM  Advances in Design and Control book series (2003-06); Chair, Selection Committee, SIAG/CST Prize (2001);Vice Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory (1999-2001); Co-Organizer, Minisymposium on Applications of Control Theory, SIAM Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri (1996).

Professional Memberships: AMS; AWM; SIAM (SIAG/CST, SIAG/LS); Society for Mathematical Biology.

Research Interests: Control of distributed parameter systems; optimal control; nonlinear analysis; partial differential equations; applications in the biological sciences and medicine.

“SIAM has always been a strong voice supporting the interaction of the mathematical sciences and other disciplines, promoting connections with industry, and encouraging collaborations. Often the most challenging mathematical problems arise at the intersection between the mathematical sciences and other fields. With the emergence of more and more interdisciplinary problems that require understanding a variety of issues such as the integration of knowledge at different time and spatial scales, and the complex dynamics of physical and living systems, and challenges related to sustainability, the mathematical, statistical, and computational sciences will play a critical role in answering cutting-edge questions in many areas. In addition to research challenges, SIAM should be an advocate of interdisciplinary training. The next generation of scientists who will not simply work within the mathematical sciences, but who will pursue the questions at the boundaries in collaboration with other areas of science will benefit from learning a common language and understanding the challenges involved in interdisciplinary work. Providing students at all levels opportunities to see the wide variety of fascinating problems that can be addressed using mathematical concepts is critical to convincing students to pursue careers that build on a solid mathematical foundation. Finally, dissemination to the mathematical community, other scientific communities, and the public always presents challenges. SIAM journals have always been considered to be a great resource, but SIAM should be a leader in addressing issues that arise in this electronic age, including how to keep publication standards high and how to fight against plagiarism. SIAM must also continue and strengthen its goals of teaching the public how the mathematical sciences provide many of the necessary tools to understand problems in engineering and the physical and biological sciences.”

Tamara G. Kolda

Professional Experience: Distinguished Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (2010-present). Previous position: Principal Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (2002-2010); Senior Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (1999-2002); Householder Postdoctoral Fellow in Scientific Computing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1997-1999).

Education: Ph.D. and M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland at College Park; B.S., Mathematics, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

SIAM Activities: Section Editor, Software and High-Performance Computing, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2010-present); Editorial Board, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2010-present); SIAM System Oversight Committee (2006-present); Senior Program Committee, SIAM Intl. Conf. on Data Mining 2012; Organizing Committee, SIAM Conf. on Applied Linear Algebra 2012; Chair, SIAG Computational Sciences and Engineering (2009-2010); Editorial Board, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2004-2010); Program Committee, SIAM Intl. Conf. on Data Mining 2010, 2008, 2006; Member, SIAM Nominating Committee, 2008-2009; Co-Chair, 2008 SIAM Annual Meeting; Chair, SIAG Computational Sciences and Engineering (2007-2008); Secretary, SIAG Computational Sciences and Engineering (2004-2006); Organizing Committee, SIAM Conf. on Computational Science and Engineering 2005; Secretary, SIAG on Linear Algebra (2001-2003); Organizing Committee, SIAM Conf. Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing 2001.

Professional Memberships: ACM (Senior Member), AWM, SIAM; SIAG on Computational Science and Engineering; SIAG on Parallel Computing; SIAG on Linear Algebra; SIAG on Optimization.

Research Interests: Multilinear algebra and tensor decompositions, data mining, optimization, nonlinear solvers, graph algorithms, parallel computing and the design of scientific software.

“SIAM is the leading international organization for applied mathematicians and computational scientists. SIAM provides significant value to our community via its premiere journals and books, excellent conferences, advocacy activities, bustling activity groups and local sections, etc. A major strength of SIAM is its engaged membership, complimented by exemplary staff. As we move forward, SIAM should continue its diligence in reaching out to industry, keep shortening its turnaround time on publications and conference submissions, and extend its online activities.”

Rob Schreiber

Professional Experience: Distinguished Technologist, HP Labs, 1995 – present.   Senior Scientist, RIACS/ NASA Ames Research Center, 1988 – 1995.   Associate Professor of Computer Science, RPI, 1986 – 1987.  Chief Scientist, Saxpy Computer Corp., 1984 – 1988.  Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Stanford, 1979 – 1984.  Research Fellow in Applied Mathematics, Caltech, 1977 – 1979.

Education: Ph.D. (Computer Science) -- Yale University – 1977.  A.B. (Mathematics) -- Cornell University – 1972.

SIAM Activities:  SIAM Fellow  Committee on Committees and Appointments, 2010--2012  SIAM Representative, Board of the Computing Research Association, 2010 – present.  Dahlquist Prize Committee, 2008 and 2011.  Organizing committee, 2011. Conference on Computational Science and Engineering  Chair of the organizing committee, 1995. Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing  SIAG on Supercomputing, chair, 1991 – 1993.

Professional Memberships: ACM, IEEE, SIAM.

Research Interests: My research spans numerical analysis, scientific computing, and computer science.   I like algorithms for matrix computation, sparse matrices, and parallel computers.  I am active in research on computer systems as well as numerical algorithms.

“I hope to continue to work with the board to make SIAM as valuable to its members as it can possibly be, and to reach out where we can to new groups of members.”

Council Members-at-Large

The Council consists of twelve elected members, the Officers of SIAM, and the Chair of the Board.  Terms of office for members of the Council shall be three years, with four members’ terms expiring each year.  No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms as a Member of the Council.

Term:  January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014

Michele Benzi

Professional Experience:  Emory University: Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, (2006-present); Winship Distinguished Research Professor  (2003-2006); Associate Professor (2000-2006). Los Alamos National Laboratory: Technical Staff Member (1997-2000).  CERFACS, Toulouse, France: Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-1997.   University of Bologna: Researcher (1993-1996).

Education: Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1993. Laurea Degree, University of Bologna, 1987.

SIAM Activities: Council, member-at-large (2009-present). SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra: Chair (2010-2012); Vice-Chair (2007-2009); Program Director   (2004-2006).  Editorial Boards: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (2002-present); SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2004-present); SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2002-2007); Copper Mountain Special Issue, Associate  Editor (2010-2011).

Professional Memberships: SIAM, AMS, Italian Mathematical Union.

Research Interests: Numerical linear algebra, scientific computing, Markov chains, complex networks.
        
“In recent years we have all witnessed an alarming increase in the number of journals, papers, books,  conferences and  workshops of questionable quality and value, bordering in some cases with the fraudulent. Plagiarism is on the rise.   Academic and government institutions increasingly rely on debatable and simplistic measures, such as the impact factor, as a basis for important decisions concerning funding, promotions, and so forth. SIAM represents one of the last bastions of scientific and professional integrity left standing, and I intend to continue working to maintain SIAM's high scientific and professional standards, particularly in the areas of publications and conference organization.”

Rob H. Bisseling

Professional Experience: Professor - Mathematics Department, Utrecht University, the Netherlands - 2009-Present.  Associate Professor - Mathematics Department, Utrecht University, the Netherlands - 1993-2009.   Research Mathematician - Shell Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands - 1987-1993.

Education: Ph.D. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 1987.   MSc - Catholic University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands 1981.   B.Sc. - Catholic University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands 1977.

SIAM Activities: Co-chair of SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing 2010.  Member organizing committee SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing 2008.

Professional Memberships: KWG (Dutch Mathematical Society);  SIAM.    
    
Research Interests:Combinatorial scientific computation, graph algorithms,  parallel computation, self-avoiding walks, sparse matrix computations.
    
“SIAM already has a strong membership base in Europe, and it should build on this to expand its activities in that region. The multicore/manycore revolution driven by power-consumption considerations will affect the way we develop mathematical sofware, having parallelism in mind, and perhaps making the software greener. SIAM should be at the forefront in enabling the transition to the new era.”

Alvaro L.G.A. Coutinho

Professional Experience: Professor at The Albarto Luiz Coimbra for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering, The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Former positions as Financial Director at COPPETEC Foundation, Innovation and Technology Director at The Albarto Luiz Coimbra Institute, where I am Director of The High Performance Computing Center.

Education:  M.Sc. in Engineering (84) at UFRJ, D.Sc. in Engineering (87) at UFRJ.

SIAM Activities: SIAGs on Supercomputing, Computational Science and Engineering. Organizer of Materials Science at several SIAM conferences (Geosciences, Parallel Processing, Computatinoal Science and Engineering), Organizing committee of Parallel Processing.

Professional Memberships: International Association for Computational Mechanics, ASME.

Research Interests:  Numerical methods, scientific computing, parallel computing, finite elements, computational solid and fluid mechanics, coupled problems and porous media flow.

“Increase the use of new media to get closer to its users, particularly the new generation. SIAM has to get more international, working closely with local similar associations.”

Bruce Hendrickson

Professional Experience: At Sandia National Laboratories since 1990.  Currently Senior Manager for Computational Science and Mathematics.  Prior to that, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff.   Since 1997, Affiliated Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of New Mexico. Served as Program Manager for DOE’s Applied Mathematics Research Program in 2000.

Education:Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cornell University – 1991.   M.S. in Physics, Brown University – 1982.   B.A in Mathematics, Brown University – 1982.

SIAM Activities: Member, SIAM Council (2008-present)  Council representative to the SIAM Board (2009-present)  Member, SIAM Program Committee (2008-present)  Member, SIAM Major Awards Committee (2007-2009)  Member, SIAM Nominating Committee (2001-03)  Member, Editorial Boards, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2009-present), SIAM Review (2003-2008), and SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (1999-2004)  Co-Chair, SIAM Annual Meeting (2013)  Co-Chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science (2007)  Co-Chair SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2007)  Member, Program Committee, SIAM Matrix-Based Information Processing Symposium (2005)  Co-Chair, SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2004)  Member, Organizing Committee, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing (2004)  Co-Chair, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing (1999)  Member, SIAM Ad Hoc Committee on SIDMA (2008)  Chair, SIAM Ad Hoc Committee on Proceedings (2006-2007)  Chair, SIAM Ad Hoc Committee on Discrete Mathematics (2002-03)  Program Director, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing (1997-2000).

Professional Memberships: AAAS  ACM (SIGACT)  IEEE Computer Society;   SIAM (SIAG/CSE; SIAG/LA; SIAG/SC).

Research Interests:  I have diverse interests in computational and applied mathematics and algorithms.  Specific areas of interest to me include combinatorial scientific computing, linear algebra and preconditioning, parallel algorithms, graph theory, data mining, and computer architecture.

“We are entering a golden age for applied math and for SIAM.  Applied mathematics is central to an ever expanding set of scientific and societal challenges, and SIAM can and should be at the crossroads of all this activity.  Mathematical advances are needed to address many of the pressing challenges of our era including predicting climate change, evaluating alternative energy technologies, managing vast quantities of information, and optimizing public health.  These and many other problems will require research that crosses traditional mathematical boundaries and bridges between math and applications.  SIAM is uniquely positioned to facilitate these interactions and to enable these advances.  SIAM’s contributions to education, outreach, networking and advocacy are all central to the health of the mathematical community and its ability to impact the larger world.    It has been a privilege for me to work in support of SIAM in many ways through the years, and I look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve the community as a Council member. On the Council I will actively work to continue SIAM’s international expansion.  I will also continue to advocate for SIAM to be the principal professional organization for computational science.  In addition, I will encourage the proliferation of focused workshops attached to major SIAM meetings to facilitate cross-fertilization amongst mathematical ideas and researchers.”

Thomas Y. Hou

Professional Experience: Charles Lee Powell Professor (2004-present) and Professor (1998-present), Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics, and Associate Director, Center for Integrative Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, (2001-present), all positions at California Institute of Technology. Previous positions: Executive Officer (2000-06) and Associate Professor (1993-98), Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics, California Institute of Technology; Assistant Professor (1989-93) and Visiting Member (1987-89), Department of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.

Education:  Ph.D. and M.S. in Mathematics, UCLA; B.S. in Mathematics, South China University of Technology.

SIAM Activities: Member of SIAM Council (2009-2011), Chair, Ad Hoc Committee for SIAM and China (2008-2010); Founding Editor-in-Chief, SIAM Interdisciplinary Journal on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (2002-07); Chair, Selection Committee, SIAM James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing (2005); Invited Plenary Speaker, ICIAM, Sydney (2003); Recipient of SIAM James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing (2001); Invited Plenary Speaker, First SIAM/European Mathematical Society Conference on Applied Mathematics in our Changing World, Berlin, Germany (2001); Member, Editorial Board, Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (2002-present), SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (1990-96).    

Professional Memberships: AMS; SIAM.

Research Interests:  Multi-Scale analysis and computation; vortex dynamics; free boundary problems; multi-phase flows; flow and transport in strongly heterogeneous porous media; global regularity of 3D incompressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations.

“As applied and computational mathematics becomes more and more diversified, this represents both opportunities and challenges for SIAM. SIAM needs to preserve its core values and identity while embracing other emerging fields where applied mathematics plays an essential role. SIAM has dealt with this issue very well by adopting a very inclusive view of applied mathematics, broad enough to engage researchers and educators from a rich diversity of environments. On one hand, SIAM must continue to serve the traditional applied mathematics community and encourage connections with more theoretical aspects of mathematics in SIAM. On the other hand, SIAM must also actively expand to fields of mathematics whose applications are now emerging. In my six years as the founding Editor-in-Chief of SIAM Interdisciplinary Journal ‘Multiscale Modeling and Simulation’ (MMS), I have worked very closely with a group of leading scientists, engineers, and applied mathematicians in the MMS editorial board. Thanks to the outstanding contributions from this dedicated group of editorial board members, MMS now becomes a leading interdisciplinary journal in the emerging field of multiscale modeling and simulation. During my first term as a member of SIAM Council, I have devoted my time and energy on increasing international exposure of SIAM through new membership drive initiatives especially in Asia/China, promoting outreach effort to industry and encouraging new activity groups on emerging areas, and improving the efficiency of SIAM existing journals. If I get re-elected for the second term, I will continue to push these areas and make SIAM an even greater society for applied mathematicians around the world.”

Rachel Kuske

Professional Experience: Head, Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia (2007-present);  Professor of Mathematics, UBC, (2006-present), Associate Professor of Mathematics, UBC, (2002-2006)  Chair, NSERC Pure/Applied Math B, Grant Selection Committee (2006-08);  American Institute of Mathematics: Assoc. Director for Program Diversity (2006-07); Chair: Assessment of the Working Climate in the Faculty of Science, UBC (2006-07);  Associate Director, Minnesota Center for Industrial Mathematics, University of Minnesota (2001-02),  Founding Chair of Association for Women in Mathematics Mentor Network (2000-08), Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, (2000-2002),  Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, (2007-2000),   Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Tufts University, (1996-1997).

Education: Ph. D., Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University,   B.Sc., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.

SIAM Activities: Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics (2005-present), Associate Editor, SIAM Review (2006-present), Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Applied Dynamical Systems (2003),  Sonja Kovalesky Prize Committee Chair (2006), JD Crawford Prize Committee Chair (2010).

Professional Memberships: Canadian Mathematical Society, Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society, SIAM, Association for Women in Mathematics.

Research Interests: Stochastic dynamics, modeling in biology, systems with delay, noise-induced phenomena.

“SIAM activites encourage interaction across borders of disciplines, fostering collaboration across all areas of science.   Likewise, there are a number of directions that futher build the scientific community and develop connections globally.   Fostering international connections is a critical part of progress, as emerging economies play an increasing role in tomorrow's discoveries.  Promoting and strengthening links between industry and academia continues to  be an important aspect of innovation. Advancing diversity is a key element in tapping into the broadest talent pool possible.  I hope to play a role in strengthening SIAM's efforts in these and other priorities.”

Nilima Nigam

Professional Experience: Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Ter 2) of Applied Mathematics, Simon Fraser University (2008-present).  Previous positions: Associate Scientific Director and Chief Technical Officer, MITACS (2208-2010), Associate  and Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, McGill University (2001-2008);  Industrial Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, U. Minnesota(1999-2001).

Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Applied Mathematics,  University of Delaware; B.Sc. (Honours) Physics, Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur.
  
SIAM Activities: Member, SIAM Major Awards Committee.

Professional Memberships: SIAM, Canadian Mathematical Society, Canadian Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Research Interests: Numerical analysis, mathematical modeling in the physical and biological sciences, with a particular focus on industrial problems.

“Mathematicians face competing pressures - on the one hand, reduced research funding, and an increasingly difficult job market for students, and on the other hand, an increased demand for mathematical expertise to address large-scale problems. SIAM is optimally placed to address both issues, and find opportunities in these challenges. We need to dedicate more energy as an organization to training our students for a variety of employment possibilities,  and acknowledge mathematicians in industry need specific skills in addition to their academic training. We need to make it easier for companies to recognize the need for mathematical intervention and subsequently to find the correct expertise. SIAM already has an excellent track record here, but we need to reach out more. It is very difficult for an individual mathematician to find an industrial partner, and vice versa.     Finally, we need to continue promoting research activities at all scales,  and advocating on behalf of the wide range of research our members engage in. Governments internationally are scaling back on 'basic' research in favor of very targeted projects.  I believe it is important to support both kinds of activities and not simply for reasons of intellectual breadth, beauty or culture. Pragmatically, the avoidance of scientific risk in the short-term leads to mediocre technologies in the future, and mathematics allows for scientific risks to be taken quite inexpensively.    As a global organization representing thousands of applied and industrial mathematicians,  SIAM needs to continue to tackle these policy issues heads-on.”

Guillermo Sapiro

Professional Experience: Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Vincentine Hermes-Luh Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota (1997-present); Member of Technical Staff, Hewlett-Packard Labs (1994-1997), Post-doctoral Associate at MIT (1993-1994).

Education: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology (BSc 1989, MSc 1991, PhD 1993).

SIAM Activities: Founding Editor-in-Chief, SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences;   Vice-President and President of the SIAM  Imaging Sciences Activity  Group (2003-2005); Program Committee SIAM Imaging Sciences Conference (2008, 2004; and 2001);  Editorial Board, SIAM Multiscale Modeling and Simulation.

Professional Memberships: IEEE, SIAM.

Research Interests: Image processing, computer vision, biomedical imaging, neuroscience, differential geometry and geometric differential equations, geometric high dimensional data analysis, sparse modeling.    

“SIAM has been a pioneer in many aspects of the services it provides to the community. For example, with journals, SIAM has started new forms of electronic publication, including close links and connections with non-SIAM journals; and with conferences, the unique mini-symposium system has often achieved higher quality than some of the most prestigious peer-reviewed meetings.  Continuing being the leader is a gigantic challenge, since continue innovation is critical.    I believe SIAM should expand to both populations and areas where it has a high reputation, as a leading applied math organization, but is not yet considered a primary target both for publications and conferences. Bringing more active participation from leaders of such communities is one possible venue to achieving this.   This includes the active incorporation of researchers in engineering departments and industry that are doing leading applied math research.    SIAM should also consider closer interactions with other non-profit organizations that run important journals and conferences.”

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