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SIAM Great Lakes Section

The SIAM Great Lakes Section serves SIAM members in Michigan, Northern Ohio, Northern Indiana, Southern Ontario, and the surrounding areas.

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Section Purpose and Activities


Section Purpose

Since its formation in 1988, the SIAM Great Lakes Section has organized its annual conferences around themes reflecting its members' interests in applied mathematics, as those interests have evolved over time.


Activities

The section holds an annual meeting every spring consisting of keynote lectures and contributing talks. Topical disciplines have included Computer Aided Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Solutions of PDEs, Complex Systems, and Bio-Mathematics. About 10% of the section members work either in industry or in government; about 90% belong to academic staffs or are students.

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Leadership
Leadership
Vice President

Oakland University
Academic Co-President

Central Michigan University
Industrial Co-President

Us Army Tacom
Secretary/Treasurer

Siemens PLM Software

Section Announcements

News and Announcements associated with SIAM Sections - regional or national subgroups of SIAM members that organize lectures, meeting and other activities to serve members in their region.

Announcements

SIAM Great Lakes Section Annual Meeting

The 2023 SIAM Great Lakes Section Meeting will be held on October 14, 2023 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI.




 
 

News


News

2018 GLSIAM Spring Conference 

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Photo: 2018 GLSIAM spring conference attendees on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, MI (April 2018).

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Section Archive


Past Officers and Activities associated with this SIAM Section.

Section Archive

2020-2021

Industrial Co-President David Lamb, U.S. Army TACOM
Academic Co-President Michael Lachance, University of Michigan - Dearborn
Vice President Leela Rakesh, Central Michigan University
Treasurer Emmanuel Tsimis, Siemens PLM Software

2018-2019

Industrial Co-President David Lamb, TARDEC
Academic Co-President Michael Lachance, University of Michigan - Dearborn
Vice President Leela Rakesh, Central Michigan University
Treasurer Emmanuel Tsimis, Siemens (ret).
Secretary Joan Remski, University of Michigan - Dearborn

2016-2017

Industrial Co-President David Lamb, TARDEC
Academic Co-President Michael Lachance, University of Michigan - Dearborn
Vice President Leela Rakesh, Central Michigan University
Treasurer Emmanuel Tsimis, Siemens (ret).
Secretary Joan Remski, University of Michigan - Dearborn

2014-2015

Industrial Co-President David Lamb, TARDEC
Academic Co-President Michael Lachance, University of Michigan - Dearborn
Industrial Co-Vice President Emmanuel Tsimis, Siemens
Academic Co-VicePresident Leela Rakesh, Central Michigan University
Treasurer Richard Katnik, General Motors Corporation (ret.)
Secretary Ed Moylan, Ford Motors Company (ret.)

2012-2013

Industrial Co-President David Lamb, TARDEC
Academic Co-President Michael Lachance, University of Michigan - Dearborn
Industrial Co-Vice Emmanuel Tsimis, Siemens
Academic Co-Vice Leela Rakesh, Central Michigan University
Treasurer Richard Katnik, General Motors Corporation (ret.)
Secretary Ed Moylan, Ford Motors Company (ret.)

2006-2011

President David Gorsich

1988-2005

President David Field (Founder)

SIAM Great Lakes Section 2022 Annual Meeting

Hosted virtually by Wayne State University, September 24, 2022

SIAM Great Lakes Section 2021 Annual Meeting

Hosted virtually by Oakland University, April 24, 2021

SIAM Great Lakes Section 2019 Annual Meeting

University of Michigan, April 29, 2019

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2018 Meeting

Wayne State University, April 21, 2018

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2017 Meeting

Oakland University, April 29, 2017

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2016 Meeting

University of Michigan - Dearborn, April 30, 2016

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2015 Meeting

Grand Valley State University, May 2, 2015

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2014 Meeting

University of Toledo, April 4-5, 2014

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2013 Meeting

Central Michigan University, April 20, 2013

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2012 Meeting

Wayne State University, April 21, 2012

SIAM Great Lakes Section Spring 2011 Meeting

SIAM Great Lakes Section 2010 Conference

University of Michigan - Dearborn, April 17, 2010

SIAM Great Lakes Section 2008 Spring Meeting

University of Michigan - Dearborn

SIAM Great Lakes Section 3rd Forum on Numerics and Modeling for Partial Differential Equations (NUMPDES 2000)

Kettering University