https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-45-number-06-julyaugust-2012SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:05:12 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-data-deluge-in-april/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-data-deluge-in-april/The 12th SIAM International Conference on Data Mining in California addressed some challenging topics in the field.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 ZChandrika Kamathhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-mathematics-at-the-forefront-of-energy-efficiency-in-buildings/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-mathematics-at-the-forefront-of-energy-efficiency-in-buildings/The 2012 SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification revealed new findings about energy efficiency in commercial buildings.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 ZBryan Eisenhowerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/lagrangian-data-assimilation-in-ocean-modeling/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/lagrangian-data-assimilation-in-ocean-modeling/In making predictions or estimations of the state of a system, uncertainty is derived from many sources.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:04:00 ZChris Joneshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/manchester-hosts-uk-national-student-chapter-conference/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/manchester-hosts-uk-national-student-chapter-conference/Three SIAM student chapters in the UK joined organized the 2012 SIAM National Student Chapter Conference.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematicians-biologists-teeming-up-to-study-swarms/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematicians-biologists-teeming-up-to-study-swarms/Researchers gathered at the recent workshop on Insect Self-organization and Swarming, held at Ohio State University.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 ZBarry A. Ciprahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nutty-about-writing/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nutty-about-writing/Having recently finished writing a book, SIAM President Nick Trefethen discusses the role of writing in his life.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 ZLloyd N. Trefethenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-vera-nikolaevna-kublanovskaya/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-vera-nikolaevna-kublanovskaya/Mathematician Vera Nikolaevna Kublanovskaya passed away on February 21, 2012, at the age of 91.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 ZBo Kågström, Vladimir Khazanov, Frank Uhlig, Axel Ruhehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-report-reflects-a-new-era-in-industrial-math/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-report-reflects-a-new-era-in-industrial-math/The Mathematics in Industry report, from earlier this year, is an update to a 1996 report on industrial mathematics.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:20:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-responds-to-pcast-report/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-responds-to-pcast-report/SIAM responds to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recent call for improved STEM education.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-enduring-fascination-of-the-transit-of-venus/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-enduring-fascination-of-the-transit-of-venus/Ernest Davis reviews Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulf.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 ZErnest Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/