https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-45-number-07-september-2012SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:15:53 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-subversive-model-of-particle-physics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-subversive-model-of-particle-physics/Alan Newell gave the Martin D. Kruskal Prize Lecture at the Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 ZBarry A. Ciprahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-talent-for-making-things-happen/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-talent-for-making-things-happen/Tony Chan gave a fascinating technical presentation, “Image Processing and Computational Mathematics,” at AN12.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 ZLloyd N. Trefethenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/deadline-changes-for-dms-math-biology-program/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/deadline-changes-for-dms-math-biology-program/The NSF’s Division of Mathematical Sciences has a new deadline for the submission of proposals to its Mathematical Biology program.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-hurricane-storm-surge/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-hurricane-storm-surge/In a multipart minisymposium, Clint Dawson presented joint work on the development of numerical methods for modeling storm surge.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-and-old-wave-math/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-and-old-wave-math/Martin Kruskal worked on many problems in pure and applied mathematics, but is best known for discovering solitons.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 ZBarry A. Ciprahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-columbia-chapter-broadens-audience-with-2012-math-startup-collaborative-meetup/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-columbia-chapter-broadens-audience-with-2012-math-startup-collaborative-meetup/The Columbia University Chapter of SIAM hosted this year’s “Math-Startup Collaborative Meetup.”Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 ZVighnesh Subramanyan, Willie Neiswanger, Ilana Lefkovitzhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-honors-excellence-and-innovation-at-2012-prize-luncheon/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-honors-excellence-and-innovation-at-2012-prize-luncheon/Recipients of SIAM awards and prizes were recognized in Minneapolis on July 10, during the 2012 SIAM Annual Meeting.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-marks-60th-anniversary-at-minneapolis-meeting/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-marks-60th-anniversary-at-minneapolis-meeting/At AN12, Barbar Keyfitz emphasized her connection to Sonia Kovalevsky's work in “The Role of Characteristics in Conservation Laws."Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/statistical-approaches-to-combining-models-and-observations/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/statistical-approaches-to-combining-models-and-observations/Continual improvements in both computational assets and observational data are revolutionizing science and engineering.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 ZL. Mark Berlinerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/travel-grants-for-math-congress-of-the-americas/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/travel-grants-for-math-congress-of-the-americas/The NSF offers travel support for up to 60 U.S. mathematicians to attend the Mathematics Congress of the Americas.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/what-if-you-could-spend-an-hour-with-anyone-in-your-field/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/what-if-you-could-spend-an-hour-with-anyone-in-your-field/A group of student members and plenary speakers spent two hours in an informal, conversational-style session at AN12.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 ZTasso Kaperhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/