https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-45-number-10-december-2012SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:35:27 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/and-the-ig-nobel-goes-to-joseph-b-keller/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/and-the-ig-nobel-goes-to-joseph-b-keller/Joe Keller of Stanford University has added two Ig Nobel Prizes to his long list of honors and accolades.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZL. Mahadevanhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/career-advancement-for-women-is-focus-of-coach-workshops/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/career-advancement-for-women-is-focus-of-coach-workshops/Pam Cook and Mary Silber of Northwestern University convey their impressions as participants in the recent COACh workshops.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZPam Cook, Mary Silberhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/collaboration-blooms-from-siam-news-article/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/collaboration-blooms-from-siam-news-article/A previous SIAM News article about about the growth of social network analysis led to a collaboration with Bloom.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZPeter Grindrod, Peter Laflinhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/formulating-natural-hazard-policies-under-uncertainty/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/formulating-natural-hazard-policies-under-uncertainty/Uncertainty issues are crucial in assessing natural hazard risk and developing strategies to mitigate consequences.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZJerome Stein, Seth Steinhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-mpe-2013-symposia-slated-for-aaas-meeting-in-boston/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-mpe-2013-symposia-slated-for-aaas-meeting-in-boston/The American Association for the Advancement of Science will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting in Boston, February 14-18.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZEdward Aboufadelhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nsf-solicits-proposals-for-hazards-sees-program/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nsf-solicits-proposals-for-hazards-sees-program/The NSF has released a solicitation for its new Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters program.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-on-a-siam-presidency/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-on-a-siam-presidency/At the end of this month, Nick Trefethen's two-year term as SIAM president will come to an end.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZLloyd N. Trefethenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/remarkable-relevance-for-real-applications/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/remarkable-relevance-for-real-applications/Martin Bazant of MIT responds to Nick Trefethen's October 2012 article about complex variables.Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/riding-the-new-commodity-curves-for-scientific-computing/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/riding-the-new-commodity-curves-for-scientific-computing/Scientific computing problems are often very challenging, requiring large numbers of operations and significant data storage.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZMichael Herouxhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-elects-board-and-council-members/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-elects-board-and-council-members/In this fall’s SIAM election, voters filled four seats on the SIAM Council and three on the Board of Trustees.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-news-welcomes-new-editor-in-chief/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-news-welcomes-new-editor-in-chief/In January, Hans Kaper will officially move into the newly created position of editor-in-chief of SIAM News.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-dawn-of-the-age-of-ignorance-and-misinformation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-dawn-of-the-age-of-ignorance-and-misinformation/In the last half century, we have witnessed a grave decline in the public’s acceptance of scientific evidence and even the scientific method.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZWilliam I. Newmanhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/understanding-systemic-risk-in-financial-markets/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/understanding-systemic-risk-in-financial-markets/Power grids, populations, large companies, banking systems, and other collections of highly-interconnected elements are subject to “systemic risk.”Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/