SIAM News RSS Issue Archive Volume 47 | Number 04 | May 2014https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-47-number-04-may-2014SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:22:18 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/assyr-abdulle-receives-2013-siam-dahlquist-prize/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/assyr-abdulle-receives-2013-siam-dahlquist-prize/Assyr Abdulle Receives 2013 SIAM Dahlquist PrizeAssyr Abdulle of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne received SIAM’s Dahlquist Prize.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 ZMari Paz Calvohttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fellowship-and-internship-opportunities-052014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fellowship-and-internship-opportunities-052014/Fellowship and Internship Opportunities SIAM offers multiple resources for identifying and finding fellowship and internship opportunities. Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/heightened-interest-in-fault-tolerant-algorithms-as-exascale-era-draws-near/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/heightened-interest-in-fault-tolerant-algorithms-as-exascale-era-draws-near/Heightened Interest in Fault-tolerant Algorithms as Exascale Era Draws NearThe SIAM Conf. on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing featured fault-tolerant numerical algorithms.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 ZMark Hoemmenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/highlights-of-a-career-grounded-in-major-disasters/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/highlights-of-a-career-grounded-in-major-disasters/Highlights of a Career Grounded in Major DisastersJames Case reviews "Six Sources of Collapse: A Mathematician’s Perspective on How Things Can Fall Apart in the Blink of an Eye."Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-did-inmarsat-deduce-possible-flight-paths-for-mh370/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-did-inmarsat-deduce-possible-flight-paths-for-mh370/How Did Inmarsat Deduce Possible Flight Paths for MH370?John Zweck considers the mathematics used to deduce the flight path of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared on March 8.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 ZJohn Zweckhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/make-the-most-of-your-siam-membership/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/make-the-most-of-your-siam-membership/Make the Most of Your SIAM MembershipSIAM Connect, SIAM Blogs, SIAM Presents, SIAM Book Alerts, and other social media help keep members informed.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nibib-supports-modeling-analysis-and-simulation-in-clinical-medicine-and-biomedical-research/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nibib-supports-modeling-analysis-and-simulation-in-clinical-medicine-and-biomedical-research/NIBIB Supports Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation in Clinical Medicine and Biomedical ResearchBiomedical modeling provides a powerful platform for improving the efficiency of scientific experimentation, data acquisition, knowledge transfer,...Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 ZMargot Kern, Grace C.Y. Penghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-directions-a-big-deal-for-siam/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-directions-a-big-deal-for-siam/New Directions: A Big Deal for SIAMThe organizers of SIAM’s Modeling Across the Curriculum project have conducted two workshops.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 ZJames Crowleyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reciprocal-membership-052014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reciprocal-membership-052014/Reciprocal MembershipSIAM has reciprocity agreements with 12 professional societies, which allows members to receive a 20-30% discount off regular SIAM member dues.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-052014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-052014/SIAM Welcomes Its Newest Student ChaptersSIAM welcomes its five newest student chapters from across the United States.Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/textbooks-videos-moocs-where-s-a-student-to-turn/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/textbooks-videos-moocs-where-s-a-student-to-turn/Textbooks, Videos, MOOCs . . . Where’s a Student to Turn?In an interview with Gail Corbett, Gilbert Strang of MIT discusses his new book, teaching, and learning basic mathematics today. Fri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 ZGail Corbetthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/