https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-47-number-05-june-2014SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:20 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/behind-the-scenes-of-iciam/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/behind-the-scenes-of-iciam/"Being part of ICIAM is fundamental to building bridges to the rest of the world,” says SIAM President Irene Fonseca.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 ZGail Corbetthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/bike-tracks-quasi-magnetic-forces-and-the-schr246dinger-equation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/bike-tracks-quasi-magnetic-forces-and-the-schr246dinger-equation/Mark Levi describes a connection between two distinct objects: the stationary Schrödinger equation and “bicycle tracks.”Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/designers-fine-tune-the-aerodynamics-of-world-cup-soccer-balls/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/designers-fine-tune-the-aerodynamics-of-world-cup-soccer-balls/Just in time for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, James Case discusses the aerodynamic history of World Cup soccer balls.Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:11:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-as-play/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-as-play/Philip Davis reviews "Math Bytes: Google Bombs, Chocolate-Covered Pi, and Other Cool Bits in Computing."Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 ZPhilip J. Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/recipients-named-for-eighth-annual-siam-student-chapter-certificate-of-recognition/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/recipients-named-for-eighth-annual-siam-student-chapter-certificate-of-recognition/66 students who made contributions to their SIAM student chapters received Student Chapter certificates.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-chapters-to-present-research-at-2014-siam-annual-meeting/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-chapters-to-present-research-at-2014-siam-annual-meeting/For the past 11 years, SIAM student chapters have been invited to send representatives to the SIAM Annual Meeting to present their research.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-education-committee-releases-timely-report-on-undergraduate-programs/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-education-committee-releases-timely-report-on-undergraduate-programs/The SIAM Education Committee has released a new report, "Undergraduate Degree Programs in Applied Mathematics."Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 ZRachel Levy, Peter Turnerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/simons-foundation-creates-center-in-data-science/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/simons-foundation-creates-center-in-data-science/SIAM News visited Leslie Greengard, director of the not yet one-year-old Simons Center for Data Analysis in NYC.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 ZGail Corbetthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/super-sized-study-groups-with-industry/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/super-sized-study-groups-with-industry/The University of Oxford staged the 100th European Study Group with Industry during the week of April 7-11.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 ZChris Breward, John Ockendonhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/where-are-our-free-student-members-today/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/where-are-our-free-student-members-today/SIAM offers free memberships to almost all interested students, but only a small fraction become professional members of SIAM.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:00 ZJames Crowleyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/