https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-47-number-06-julyaugust-2014SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:19 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-smale-challenge-problem-edges-toward-solution/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-smale-challenge-problem-edges-toward-solution/Michael Shub surveyed progress toward a solution of Stephen Smale's 17th problem for the 21st century in an invited talk at AN13.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/international-agenda-for-kaust-s-uq-center/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/international-agenda-for-kaust-s-uq-center/The Center for Uncertainty Quantification at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is quite busy.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZRaul Temponehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/key-to-a-fruitful-biological-mathematical-collaboration/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/key-to-a-fruitful-biological-mathematical-collaboration/Alan Hastings reviews "Letters to a Young Scientist" by E.O. Wilson.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZAlan Hastingshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/levin-honored-for-work-on-sustainable-complex-ecosystems/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/levin-honored-for-work-on-sustainable-complex-ecosystems/Simon A. Levin of Princeton University received the 41st Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZCarlos Castillo-Chavezhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-the-tohoku-earthquake/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-the-tohoku-earthquake/Jeremy Kozdon discusses his collaborative work in dynamic rupture modeling of the Tohoku earthquake.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZGail Corbetthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nominate-two-of-your-students-for-free-membership-in-2014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nominate-two-of-your-students-for-free-membership-in-2014/SIAM members (excluding student members) can nominate up to two students per year for free membership.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nominations-are-open-for-the-siam-fellows-class-of-2015/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/nominations-are-open-for-the-siam-fellows-class-of-2015/Support your profession by nominating up to two colleagues for the class of 2015 SIAM Fellows.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/richard-tapia-receives-nsb-vannevar-bush-award/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/richard-tapia-receives-nsb-vannevar-bush-award/Richard Tapia of Rice University received the National Science Board’s 2014 Vannevar Bush Award.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZCarlos Castillo-Chavezhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-072014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-072014/ Six new universities now have SIAM student chapters.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-mathematization-of-america-s-national-sport/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-mathematization-of-america-s-national-sport/Philip Davis reviews The Sabermetric Revolution: Assessing the Growth of Analytics in Baseball.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZPhilip J. Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/uq-and-a-model-inverse-problem/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/uq-and-a-model-inverse-problem/Quantifying uncertainty in the solution of inverse problems is an exciting area of research in the math. sciences.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 ZMarco Iglesias, Andrew M. Stuarthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/postgraduate-membership-renamed-early-career-72014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/postgraduate-membership-renamed-early-career-72014/Members who earned their highest degree in the last 5 years are now called “early career."Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/