https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-47-number-10-december-2014SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:22:17 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-role-for-modeling-simulation-and-optimization-in-an-agricultural-water-crisis/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-role-for-modeling-simulation-and-optimization-in-an-agricultural-water-crisis/Water crises in the western U.S. have been making headlines, with recent stories on California and Kansas.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZLea Jenkins, Kathleen Kavanaghhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/letters-to-the-editor-the-right-way-to-describe-neural-activity/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/letters-to-the-editor-the-right-way-to-describe-neural-activity/Eric Shea-Brown’s exciting article (SIAM News, October 2014) makes me wonder if a slightly different target should be pursued. Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZBob Eisenberghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/make-the-most-of-your-membership-join-an-activity-group-122014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/make-the-most-of-your-membership-join-an-activity-group-122014/Activity Groups provide a focused forum for SIAM members interested in specialized areas of applied mathematics and computational science.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-of-electricity-markets-under-uncertainty/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-of-electricity-markets-under-uncertainty/The last 20 years have seen a transformation in the development of market mechanisms for electric power supply. Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZAndy Philpotthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modelling-plant-cell-and-tissue-growth/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modelling-plant-cell-and-tissue-growth/Quantitative descriptions of growth and biological development shed light on the full complexity of living organisms.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZOliver E. Jensenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-elects-seven-board-and-council-members-for-2015-2017/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-elects-seven-board-and-council-members-for-2015-2017/As this issue of SIAM News goes to press, members’ votes in the 2014 election have been tallied.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZGail Corbetthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-s-csc-workshop-series-marks-10th-year/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-s-csc-workshop-series-marks-10th-year/The 2014 SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing comprised a wide range of combinatorial topics.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZAlbert-Jan N. Yzelman, Bora Uçarhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/synthetic-biology-real-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/synthetic-biology-real-mathematics/ Since its inception, synthetic biology has embraced mathematics in an attempt to fast-forward past the tinkering stage to the engineering stage. Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZDana Mackenziehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-complexity-of-entanglements/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-complexity-of-entanglements/Complex entanglements occur everywhere in nature and involve physical strands, fibers, or polymers.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZJean-Luc Thiffeaulthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/volcanic-activity-as-trigger-of-climate-change/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/volcanic-activity-as-trigger-of-climate-change/James Case reviews Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanos.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/