https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-48-number-04-may-2015SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:15:12 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/computational-surgery/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/computational-surgery/Computational surgery focuses on medical imaging, medical robotics, simulation, and info. technology in surgery.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 ZThierry Colin, Marc Garbey, Olivier Sauthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fellowship-and-internship-opportunities-052015/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fellowship-and-internship-opportunities-052015/SIAM offers many resources for students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/groundbreaking-contributions-to-the-theory-of-nonlinear-pdes/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/groundbreaking-contributions-to-the-theory-of-nonlinear-pdes/John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg will receive the 2015 Abel Prize from His Majesty King Harald of Norway.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/man-ray-human-equations/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/man-ray-human-equations/An exhibit at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., through May 10, incorporates elements of mathematics.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 ZMark L. Greenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematical-challenges-and-opportunities-in-optics-and-photonics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematical-challenges-and-opportunities-in-optics-and-photonics/The field of optics and photonics encompasses the fundamental science of light and its applications.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 ZGang Bao, Michael I. Weinsteinhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/peter-lax-an-inspired-and-inspiring-life-in-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/peter-lax-an-inspired-and-inspiring-life-in-mathematics/Gilbert Strang reviews Peter Lax, Mathematician: An Illustrated Memoir, by Reuben Hersh.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 ZGilbert Stranghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/play-takes-aim-at-the-two-cultures-divide/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/play-takes-aim-at-the-two-cultures-divide/Katherine Socha reviews The Mathematics of Being Human, a play written and performed by Michele Osherow and Manil Suri.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 ZKatherine Sochahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reciprocal-membership-052015/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reciprocal-membership-052015/SIAM has reciprocity agreements with 14 professional societies, which allows members  to receive a 20-30% discount.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/riemann-mapping-by-steepest-descent/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/riemann-mapping-by-steepest-descent/In this issue’s column, Mark Levi outlines a quick constructive proof of the Riemann mapping theorem.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-052015/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-052015/SIAM welcomes three new student chapters.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/singular-perturbations-expert-brings-the-theory-to-life/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/singular-perturbations-expert-brings-the-theory-to-life/Ferdinand Verhulst reviews "Historical Developments in Singular Perturbations," by Robert E. O’Malley.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 ZFerdinand Verhulsthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-lewis-thomas-prize-for-writing-about-science/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-lewis-thomas-prize-for-writing-about-science/Ian Stewart and Steven Strogatz are first mathematicians to receive the Lewis Thomas Prize.Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/