https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-49-number-04-may-2016SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:10 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-closer-look-at-siam-activity-groups/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-closer-look-at-siam-activity-groups/In many ways, SIAM activity groups are the heart of SIAM.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:17:00 ZJames Crowley, Pam Cookhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-algebra-and-geometry-a-siaga-of-seven-pictures-052016/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-algebra-and-geometry-a-siaga-of-seven-pictures-052016/The cover of SIAM’s brand-new journal, the SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry, features seven pictures. Mon, 02 May 2016 13:58:00 ZAnna Seigalhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fellowship-and-internship-opportunities-052016/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fellowship-and-internship-opportunities-052016/SIAM is a broad community with increasing interests in applied and industrial mathematics trends, managed with high-level professionals.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:46:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/international-mpe-competition/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/international-mpe-competition/A second international MPE competition for science museum exhibits was announced at the Next Einstein Forum in Dakar, Senegal, on March 10, 2016.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:33:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/launch-of-the-center-for-mathematical-modeling-carlos-castillo-chavez-in-el-salvador/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/launch-of-the-center-for-mathematical-modeling-carlos-castillo-chavez-in-el-salvador/The Universidad Francisco Gavidia (UFG) in El Salvador held its First Congress of Mathematical Modeling in San Salvador from February 22-26, 2016.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:37:00 ZByong Kwon, Rachel Levyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/letter-to-the-editor-the-gambler-s-fallacy/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/letter-to-the-editor-the-gambler-s-fallacy/George Johnson of the New York Times responds to Dan Gusfield's "Hot Hands, Streaks and Coin-flips" from the March 2016 issue.Mon, 02 May 2016 13:45:00 ZGeorge Johnsonhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/math-congress-of-the-americas/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/math-congress-of-the-americas/The Math Congress of the Americas, better known to some as MCofA, will hold its second Congress in Montreal, Canada, in July 2017.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:39:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematical-matchmaking/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematical-matchmaking/In this exciting new book, Alvin Roth—McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University, joint winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics, and o...Mon, 02 May 2016 14:12:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematical-models-for-fighting-zika-virus/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematical-models-for-fighting-zika-virus/People tend to greatly under or overestimate the state of the art and helpfulness of mathematics in understanding infectious disease spread. Mon, 02 May 2016 13:28:00 ZCarrie Manore, Mac Hymanhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-seismic-waves-for-hydrocarbon-exploration/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-seismic-waves-for-hydrocarbon-exploration/Nuclear test ban treaty monitoring and earthquake early warning systems are made possible via seismic wave analysis.Mon, 02 May 2016 13:51:00 ZAlan Schiemenzhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/music-visualized-by-nonlinear-time-series-analysis/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/music-visualized-by-nonlinear-time-series-analysis/The relationship between emotion and the physical properties of music has been studied but is not fully understood.Mon, 02 May 2016 13:36:00 ZMiwa Fukino, Yoshito Hirata, Kazuyuki Aiharahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/newtonian-dynamics-spring-theory/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/newtonian-dynamics-spring-theory/A simple but illuminating equivalence exists between Newtonian mechanics of a particle and the statics of Hookean springs.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:22:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-william-hill-reid/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-william-hill-reid/Professor William “Bill” Hill Reid, a prominent physical applied mathematician, passed away on January 31, 2016, at age 89 with his loving family b...Mon, 02 May 2016 13:46:00 ZW.D. Lakin, B.S. Nghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reciprocal-membership-052016/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reciprocal-membership-052016/SIAM has reciprocity agreements with 14 professional societies, which allows members to receive a 20-30% discount off regular SIAM member dues.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:43:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-child-care-grants-2016/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-child-care-grants-2016/Many SIAM conferences offer support for attendees with small children.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:42:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-meets-with-congressional-and-federal-agency-representatives/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-meets-with-congressional-and-federal-agency-representatives/In a time of generally tight budgets, SIAM's Committee on Science Policy (CSP) held its regular spring meeting on March 28 and 29.Mon, 02 May 2016 12:47:00 ZJames Crowley, Miriam Quintalhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-052016/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-052016/SIAM welcomes chapters at National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan), McMaster University (Canada), and the University of British Columbia (Canada).Mon, 02 May 2016 14:44:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/simon-levin-and-michael-artin-receive-the-national-medal-of-science/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/simon-levin-and-michael-artin-receive-the-national-medal-of-science/SIAM Fellows Simon Levin and Michael Artin were among nine scientists and researchers awarded the 2015 National Medal of Science.Mon, 02 May 2016 12:40:00 ZLina Sorghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/teaching-mathematical-modeling-to-students/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/teaching-mathematical-modeling-to-students/Mathematical modeling can be taught at every stage of a student’s mathematical education, from kindergarten to undergraduate school.Mon, 02 May 2016 14:00:00 ZRachel Levyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/