https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-49-number-10-december-2016SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:20:47 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-mathematics-and-political-crises/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-mathematics-and-political-crises/Richard Burkhart reviews Peter Turchin’s Ages of Discord: A Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZRichard H. Burkharthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/bridging-continuum-and-molecular-models-in-a-beating-heart-simulation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/bridging-continuum-and-molecular-models-in-a-beating-heart-simulation/Modeling molecular behaviors is necessary in simulations of a beating heart to reproduce muscle contractions.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZTakumi Washiohttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/dynamics-and-the-dark-matter-mystery/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/dynamics-and-the-dark-matter-mystery/Donald Saari uses mathematics to cast doubt on the standard argument claiming that massive amounts of dark matter exist.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZDonald G. Saarihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-archimedes-and-euclid-to-hamilton-and-poincar233/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-archimedes-and-euclid-to-hamilton-and-poincar233/In his latest "Mathematical Curiosities" column, Mark Levi references an analogy between the Archimedian lever and Hamiltonian mechanics.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometric-design-visualization-and-representation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometric-design-visualization-and-representation/Geometric design is based mainly on geometry, applied mathematics, and computer science.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZGudrun Albrecht, Daniel Gonsor, Stephen Mann, Thomas J. Petershttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/make-the-most-of-your-membership-join-an-activity-group/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/make-the-most-of-your-membership-join-an-activity-group/SIAM Activity Groups provide a focused forum for SIAM members to explore specialized areas of applied mathematics and computational science.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-developments-regarding-siam-s-prize-program/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-developments-regarding-siam-s-prize-program/SIAM is in the process of standardizing prize nomination procedures. The Council also approved further changes.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZJames Crowleyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-report-on-research-and-education-in-computational-science-and-engineering/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-report-on-research-and-education-in-computational-science-and-engineering/A new report, titled Research and Education in Computational Science and Engineering, analyzes the current status of CSE.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZUlrich Rüde, Karen E. Willcox, Lois Curfman McInnes, Hans De Sterckhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-roger-fletcher/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-roger-fletcher/The applied mathematics community lost a giant when mathematician Roger Fletcher passed away in June 2016.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZSven Leyfferhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/preparing-graduates-for-careers-in-the-mathematical-sciences/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/preparing-graduates-for-careers-in-the-mathematical-sciences/The 2016 EDT projects foster collaboration between academia and business, industry, government, or non-profits.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZSue Minkoff, William Menasco, Fadil Santosa, Stephen Pankavich, Richard Laugesenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/qa-with-onr-s-reza-malek-madani/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/qa-with-onr-s-reza-malek-madani/Reza Malek-Madani is a mathematics professor at the Naval Academy and a program officer for the ONR's Applied and Computational Analysis Program.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-celebrates-diversity-in-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-celebrates-diversity-in-mathematics/The 20th SIAM Workshop Celebrating Diversity (WCD) took place at the 2016 SIAM Annual Meeting this summer.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:00:00 ZRaegan Higgins, Erica Graham, Shelby Wilsonhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/