https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-50-number-02-march-2017SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:22 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-bike-and-a-catenary/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-bike-and-a-catenary/There is a surprising connection between a bike's catenary (the shape of the hanging chain) and the pursuit curve.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-new-distributor-for-siam-books/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-new-distributor-for-siam-books/Beginning on April 1, readers who live outside North America will have a new source when buying SIAM books.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-new-twisting-somersault/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-new-twisting-somersault/Mathematical study of aerial motion has led to the discovery of “513XD,” a tricky new dive with five full twists.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZHolger R. Dullinhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/analyzing-multiple-time-scales-in-two-dimensional-fluids-using-dynamical-systems/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/analyzing-multiple-time-scales-in-two-dimensional-fluids-using-dynamical-systems/The time scales over which fluids evolve have a critical effect on the physical systems in which they occur.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZMargaret Beck, C. Eugene Waynehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/call-for-nominations-for-2019-iciam-prizes/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/call-for-nominations-for-2019-iciam-prizes/The ICIAM Prize Committee calls for nominations for ICIAM prizes to be awarded in 2019.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/call-for-nominations-for-the-2017-ostrowski-prize/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/call-for-nominations-for-the-2017-ostrowski-prize/The Ostrowski Foundation provides a prize for outstanding achievements in pure and numerical mathematics. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/call-for-us-students-and-postdocs-from-iran-iraq-syria-yemen-somalia-libya-and-sudan/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/call-for-us-students-and-postdocs-from-iran-iraq-syria-yemen-somalia-libya-and-sudan/Read about an opportunity for students and postdocs from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, and Sudan.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/explaining-the-eastwest-asymmetry-of-jet-lag/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/explaining-the-eastwest-asymmetry-of-jet-lag/The authors create a model to address the empirical observation that jet lag is more severe for eastward travel than for westward travel.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZThomas M. Antonsen, Michelle Girvan, Zhixin Lu, Edward Otthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/help-wanted-at-siam-review/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/help-wanted-at-siam-review/"SIAM Review" needs a book lover to take over the job of Book Review Section Editor starting on January 1, 2018.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZDesmond J. Higham, Tim Kelley, David Watkinshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/in-silico-medicine-multiscale-modeling-of-hematological-disorders/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/in-silico-medicine-multiscale-modeling-of-hematological-disorders/Computational models are a promising means for tackling many dynamical and rheological blood-related problems.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZXuejin Li, George Em Karniadakishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-in-space/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematics-in-space/Jim Case reviews Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe by Ian Stewart.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-vegetation-patterns-in-vulnerable-ecosystems/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-vegetation-patterns-in-vulnerable-ecosystems/Mary Silber applies mathematics to understand repetitive patterns of dry vegetation, which alternate rhythmically with bands of bare soil.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZLakshmi Chandrasekaranhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-hans-petter-langtangen/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-hans-petter-langtangen/Hans Petter Langtangen, a brilliant and beloved scientist and educator, passed away last October from cancer.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZXing Cai, Jan S. Hesthaven, Martin Peters, Marie E. Rognes, Aslak Tveitohttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/request-for-proposals-for-the-2018-nsf-cbms-regional-research-conferences-in-the-mathematical-sciences/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/request-for-proposals-for-the-2018-nsf-cbms-regional-research-conferences-in-the-mathematical-sciences/The National Science Foundation intends to support up to 10 NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conferences in 2018.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siaga-a-new-window-for-algebra-and-geometry/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siaga-a-new-window-for-algebra-and-geometry/The SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry (SIAGA) is the latest journal published by SIAM.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZBernd Sturmfelshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-committee-on-science-policy-discusses-impact-of-incoming-us-presidential-administration/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-committee-on-science-policy-discusses-impact-of-incoming-us-presidential-administration/The historic election of Donald Trump as the 45th U.S. president will have significant implications for scientific funding and research.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZKarthika Swamy Cohen, Miriam Quintal, Eliana Perlmutterhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-gains-124-members-in-member-get-a-member-campaign/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-gains-124-members-in-member-get-a-member-campaign/The Member-Get-a-Member program encourages SIAM members to invite their colleagues to join SIAM.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-032017/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-welcomes-its-newest-student-chapters-032017/Five schools recently had student chapters join SIAM.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/student-chapter-funding-for-2016-17/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/student-chapter-funding-for-2016-17/SIAM awarded over $64,000 to over 120 chapters for events and activities throughout the 2016-2017 academic year.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/telling-a-good-story-at-conferences/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/telling-a-good-story-at-conferences/SIAM President Nick Higham talks about how to deliver an engaging, effective presentation at conferences.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:00:00 ZNicholas J. Highamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/