https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-52-number-03-april-2019SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:18:47 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/2019-awm-siam-sonia-kovalevsky-lecture/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/2019-awm-siam-sonia-kovalevsky-lecture/Catherine Sulem of the University of Toronto is the 2019 recipient of the AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture prize.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/exploring-the-rich-lore-of-the-pendulum/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/exploring-the-rich-lore-of-the-pendulum/Ernest Davis reviews The Pendulum Paradigm: Variations on a Theme and the Measure of Heaven and Earth by Martin Beech.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 ZErnest Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometric-design-new-trends-and-challenges/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometric-design-new-trends-and-challenges/Geometrical models play a critical role in diverse fields, such as computer graphics and animation.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 ZRida T. Farouki, Kai Hormannhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/getting-focused/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/getting-focused/A glass cylinder is neither focusing nor defocusing, as entering parallel beams remain parallel as they pass through.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/making-progress-towards-gender-parity-and-increased-diversity/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/making-progress-towards-gender-parity-and-increased-diversity/The German Collaborative Research Center 154 develops solutions in modeling, simulation, and optimization.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 ZUte Eberle, Falk Hante, Frauke Liers, Michael Stinglhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mid-career-panel-at-cse19-guides-attendees-through-academic-and-industrial-crossroads/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mid-career-panel-at-cse19-guides-attendees-through-academic-and-industrial-crossroads/At CSE19, Misha E. Kilmer, Sven Leyffer, and Lois Curfman McInnes spoke candidly about difficulties and successes at the mid-career level.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 ZLina Sorghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-mathematics-for-next-generation-stent-design/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-mathematics-for-next-generation-stent-design/Stents are mesh-like tubes that interventional cardiologists use to prop open diseased arteries and restore normal blood flow.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 ZSunčica Čanićhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-paradox-of-malaria-protection-against-antibiotic-resistance-in-high-transmission-areas/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-paradox-of-malaria-protection-against-antibiotic-resistance-in-high-transmission-areas/The malaria parasite’s ongoing evolution towards drug resistance is a key challenge in combatting the epidemic.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:00 ZLakshmi Chandrasekaranhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/