https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-52-number-05-june-2019SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:11:33 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-comprehensive-exploration-of-george-boole/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-comprehensive-exploration-of-george-boole/Ernest Davis reviews three titles that explore the personal and professional life of 19th-century mathematician George Boole.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZErnest Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/happy-to-be-a-mathematician-remarks-to-the-aaas-section-on-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/happy-to-be-a-mathematician-remarks-to-the-aaas-section-on-mathematics/David E. Keyes was recognized as a 2018 Fellow of the AAAS Section on Mathematics and shared an excerpt of his induction speech.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZDavid E. Keyeshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/learning-with-nonnegative-matrix-factorizations/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/learning-with-nonnegative-matrix-factorizations/Identifying the underlying structures within large data sets is a crucial data science task, and numerous techniques exist to successfully do so.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZNicolas Gillishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-jersey-high-schoolers-earn-top-honors-for-mathematical-model-of-substance-abuse/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/new-jersey-high-schoolers-earn-top-honors-for-mathematical-model-of-substance-abuse/The 2019 MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge winning team hailed from High Technology High School in Lincroft, NJ.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZLina Sorghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-andrew-r-conn/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-andrew-r-conn/Andrew R. Conn passed away on March 14, 2019. He played a pioneering role in nonlinear optimization.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZMichael L. Overtonhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/pentamode-materials-from-underwater-cloaking-to-cushioned-sneakers/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/pentamode-materials-from-underwater-cloaking-to-cushioned-sneakers/One type of pentamode design consists of double-cone elements arranged in a diamond-like structure.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZAndrej Cherkaev, Muamer Kadic, Graeme Milton, Martin Wegenerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/perspectives-on-teaching-math-modeling-in-high-school/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/perspectives-on-teaching-math-modeling-in-high-school/High school math teacher Greta Mills discusses her decision to create a course on mathematical modeling.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZGreta Millshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/readers-of-siam-review-react-to-sigest-section/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/readers-of-siam-review-react-to-sigest-section/SIAM surveyed readers of SIAM Review this January to gauge interest in and reactions to the "SIGEST" section.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-joins-societies-consortium-on-sexual-harassment-in-stemm/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-joins-societies-consortium-on-sexual-harassment-in-stemm/SIAM is among the 100 foundational member organizations of the new Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/which-energy-is-greater/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/which-energy-is-greater/Mark Levi explores the kinetic and heat energies that an object acquires upon hitting the windshield of a vehicle.Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/