https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-52-number-10-december-2019SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:30:08 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/2019-a-year-of-many-milestones-for-marketing-and-communications-at-siam/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/2019-a-year-of-many-milestones-for-marketing-and-communications-at-siam/Director Becky Kerner reflects on the accomplishments of the SIAM Marketing and Communications team in 2019.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZBecky Kernerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-successful-year-for-siam-publications/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-successful-year-for-siam-publications/Kivmars Bowling, director of Publications at SIAM, reflects on another busy and rewarding year.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZKivmars Bowlinghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/announcing-the-international-day-of-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/announcing-the-international-day-of-mathematics/The International Day of Mathematics will be a worldwide celebration each year on March 14th with activities for both students and the general public.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/computational-research-software-challenges-and-community-organizations-working-for-culture-change/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/computational-research-software-challenges-and-community-organizations-working-for-culture-change/Emerging heterogeneous computer architectures and predictive science have increased the complexity of software.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZLois Curfman McInnes, Daniel S. Katz, Scott Lathrophttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/feynman-s-flying-saucer-explained/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/feynman-s-flying-saucer-explained/Mark Levi explains Richard Feynman's observation of a wobbling plate that earned him the Nobel Prize.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/heidelberg-student-chapter-of-siam-visits-lufthansa-systems/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/heidelberg-student-chapter-of-siam-visits-lufthansa-systems/The Heidelberg Student Chapter of SIAM recently organized a field trip to the headquarters of Lufthansa Systems.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-bees-use-physics-to-keep-hives-cool/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-bees-use-physics-to-keep-hives-cool/L. Mahadevan’s research explores how a swarm of bees in a congested hive stays cool on hot summer days.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZLakshmi Chandrasekaranhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/linking-extreme-weather-to-climate-change/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/linking-extreme-weather-to-climate-change/Scientists and non-scientists are interested in whether climate change is responsible for specific weather events.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZMatthew R. Francishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/numerical-models-for-urban-seismic-risk-analysis/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/numerical-models-for-urban-seismic-risk-analysis/Mathematical models for seismic hazard quantify the expected earthquake shaking in terms of various ground motion intensity measures.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZAlfio Quarteronihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/pitfalls-in-computation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/pitfalls-in-computation/Nicholas Higham reviews "​Bits and Bugs" by Thomas Huckle and Tobias Neckel and "Humble Pi" by Matt Parker.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZNicholas J. Highamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/resilience-in-the-digital-age/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/resilience-in-the-digital-age/A scientific session at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will focus on the theme of resilience.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/synergy-of-math-and-art/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/synergy-of-math-and-art/John dePillis spoke at four Italian universities in honor of the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-unique-aspects-of-writing-a-book/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-unique-aspects-of-writing-a-book/Elizabeth Greenspan, executive editor of SIAM Books, discusses the various steps of the book-publishing process.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZElizabeth Greenspanhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/understanding-the-rules-of-life/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/understanding-the-rules-of-life/In 2019, the NSF is expected to have invested $30 million in "Understanding the Rules of Life," one of the agency's 10 Big Ideas.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 ZAdriana Dawes, Marisa Eisenberg, Padmanabhan Seshaiyerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/