https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-53-number-01-januaryfebruary-2020SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:48:32 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-special-funding-opportunity-at-the-nsfdms/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-special-funding-opportunity-at-the-nsfdms/The National Science Foundation has updated its request for proposals for the Algorithms for Threat Detection program.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZHans Kaperhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/advocating-for-science-as-a-science-policy-fellowship-recipient/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/advocating-for-science-as-a-science-policy-fellowship-recipient/Sheri Martinelli recounts her experiences as a SIAM Science Policy Fellowship recipient.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZSheri Martinellihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/an-algebraic-geometry-perspective-on-topological-data-analysis/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/an-algebraic-geometry-perspective-on-topological-data-analysis/Paul Breiding surveys topological data analysis from the point of view of algebraic geometry.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZPaul Breidinghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/feynman-s-flying-saucer-the-second-serving/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/feynman-s-flying-saucer-the-second-serving/Mark Levi follows up on last month's column with another explanation for Feynman's wobbling plate.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-peter-deuflhard/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-peter-deuflhard/The Berlin mathematics community lost one of its leaders when Peter Deuflhard passed away at the age of 75.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZChristof Schütte, Ralf Kornhuberhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/quantifying-political-islands-with-persistent-homology/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/quantifying-political-islands-with-persistent-homology/Tools from topological data analysis can help researchers examine the problem of large-scale identification of political islands.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZMichelle Feng, Mason A. Porterhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-from-the-siam-texas-louisiana-section-meeting/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-from-the-siam-texas-louisiana-section-meeting/The SIAM Texas-Louisiana Section held its second annual meeting jointly with SMU's Department of Mathematics.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-on-big-data-and-sensitivity-of-results/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-on-big-data-and-sensitivity-of-results/Bob Eisenberg reacts to the recent SIAM News article about the Julia programming language in a letter to the editor.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-announces-new-2020-leadership/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-announces-new-2020-leadership/Meet SIAM's new President-Elect, VP-at-Large, Secretary, and members of the Board of Trustees and Council.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-conferences-and-programs-roar-into-the-twenties/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-conferences-and-programs-roar-into-the-twenties/Richard Moore, SIAM's director of Programs and Services, reflects on the success of SIAM meetings in 2019.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZRichard Moorehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-to-sponsor-project-next-fellows/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-to-sponsor-project-next-fellows/To support the professional development of junior faculty, SIAM will annually sponsor two Project NExT fellows.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZKathleen Kavanagh, Lidia Mrad, Carl Giuffrehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/texas-tech-university-chapter-of-siam-holds-graduate-level-research-competition/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/texas-tech-university-chapter-of-siam-holds-graduate-level-research-competition/The Texas Tech University Chapter of SIAM organized a series of talks titled “Graduate Student Research Days.”Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-mathematics-underlying-gun-violence/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-mathematics-underlying-gun-violence/Researchers can use mathematics to study gun violence, enhance evaluation techniques, and improve data collection.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZShelby M. Scott, Louis J. Grosshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-threat-of-ai-comes-from-inside-the-house/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-threat-of-ai-comes-from-inside-the-house/Matthew Francis reviews You Look Like a Thing and I Love You by Janelle Shane.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZMatthew R. Francishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/topological-data-analysis-of-collective-motion/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/topological-data-analysis-of-collective-motion/Topological data analysis describes rich classes of topological spaces that have multiple scales of resolution.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZHenry Adams, Veronica Ciocanel, Chad M. Topaz, Lori Ziegelmeierhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/p4est-a-parallel-software-toolbox-for-efficient-mesh-refinement-and-partitioning/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/p4est-a-parallel-software-toolbox-for-efficient-mesh-refinement-and-partitioning/Carsten Burstedde overviews the development of the p4est software library for adaptive mesh refinement.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:00 ZCarsten Bursteddehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/