https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-53-number-09-november-2020SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:24:25 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/cosiam-2020-school-of-applied-and-industrial-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/cosiam-2020-school-of-applied-and-industrial-mathematics/The Colombia section of SIAM held a school for students and professionals interested in applied mathematics.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZDiana Buenohttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/controlling-invasive-populations-in-rivers/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/controlling-invasive-populations-in-rivers/The morphology and flow patterns of rivers impact the spread of invasive populations and their potential management.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZYu Jin, Suzanne Lenharthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fairness-in-voting-and-resource-allocation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fairness-in-voting-and-resource-allocation/The author of Mathematics of Social Choice reflects on the mathematical structure of fair elections and fair resource allocation.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-magnets-to-melt-ponds/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-magnets-to-melt-ponds/Researchers have adapted the Ising model to study the geometry of meltwater’s distribution over the surface of Arctic sea ice.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZKenneth M. Golden, Yiping Ma, Courtenay Strong, Ivan Sudakovhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometric-sum-geometrically/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometric-sum-geometrically/Mark Levi provides several geometrical proofs for a geometric sum formula.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathjax-the-present-and-the-future/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathjax-the-present-and-the-future/Much has changed in web technology since MathJax's introduction, but version 3 continues to bring quality math typesetting to all modern browsers.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZDavide P. Cervone, Volker Sorgehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-resource-demands-and-constraints-for-covid-19-intervention-strategies/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/modeling-resource-demands-and-constraints-for-covid-19-intervention-strategies/Quantifying the efficacy of contact tracing is crucial to understanding the impact of disease control strategies.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZErin C.S. Acquesta, Walt Beyeler, Pat Finley, Katherine Klise, Monear Makvandi, Emma Stanislawskihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-engages-participants-at-the-2020-virtual-scifest/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-engages-participants-at-the-2020-virtual-scifest/SIAM's online booth at the 2020 USA Science and Engineering Festival engaged virtual visitors.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZWesley Hamilton, Padmanabhan Seshaiyerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/scientific-visualization-new-techniques-in-production-software/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/scientific-visualization-new-techniques-in-production-software/Experts have recently integrated new and innovative research into scientific visualization software.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZKenneth Moreland, Hank Childshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-aerodynamics-and-biology-of-insect-flight/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-aerodynamics-and-biology-of-insect-flight/To understand insect flight, researchers study aerodynamics, evolution, and the biological workings of insect bodies.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZMatthew R. Francishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-institute-for-mathematical-and-statistical-innovation-an-introduction/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-institute-for-mathematical-and-statistical-innovation-an-introduction/The new NSF-funded Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation at the University of Chicago will address various scientific challenges.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZKevin Corlette, Douglas Simpson, Panagiotis Souganidishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/understanding-the-new-baseball-statistics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/understanding-the-new-baseball-statistics/James Case reviews "Smart Baseball" by sportswriter Keith Law, which addresses baseball's quantitative revolution.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/