https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-57-number-01-januaryfebruary-2024SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:24:24 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-mentor-perspective-on-the-siam-simons-undergraduate-summer-research-program/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-mentor-perspective-on-the-siam-simons-undergraduate-summer-research-program/Three mentors from the 2023 SIAM-Simons Undergraduate Summer Research Program discuss their key takeaways.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZKaren Bliss, Malena Español, Alicia Prieto-Langarica, Padmanabhan Seshaiyerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-year-of-growth-and-learning-at-siam/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-year-of-growth-and-learning-at-siam/Paula White shares her newfound knowledge as SIAM's Membership Manager and highlights some 2023 accomplishments.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZPaula Whitehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/another-robust-year-for-siam-publications/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/another-robust-year-for-siam-publications/Kivmars Bowling recaps key initiatives of SIAM Publications about new technologies and global outreach.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZKivmars Bowlinghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/collective-organization-in-cyanobacteria-how-earth-s-oldest-organisms-form-active-spaghetti/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/collective-organization-in-cyanobacteria-how-earth-s-oldest-organisms-form-active-spaghetti/Self-organization in cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) can provide clues about the history of evolution as a whole.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZMatthew R. Francishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/designing-the-smart-grid-of-the-future/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/designing-the-smart-grid-of-the-future/Ongoing shifts will make the supply of electricity less centralized, less predictable, and more difficult to control.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZBert Zwarthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/introducing-the-most-recent-siam-project-next-fellows/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/introducing-the-most-recent-siam-project-next-fellows/David Elzinga and Erin Ellefsen are the newest SIAM Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) Fellows.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZKathleen Kavanagh, David Elzinga, Erin Ellefsenhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/musings-on-the-statistical-physics-of-complex-systems/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/musings-on-the-statistical-physics-of-complex-systems/David Aldous reviews In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems by Nobel Prize winner Giorgio Parisi.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZDavid Aldoushttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/off-diagonal-ramsey-numbers-from-pseudorandom-graphs/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/off-diagonal-ramsey-numbers-from-pseudorandom-graphs/A recent breakthrough on a decades-old Ramsey theory problem from Paul Erdős blends a broad variety of mathematical techniques.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 Z Jacques Verstraete, Sam Mattheushttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-from-a-student-in-the-siam-simons-undergraduate-summer-research-program/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reflections-from-a-student-in-the-siam-simons-undergraduate-summer-research-program/Student Rachel Ahumada describes her experiences with the SIAM-Simons Undergraduate Summer Research Program.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZRachel Ahumadahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-introduces-its-newly-elected-leadership/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-introduces-its-newly-elected-leadership/SIAM’s newest leaders react to their recent appointments and share their goals for their time of service.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZLina Sorghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-new-york-new-jersey-pennsylvania-section-holds-inaugural-conference/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-new-york-new-jersey-pennsylvania-section-holds-inaugural-conference/The first annual meeting of the newly formed SIAM New York – New Jersey – Pennsylvania Section attracted roughly 375 attendees.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZKathleen Kavanagh, Roy H. Goodmanhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-texas-louisiana-section-holds-sixth-annual-meeting/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-texas-louisiana-section-holds-sixth-annual-meeting/The three-day 6th Annual Meeting of the SIAM Texas-Louisiana Section demonstrated the Section's tremendous growth.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZBruce Wadehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/what-is-entropy/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/what-is-entropy/Mark Levi illustrates the entropy of gas on a simple parody of ideal gas: a single particle that bounces between two stationary walls.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/