Volume 49 | Number 06 | JulyAugust 2016
Surprises of the Faraday Cage

Surprises of the Faraday Cage

Nick Trefethen challenges Richard Feynman's well-known analysis of the Faraday cage effect and exponential shielding.

Game Theory and Uncertainty Quantification for Cyber Defense Applications

Game Theory and Uncertainty Quantification for Cyber Defense Applications

To address cybersecurity challenges, researchers adopt game theory-based mathematical modeling approaches. 

Obituaries: Jim Douglas Jr.

Obituaries: Jim Douglas Jr.

Jim Douglas Jr., professor emeritus of computational mathematics at Purdue University, passed away on April 27.

SIAM Fellows Honored in White House Ceremony

SIAM Fellows Honored in White House Ceremony

SIAM Fellows Simon Levin and Michael Artin received the 2015 National Medal of Science during a White House ceremony. 

Fighting Terrorism with Mathematics

Fighting Terrorism with Mathematics

Stephen Tench analyzes datasets of terrorist-driven events to predict future attacks, using terrorism in Northern...

Car Parts, Neutrons, and Bridges

Car Parts, Neutrons, and Bridges

William Regli muses on misconceptions of problem-driven and use-inspired research and outlines some of DARPA’s...

The FEniCS Project

The FEniCS Project

Robert Kirby discusses the FEniCS project, a Python program that uses a domain-specific language to lessen the gap between machines and PDEs. 


Nautical Numbers

Nautical Numbers

Ernie Davis reviews "Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers" by Tamara Plakins Thornton.

Discussing the Proof of the Global Attractor Conjecture

Discussing the Proof of the Global Attractor Conjecture

A recent workshop explores the Global Attractor Conjecture, which involves an important class of ordinary...

MATLAB Creator Cleve Moler Visits Texas A&M University

MATLAB Creator Cleve Moler Visits Texas A&M University

The Texas A&M University Chapter of SIAM welcomed MATLAB creator Cleve Moler to campus for a workshop and presentation.

Some Light Geometry

Some Light Geometry

Mark Levi presents two geometrical curiosities, one involving zero work and the other involving (almost) zero words.

RWTH Aachen University’s SIAM Student Chapter Hosts Jeopardy Night

RWTH Aachen University’s SIAM Student Chapter Hosts Jeopardy Night

The RWTH Aachen University Chapter of SIAM (Aachen, Germany) held its first Science Jeopardy Night in April.

The First Central Valley Regional SIAM Student Chapter Conference

The First Central Valley Regional SIAM Student Chapter Conference

The student chapter at the University of California, Merced hosted “The First Central Valley Regional SIAM Student Chapter Conference.”

2016 SIAM Student Paper Prize

2016 SIAM Student Paper Prize

Fatma Terzioglu received the 2016 SIAM Student Paper Prize. Here she shares a little about her research and...

Annual SIAM Membership Report

Annual SIAM Membership Report

As of December 31, 2015, SIAM had 14,549 members from countries. 34% of SIAM members reside outside the United States.

SIAM Welcomes its Newest Student Chapters

SIAM Welcomes its Newest Student Chapters

SIAM welcomes chapters from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria, the University of Limerick, and the University of New Mexico.