Volume 50 | Number 03 | April 2017

Filling the Sea Ice Data Gap with Harmonic Functions

Observed declines in sea ice amounting to approximately half a million square kilometers per decade are impacting global climate and ecosystems.

Short Codes Can Be Long on Insight

Nick Higham discusses some history of programming and coding, and asserts the benefits of short code.

Obituaries: Brockway McMillan

Mathematician and former SIAM president Brockway McMillan passed away on December 3, 2016. He was 101 years old.

Assessing Risks to Global Food Security

The historic focus of research and intensive inputs on maximizing crop yield has obscured the extent and vulnerability of globalized and regionalized food delivery systems.

Modeling Food Systems

Many questions related to food systems and food security can challenge our mathematical and computational skills.

Building Sustainable Decision Tools for a Sustainable Environment

An integrated modeling system for water policy alternatives uses existing farming economics and the hydrologic cycle.

Dakota Software: Explore and Predict with Confidence

The Dakota software project delivers state-of-the-art research and robust, usable software for optimization and uncertainty quantification.

How to Count Fish Using Mathematics

Bob Pego describes a coagulation-fragmentation model of animal group sizes addressing resource estimation issues.

Applying Design Thinking to Mathematics Research

Design thinking finds successful use in interdisciplinary mathematical approaches to combat animal poaching.

Engineering Mathematics Around the World

“Engineering mathematics” has branched out into novel, interdisciplinary realms, offering students a range of new career options.

Measuring Curvature with a Bike

In his latest column on "Mathematical Curiosities," Mark Levi presents a geometrical proof of a mathematician's bike.

SIAM Supports the March for Science

SIAM supports the goals of the March for Science and encourages its members to help make the event a success.

Earning a Degree This Year? Take Advantage of SIAM’s Early Career Membership

SIAM offers early career membership at 50% of the regular membership price for the first three years after receiving a final degree.

SIAM Child Care Grants

Check the website of the next conference you are attending to see if child care grants are available.

Great Sources of Information Provided by SIAM

SIAM’s online communication channels have been consolidated under the new SIAM News website. Check it out.

SIAM welcomes its Newest Student Chapters

Our student chapter program now comprises 177 chapters, including 56 outside North America.

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