Volume 45 | Number 07 | September 2012
SIAM Marks 60th Anniversary at Minneapolis Meeting

SIAM Marks 60th Anniversary at Minneapolis Meeting

At AN12, Barbar Keyfitz emphasized her connection to Sonia Kovalevsky's work in “The Role of Characteristics in Conservation Laws."

SIAM Honors Excellence and Innovation at 2012 Prize Luncheon

SIAM Honors Excellence and Innovation at 2012 Prize Luncheon

Recipients of SIAM awards and prizes were recognized in Minneapolis on July 10, during the 2012 SIAM Annual Meeting.

A Talent for Making Things Happen

A Talent for Making Things Happen

Tony Chan gave a fascinating technical presentation, “Image Processing and Computational Mathematics,”...

Statistical Approaches to Combining Models and Observations

Statistical Approaches to Combining Models and Observations

Continual improvements in both computational assets and observational data are revolutionizing science and engineering.

A Subversive Model of Particle Physics

A Subversive Model of Particle Physics

Alan Newell gave the Martin D. Kruskal Prize Lecture at the Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures.

New (and Old) Wave Math

New (and Old) Wave Math

Martin Kruskal worked on many problems in pure and applied mathematics, but is best known for discovering solitons.

Modeling Hurricane Storm Surge

Modeling Hurricane Storm Surge

In a multipart minisymposium, Clint Dawson presented joint work on the development of numerical methods for modeling storm surge.

SIAM Columbia Chapter Broadens Audience With 2012 “Math-Startup Collaborative Meetup”

SIAM Columbia Chapter Broadens Audience With 2012 “Math-Startup Collaborative Meetup”

The Columbia University Chapter of SIAM hosted this year’s “Math-Startup Collaborative Meetup.”

What If You Could Spend an Hour with Anyone in Your Field . . .

What If You Could Spend an Hour with Anyone in Your Field . . .

A group of student members and plenary speakers spent two hours in an informal, conversational-style session at AN12.

Deadline Changes for DMS Math Biology Program

Deadline Changes for DMS Math Biology Program

The NSF’s Division of Mathematical Sciences has a new deadline for the submission of proposals to its Mathematical Biology program.

Travel Grants for Math Congress of the Americas

Travel Grants for Math Congress of the Americas

The NSF offers travel support for up to 60 U.S. mathematicians to attend the Mathematics Congress of the Americas.