Volume 47 | Number 04 | May 2014

How Did Inmarsat Deduce Possible Flight Paths for MH370?

John Zweck considers the mathematics used to deduce the flight path of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared on March 8.

Heightened Interest in Fault-tolerant Algorithms as Exascale Era Draws Near

The SIAM Conf. on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing featured fault-tolerant numerical algorithms.

Assyr Abdulle Receives 2013 SIAM Dahlquist Prize

Assyr Abdulle of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne received SIAM’s Dahlquist Prize.

NIBIB Supports Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation in Clinical Medicine and Biomedical Research

Biomedical modeling provides a powerful platform for improving the efficiency of scientific experimentation, data acquisition, knowledge transfer, and technology development.

New Directions: A Big Deal for SIAM

The organizers of SIAM’s Modeling Across the Curriculum project have conducted two workshops.

Highlights of a Career Grounded in Major Disasters

James Case reviews "Six Sources of Collapse: A Mathematician’s Perspective on How Things Can Fall Apart in the...

Textbooks, Videos, MOOCs . . . Where’s a Student to Turn?

In an interview with Gail Corbett, Gilbert Strang of MIT discusses his new book, teaching, and learning basic mathematics today.

Make the Most of Your SIAM Membership

SIAM Connect, SIAM Blogs, SIAM Presents, SIAM Book Alerts, and other social media help keep members informed.

Fellowship and Internship Opportunities

SIAM offers multiple resources for identifying and finding fellowship and internship opportunities.

Reciprocal Membership

SIAM has reciprocity agreements with 12 professional societies, which allows members to receive a 20-30% discount off regular SIAM member dues.

SIAM Welcomes Its Newest Student Chapters

SIAM welcomes its five newest student chapters from across the United States.

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