Unhidden Figures Get InvolvedConferencesCareersProfessional DevelopmentSIAM News Four African American women spoke to a packed auditorium at the “Hidden Figures” panel during the 2017 SIAM Annual Meeting.
Downwind, Faster Than the Wind ResearchInsightsSIAM News A regular sailboat cannot exceed wind speed when going dead downwind, i.e., exactly in the wind’s direction.
Mathematical Challenges of Controlling Large-scale Complex Systems Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM News An airplane’s environmental control system is a complex assembly of components having a broad remit.
Finding Emergent Low-Dimensional Macroscopic Behavior in Large Systems of Many Coupled Dynamical Units Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM News Understanding the macroscopic behavior of a large system with many interacting dynamical parts is of broad interest.
There’s Something About Yellow Happening NowSIAM News In this month's column, SIAM President Nicholas Higham discusses the nuances of the color yellow.