SIAM Unwrapped - May 2019

• Forbes: Changing The Way We Teach May Increase Interest In STEM Subjects [Infographic]
• SIAM News: Markdown: A Writing Tool for Every Applied Mathematician’s Toolbox
• SIAM News Blog: SIAM-IMA Student Chapter at Cardiff University Hosts "Three Minute Thesis" Competition
• Patch: Math Being Used To Predict Suicide Patterns Amid Rising Rates
• SIAM News Blog: University of Minnesota Student Chapter’s Math Modeling Contest
• SIAM News Blog: SIAM Seeks Receptionist

M3 Challenge: NJ Team Wins Top Spot for Best Solution to Control Spread of Substance Abuse

A group of New Jersey 11th and 12th graders were selected among thousands of high school students across America as the winners of MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge, the high school competition SIAM organizes. The team of five from High Technology High School took home the top prize of $20,000 in college scholarships during the final event in New York City on Monday, April 29. Read more about the Final Event, watch the short sizzler video, and check out photos.

New: SIAM Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms

Did you know - SIAM recently created the SIAM Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms. This activity group fosters research on the computational solution of combinatorial problems in areas including combinatorial scientific computing, algorithmic computer science, algorithm engineering, algorithmic differentiation, combinatorial optimization, and emerging applications. Hear from the activity group chair, Alex Pothen, about the new group's goals, upcoming activities, and more! Read more.

Seeking Your Feedback on SIAM Website 

In June 2018, SIAM redesigned our main website - www.siam.org. Now that you have had a chance to use the updated website, we’re asking that you answer a selection of questions so that we can get a sense how the new site is working for you. This survey is intended to drive future improvements we make to the website. Please visit www.siam.org and then take this five minute survey to let us know about your experience. We thank you in advance for helping drive future direction of the site. Take the short survey now.

SIAM Pacific Northwest Section Online Seminar Series

SIAM Pacific Northwest (SIAM PNW) Section - the section with one of the largest geographic spreads, serving the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. and Canada - has organized an online seminar to bring all of their members together -- virtually! The seminar was virtually attended by graduate students and faculty from academic institutions, and professionals from laboratories and industry. What a cool idea! Learn more.

Update from the SIAM Committee of Science Policy

SIAM’s Committee on Science Policy (CSP) met in March. The Committee heard from several speakers, including Juan Meza (NSF/DMS), Barbara Helland (DOE/ASCR), Steve Lee (DOE/Applied Math),Valerie Browning (DARPA/DSO), Lynne Parker (OSTP/Assistant Director for AI), and Grace Peng, Director (NIH/NIBIB, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Analysis). Among the items of potential interest is a summary of upcoming funding opportunities in the DOE Office of Science; this summary is provided by Lewis-Burke Associates for SIAM, based on the presentations at the CSP meeting and presentations at the DOE/ASCR Advisory Committee. Read more.

SIAM Signs Letter Requesting Increased Funding for NSF

We have joined the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) in requesting increased federal investment for fundamental scientific and educational programs supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In a letter to House and Senate appropriators, of which SIAM was a signatory, CNSF encouraged congressional leaders to reach a bi-partisan agreement to raise the budget caps on non-discretionary spending and increase funding for NSF to $9 billion for fiscal year 2020. Read the letter.

Welcoming New Marketing Communications Assistant

Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the Marketing team - part time Marketing Communications Assistant Jade Daniels! Get to know Jade - read her Q&A!

Books Hot Off the Press

This book provides an overview of the myriad methods for applying dynamical systems techniques to PDEs and highlights the impact of PDE methods on dynamical systems. Learn more.



This textbook develops the fundamental skills of numerical analysis: designing numerical methods, implementing them in computer code, and analyzing their accuracy and efficiency. Learn more.

Math in Our Lives Series: SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification

How can math affect disease spread, climate projections, and space? These are topics of recent SIAM journal articles, and addressed in our NEW video series - Math in our Lives! We'll be releasing one video each month through July 2019. Watch this video to find out how sensitivity analysis can help us figure out where and how a disease will spread over a global region, how statistical methods can consolidate international climate data and provide more certainty, and how probability density functions help us track orbits of astronomical objects, preventing them from intersecting with Earth's orbit. Stay tuned for more series videos! Learn more about SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification (JUQ) and watch the video.

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Looking Forward to DS19 & NS19

FM19 on the Horizon

Conference Registrations, Submissions, & Deadlines

Check out the SIAM conference calendar for a full list of SIAM meetings and those sponsored by SIAM, and review the Student Travel Award page to find out what conferences are offering awards.

Make Your Nominations for 2020 Prizes! 

Major prizes and Activity Group prizes for 2020 are open for nominations! Recognize your colleagues and honor their contributions to the advancement of your field. View all prizes with open calls and make a nomination.
 
Two activity group prizes will be awarded for the first time in 2020.
 
We are excited to announce that the SIAM Activity Group on Mathematics of Planet Earth Prize was just created and is open for nominations. We’ll make the first award at the 2020 SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE20). Nominate a colleague now. The deadline is October 15.
 
The SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Early Career Prize will be awarded for the first time at the SIAM Conference on Optimization (OP20). The prize is open for nominations and the deadline is October 15.
 
SIAM’s prestigious prizes bring renown to individuals and their institutions and showcase the importance of the fields of applied mathematics and computational science. See all prizes with open nominations and learn more about prizes and awards at SIAM. October 15 is the closing date for most prizes. Contact [email protected]  with any questions.