Website:
https://wiki.mcs.anl.gov/leyffer/

Candidate Statement: 
I am honored to be a candidate for the position of SIAM President-Elect, and I am looking forward to serving the SIAM community in that position. SIAM is a tremendously successful, vibrant, and strong organization that serves a diverse community of applied and industrial mathematicians worldwide. This is a great time for applied mathematics, with new and exciting developments such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence that will shape society and our community for years to come. These opportunities, together with SIAM’s unique role as a bridge between industry and academia, make me hopeful about SIAM’s future despite the challenging events over the past 18 months.

Enhancing Membership and Meetings. The ongoing pandemic has brought new challenges for many of us over the past year and a half. For SIAM, these challenges have meant moving its conferences and meetings to a virtual environment, losing some of the ad hoc and immediate aspects of in-person meetings. The return to in-person or hybrid meetings creates both challenges and opportunities for SIAM. The option of virtual attendance provides an opportunity to greatly expand access to our meetings to groups that could otherwise not attend. At the same time, we need to ensure that any new format retains the character of SIAM meetings. If elected, I will build on my experience as SIAM Vice President for Programs to help SIAM develop new forms of access to its meetings, building on the tradition and expertise of its diverse activity groups.      

Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Diversity, equity, and inclusion must be at the core of all aspects of SIAM’s activities—including conferences, publications, and membership—because dedication to principles of diversity enhances all of us. Given the opportunity, I will work with SIAM’s leadership to equip its officers, editors, and conference chairs with the practical tools and knowledge to expand SIAM’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Broadening the Impact of Industry. The aspect of my work that I enjoy most is the opportunity to work directly with application scientists and engineers on real-world problems. As such, I would like to work with SIAM’s Industry Committee to broaden the impact and presence of industry within SIAM’s activities by promoting industry panels and minisymposia at our conferences, increasing recognition of our members from industry, and raising awareness of industrial opportunities among students.  

Daniel B. Szyld

Affiliation: 
Department of Mathematics, Temple University

Professional Experience: 
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Temple University (1995-present)
Associate professor, Department of Mathematics, Temple University (1990-1995)
Assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, Duke University (1986-1990) 
Visiting assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, Duke University (1985-1986)
Associate research scientist, Institute for Economic Analysis, New York University (1980-1985)
Short- and long-term research/teaching visits to universities in Alicante, Berlin, Bielefeld, Bologna, Brisbane, Buenos Aires, Calais, Caracas, Delft, Edinburgh, Hanoi, Kent (Ohio), Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Valencia, and Wuppertal, as well as Los Alamos  and Sandia National Laboratories

Education: 
Ph.D., Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University (1983)
M.S., Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University (1979)
Undergraduate studies, Mathematics, Universidad de Buenos Aires (1973-1977) 

SIAM Activities:
SIAM representative, Mathematical Council of the Americas (2015-present) 
Faculty advisor, Temple University SIAM Student Chapter (2015-present)
Chair, Committee on Section Activities (2019-2021)
Member, Nominating Committee, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra (2021)
Editor-in-chief, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2015-2020) 
SIAM Fellow (2017)
Associate editor, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2003-2014)
Vice President-at-Large (2014-2015)
Chair, Committee on Gene Golub SIAM Summer School (2010-2013)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra (2007-2009)
SIAM representative, Joint Policy Board of Mathematics Committee for Mathematics Awareness Month (2008)
Member, Selection Committee, Richard C. DiPrima Prize (2005-2006)
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra

Professional Memberships:
President, International Linear Algebra Society (2020-present)
Fellow, American Mathematical Society (2017)
Member, Association for Women in Mathematics
Member, Societe Mathematique de France
Member, GAMM Activity Group on Applied and Numerical Linear Algebra

Research Interests:
Numerical Linear Algebra 
Matrix Analysis 
Mathematical Modeling 
High-performance computing algorithms 
Domain decomposition methods for partial differential equations

Website:
http://www.math.temple.edu/szyld

Candidate Statement: 
It is a great honor to have received the nomination to run for the position of SIAM President-Elect, a role I will embrace with enthusiasm and passion if elected.

I have been serving the SIAM community and the scientific community at large in many capacities for the last three decades. As President-Elect, I would bring this experience as a listener and a leader, with energy and commitment to keep our society vibrant and growing. I would also bring a global perspective, being a product of a developing country's educational system (Argentina) and having scientific contacts and collaborators in many countries. 

SIAM is a major professional organization with active activity groups (SIAGs) and sections and extremely successful journals and conferences. Its continuing success as the premier society of applied and industrial mathematics and computational science is owed to the dedication of its members, its leadership and its excellent staff.  I hope to continue to consolidate this strong position of the society and bring together different SIAM constituencies. As someone who has advocated over the years for the rightful representation of women and minorities in science, I would work to open opportunities for new, diverse, and inclusive membership. 

We are U.S.-based, with a sizable membership from the national laboratories, and we have earned well-deserved respect from government agencies. At the same time, about half of the membership is from outside the U.S., and we need to continue to balance the ways we serve all members and foster collaborations at all levels.

Going forward, our challenges are many. They include the changing landscape of electronic publishing, e.g., policies on open access; evolving conference models for in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings; incorporating new areas of applied and computational mathematics into our roster of SIAGs, journals, books, and conferences; working to expand the pipeline of scientists from underrepresented minorities (for example, through our network of student chapters); and striving to further cultivate a SIAM welcoming to all.

In 2022, SIAM will celebrate its 70th anniversary. If elected, together with the Council, the Board, the vice presidents, and the staff, I will work hard to meet these challenges as we honor the past and move into the future.

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Vice President-at-Large

• Clint Dawson
• Gitta Kutyniok

Clint Dawson

Affiliation:  
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin

Professional Experience:
Department chair, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin (2020-present)
John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2014-present)
Head, Computational Hydraulics Group, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (2009-present)
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin (2000-present)
Associate professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin (1995-2000)
Associate professor, Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University (1994-1995)
Assistant professor, Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University (1990-1994)
Dickson Instructor and National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago, (1988-1990)

Education:
Ph.D., Mathematical sciences, Rice University (1988)
M.S., Mathematics, Texas Tech University (1984)
B.A., Mathematics, Texas Tech University (1982)

SIAM Activities:
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2017)
SIAM Fellow (2016)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Career Prize (2015)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Early Career Prize (2015)
Member, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Career Prize (2013)
Member, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Early Career Prize (2013)
Member, Selection committee, Theodore von Kármán Prize (2009)
Member, Editorial Board, Book Series on Computational Science and Engineering (2005-2008)
Member, Editorial Board, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2000-2006)
Member, Selection committee, James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing (2004-2005)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Annual Meeting (2004)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences (2001-2004)
Co-chair, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2003)
Program chair, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences (1995-2001)
Chair, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences (1997, 1999)
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Uncertainty Quantification

Professional Memberships:
Member, SIAM 
Member, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics
Member, American Mathematical Society
Member, American Geophysical Union
Member, American Meteorological Society

Research Interests: 
Numerical methods for partial differential equations 
High-performance computing 
Uncertainty quantification 
Scientific machine learning 
Multiphysics algorithms 
Coastal ocean modeling 
Flow through porous media

Website:
https://www.oden.utexas.edu/people/36/

Candidate Statement: 
I have been involved with SIAM since serving as president of the Texas Tech University SIAM Student Chapter in 1983-1984. I am honored to run for the position of SIAM Vice President-at-Large. Over the course of my career, I have straddled the line between mathematics and engineering; I have collaborated with industry, government labs, and many academic colleagues from all over the world. I hope I can bring a somewhat unique perspective to the office. One of the most important changes that SIAM has made in the last 30 years is the introduction of activity groups (SIAGs). I was involved in the initial stages of the SIAG on Geosciences, where I served as program chair and chair for almost a decade during its early stages.  The biannual SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences is a highlight for many SIAG members in the U.S. and internationally, in both academia and industry. I have also been involved with several prize selection committees, and I fully support efforts to incorporate more diversity into the prize selection process. If elected as VP-at-Large, I will oversee both of these programs with great care and with an eye towards how they tie into the larger mission of SIAM.  

For almost four decades, I have seen SIAM evolve from a relatively small, U.S.-centric organization to a large, international organization. If elected, I will work with the SIAM leadership to continue to live up to SIAM’s mission to promote science through conferences, journals, activity groups, etc. I also identify three important, interrelated areas on which I would like to see SIAM focus: (1) expanding SIAM’s presence in promoting and influencing science policy, making the case for increased funding of applied mathematics and computational science and engineering through international partnerships and federal agencies; (2) leading the way in broader participation in mathematics and related sciences and engineering by promoting cutting-edge educational and outreach activities; and (3) communicating science to the non-scientific public through social media, op-eds, and direct engagement with stakeholders and communities, among other avenues. 

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Gitta Kutyniok

Affiliation: 
Department of Mathematics, LMU Munich 

Professional Experience:
Bavarian AI Chair and full professor, Department of Mathematics, LMU Munich (2020-present)
Adjunct professor in machine learning, University of Tromsø (2019-present)
Professor of computer science and electrical engineering (by courtesy), Technische Universität Berlin (2018-2020)
Einstein Chair and full professor, Department of Mathematics, Technische Universität Berlin (2011-2020)
Visiting professor, ETH Zurich (2014)
Einstein Chair, Technische Universität Berlin (2011)
Full professor, Institute of Mathematics, Universität Osnabrück (2008-2011)
Visiting Research Fellow, Yale University (2008)
Visiting Research Fellow, Stanford University (2007-2008)
Visiting Research Fellow, Princeton University (2007)
Scientific assistant, Universität Giessen (2005-2007)
Recipient, Heisenberg Fellowship, German Research Foundation (2006)
Visiting Research Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology (2005)
Visiting Research Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis (2004-2005)
Scientific assistant, Universität Paderborn (1996-2004)
Recipient, Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation (2004)
Visiting assistant professor, Georgia Institute of Technology (2001)

Education:
Habilitation, Mathematics, Universität Giessen (2006)
Dr.rer.nat., Mathematics, Universität Paderborn (2000)
Diploma, Mathematics and computer science, Universität Paderborn (1996)

SIAM Activities:
Founding vice-chair, SIAM Activity Group on Data Science (2021-present)
Member, SIAM Committee on Committees and Appointments (2019-present)
SIAM Activity Group Liaison, Imaging science, SIAM News (2018-2019, 2021-present)
Associate editor, SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences (2018-present)
Associate editor, SIAM Journal on Mathematics of Data Science (2018-present)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize (2021)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Early Career Prize (2021)
Co-chair, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science (2020)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Sciences (2019-2020)
SIAM Fellow (2019)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science Early Career Prize (2019)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science Best Paper Prize (2019)
Vice-chair, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science (2016-2018)
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science

Professional Memberships:
Member, SIAM
Senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2019)
Member, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Member, American Mathematical Society
Member, German Mathematical Society
Member, European Mathematical Society
Member, Foundations of Computational Mathematics
Member, Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
Member, German Data Science Society
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member, Münchener Universitätsgesellschaft

Research Interests:
Applied harmonic analysis 
Approximation theory 
Artificial intelligence 
Compressed sensing 
Data science 
Frame theory 
Imaging science 
Inverse problems 
Machine learning 
Numerical analysis of partial differential equations 
Sampling theory

Website:
https://www.ai.math.lmu.de/kutyniok 

Candidate Statement:
I joined SIAM in 2005 and have since then benefited significantly from this vibrant community, which always felt like home for me. The journals of SIAM, as well as its activity groups with their conferences and awards, indeed play a key role in industrial and applied mathematics. It has therefore been a privilege for me to serve as vice-chair and then chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science. SIAM also quickly embraced the newly-arisen interest in data science — particularly with the SIAM Journal on Mathematics of Data Science, the SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science, and the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science—where I have/had the pleasure and honor to serve as associate editor, co-chair, and vice-chair, respectively. My recent appointment as a member of the SIAM Committee on Committees and Appointments showed me even more the importance and strength of the various activities and initiatives of SIAM.

I am therefore particularly honored to be nominated for Vice President-at-Large. If elected, I will use my position to pave the way for SIAM to meet current and future challenges, such as the rapidly growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on various areas of industrial and applied mathematics, and the recognition of the role of mathematics in the field of AI. I will strongly support our activity groups and sections to ensure their continuous growth on an international scale and strengthen their role as vibrant research communities in their respective fields. In this respect, one could also envision using topics of joint interest, such as deep learning, for cross-fertilization. Of key importance to me are also our Prize Program and Fellows Program, which recognize significant contributions in industrial and applied mathematics. At the same time, the awards support top researchers in their careers and showcase research highlights beyond our community, thereby indeed playing a major role for SIAM.

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Secretary 

• Alina Chertock
• Susan E. Minkoff*

* indicates incumbent 

Alina Chertock

Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University

Professional Experience:
LeRoy B. Martin, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University (2021- present)
Associate director, Center for Research in Scientific Computation, North Carolina State University (2017-present)
Department head, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University (2015-present)
Professor, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University (2013-present)
Associate professor, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University (2007-2013)
Assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University (2002-2007)
Visiting assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley (2001-2002)
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley (1999-2001)
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Mathematics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1999-2001) 

Education:
Ph.D., Applied mathematics, Tel Aviv University (1999)
M.Sc., Applied mathematics, Lomonosov Moscow State University (1989)
                                                            
SIAM Activities:
Member, Selection committee, W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize (2019-present)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (2019)
Secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (2018) 
Co-chair, SIAM Southeastern Atlantic Section Conference (2018)
Co-chair, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures (2014)
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures 
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences

Professional Memberships:
Member, SIAM
Member, Association for Women in Mathematics
Member, American Mathematical Society
Member, Sigma Xi

Research Interests:
Applied nonlinear partial differential equations 
Scientific computing 
Numerical analysis 
Multiscale models 
Uncertain phenomena 
Experimental asymptotics 

Website:
https://chertock.wordpress.ncsu.edu

Candidate Statement:
Thanks to tremendous advances in science and technology, the modern world is changing at an astonishing rate. To a large extent, this progress is supported by the hard work of dedicated scientists from various universities, research institutes, industrial companies, and professional organizations around the world. SIAM is uniquely positioned to foster a culture of collaboration between disciplines and institutions with a focus on interdisciplinary research and education. To achieve this goal, it is necessary not only to develop innovative research and educational frameworks, provide ample research opportunities, and promote a meaningful dialogue between academia and industry, but also to create a diverse body of faculty, students, and researchers and provide them with necessary resources, facilities, and professional development support. Equally important, a well-functioning committee structure and constructive partnership among its members are critical to the continued success of any organization, including SIAM. Such partnership encourages initiative and creativity, withstanding any setbacks and difficulties.

I am honored to be nominated for the position of SIAM Secretary, whose primary responsibility is to chair the Committee on Committees and Appointments. Since becoming head of the Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University, I have endeavored to direct the department through collaborative leadership and collective decision-making with faculty, staff, and students. I have acquired extensive experience serving and chairing many departmental, college, university, and professional committees, where my personal goal is to promote diversity of opinions and lively exchange of ideas of participants from different backgrounds. In addition, I have considerable experience in organizing a large number of conferences, minisymposia, research interaction teams, and task forces both at NC State and in various national and international organizations. 

The role of Secretary is ultimately one of service. If elected, I pledge to devote all my knowledge, experience, and energy to fulfill SIAM’s mission of interdisciplinary research, education, innovation, and discovery. 

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Susan E. Minkoff*

Affiliation:
University of Texas at Dallas

Professional Experience:
Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas (2012-present)
Affiliated professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas (2012-present)
Affiliated professor, Department of Science/Mathematics Education, University of Texas at Dallas (2012-present)
Faculty Research Fellow, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (2018)
Assistant, associate, and full professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2000-2012)
Oden Faculty Research Fellow, Institute for Computational Engineering Sciences and the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2007)
Senior Member of Technical Staff, Geophysical Technology Department, Sandia National Laboratories (2000)
Von Neumann Fellow in Computational Sciences, Applied Mathematics Department, Sandia National Laboratories (1997-2000)
National Science Foundation Industrial Postdoctoral Fellow in computational and applied mathematics, University of Texas at Austin and British Petroleum (1995-1997)
Senior systems analyst, Exxon Company U.S.A. (1988-1989)
System analyst, Exxon Company U.S.A. (1986-1988)

Education:
Ph.D., Computational and applied mathematics, Rice University (1995)
M.A., Computational and applied mathematics, Rice University (1993)
B.S., Mathematics and computer science, Duke University (1986)

SIAM Activities:
SIAM Secretary (2020-present)
Member, SIAM Council (2020-present)
Member, SIAM Major Awards Committee (2020-present)
Member, Editorial Board, Book series on Mathematics in Industry (2014-present)
Member, Editorial Board, SIAM News (2013-present)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2019)
Faculty advisor and co-founder, University of Texas at Dallas & Southern Methodist University SIAM Student Chapter (2013-2019)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences (2017-2018)
Member, Editorial Board, SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (2015-2018)
Member, SIAM Workshop Celebrating Diversity Subcommittee (2013-2016)
Creator and editor, "Careers in Mathematical Sciences" column in SIAM News (2010-2016)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2015)
Committee chair, SIAM Workshop Celebrating Diversity Subcommittee (2014-2015)
Member, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Career Prize (2014-2015)
Member, Selection committee, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Early Career Prize (2014-2015)
Chair, SIAM Membership Committee (2009-2013)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2011)
Faculty advisor and founder, University of Maryland Baltimore County SIAM Student Chapter (2008-2011)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2009)
Member, SIAM Membership Committee (2008-2009)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences, (2007)

Professional Memberships: 
Member, SIAM 
Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Research Interests: 
Scientific computing 
Numerical analysis 
Inverse problems 
Uncertainty quantification

Website:
https://www.utdallas.edu/~sminkoff/

Candidate Statement: 
The main responsibility of the SIAM Secretary is to chair the Committee on Committees and Appointments (CCA), which has oversight over all SIAM committees that are not elected. My primary responsibility and that of the CCA is to work with the dedicated committee chairs to identify committee members who are working hard to contribute to their assigned committees, and to continually try to involve fresh faces in all SIAM work. Chairing the CCA has allowed me to interact with very hard-working  vice presidents and committee chairs who accomplish great things despite the fact that SIAM is not their main job. It’s exciting to try to involve more and more of the almost 15,000 members of the community in SIAM activities. And it’s important. No society can be healthy if the same people are tapped continuously for all jobs. Luckily, SIAM has a diverse and enthusiastic group of members who are generally happy to contribute when asked. The Secretary also has the pleasure of chairing the I.E. Block Community Lecture Committee, which presents topical math ideas to a wide audience at the SIAM Annual Meeting. 

One of SIAM's biggest challenges is to attract a larger chunk of industrial members. SIAM has found that often companies (even large companies) have only one or two SIAM members, and this small SIAM presence is often due to the fact that many people are only members of one professional organization (an engineering or applied science society, for example). However, working towards increasing the number of SIAM industry members and those who serve on committees is an important goal that the CCA has taken very seriously.

SIAM has been a leader in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) for a long time. Now with Ron Buckmire, the new VP of EDI, SIAM’s goal to be the most inclusive professional math organization is further strengthened. I can say strongly that the CCA works hard to include a diverse group of members on all its committees. It would be an honor to serve a second term as SIAM Secretary. 

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